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Sevenoaks School is, and always has been, embedded in the local community, memorably so during the Second World War.
“ During the Battle of Britain, when the Kent airfields were a real target, students dug trenches for air raid shelters. Lest the precious fruit rot on the trees, the government paid us thruppence ha’ penny an hour to pick it. We filled bottles with petrol and oil, Molotov Cocktails to hurl at enemy tanks should the worst happen. And to formalise our efforts, we formed a‘ youth group’ dubbed The Oaks, which raised teams of bicycle messengers, manned local council offices at night, and sounded the air raid sirens.”
David Kear( OS 1941)