Category: Correspondence

  • The Derek Green Story

    As promised [in earlier correspondence below], the Derek Green story, which starts at the end of our school exchange visit to Ettlingen at Easter 1964: A group of us were waiting with suitcases, on the station platform, ready for our return journey to England. Derek marched up to us and said in an angry tone: Read.

  • A pleasantly nostalgic few minute

    Delighted to find the site! I have just spent a pleasantly nostalgic few minutes reading and remembering … I was at Bilborough from 1959 – 66 and studied German with Mr Gilliver, Mr ‘sandals’ Newcome and Derek Green. The mentions of these three brought memories flooding back. Whatever happened to Miss Skedge (who performed a Read.

  • Chuffed

    I was really chuffed to find [the BGS page]. I went to the briefly mentioned reunion of 1997 and was one of the founding cohort — we went to Forest Fields near the Forest and wore Mundella uniform! BGS was an absolutely wonderful grammar school and quite, quite special as a pioneer in all sorts Read.

  • Quick note

    Just a quick note to let you know the link is up and running … I was just looking at your site — and also Paul Chadwick’s — it all looks very good. Believe me when I say it will grow and grow and grow and grow!! Reunions large and small will happen, probably all Read.

  • Thrilled

    Thrilled to find your web site even though it made me feel so old! … I remember some of the names you mention and am especially interested in Michael Dennis whose sister Christine was a close friend. We lost touch over the years and I should love to hear from her again. … Perhaps someone Read.

  • Silver Acetylide

    . . . I enjoyed reading your memoirs which seemed pretty accurate to me . . . but then there is no reason to suppose we are losing brain cells at different rates. Did you omit the particularly Chemistry-oriented recollections to save Mike’s reputation? I seem to remember it was silver acetylide that we ignited Read.

  • Regressed

    For ten minutes, I regressed 25 years … thanks for an interesting read. Best wishes,Richard Coleman Read.

  • Thank you

    … thank you for bringing back so many memories … I left in 1967 with contemporaries such as Rob Mould, Gordon ‘Jock’ Wright, Martin Lloyd, ‘Froll’, Dave Carter, Janis Thorne, … I too did German with Terry Newcombe and had quite a bit to do with him throughout my time at Bilborough. I was upset Read.

  • Never realised

    Thanks for the email and for the link. I never realised that Bilborough used to be a Grammar School! I’ve put a link in for your page … I have no idea whether any [other] resources exist for BC/BGS … It has been nice to hear from someone else who wants to keep former students Read.