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 the ADA nothing will. As things stand I doubt ADA can survive the year....

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 pdf downloadable version – Click here to...

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 behave differently. I found one such item today; nothing had...

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 looking for loads of work but if any other old...

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 never possible that all can attend. But 50? Please tell us if it is the...

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 besides staff; I was promised about 140 but still am waiting for...