A year of great achievement & of change for CGS. January brought the honour of its Chartermark Award and September the change of Status from Grant Maintained to Foundation School. These terms are explained in detail on page 4 of the Governors’ Report but we would like to add our sincere congratulations to those of Tony Blair, Dr Cunningham & Baroness Blackstone – the ceremony at London’s Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre must have been very impressive.

Thank you for your comments on the "Caistor Chronicle". Many found the publication very well produced and most interesting while a few felt that they were too far removed from the everyday running of the school for them to wish to receive another copy. The opportunity does not exist because PETER THOMPSON, the editor, retired in July and there is no Chronicle this year. We do thank the Headmaster for greatly subsidising the Chronicle to make it possible for us to receive it.

We had a very enjoyable reunion in July when over 250 Old Caistorians, husbands, wives, families and friends visited the school, of whom 150 came to the celebration meal and pleasant evening in the Town Hall. The reactions of some of these OCs are reported on page 33. In the words of an OC’s message on my answerphone, "It was a right good do!" and for me a delight to meet so many of you. Again we thank Roger Hale for allowing us the freedom of CGS from 4pm Friday 2^nd July until lunch time on Sunday so that we could prepare the displays, welcome you and then clear up in our own time without pressure. His unstinting support of and warm welcome for ex-Staff and OCs are very much appreciated, as are his greetings on page 3. We are very grateful to SWEENEY TODD for his initiative in suggesting the reunion a year earlier than we had intended and for the transport of the display boards to and from Lincoln. We thank the Reunion Committee, FRANCES (HODSON) KING, DAVE BOXX, LILIAN SHARPE, Glenis Sheard and ENID (ARMITAGE) FOWLER, for all their hard endeavour in planning the event and to JEAN & GERRY CROSSLEY, DAVID & JILL NAYLOR, DAVID DEPTFORD, JOHN FOWLER, KEN MICHEL, KEN OXSPRING, CHARLES & JANE LINSELL for working so hard with the committee over the whole weekend.

I’m afraid that the "Pop" Linsell Memorial Computer, bought in 1984(!), assiduously cared for by me, upgraded several times and serviced by son Charles, expired three weeks ago with one third of the magazine locked in its hard disk and all the O.C. records on 51/4 inch floppy disks. Quite a nightmare! Another computer was brought into service quickly and my learning curve was quite steep. Charles came over from Guernsey for the weekend and, with the invaluable help of Ray Grieve, GRAEME GRIEVE’s dad, they rescued the O.C. records but the 12 pages of the mag. were gone forever. The Epson Printer that I bought four years ago is still coping with the labels but I think that you will agree that the ink jet printer provided with the new computer produces a better copy for the mag. Thank you all those O.C.s who were willing to help with advice about the purchase of new equipment, I’m afraid that the emergency meant that the lines were open for quite a time between Caistor & Guernsey consulting Charles who set up the original system and things developed from there.

As well as having several meetings with the Reunion Committee here, during the year I have met or been visited by BECCA CLAYTON, BARBARA HARRISON, DOUG SERGEANT, KITTY READER, PAM WAUD, ERIC DAWSON, ARTHUR, DAVID & LOUIS KING, BETTY (LAMMING) & KAREN HYDE, HARRY MINNS, EILEEN (CLARK) BURNETT, GEOFF & JANET (LARDER) HAVERCROFT, MARY (BRYAN) WINSLOW, KEITH FLUNDER among many others. I spent two very pleasant afternoons, one with STUART HARVEY from Newfoundland and one with ALAN STORR from Canada. In Beckenham at a party at the home of JANE LINSELL and JOHN BROWN I met LESLEY (ROBINSON) HAZEL, ALEX (CURTIS) HEATON, Merle & John Bown, ex-Caistorians. I hope that all the names on this page have triggered happy memories for some O.C.s. I understand that CGS Old Boys drew with the school’s 1^st X1 on a New Year Encounter on 23-1-99. Have the rules been changed since 1996 when I had to cancel the annual Old Boys/Girls matches were cancelled at the last minute because of the insurance and the rules of the game that "we had been flouting since time immemorial"?

