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 5745 messages in our guestbook. <<< 1 867 868 869 870 871 872 873 874 875 876 877 878 879 880 881 882 883 884 885 886 887 1149 >>> Viewing messages 4381 to 4385. Dave We are now looking for more information on various rooms and dorms,so could you click on page one of the History page,then click on the floor plan of Goldings which will then take you to several floor plans over the years. "over to you don woodbine?" 26 April 2008 - on the floor plan don woodbine Just checked the guest book, and seen that the last 10 messages weren't jokes, this is very refreshing, as often when I want to reminisce about my time in Goldings I log on to our old boys site click on to the guest book and find its more a joke book, I love a joke but the guest book in my oppinion has let what is a great old boys website down. I'm sure if the content of the guestbook continues to be of this quality we might see more input from the likes of the old boys and their wives who turn up at the reunion each year. 24 April 2008 - Hertford john.horn A bit more info about the Reccy. as Len harpin said the band room was at the opposite end to the prefects room and outside the band room there was a long row of small lockers where our football kit was stored. in the prefects room besides the stove they had a full size snooker table they also had a radio and we scrubbers would hang around the door before inspection parade in a morning and listen in to the latest news it was there that I first heard of the D.Day landings in 1944.Many's the time when we were so engrossed in the news that we missed the call to parade and Joe Patch would come to the Reccy and clout every one who were not quick enough to dodge round him on the head with his walking stick it did'nt halve hurt I can tell you. Outside the Reccy where the veranda was where we cleaned and polished our shoes was where the flue for the stove came out and in the winter I would stand by it to warm my hands there were times when I have seem it glowing red hot the prefects must have been a right nesh bunch in my days at Goldings to get the stove that hot. john horn 42-45 24 April 2008 Bob Robertson | bobr@norex.com.au 1952 we had the Green Blazer with goldings badge and grey long trousers never had grey shirts that I can remember had a school tie I like Alan used to press trousers under the mattress in printing dept comps had aprons machine minders blue overalls the staff wore warehouse coats I never had short trousers I can remember climbing down the outside of the small dorm in Mount Stephen with a pillow slip to go scrumping and nearly getting caught by Embleton we also used to have crystal sets I also remember Goldings first TV set Pin head used the money from Wimbledon to buy it I also remember teaching dancing with Frank Orford? (Mt Stephens Housemaster) at 70 I am getting forgetful but you buggers keep jogging the old brain box.During our recent move I came across some old photos of the print dept I will try and post them (will have to get the grandaughter to help) Bobr 24 April 2008 - Gold Coast Hinterland in Beautiful Australia Len Harpin | chrislen@talktalk.net Hi Tony just shows how things changed so much every one of us has a different story.Have seen clips of boys in your time 1960 arriving at Goldings in cars,boys with bike's,we could not have things like that.I remember at the end of the rec hut the barber shop with the prefect's room next to it .I remember Johnny Leach going for his first hair cut,the barber at that time had just come out the army & John said to him "short back & side please" so the barber went straight over the top.All the barber said "It will teach you not to tell me my job", but at the other end of the rec hut was the band hut, we kept all our drums etc in there in the winter.We used to practice in there under Scoffer our drum major.We won the band contest at the Royal Fingrinhole Camp Aldershot. We where there for a week living it up, I played the big Bass drum.This all boils down to me saying we have all got good memories of the good day's in our home & we should all be proud of being there,god bless you all,not forgetting Dave & Mal. 24 April 2008 - Colnbrook Slough <<< 1 867 868 869 870 871 872 873 874 875 876 877 878 879 880 881 882 883 884 885 886 887 1149 >>> You can search this guestbook by: Message : - Name : - All : Please type some text: - Guest book sponsored by PC Home Help (01922) 626 366 - http://www.pchomehelp.net -