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Pat Fewery
emailed me:
"I hope you can find someone in my
old class, the year before yours I
think- I well remember Laurie and
Brennan! Dear pat even enclosed a
Word Document Flyer for me to use. Here
it is:
Hi, I was at Apsley from around 62 to
67 when I left to become a
Physiotherapist at the West middx School
of physio. I have had a great career,
now retired living in Dorset with
extended family and house full of
animals. Would love to hear of anyone
who may remember me! I am now Pat
Withers
You can email Pat at
mwithers.sandways@tiscali.co.uk
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Richard Shuff
emailed me:
"Hello Ron, You may not remember me but
you might know Pete Shuff (my brother)
,Judy Shuff (sister) or Brennan Courtney
(her husband).
I was at the re-union in '96 and John
Pemberton's name came up in
conversation. I had been in Perth
W.Australia on a job earlier that year
and met up with old Hempsteadian
friends who knew John in Hemel. He had
been working in education in Perth but
had recently moved to Canberra to a
government department. I was back in
Perth not long after the re-union and
managed to talk to him on the phone. He
was delighted to hear about the re-union
and agreed that he had missed a super
day. I wrote to VJW to let him know.
On yet another visit to Perth I heard
that sadly he had died.
John had been a navigator in the Navy
and then taught maths and was my form
master of 1P. He also assisted Roy
Parsloe with sports. I
look in at your site now and then I
live in the Inner Hebrides on an island
and am not often south of Hadrians
wall..if I can help it...........
Best Regards and hello to anyone who
remembers me. Richard Shuff.
You can email Richard at
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Cliff Hall
Cliff doesn't email often but when he
does he is thorough. Cliff said:
"Are you chewing something, Moss? Thanks
for this notice. Following your last
one, about your scanning the obits in
the Gazette, clearly you had overlooked
the fact that TOADS never die - they
just croak.
Snippets of news about various contacts:
1. With Pete Baynes and Paula. Firstly
in New Zealand, when I was fortunate to
be working there, and then a few months
later, last summer, when they visited
the UK. They were surfing the Trent &
Mersey Canal and so passed through
Cheshire. Actually they 'pushed off' in
Cheshire and I doubt whether they got
beyond the county line. I remember that
Pete gave up physics before we did
hydraulics. That, a lack of appreciation
of 'lock etiquette' and less than
challenging water skiing in tow from the
narrow boat may have curtailed the
voyage. Otherwise was in fine fettle,
ship-shape and an admirable cut of his
jib, etc. I can't work out if he is
retired or redundant - a fine line
sometimes and he swings succesfully
between the two.
2. I discovered, from the annually
diminishing stack Christmas cards, that
Titch, Nom and Richard - all epithets
for the same body - and Heather have
moved close-by and settled into Wilmslow.
Must get in touch.
3. Always in contact with Colin H and
Joan. In years past, we have visited a
couple of Scandinavian cities together
and, more recently, shared some fine
week-ends with them on the Isle of
Wight. No doubt many received Colin's
Christmas bulletin about little-known
aspects of Vectian life. He is the
cheer-leader for the local football team
in Ventnor, (once managed by the
legendary Bill Shanklin, apparently).
You should hear him stir 'em up with,
"Oh Ventnor Saints go marching in" and
"I of Wight, Wight, Wight". He's quips -
not mine.
Cheers, Hall, C"
You can email Cliff at
CHall@tensar.co.uk
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