CONGRATULATIONS to ALAN FRANKISH

ALAN FRANKISH (1930’S), always the driving force behind the development of Caistor Sports Ground and presented with a "Service to Sport" award in 1980 is to be congratulated on having the foresight and initiative to secure for Caistor "one of the best sports facilities in the county. Its Jubilee was celebrated in September.

ANGELA (FENWICK) ALEXANDER (1962-69) : "I’m going to make a real effort to meet up with old friends & come to the Reunion. I think it’s something to do with a pre-millenium feeling."

CHRISTINE (BATTY) ARAM (1964-67) : "I hope a few of us from this era will be attending the Reunion – we always come en mass!!"

DIANE BAILEY (STAFF 1976-81) : "Retired, apart from 1 pupil for German. Still pursuing my family tree."

CLIFF BALDERSON (1943-49) : "Many thanks for the mag. which I have passed on to an O.C. in Braintree, Essex, DOROTHY (BROUGHTON) WATSON."

CLIFF "TICH" BARHAM (1925-33) : "Glad I don’t have to "gate-crash" the 1999 Reunion ; you remember the 1930s O.C.s weren’t invited to the 1996 one – but I came! I enjoy reading the O.C. news and the mag. reminded me to get in touch with DORIS (BELLAMY) HALL when I was staying with my brother-in-law in Donington. We went up to Market Rasen, picked up Doris & took her out to lunch after which I spent a nostalgic half hour looking at two long roll pictures of CGS in 1928 & 30. I was surprised how many of the old names came back to me, considering that 70 years have passed. We talked solidly for an hour and I was glad I had called. Still choir singing – our last "do" was a Wassail Evening & we duly wassailed – a very enjoyable evening!"

JAYNE BARR (1981-88) : "Excellent magazine, much appreciated!"

CAROLINE (LANGDOWN) BARRETT (1976-80) : "Now in my 5^th year of teaching English at Weston Favell Upper School, Northampton. Children : Liam (16), studying A levels at Stamford College; Sean (14) and Sara (19 months). Brother DAVID LANGDOWN (1976-81) IS LIVING IN Sunbury-on-Thames – his daughter is 4. I keep in touch with LORNA (WHITE) and KATRINA (HEASON) & ALAN LEE. Sorry that now I won’t be able to attend the Reunion because my best friend has chosen that day for her wedding and asked me to be matron of honour. Could I mention to ANDREW OXSPRING that a fellow O.C. lives near him. I believe he teaches in Uppingham and that’s only 10 minutes from me. I remember his father , KEN OXSPRING, very well – Andrew’s a little younger than I am."

ROLAND & EDITH (HERRICK) BARRICK (1942-50) : "Thanks for yet another interesting publication. MADELEINE (BARRICK) TYRRELL-LOVE & HER HUSBAND Tony live in Australia. They hope to visit UK in 2000."

ROSEMARY (SMITH) BAXENDALE (1957-62) : "I now live in Louth. Since you mentioned me in the mag. SUE (HILL) LEES & GILL HILEY have been in touch and I hope to meet them both at the Reunion – after 37 years!"

RACHEL (HODSON) BELLERBY (1981-88) : "I am hoping to join LOUISE SHEPHERD in Sydney for FIONA KEWLEY’S wedding in April this year."

ELSIE (JONES) BENNETT (1967-70) : "It’s always good to flip through the mag. & catch up on little bits of news. I saw VERONICA (GOWER-JONES) SHEPHERD when she kindly looked after Chris (son no 2) for a week while he did Work Experience on the set of Dream Team (a football Soap on Channel 4). He managed to appear as an extra in one scene. Watching Chris as the Artful Dodger at the London Palladium 2 years ago was a most amazing, proud and nerve-racking experience. He has just been accepted for a 3 year Musical Theatre diploma at the Arts Educational in London & very much wants to make the stage his career. Andy, our eldest, is hoping to do a 3 year degree in Sports Studies, with final choices still to be made. Daniel starts at Secondary School next year & is currently playing in the District football team and the Surrey Tennis Squad. I did a diploma course in SPLD about 4/5 years ago at the Hornsby Centre, London and have worked in a local middle school with SEN children since then. I take children from Year 3-6 & enjoy it. Sister LESLEY (JONES) FORDHAM is also interested in coming to the Reunion & I’ll ring round VERONICA, LORRAINE (ROBERTS) SHEPHERD, TRISHA TROWBRIDGE, MO WHITELEY & CHRIS (BATTY) ARAM."

