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October 2004 - in reverse order!

Date:   29.10.2004 at 03:57:11
E-mail:   bright_nickel@hotmail.com
Name:   Jim Yates
message contents:   From the Geology Class of '02, Great to hear Dr Sloans doing well, he is a great teacher and its sad that this is his last year. Just finishing an essay on how "sea level changes associated with late Quaternary deglaciation have influenced coastline systems"... in for tomorrow. Ironically came across this place lookin for photos of the raised beaches I saw 2 years ago!
Again - regards to Tommy Sloan..

Date:   18.10.2004 at 17:33:27
E-mail:   wbhaeh@waitrose.com
Name:   Brian Howard
message contents:   ALISTAIR COOKE KBE

Thanksgiving Service at Westminster Abbey 15 October 2004

Through the good offices of David Wallbanks of the Old Boys Association I was privileged to be present at the Thanksgiving Service for Alistair Cooke at Westminster Abbey, representing Blackpool Grammar School.

During my years at the Grammar School from 1937, Bill Curnow, an early mentor and later great friend, by then Deputy Head and teaching History and Economics to the Sixth Form constantly sang the praises of Alistair Cooke's exploits and achievments. How right he was - as Alistair Cooke continued in the next 60 years to become the Grammar School's most distinguished Old Boy by his 2,500 plus unique Letters from America, his literary output and his acclaimed TV series"America".

The Service in the Abbey was a fine, varied and lively occasion

His son read a lesson, his daughter lead prayers and his granddaughter played the violin solo in the Second Movement of Bach's Concerto in A Minor.

A favourite Grammar School Assembly Hymn" Immortal Invisible" was sung; Gilbert and Sullivan were well represented and his love of Jazz featured by Jacqui Dankworth singing her version of the Gershwin song" Someone to watch over me".

The Service ended appropriately for an American citizen with s stirring rendition of The Battle Hymn of the Repubic.

The Dean of Westminster paid tribute to Alistair Cooke for "his unique and powerful contribution to our understanding of America - a man who in his own generation brought understanding and reconciliation".

Everyone connected with the Grammar School can be proud of its early and lasting influence on Alistair Cooke and be grateful for his lifetime achievments.

Brian Howard


Date:   17.10.2004 at 18:59:41
E-mail:   cpettro@tin.it
Name:   Susan Green - 1964
message contents:   Hello Everyone,
My starting year at Collegiate School for Girls was 1964.I would love to get in touch with any girls who were in my class.
Miss Partons form,maiden name GREEN Angela Susan.
AS my e-mail address may reveal I am now in Italy.

Date:   15.10.2004 at 23:34:17
E-mail:   corcoranderek53@yahoo.co.uk
Name:   Derek Corcoran 1962
message contents:   Hi people! I've just been told about this site by Bill Green-amazing!The memories have come flooding back.I started in 1962 and left after O-Levels in 1967 when my family moved to London. Are there any Re-unions for the '62 starters?

Date:   15.10.2004 at 19:52:01
E-mail:   fifi_trixabel@hotmail.com
Name:   Fiona Birchall
message contents:   Hi! I was a geology student of Dr Sloan last year. Just thought to let you all know that he is still a brillo teacher, and I believe the remaining studens of the upper sixth had an excellent time in Arron.

Date:   15.10.2004 at 17:20:09
E-mail:   duke.hall@btopenworld.com
Name:   Duke Hall (1951-58)
message contents:   I would like to speak with any members of the rugby teams during this period. Unfortunately my advertising of 2003 came to nought. Are you all pushing up daises.

Date:   13.10.2004 at 13:03:00
E-mail:   emilypreston@blackpoolsixth.ac.uk
Name:   Emily Preston
message contents:   Hello! I am in Dr Sloan's class, this is the last year that geol is going to be run.... (Size of class - 4) Everyone says : "Hi" We have just come back from Arran.

Date:   14.10.2004 at 16:58:09
E-mail:   sarah.peet@lycos.co.uk
Name:   sarah bickeron
message contents:   change of email address to sarah.peet@lycos.co.uk Thanks

Date:   08.10.2004 at 09:25:31
E-mail:   brigdend@liv.ac.uk
Name:   David Brigden
message contents:   Recently met up with Andy Bee and Leslie Roscoe for meals and chat. Anyone else from 1962 /3 starters around ?

Date:   08.10.2004 at 02:13:08
E-mail:   sunchasers@cyberus.ca
Name:   Keith Rhodes
message contents:   First- I have changed my e-mail address - you have me on file as rhokebar@cyberus.ca, so please change your address book as above. Second - I am trying to contact an old friend who was at the Collegiate School in the late40's early 50's. She was probably a 1948 starter, her name was Dorothy Potts, father a Methodist minister, she attended Rawcliffe Methodist Church with us. She married an Airforce boy, Dennis Adlam, in 1959, and they had 5 children, each with the initial D - Dawn, David, Dorothea,Denise and Duncan. Dorothy worked at Hawker Aircraft in 1954-57, then moved to Lincolnshire with Dennis. He became a teacher after leaving the RAF. If anyone can put us in touch again, I would be very grateful. Thanks, Keith Rhodes Blackpool Grammar School, 1947 starter

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