Doc Morgan’s Anthem in Chichester Cathedral
Yesterday May 6th Doc Morgan's Anthem was played in Chichester Cathedral. It was performed during a special Service at 3 pm, connected with the Order of St. John, attended by both Lords Lieutenant...
Another Quick Message
Occasionally I receive comments as to how out of date this site has become, how some pages have not changed, been revised, updated. Unfortunately much of that is true. One dreams of new members...
ADA 2013 AGM & Reunion
There will be the AGM in Reigate on 12th October. We can expect just 40 members to show up and only three Committee menbers including myself. If this does not make you concerned for the health of...
Website Developments
Further to the 1947 Dorkinian recently added., you may now also view the 1950 Dorkinian in ' The Archives' at: http://ashcombedorkinian.com/docs/Mag1950/1950_00.htm. Click here to view. There is a...
Keeping the website going..
I probably mentioned that occasionally one has to update software - something I try to avoid unless what one has is not working well. Updates invariably cause things that used to work to fail or...
The 1947 ‘Dorkinian’ magazine now on the website
I have just finished transcribing the 1947 'Dorkinian' magazine, which was lent to me by Norma Hall nee Youdale. It may be found at: http://ashcombedorkinian.com/docs/Mag1947/Mag1947.htm I am not...
Onwards and upwards
In the struggle to keep nhings moving on, upgrading when I must but not before, I have upgraded this website to PHP 5.3 and MySQL 5.1 (which is probably good and about time) and this Blog to...
We will remember them..
This time of the year and in November especially we remember those who died in the wars serving their country,and especially those who went to the school in Ashcombe Road. For World War 2 we have...
Another AGM/ Reunion done, New Year ahead
We had a pleasant AGM and Reunion at Reigate Manor Hotel on October 8th but there were only some 50 of us and we number 370 plus. It is the only real meeting we have in a year and clearly it is...
Revised news about 1974 Panorama Names
The latest Aurumn 2011 Newsletter has brought a renewed interest in the website Panoramas and stimulated me to finally get round to producing the Tool for the 1974 panorama which I had put to the...
Latest newsletter and 1974 Panorama
The latest Aurumn 2011 Newsletter has brought a renewed interest in the website Panoramas and stimulated me to finally get round to producing the Tool for the 1974 panorama which I had put to the...
One Robert Oakeshott
Those of us at School in the late 1950s will remember an English teacher Mr Oak(e)shott who lasted only a few months, presumably filling a gap, but whose personal details were not known to us. There...
July and the Year half done
We had the Bursary Panel meet when there were generally no students on site. The results are posted elsewhere. It was strange; somehow I could not imagine any such issue closing down the Grammar...
June and half the year done..
Names trickle through for the 1964 panorama.. thanks to Rosemary Baxter (nee Durban) who supplied another 7. 1953 continues to lag behind; a larger percentage still to be found. 1937 has now 2 names...
Slow Progress on the Names Front
It has been a slack time on the Naming of faces in Panoramas Front. No new names added since early December but the Ouyang twins have identified themselves in the 1964 photo. Christopher Smith and...
Inside 2011 – what next?
We are safely arrived in to 2011. One cold spell gone and presumably another before long and before Spring arrives. I had been hoping for a few more names to enter into our Panorama lists, but it...