JOHN BERGUS (STAFF 1981-88) : "Thanks for the mags. & all your hard work."

OWEN BIERLEY (1967-74) : "Thanks for another excellent mag. & for the Caistor Chronicle which was also very interesting. "Viable Computers" has had a very successful year and has demanded many hours of total dedication. Last year I stood for West Lindsey District Council in the Market Rasen Ward which has been held by Neil Taylor, the deputy leader of the Liberal Democrat Group for 16 years. May 1999 I am a candidate in the Middle Rasen Ward."

MARGARET (GRIFFITHS) BLADES (1941-51) : "Having missed the 1996 Reunion – I’m determined to get to this one."

GRACE (CLARKE) BLANCHARD (1934-39) : "The accident which followed the 1996 Reunion will not spoil my enjoyment of this year’s."

ANNE (CHANDLER) BOGUSTAWSKI (1967-72) : "On leaving CGS I spent a year at Grimsby College and then moved to a local well-established firm of solicitors. After 25 years I am still there but am now a qualified Trust & Estate Practitioner and Head of Probate/Tax Dept.. I thoroughly enjoy my job, although it is very stressful & demanding. My son Alex is now 18 and gained 5 "A" levels, all at grade A, which I found truly amazing. He is now at York University on a combined degree course – English Literature & Politics. He is thoroughly enjoying life there. My daughter Lucy is 16 and will shortly take her GCSEs . She is aiming to go on to Franklin College to do A level English Literature, History & Art/Graphic Design. Life is very hectic and there is little time for socialising, but I keep in touch with FIONA (MINTO) ROBINSON & ROSEY (ANNETTS) de COZAR. Hoping to get to the Reunion when I hope to see many familiar faces there!"

FRANK BONNER (1963-71) : "I must catch up with you. Life is hectic but I always appreciate news of CGS."

DAVE BOXX (1966-71) : "I’m still working at Humberside Airport but now with a company called Nordic Aero – we look after the Air UK/KLM Fokker 100 Aircraft which does the schedule to Amsterdam thrice daily. I’m also a sergeant in the Brigg ACF as an adult instructor. My son Geoff (14) , a cadet, was promoted to Lance Bombadier in November, qualifying for County Colours twice &, to my absolute delight, was awarded Cadet of the Year at Cadet Christmas Camp last week & was presented with the Ted Rice Memorial Shield! Daughter Jenny (22) is now in her last year at Bretton Hall University and Sarah (8) is doing well at Junior school & can’t wait to be 13 when she can join the cadets. If there is any interest in an Airport visit for existing Caistorians, please ring to arrange." ( Dave’s help in the preparation for the Reunion and his actual hard work on the day were invaluable & much appreciated.CL)

ROSALIND (PENTELOW) BOYCE (1956-61) : "Once again a very interesting mag. I will buy the Chronicle – it will be deposited in the Local Studies Library along with the magazine. Looking forward very much to the Reunion."

JO BUCKLE (STAFF 1959-63) : "Globe trotting – Mexico to visit Mayan Temples; on to Salt Lake City to visit friends & together to Yellowstone Park – finally Montreal, again to visit friends and a reunion with friends from McGill University (Canada) when together we explored South Africa. Now we’re off to Spain for a quickie to celebrate the New Year in the sun! Still tap dancing and organising Summer School Theatre – keeps me out of trouble.

I hope to get to the Reunion. Loved your account of Galapagos & Quito, which reminded me so much of our trip, taking in Peru as well. The Incas and all their history just fascinate & hold me. My god daughter was in Quito at the British Embassy having a very rough time - & it must have been for she had survived being bombed out of Beirut with her baby boys years ago – lasting only a year in Moscow – Berlin as the wall came down to mention but a few – she said, "No more – but I will agree to America." Hollow joke – they finished up in Quito under armed guard!

