Hey presto!

The way I came on to the site is a bit of a long story. I was talking with a colleague who said he had got in touch again with his old national service regiment through the web. [This] triggered a thought that I’d often had previously, which was whether or not BGS had ever formed a ‘former pupils’ association … I tapped a suitable query into my search engine and — hey presto!

I thought the site was most interesting, not least because of the reminiscences from my own time there — and I was fascinated by Mike Robinson’s book, a lot of which I read there and then at great cost to my phone bill! It would be useful to get more input from ex-students. They always have a different perspective on things from the staff. I have a number of anecdotes myself which I could be persuaded to reveal at some stage.

Regarding the 1961 photograph, not only was I in it, but I still have my copy, rolled up in a draw. It is far too unwieldy to do anything else with. I also have a school photograph of my form (1A with Miss Lynch) when I first joined in 1957. I played cricket with Chris Haywood, I think (1st XI, 1964 — not a successful season!).

Best regards
Richard Challand