Welcome to the Goldings Guest Book
** We APPROVE all messages before they are posted **
Add a message :
back to Goldings.org :
Search
There are now 5758 messages in our guestbook.
<<<
1
838
839
840
841
842
843
844
845
846
847
848
849
850
851
852
853
854
855
856
857
858
1152
>>>
Viewing messages 4236 to 4240.
|
Dave
|
|
Many happy returns for the day Alf Cummings (now Nerman)1960-64.He now has his "bus pass" and may visit you in the next few days!!
5 September 2008
- I Will join you Alf on March the 16th
|
|
Mr Wrangles
|
|
O deary me! not only is he content to nick the sandwich's at half time at the presentation of the Goldings football cup! but now we have to address him as "Percy Thrower the Goldings Grower" Well done Alan...have a banana out of the greenhouse?
3 September 2008
- Mr Vigus farm
|
|
Alan Dearman 1955-59
| alan.dearman@ntlworld.com
|
Hi Dave,
Just been looking at the article regarding the Art centre which was built in the early 60s just after my time at Goldings. looking at the photo's, I guess this building was errected behind the school block, in fact behind what in my days was the Science clasroom and where the building is standing there were about 6 small allotments which was started by Tech White, the science teacher at the time. I have fond memories of the allotments because Tech White tought me a lot about gardening and used me as an example to other boys on how it should be done.
It was many years before I was lucky enough to have a house with a garden and I put my knowledge learned at Goldings into several Gardening projects over the following years and it was only a few weeks ago that I won the Best kept garden competion for the second time in Three years which is organised by the Housing Association who I rent my flat from. Yet just another success story related to "Goldings"
2 September 2008
- Nottingham
|
|
Dave
|
Many thanks once again for your help Jon.If you live local to Hertford we would be delighted to see you at our re-union.I don't know if you are aware that me and Fred Barnes meet up regular with the view of compiling a book on Goldings to be published (Fred spent many years researching Goldings and he is a wealth of information)and he is friends to another old Goldings boys? family in Birmingham who own a large printing company that due to Goldings he related his success.You are welcome to any information that we hold that would help you providing it doesn't invade their privacy! I have many articles on the early years which have not yet been put on the site!! which may take your interest along with the war years era which is very interesting.The book due to the large amount of information will be in 4 volumes,and the covers are ready, titled..."The Beginning" 20's, "The Gathering War Clouds" 30's - 40's, "A new Dawn" (the arrival of Mr Wheatley)and "The Final Curtain" 50's 60's and the close.My address is
Mr D.Blower,
103 Mellish Road,
Walsall,
West Midlands.
WS4 2DE.
Many Thanks Jon.
2 September 2008
- Getting ready for the re-union
|
|
jon
| parsons@coldashby.fsnet.co.uk
|
|
Dave, I wish I had the information you seek, because I feel that Barnardos were never very good at realizing the value of their assets. Most of their buildings were given or sold to them at reduced prices by benefactors, when they are no longer needed they often lay empty, and then eventually redeveloped as flats, old people's homes or as building plots with someone else making the profit. At Goldings they only got £10.10s for the sale of the old organ. Each year Barnardos published an Annual Report - this was a sort of publicity, fund raising booklet - surprisingly not printed at Goldings. I only have one - the 71st for 1936, but there are articles about each of the homes, acquisitions and disposals, and the usual poignant stuff about Barnardo Child made good plus forms on which to send donations. There is a day timetable for WBTS in that issue. If you send me your address to my email I will happily loan it to you to copy what you need. Similarly if you or others have other issues, I would like to borrow them.
1 September 2008
|
<<<
1
838
839
840
841
842
843
844
845
846
847
848
849
850
851
852
853
854
855
856
857
858
1152
>>>
- Guest book sponsored by PC Home Help (01922) 626 366 - http://www.pchomehelp.net -
|