DENISE (BURRELL) BURTON (1966-70) : "I’ll be in the UK from June to July, so I’m looking forward to the reunion. We move to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, again, in September, 1999 so we will not see the Millennium in there as it will be in the middle of Ramadan!"

Mid November – We have made it back to Riyadh! It has changed considerably since our last stay here – it is huge now with masses of buildings everywhere and cars by the millions. Loads of fast cars, fast roads and fast foods. Only the last one remotely interests me for, as a woman, I am not allowed to drive here. Our landmark for finding the house is that we have a McDonalds on one corner and a KFC on the other, both within walking distance. I have to cover myself up this time round, which is different from last time when I used to be able to get away with wearing conservative clothing, now I have to be in an abaya and have my head covered. The religious police are quite strict about head covering. My small protest is that I refuse to wear a black abaya and have them in green, grey & maroon at the moment. I never did wear black well.

The children are well and happy, very pleased that we are in Riyadh now. Everything they are interested in is much cheaper here than in the UK. Sports clothes, equipment & trainers are half the price; sports shops like Nike, Adidas , Stephanel & Beneton proliferate! All three children are taller than I am although I think Nikki is only level with me!! Luke is taller than Nikki, and Paul has reached his ambition of 2 metres. He is obviously taller than husband David now! But they remain our pride and joy.

David has mixed feelings about being here but he loves a challenge, so from that point he is actually enjoying it too. There is a lot more travelling than last time and not just in the country. That is the down side for me. When he is away I am house bound, although when he is out of the country the car & driver are all mine!! We are finding our way around quite successfully too. Our record remains at four shops shopped between prayer times. They actually close for prayer times here, unlike Cairo and Amman. We have to stay here over the Millennium in case of any Y2K failures although I’m not sure what is expected of David if all fails!"

JANE CASSWELL (1955-62) : "All best wishes to O.Cs. Sorry, don’t require the Chronicle’s future issues."

MICHAEL CAVALLINI (1955-61) : "I have been employed as a stock controller for the last three years by Lady Astor who owns a silverware and jewellery company in Knightsbridge. It still seems strange doing a job which entails working normal hours after spending thirty years in the Metropolitan Police. I am in regular contact with GEOFF HALL; NORMAN WRIGHT & JOHN DIXON in London and we have our regular meetings over a pint of beer as well as following any Grimsby Town match within travelling distance. I still visit Caistor regularly to see my mother and, of course, I am looking forward to the gathering on July 3rd to which I have persuaded JUDITH (HALLETT) NICHOLLS to come ."

JOHN & VIV (DRURY) CAWKWELL (1947-57) : "So good to hear all your news. Do hope that we are able to make 3^rd July – it is normally our holiday time if work allows."

RACHEL CHARLETT (1989-96) : "I’m interested in the O.C. Reunion."

MERYL (RILEY) CHARMAN (1965-70) : "And so am I!"

JEAN (TAYLOR) CHILDS (1951-58) : "My husband died last year. I’m hoping to build a house at Nettleton and return to my roots." (So sorry to hear your sad news, Jean, but welcome back home. CL)

BECCA CLAYTON (1985-90) : "On reading the mag. I was shocked and saddened to hear of DAVID MUNN’s death. I have been working at Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham doing Occupational Therapy for some time. My senior went on maternity leave in Mid-January, so all the Burns & Plastics work landed on my shoulders. It has been a great challenge but one that I have enjoyed. I have now been promoted and am starting work at Charing Cross Hospital in November."

GERALD COGGON (1942-47) : "It is good to read that CGS is doing so well. When we toured the school last time, we were amazed to see how much expansion there has been; one could get quite lost now. As there are so many more pupils now; going from our 100 to over 500, and much more room needed for the advanced equipment of today, it is to be expected. I do wonder what Caistor is like when all the pupils come & go – Piccadilly Circus perhaps? Looking forward to seeing you in July."

