something for a dark winter evening!

Jack Dee is an old Symondian so I feel safe in reproducing his entry in this week's Radio Times-
"An ice-cream man was found dead in his van, covered in hundreds and thousands and raspberry syrup.  The police reckoned he'd topped himself."

 

jim   

something for a dark winter evening!

Jack Dee is an old Symondian so I feel safe in reproducing his entry in this week's Radio Times-
"An ice-cream man was found dead in his van, covered in hundreds and thousands and raspberry syrup.  The police reckoned he'd topped himself."

 

jim   

New pages on Peter Symonds site

Hello everyone and a happy new year,

 

I have posted some new pages on the site which have been produced by David Ward, an

older Symondian.  They report his experiences in the late thirties and forties in Winchester

and so cover the war period.  They should interest the older boys! They have there own button

on the left hand side of the introductory page.

David lived in Stanmore, quite near to our own house in Battery Hill.  There is to be a reunion

of Stanmorians[?] on February 8th, contact Jean Shawyer on 01962 868 683

if you are interested. 

 

best regards,

 

jim        

New pages on Peter Symonds site

Hello everyone and a happy new year,

 

I have posted some new pages on the site which have been produced by David Ward, an

older Symondian.  They report his experiences in the late thirties and forties in Winchester

and so cover the war period.  They should interest the older boys! They have there own button

on the left hand side of the introductory page.

David lived in Stanmore, quite near to our own house in Battery Hill.  There is to be a reunion

of Stanmorians[?] on February 8th, contact Jean Shawyer on 01962 868 683

if you are interested. 

 

best regards,

 

jim        

Visit to Hurn Airport - RAF section of CCF

Between 1952-53

 

On our return trip some of the lads composed the following words to the tune of The British Grenadiers.  Can anyone fill in the gap?

 

We have an ancient Seafire

It has a list to port

with one wing up and the other wing down

it gives us cause for sport

And when the visiting officer

saw our superb machine

Whizzo, bango what a jolly fine show

treat her with vaseline

 

We visited Hurn Airport

one Friday afternoon

we thought a Stratocruiser

would take us to the moon

but all we got was a Tiger Moth and

the damn thing wouldn't go

Whizzo, bango what a jolly poor show

we hope things will improve

 

The pride of all our section

it is our wooden hut

......................................

...................................... but

we cannot get inside it

'cos CANY keeps the key

Whizzo, Bango what a jolly poor show

.........................................

 

This is recalled by Terry Perkins (my Dad).  Does anyone out there have any recollections of the trip.  My father recalls that we flew in an Avro X1X (Anson).

 

Thanks

 

Lisette

Visit to Hurn Airport - RAF section of CCF

Between 1952-53

 

On our return trip some of the lads composed the following words to the tune of The British Grenadiers.  Can anyone fill in the gap?

 

We have an ancient Seafire

It has a list to port

with one wing up and the other wing down

it gives us cause for sport

And when the visiting officer

saw our superb machine

Whizzo, bango what a jolly fine show

treat her with vaseline

 

We visited Hurn Airport

one Friday afternoon

we thought a Stratocruiser

would take us to the moon

but all we got was a Tiger Moth and

the damn thing wouldn't go

Whizzo, bango what a jolly poor show

we hope things will improve

 

The pride of all our section

it is our wooden hut

......................................

...................................... but

we cannot get inside it

'cos CANY keeps the key

Whizzo, Bango what a jolly poor show

.........................................

 

This is recalled by Terry Perkins (my Dad).  Does anyone out there have any recollections of the trip.  My father recalls that we flew in an Avro X1X (Anson).

 

Thanks

 

Lisette

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas, everyone, and a prosperous New Year.

 

And a special thanks to the site's Onlie Begetter, Jim, with wishes for a hale and hearty 2003.

 

Chris

(who's exchanging the flatlands of Bedfordshire for the equally flat Vale of York for Christmas and is nostalgic for the rolling hills of Hampshire)