Announcing our new PatronDelighted and honoured to say that the legendary John Webster has been appointed Patron of DGHUKIf you know a bit about DGH history, you may know that clothmaking has a rich heritage at the Homes. In fact, it goes right back to the 1890s, when Dr Graham’s wife, Katherine, created a craft school to help local women earn a living from embroidery, weaving and lace (their work even ended up in the palace of Queen Mary, no less).
So it’s particularly brilliant to hear about TheGiveBack Program – a new project from the OGBs (Old Boys and Girls of the Homes) that’s using T-shirts to help raise much-needed funds for the school and children.
Showing love for Dr Graham’s Homes… with T-shirts
Tees Only is an online retailer that was set up by a former DGH pupil. Selling artist-designed clothes – and more recently metallic posters and desk mats – they have just launched a design range for anyone who loves Dr Graham’s Homes and wants to contribute to a good cause.
The OGB Merch collection features DGH-themed T-shirts for each of the school’s Cottages, the family-style accommodation blocks that pupils join when they live at the Homes (for more on this DGH institution, see What is the “Cottage System” at Dr Graham’s Homes?).
So if, for example, you lived at Wiston, Grant or Mansfield, you can now showcase your allegiance with your very own Cottage-inspired tee. (Think of the DGH cottages like Gryffindor and Hufflepuff!) Each shirt also features its relevant Cottage motto: “fortitude” (Fraser), “united” (Murray), “perseverance” (Woodburn), and so on. You can see the full range here: OGB Merch 👕
A nod to the teachers
The range also features some original designs by “Mr Choudhari”, a former DGH art teacher. Shared by his son, Rahul, they include landscape paintings of the school campus and the view to Mount Kanchenjunga (the world’s third-highest mountain, visible from the school grounds). Those are available as metal wall posters.
And if you don’t have links to a specific Cottage, there are some great school-inspired T-shirt designs to choose from too, including:
👚 “Proud to be an OGB”
👕 “Thorough” (the school motto)
🥼 “Forward O youth, forever advancing, look to horizons far” (the school anthem!)
Announcing our new PatronDelighted and honoured to say that the legendary John Webster has been appointed Patron of DGHUK