SHEILA (DOWSE) COLLINS (1958-63) : "Hoping to be at the Reunion." (So pleased that you made it. CL)

SHIRLEY (DAVEY) CONNOR (1944-51) : "Bill & I enjoyed the ’96 Reunion very much & hope to come again this year. In March last year we celebrated our Ruby Wedding. We have two daughters & four grandsons between the ages of 10 & 5, who bring us a lot of pleasure."

JOY (HARNIESS) COTTERILL (1945-51) : "Thoroughly enjoyed the OC & CC. So sorry we shall not be able to come to the Reunion as our first grandchild is expected that weekend." (Congratulations! CL)

ETRENNE COXON & EVELYN (COXON) WEST : "We were very shocked to hear the sad news of JUDITH HOWITT’s death. A friend of ours ( now, alas, also departed) taught her at Clee Grammar & was very proud of her appointment as Deputy Head at CGS. Perhaps you already know that KEN BRUMPTON died recently.

Glad to hear that EVA GEE is still plodding on at 94. I was born while she was at CGS! It’s hard to realise that she was writing of her life there during the First World War."

JILL (SILVERLOCK) CRAIG (STAFF 1954-56) : " As usual I enjoyed reading the mag. & picking out the names of students I taught, e.g. VERONICA (COLVER) WARD – she was one of the dancing girls in the play I produced "Tobias & the Angel". Most of Grove House girls were the "houris" – they made their own costumes, very baggy see-through trousers. They looked very seductive with their bare midriffs, floating veils and gold-painted toe nails!

Excellent Caistor Chronicle, and a well-deserved tribute to JUDY HOWITT - friend & colleague. What a tragedy…."

PAMELA CROSS (1971-78) : "As a Doctor I’m ashamed to have to admit that I arranged for my mother to have her knee replacement privately, partly to speed it up and partly to have it done at a hospital close to me so that I could visit and Mum could stay with me during her recovery. How fortunate that we can afford to bypass the queue, and how terrible for those who have to wait a year or more with increasing pain and disability because they cannot.

At work we have had an anxious year awaiting a decision from the troubled Welsh Office on a proposed merger between our Community Trust and a mixed trust in Ceredigion. It is not to go ahead which is good news for Powys. We have also been allowed to buy an X-ray machine for Knighton Hospital which further safeguards the existence of our community hospital.

I have been brushing up on my Scottish country dancing , training hard, for my group is planning a trip to France in the summer. Our intended first chance to show our new skills in public, alas, coincided with the major flooding of much of Builth Wells and so we took a "rain check" on that! I’ve also done a little scuba diving for a week in Gibraltar. I did a course in diving medicine, which I found very interesting and I hope to be accepted as an approved doctor for professional diving medicals. Admittedly the area isn’t popular with North Sea divers, but there are quite a few scuba diving instructors around who need annual medicals. I’ve arranged a trip with Earthwatch, the environmental charity, to Costa Rica to help with research on leatherback turtles." (Any chance of an article on an interesting trip? CL)

GERRY CROSSLEY (STAFF 1975-96) : "Would be happy to help with the Reunion if I’m not away." ( Jean & Gerry Crossley’s assistance was considerable and very much appreciated. Thank you. CL)

PHIL CROWE (1956-63) : " : "My mother would love to receive copies of the mags. She worked as a cleaner in CGS boarding houses and later became housekeeper as well. She and my father left Caistor in the late 60’s. My father died some time ago and my mother remarried at the age of 80 (she is now 90!) and is still very active physically and mentally – I’m hoping it’s due to the years of cycling from Fonaby Farm to CGS –so I should have the same benefit!

You probably know that I went to the reunion at Norman Cross in 1996. DICK HALLIDAY miraculously found my phone number in spite of my not being in touch with any O.C.s for many years – apart from MALCOLM FOX with whom I have occasional e-mail contact. I enjoyed the reunion very much and hope to be able to get to some of the events in the future – now that my appetite has been whetted.

