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Email recieved today from Ray Hillier
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Hi Dave
Firstly to say I have been in touch with John Allen for the first time in 40 years and it's thanks to you and your family for working so hard on the website that it was possible, it is so much appreciated.
I will tell you that I have one brilliant daughter named Emma and two brilliant grandchildren named Josh and Lily and I have told them on so many occasions that all 13 year old boys and girls should have to do at least 2 years at Goldings and let them have a dose of as you say Dave, blanket sheet. blanket sheet, woken up by that bloody bugle, Capt Culver demanding hands off our ....s and on with our socks, (Not sure about the girls) having to wear other boys underwear and socks, our hair cut by a gardener and finally force fed porridge until we looked like it. My daughter finds it so hard to believe the stories I tell her how it really was at Goldings.
As for stories about my time at Goldings there are so many and must say at that time they seemed so serious but now looking back I laugh so much especially at the characters involved and some of the situations we got ourselves into.
As for Norman Brown I remember him as a really great friend and so funny but if it was him that caused us to lose the football match and league title due to his lack of skill in catching the ball, may I suggest Dave he is banned for life from contributing on this Goldings website especially as he let all his team mates down ( What do you think ? ) ( Ha ! Ha ! )
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18 May 2014
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I remember when the whole of the school decided to creep out at night and go and raid the fruit orchard, so just after lights out all the boys made imitation bodies in their beds and crept out of the windows and down the stairways towards the orchard and as I was one of the leaders of this mission I was one of the last to go along with about 12 other boys. We were just about to go when the school fire alarm sounded and all the staff came running around demanding we put a blanket over our shoulders and make our way down to the bottom of Mr. Wheatley's staircase. There we were met by a somewhat disturbed Headmaster although he did say to us boys who were there in front of him, how much he appreciated our honesty and loyalty in not joining the other boys raiding the orchard, also he explained how every boy when finally caught will be severely dealt with. (If only he had known the truth)
I also remember when I and a few other boys (Not sure but I think there was 6 of us) got pass outs for the coming Saturday to go by train to London and have a tattoo done on our arms. I personally was not sure I really wanted a tattoo but felt I couldn't let the other boys know this as if I dropped out of the gang now I would find myself dangling from one of the balcony's and eventually they would let me drop to the ground so I felt a tattoo was probably a better bet than a broken arm and leg so I resigned myself that I would be going to London on Saturday.
However Friday afternoon came and I noticed Mr. Stevenson (Printing Dept) putting up the Goldings Old Boys football team sheet for the next day's match as I had never played for them before I didn't take much notice until I heard the words "Hillier get over here now" It was Mr. Stevenson telling me I was playing for the Goldings Old Boys team the next day (Saturday). I could not wait to tell the tattoo gang I couldn't go to London due to Mr. Stevenson's command and they accepted it and also with no threats of violence to myself which was a big result.
That evening the gang returned from London with small swallow tattoos on their wrists, however I am eternally grateful to Mr. Stevenson because I really did not want a tattoo.
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18 May 2014
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Just a note on Mr. Stevenson who I have to say I thought the world of him and his family although when I first came across Mr. Stevenson it was always at the bottom of the main staircase with me returning from yet again raiding the orchard and him catching me with a jumper full of apples. Every time I lost the apples and 2 weeks pocket money. ( 2/2d )
It was only much later when I was attending a Goldings Old Boys football team presentation evening that his good wife explained to me how he used to watch me go out and waited for me to come back with a load of apples up my jumper. Guess where all those apples ended up? I can tell you in Mrs. Stevensons kitchen who made brilliant apple pies for good old Mr. Stevenson.
Finally just to say once again Dave thanks for all your help. I will keep in touch and e.mail some more stories later
Take care Ray Hillier
18 May 2014
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Len Harpin
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Hi Peter hope I am not to late to wish you a Happy Birhday your turn to buy a pint at our next Reunion.
16 May 2014
- Colnbrook Slough England
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Jean Clark
| jeanclarkblues2000@yahoo.co.uk
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Happy birthday Peter hope you had a great day. Xx
14 May 2014
- Birmingham
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