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Dave
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Welcome back into the fold Edward,some names you may remember,Jimmy James,Len Harpin,John Sansom and many others I will look up for you.Was you there as Mr Wheatley arrived,1st April 1945? I would be very thankful if you have further info which would help with my research.What area do you live in and can you make it to our reunion,so nice to hear from you,and I hope you continue to contribute with stories no doubt you hold of Goldings....many many thanks. Somerset rules O.K.not Cairns!
19 August 2012
- None come to late
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Edward Noel thick
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I was at goldings about 45 46 47.I remember mr. Wheatley pin head.I was in the gardening dept, and knew Mr. Embelton, he had a false leg.
Tootsie was caretaker but also cut the children's hair. I knew Joe Patch and did his garden. I was a ball boy. Doris Hart signed a racket. My number 50 Cairns house. I was a member of the army cadet unit formed at the school, other information available if required. Best wishes TED
18 August 2012
- Suffolk uk
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Alan Dearman
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Further to my recent posting on Barnardo Talks. As we live in a small world, I am no longer surprised who I may come accross during my travels. At the end of my latest presentation today for the Enderby U3A group, I had a long and interesting chat with a guy who approached me at the end of my talk as he was interested in my mention of Wimbledon and the Goldings Ball Boys. The person in question was "Roy(Bobby)Wilson, the former Tennis player. During his playing career in the 50s & early 60s he was a member of the British Davies cup team and partnered "Billy Knight. He also reached the Wimbledon Q-Finals 4 times and had some success in the US open. Players he met during his playing coreer include, Sven Davidson, Drobny, Ashley Cooper, Roy Emerson, Rod Laver, and Bob Hewitt to mention just a few. There must be some of you out there who were Ball Boy's at some of his matches. Only had a quick luck on our site and found some referance by my old mate Bill Charlton who ball boyed one of his matches in the late 1950s.
It was a interesting chat and only wish that I had longer to chat with him. So.............over to you guys for your memories!!
15 August 2012
- Melton Mowbray
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Dave
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Well done Alan,and Keith I can't thank you enough for visiting Rodney Mitchell,but we must have others in the area who could visit him which would surely give him the support from us to help lift his spirit's, so over to you Alan and Barnardo's, lets show him that we were all brothers who take care of each other! and Barnardo's really care! to give him our time with a short but very welcome visit from another Goldings Old Boy.
P.S. Peter Drummond (60's) has promised a call.
14 August 2012
- He ain't heavy he's my brother
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Alan Dearman (Barnardos National Council)
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On Monday 13th August, I had the pleasure of giving my 27th Barnardo Talk/presentation this year. On this occasion it was for the South Leicester U3A and in the 100 plus audience, were Three ladies who lived in Barkingside during the 1950's, Two of them were cleaners in the Village and cleaned the cottages. Also present was a guy raised in Barnardos who spent a short time at Goldings in 1942 before moving to the Watts Naval training school. Unfortunately, he left before I got the opportunity to obtain his name, but not before I pointed him in the direction of our web site and mentioned our annual reunions.
I did however, get the impression that not all of his Barnardo times were good!!
On the 15th August I will be giving another, this time to the Enderby U3A group. Voluntary donations from organisations for my talks this year have exceeded over £2000,00 which I pass on to Barnardos.
Looking forward to meeting up with Terry Whitehead again in York next monday for only the second time in over 53 years since we left Goldings.
Soon be October 6th!!!!
14 August 2012
- Melton Mowbray
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