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Hello, the site has gone quiet, as skip would bawl out, wakey wakey hands off c... and on with socks, us pommies full of moans and groans, daily Trumpt up news,pension cuts and can't go in the sea due to the migrant boat crossings need some help here, I was thinking in my tiny mind the Aussies may consider reintroducing the £10 Poms deals, if so can I pay to sponsor one?. Should have had Wimbledon in April/May this year as the weather is so good. Trust you are all well. Please do keep the site alive with your memories and stories for us all to enjoy.Thanks to Dave
3 May 2025
- CRUISING AROUND THE WORLD AS IF
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Dave 62-65
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Hello Roger welcome to the site
23 April 2025
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Roger Davis
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Back in 1962 I was an army cadet with 16 Coy at Hornsey. I and a fellow cadet camped in the grounds of Goldings when on our Silver DoE expedition. I remember it well; a flimsy cotton tent, it rained most of the night, got soaked and had to put a woolly on as trousers to keep warm! Happy days.
21 April 2025
- West Mersea, Essex
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AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO ALL GOLDING OLD BOYS
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Having received a letter from the bank reference Goldings Old Boys Association to inform us of changes to their terms and conditions.
These conditions now consist of our account being charge £4-50 a month plus further charges for transactions.
So I am looking to change to a bank without charges but I’m afraid I am struggling, as most banks now charge a fee for running this type of account .
I will keep you all posted how things are progressing any suggestions on how we can avoid these charges, would be very welcome from the old boys, please get in touch, as I have no intention of paying these charges.
16 April 2025
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A story from John Horn
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As I recall the dugouts or air raid shelters were situated to were the sickbay was, about four in all just slightly back from the path that led to Golding's lane more or less on the edge of the top field and built parallel to the path mostly below ground level with earth packed on the top of the shelters.
As I came to Golding's in 1942 they were by then out of use due to flooding, there were steps leading down to metal doors that were always kept padlocked we used the steps on the first shelter to have a drag out of the sight of prefects until they discovered our little den then we would after find another secluded place to have a fag.
When I asked the older boys who used the shelters during the war they told me it was a bit of a fag having to get up in the night and march down to the dugouts in only there pyjamas and a gabardine the dugouts were cold and damp the only lighting was a couple of storm lamps hanging from the ceiling.
In my years at Golding it was almost the same procedure when the sirens sounded get up put your gabardine on take your gas mask with you march down in double file through the governors apartments down a nice carpeted staircase to the library and games room then the prefects would take a roll call and report to the Governor if any boy was missing, we also went through the same procedure when we had fire drill.
John Horn Aberdeen 42-45
9 April 2025
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