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...

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 WordPress 3.2.1 This latter upgrade has NOT restored one feature common in WP...

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 the names .. Click to read What is really sad is that I have no record...