The 1955-63 cohort

On Friday 15 Sep, the 1955-63 cohort of Symondians held a reunion dinner at
the Farmers Club, off Whitehall. The event was organized by Chris Haines and
looks like being a regular annual thing - this was the second.

I thought Chris's extensive contact list of 1955-63 people might be of value to
someone on Nostalgia Corner. I don't feel free to include their email addresses
here, but if you want to get in contact with one of these people, I could
forward a message.

(* indicates those who have responded to Chris Haines)

- - -

Colin Archer* James Kimpton
Martin Aymes Michael Lancaster*
Mike Barron* Stuart Mariner*
Keith Beeson* Richard Marsh*
Peter Boardley* Colin Matley*
Malcolm Boddington Roger Maule-ffinch*
George Bowen* John Merriman*
Nigel Carpenter* David Page*
John Collis* Mark Perkins*
Chris Cooper* Laurie Peter*
Martin Cooper* Michael Phillis*
Michael Cosgrove* Andrew Proctor*
Mike Critchell* David Sansome*
David Day* John Sanders*
Tony Davies Tom Sawyer
David Dawson* Michael Selfe*
Malcolm Dawson Roger Skinner
John Eatwell* Robbie Sprague*
Frederick Finch* Frank Stilwell
Derek Fox* Richard Stoneham*
Paul Green Roger Thornton*
Denis Griffiths* Les Thorley
Jon Grove* Michael Turner
Tony Grove* David Walton-Masters
Chris Haines* Peter Watson*
Eric Hammerton* Owen Williams*
Robert Hammond Malcolm Wilton*
Kenneth Humphries* Lesley Yaldren
Garth Jeffery*

The 1955-63 cohort

On Friday 15 Sep, the 1955-63 cohort of Symondians held a reunion dinner at
the Farmers Club, off Whitehall. The event was organized by Chris Haines and
looks like being a regular annual thing - this was the second.

I thought Chris's extensive contact list of 1955-63 people might be of value to
someone on Nostalgia Corner. I don't feel free to include their email addresses
here, but if you want to get in contact with one of these people, I could
forward a message.

(* indicates those who have responded to Chris Haines)

- - -

Colin Archer* James Kimpton
Martin Aymes Michael Lancaster*
Mike Barron* Stuart Mariner*
Keith Beeson* Richard Marsh*
Peter Boardley* Colin Matley*
Malcolm Boddington Roger Maule-ffinch*
George Bowen* John Merriman*
Nigel Carpenter* David Page*
John Collis* Mark Perkins*
Chris Cooper* Laurie Peter*
Martin Cooper* Michael Phillis*
Michael Cosgrove* Andrew Proctor*
Mike Critchell* David Sansome*
David Day* John Sanders*
Tony Davies Tom Sawyer
David Dawson* Michael Selfe*
Malcolm Dawson Roger Skinner
John Eatwell* Robbie Sprague*
Frederick Finch* Frank Stilwell
Derek Fox* Richard Stoneham*
Paul Green Roger Thornton*
Denis Griffiths* Les Thorley
Jon Grove* Michael Turner
Tony Grove* David Walton-Masters
Chris Haines* Peter Watson*
Eric Hammerton* Owen Williams*
Robert Hammond Malcolm Wilton*
Kenneth Humphries* Lesley Yaldren
Garth Jeffery*

New pages on the nostalgia site

Hi,

I have added a new page on the site here entitled 'a short history of the school'. This was produced by the College and is published by courtesy of the Principal Neil Hopkins.

There are other new pages as well including a group picture of the school taken in 1904 which shows the first headmaster Telford Varley,

best regards,

 

Jim Wishart

 

New pages on the nostalgia site

Hi,

I have added a new page on the site here entitled 'a short history of the school'. This was produced by the College and is published by courtesy of the Principal Neil Hopkins.

There are other new pages as well including a group picture of the school taken in 1904 which shows the first headmaster Telford Varley,

best regards,

 

Jim Wishart

 

Request for information on Doc's family

Hello, everyone

 

Having been posting to the group on and off for years, I'm now surprised to be making an appeal for information that two weeks ago I had no idea I'd need.

 

I've just learned that Dr P T Freeman, headmaster of PSS from 1926 to 1956, had close connections with my family. I'd like to talk to his grandchildren – or indeed, if they're still alive, his children.

 

I learn from Neil Jenkinson's history of the school that Doc's wife was called Daisy, and when Doc became head they had two young children, Joyce and Bill. Joyce married Allon Barron-Renton, who taught art at PS. About 18 months ago their son Tim posted a brief recollection of childhood in Varley Lodge to the OS Society Website. Tim mentioned a brother, Andy.

 

Tim Renton left PS in 1966,  three years after me. I've just got an email address for him from the PSC directory at http://list.psc.ac.uk/, but messages to that address keep bouncing. I'll be contacting the Old Symondians' Society to see if they can help me further with that.

 

These are all the names in Doc's family that I know of, and I don't know who survives and who doesn't. I'd be grateful for any information about them, and especially for any contact details. Please email me off-list, unless your information is of general interest and appropriate to post publicly. (It may even be that descendants of Doc subscribe to this list behind obscure IDs.)

 

I'm very keen indeed to find out about a time in my family history that was influenced by that impressive man. So my deepest thanks in advance for any information you can give me.

 

Chris

 

[My email address is what's left when you remove the numerals from:  chris-cooper1@ntlworld2.com3]

Request for information on Doc's family

Hello, everyone

 

Having been posting to the group on and off for years, I'm now surprised to be making an appeal for information that two weeks ago I had no idea I'd need.

 

I've just learned that Dr P T Freeman, headmaster of PSS from 1926 to 1956, had close connections with my family. I'd like to talk to his grandchildren – or indeed, if they're still alive, his children.

 

I learn from Neil Jenkinson's history of the school that Doc's wife was called Daisy, and when Doc became head they had two young children, Joyce and Bill. Joyce married Allon Barron-Renton, who taught art at PS. About 18 months ago their son Tim posted a brief recollection of childhood in Varley Lodge to the OS Society Website. Tim mentioned a brother, Andy.

 

Tim Renton left PS in 1966,  three years after me. I've just got an email address for him from the PSC directory at http://list.psc.ac.uk/, but messages to that address keep bouncing. I'll be contacting the Old Symondians' Society to see if they can help me further with that.

 

These are all the names in Doc's family that I know of, and I don't know who survives and who doesn't. I'd be grateful for any information about them, and especially for any contact details. Please email me off-list, unless your information is of general interest and appropriate to post publicly. (It may even be that descendants of Doc subscribe to this list behind obscure IDs.)

 

I'm very keen indeed to find out about a time in my family history that was influenced by that impressive man. So my deepest thanks in advance for any information you can give me.

 

Chris

 

[My email address is what's left when you remove the numerals from:  chris-cooper1@ntlworld2.com3]

Welcome to Simon Adams

Welcome to the site Simon ... I see you were at Kelso and perhaps you have some memories of your Boarding Days that you are happy to share with us all and, of course other memories of the School, its Masters and fellow students ...

Take care ...

Doug Clews
Assistant Manager