Happy Christmas and a Peaceful New Year

I wish you all a Very Happy Christmas and a Warm and Peaceful New Year. We have advanced further in our collection of names. Particularly I must thank Christopher Smith and Ian Dudley. Ian especially has worked wonders on the names in the 1964 panoramas; we have...

Names and recollections…

You may notice that there is a quantum leap forward in getting names for the ADA panoramas, especially for 1953 and then for 1947 and 1964. We are over the 200 mark for 1953 with valiant help from Roger Cullis, Andrew Kennedy, Geoff Manning and others.. all of whom I...

Photos of the School – Now and Then

I had occasion today to try to find a photo that gives an echo of the School to go on the Reunion Menu card. You must judge for yourself if we found a suitable one. But it showed me that we seriously lack good photos of the School, now and then. So I am suggesting...

Welcome to October

We have arrived in October, time for Autumnal storms, leaves on railway lines and changing clocks…. And also for the Annual Reunion and AGM. I shall not be there myself, but I hope as many of you as can will be there and perhaps inspire us all to do a little...

September and we add 1974 to our Panoramas

While we still lack a copy of 1947 Panorama, today I have added 1974 to our collection. Unfortunately it is not of the highest quality but nevertheless we must thank Stephen Wilkinson for generously lending us a copy. I do hope that in time we will acquire all the...

Labelling and naming old school photos

I have introduced a means of labelling and referencing the old school panoramas in what I have called ‘Close Up’ views. If you go to the Panoramic views under the Gallery headline you may get the idea. I have labelled staff names where I was able and you...