On Sunday 15 June over 500 members of the Bradfield community gathered in Greeker for a moving Memorial and Thanksgiving Service for Jeremy. Pupils, OBs, staff, former colleagues and Jeremy’s family came together in an afternoon of heartfelt reflections and beautiful musical tributes — including three Bob Dylan pieces, performed by Old Bradfieldian and staff bands formed especially for the occasion.

The gathering celebrated the life of a man who was deeply loved by our community and profoundly kind to all he met. In his own unforgettable words:

“We love, we are merciful, compassionate, kind, caring, considerate — not because someone else judges us to be so, but because we are.”
Jeremy Ball OB (1973–2024)