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John Mercury
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I think Reg, nickname Rags, played one of those big brass instruments, tuba, euphonium?
19 November 2012
- London
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bob robertson
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Am I not right in thinking Reg Purkiss (printing staff)had something to do with the band in its early days
just passed 53 yrs (Nov 13th) since I left Goldings print dept to go out on early release to Alcuin press at Welwyn Garden City got married on Nov 14th still got the same Hertford girl!!!
big storms forcast for today pm flooding rains hail and high winds
16 November 2012
- Gold Coast
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J Sansom no12 46-49
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Yes Dave you were right, after the awful noise we were making we used to ask "Embo" to play something for us, he would put all the valve movements on the sheet, and still it was awful when we did it! but what a lovely man and so dedicated. John
16 November 2012
- Hertford
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David Wheatley
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Dave. My memory is that Mr. Embleton played the trumpet, not the clarinet, but I may be wrong. Scoffer would probably know?!
15 November 2012
- Witley, Surrey
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Reg Longman Email
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Hello Dave
I'm so pleased to hear that you liked my book.
Yes! of course it was Mr Embleton who ran the brass band. He had jet black hair as I recall. In my years in the brass band, the band was terrible. Non of us could read music and so our prep night practising must have sounded crazy. Thank you Dave, if I could correct the name in the book I surely would. I really did know it wasn't Mr Deboec.
When I wrote the book, it was simply to tell my wife and sons all about my childhood. My notes grew and grew, until eventually I thought how interesting it would be to create a book, simply as a legacy for my family. However, I let several of my friends read it and they suggested, in fact they insisted that I get it published. So you see, not realising that Goldings boys would eventually read it, a name or two misplaced didn't really matter.
You mentioned your 'cogy set'. As I recall, we made our crystal sets from bits and pieces. We would make a coil out of copper wire and get a condenser from somewhere. We would have to buy a crystal and earphones. For an aerial, we would scrape the black paint of our bed head rails and use the rail for the aerial. As I recall, Mr Wheatley would from time to time warn us that crystal sets were illegal without a radio licence, but no one ever actually tried to stop us having them. I don't think I could, nor do I know how to make a crystal set anymore.
Bayfordbury, holds my worst memories whilst I was in Dr Barnardo's Homes. It was located on the other side of Hertford. It closed in 1946, so it doesn't surprise me that you wouldn't know it existed. When I was at Bayfordbury, I didn't know that there was a Goldings not too far away. I don't think Mr Dunning was still teaching Cabinet Making when you were at Goldings Dave, or was he?
Best wishes and seasons greetings to you, your family and all the other Goldings boys.
Reg
14 November 2012
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