Posting new pages

- such as the obit of Doc that I've just posted.

Posting new pages like this seems to be a manager's privilege. I hope as many members as possible will send stuff to us to have it put up (I bet my fellow managers will be pleased to have me volunteer them like this).

Jim, you mentioned somewhere the problem of having stray HTML code appearing in the text. I found I had to make a plaintext version of my file (one of the options in Save As in MS Word), copy and paste that in when creating the Web page, and then make headings bold and italic and so on by hand.

What I couldn't work out how to do was to nest the three pages I've added underneath the Obituaries heading in the navigation panel at the left.

Posting new pages

- such as the obit of Doc that I've just posted.

Posting new pages like this seems to be a manager's privilege. I hope as many members as possible will send stuff to us to have it put up (I bet my fellow managers will be pleased to have me volunteer them like this).

Jim, you mentioned somewhere the problem of having stray HTML code appearing in the text. I found I had to make a plaintext version of my file (one of the options in Save As in MS Word), copy and paste that in when creating the Web page, and then make headings bold and italic and so on by hand.

What I couldn't work out how to do was to nest the three pages I've added underneath the Obituaries heading in the navigation panel at the left.

Doc's obit & memorial service - Hants Chronicle reports

I've just posted these two items - the obit had to be split over two pages.

I was astonished when I read the report of the memorial service at Winchester Cathedral. I'd forgotten being there - among three members of the Cooper family listed as attending. (I haven't reproduced the full list in my transcript - it's too long. Anyone who wants to know if any particular person is in that list should contact me through this site.)

According to the report, one member of Doc's family who was there was Mr W C Cavill. Presumably he was an in-law - does anyone know who he was?

Doc's obit & memorial service - Hants Chronicle reports

I've just posted these two items - the obit had to be split over two pages.

I was astonished when I read the report of the memorial service at Winchester Cathedral. I'd forgotten being there - among three members of the Cooper family listed as attending. (I haven't reproduced the full list in my transcript - it's too long. Anyone who wants to know if any particular person is in that list should contact me through this site.)

According to the report, one member of Doc's family who was there was Mr W C Cavill. Presumably he was an in-law - does anyone know who he was?

Far too many years of Symonds...

....although very few of them mine!

I'm actually a very recent "old symondian" - I attended Symonds' as a sixth former from 1990-1992.  However, I have a fair history with the place and have heard talk of Symonds' throughout my life.

My grandfather (Raymond Cox) taught there for a long time (will have to ask my father about dates, but I think he retired in 1967 or 1968), both my father and uncle went to Symonds' as boys - Tim Cox is my dad (he would have been there in the early 60s) and Mike Cox my uncle (he would have been there earlier - in the late 50s I guess).  And my mother currently teaches A level chemisty at Symonds', and has done for the last 20+ years but is due to retire next year.

I think the thing I found most amazing is that Colin Harris taught me A level maths (Although he retired at the end of my lower 6th - apparently not due to me!!) and he had also taught both my father and uncle! 

I would love to hear stories about my grandfather and what he was like as a teacher (I loved the story in another thread about him being a crackshot with a blackboard eraser!!)  He died when I was quite young and I only have quite dim and distant memories of him.

Far too many years of Symonds...

....although very few of them mine!

I'm actually a very recent "old symondian" - I attended Symonds' as a sixth former from 1990-1992.  However, I have a fair history with the place and have heard talk of Symonds' throughout my life.

My grandfather (Raymond Cox) taught there for a long time (will have to ask my father about dates, but I think he retired in 1967 or 1968), both my father and uncle went to Symonds' as boys - Tim Cox is my dad (he would have been there in the early 60s) and Mike Cox my uncle (he would have been there earlier - in the late 50s I guess).  And my mother currently teaches A level chemisty at Symonds', and has done for the last 20+ years but is due to retire next year.

I think the thing I found most amazing is that Colin Harris taught me A level maths (Although he retired at the end of my lower 6th - apparently not due to me!!) and he had also taught both my father and uncle! 

I would love to hear stories about my grandfather and what he was like as a teacher (I loved the story in another thread about him being a crackshot with a blackboard eraser!!)  He died when I was quite young and I only have quite dim and distant memories of him.

Air cadets at Hullavington

I have added some photographs of a group at the RAF base at Hullavington in about 1949 I think, starting here. I can only remember a few names but all the faces. Please fill in the gaps. Sorry for any mistakes.

jim