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- Mon Sep 24, 2007 8:46 am
- Forum: Hertford Memories
- Topic: Letters from the distant past
- Replies: 72
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Hiking and Music exams
Some groups used to go hiking or youth hostelling in the spring and summer holidays. I found it difficult to go because of circumstances at home, but managed two trips - once camping and once youth hostelling - while doing the Duke of Edinburgh Award. My friend Margaret, the writer of this letter, h...
- Sun Sep 23, 2007 3:46 pm
- Forum: Hertford Memories
- Topic: Letters from the distant past
- Replies: 72
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I'm sure I have some myself somewhere, but getting at them would involve clearing piles of junk and reaching up to the top shelf of a bookcase to bring down a rather precariously balanced basket. Must organise myself to do it soon. Oh do, please Jo. I knew I couldn't be the only one to have these b...
- Sun Sep 23, 2007 3:40 pm
- Forum: Hertford Memories
- Topic: Letters from the distant past
- Replies: 72
- Views: 26688
Thank you Jenny for typing in these old letters, I am enjoying them very much. I am puzzled, though, that you and your friends seem to have written letters to each other in term time, while you were both still at school. Was it because you were in different houses, and not allowed to chat much? S.A...
- Sun Sep 23, 2007 6:55 am
- Forum: Hertford Memories
- Topic: Letters from the distant past
- Replies: 72
- Views: 26688
Chemistry lessons and mending
Yet another note from S.A.W. She is not in a good mood! J.M.B. Salve The epistle comes somewhat late today as all is chaos. My tongue is parched and my hands are sticky but I have finished my books. Needless to say I have not had them passed but with any luck this will not matter as I have shoved th...
- Sat Sep 22, 2007 7:46 pm
- Forum: Hertford Memories
- Topic: D.R. West's Memorial Service
- Replies: 78
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- Sat Sep 22, 2007 7:33 pm
- Forum: Hertford Memories
- Topic: D.R. West's Memorial Service
- Replies: 78
- Views: 18641
I have been given a CD of the service and would be prepared to copy it - for a small sum which I will donate to the Memorial Fund once we can get it off the ground. Anyone interested should PM me for details? Kerren I'd love a CD to hear that wonderful singing again. Tried to PM you by clicking the...
- Sat Sep 22, 2007 9:41 am
- Forum: Hertford Memories
- Topic: Letters from the distant past
- Replies: 72
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- Sat Sep 22, 2007 9:37 am
- Forum: Hertford Memories
- Topic: Letters from the distant past
- Replies: 72
- Views: 26688
What I want to know is, did S.A.W. ever finish any of those (5!) novels she had on the go? She obviously relished writing, as you can tell by the letter. And... erm... what are/were her horns? Phil, I guess she started at least another 5 every term, as did I! I've never finished one though I'd like...
- Sat Sep 22, 2007 9:33 am
- Forum: Hertford Memories
- Topic: Letters from the distant past
- Replies: 72
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Why were the sports held in the Spring Term, surely Summer would have been more appropriate? By the way, Jenny, I have been wracking my brains and trying to imagine looking across to the 8s table and think I can just about remember a Jennifer Bore at the top end - I was the very bottom end of 6s ta...
- Sat Sep 22, 2007 8:32 am
- Forum: Hertford Memories
- Topic: Letters from the distant past
- Replies: 72
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French vegetables and tins of biscuits.
Here's another, slightly shorter, note from S.A.W. I do wonder what she's doing now - most of her letters to me are written during class so it's a wonder she learnt anything! Of course, the same applied to me when writing the replies..... J.M.B. Salve Back to the treadmill once more. Oh what a horri...
- Fri Sep 21, 2007 10:24 am
- Forum: Hertford Memories
- Topic: Letters from the distant past
- Replies: 72
- Views: 26688
- Fri Sep 21, 2007 8:01 am
- Forum: Hertford Memories
- Topic: Letters from the distant past
- Replies: 72
- Views: 26688
Here's another one - undated, but I think I was in the infirmary at the time. The writer (S.A.W.) was in 3's and we kept up a massive correspondence via various trusted messengers. J.M.B. This will arrive via the fire escape with any luck. I hope you are feeling better today. My legs are madly stiff...
- Fri Sep 21, 2007 7:30 am
- Forum: Hertford Memories
- Topic: Letters from the distant past
- Replies: 72
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Those names for sports brought back memories - Jane Norcock was 6s and sprint champion. Sarah Battye lived in Thundridge which was one of my father's parishes, I think her mother was his churchwarden. Elizabeth Onley wa a superb violinist and went on to be a professional musician. Surely Philippa, ...
- Thu Sep 20, 2007 7:24 pm
- Forum: Hertford Memories
- Topic: Letters from the distant past
- Replies: 72
- Views: 26688
WHAT was the book, you could have told us!! Well - I did put an Editor's note that I can't remember! There's a possibility that it was Eyeless in Gaza by Aldous Huxley - we were going through a bit of a Huxley phase and I know this one was a real eye-opener to my letter-writer. Though I really don'...
- Thu Sep 20, 2007 1:29 pm
- Forum: Hertford Memories
- Topic: Letters from the distant past
- Replies: 72
- Views: 26688
Letters from the distant past
On the DR Memorial thread I mentioned that I'd still got the old attache case stuffed with letters and said I might search it out. Well, having said it I then couldn't wait to find it. So, here's the first one I pulled out. I'll leave the writer anonymous because I haven't asked her permission, but ...