Here’s a very short history of what I’ve been doing since CGS (almost as short as Spike Milligan’s "was born, had lunch, died") I went to Woolwich Polytechnic (now more grandly named "Greenwich University) to study Physics. Living in London in the 60’s is my excuse for then failing my 2^nd year exams (it was worth it) but I eventually struggled back & graduated. I then started teaching Physics/ Maths/Science in a London Comprehensive School, Kingsdale, in Dulwich. It was very different from CGS! I then moved to Abbey Wood Comprehensive as Head of Physics. After 7 years of teaching I felt I needed a change – something along the lines of wanting to practise what I was preaching – and joined two college friends who had set up a computer software company. I now work in the City writing financial, and occasionally scientific, software.

I have a 34 year old daughter, a 20 year old son, and enjoy living on the coast at Hastings. I have an office on the top floor of my house which looks out over Hastings to the sea and provides a very pleasant working (and daydreaming) environment when I’m not in London! After re-reading the above I can’t quite work out where the last 35 years have gone."

GRACE (COPPING) CROWE (1932-38) : "Many thanks for the mag. It is good to keep up with all the news, especially when I live so far away. (New Zealand.) I will pass on the magazine to my sister and to ROY LAMMING when I have read it all. I enjoyed the last reunion very much. If my sister & her husband are able to look after all my animals, cattle, goats, dogs & chickens, I would certainly like to attend the July 1999 reunion. I will keep in contact with ETHEL (BRUMPTON) DRAKES & I hope to stay with her if my plans materialise. What a wonderful year 1998 was for your visiting – Holland, Sweden, Ecuador & the Galapagos Islands."

PAULINE (CHAPMAN) CUMMING (1945-55) : "By far the most significant news for us last year was the birth of our first grandchild. It was interesting to read that you are still in touch with JUDITH (CAPPER) NEEDHAM. I have very clear memories of illustrating some stories her father had written for her when she was a very small girl. He typed them, leaving small spaces for my drawings. I wonder if she remembers. We are looking forward to a promised visit from MARY (ASHLEY) THORNDYKE & her husband from Australia this year if they make it. I am also very much in touch with ROSEMARY (HULL) KHAN & her husband and family."

JUDY (DAY) D’ALBERT : "Good Galapagos related book, "My Father’s Island" by Joanna Angermeyer who, several years ago lived at Rudyard Kipling’s home, "Batemans" in Sussex as a National Trust Caretaker. She also did something similar in the Lakes at William Wordsworth’s house."

HILDA (CLARK) DALE : "Sorry I shall not be at the reunion."

JILL DALES (1950-56) : "As JOSEPHINE (ROBERTS) GLUNING told you I have now taken early retirement from the BBC. I worked for them for over 30 years, mainly involved in television documentaries, and I have been very fortunate that the job involved accompanying film crews all over the world and being involved in programmes from the preliminary research until they went out on air.

I am now working freelance for a small independent company specialising in historical documentaries which still gives me the chance to travel. I do now get the odd break between productions which are used for holidays, gardening (I have recently redesigned it with the help of a friend), and family history research. I spend some of my holidays travelling with my sister NANCY & her husband – we went off to Australia a couple of years ago and are hoping to go to New Zealand next year." (See you there! CL)

COLIN DAULTON (1964-71) : "No news of acquaintances. Good to see so many O.Cs involved in activities all over the globe. Names trigger memories of events & happenings. Still boring the kids with stories of when we did "Iolanthe" or when we came here on a YHA trip with HARRY MINNS etc.."

FIONA (WHITE) DAVIS-POYNTER (1974-79) : "Here we are two houses on from this time last year but still standing. My ambition is to spend 2 Christmases in this house. The area we are living in now is right on the edge of the Chilterns with lots of National Trust woodland for dog-walking. In addition to our own Border collie we are currently puppy-walking for the charity Hearing Dogs for Deaf People. This involves looking after a puppy from 9 weeks of age until he is old enough to be trained to help a deaf person. The current resident is called George and is a little tan mongrel. He's coming along rather well but isn't very brave about traffic which could be a drawback.

We spent a pleasant half term with sister LORNA & Rob up in Scotland. Our Amy, her Emily & REBECCA’s Lucy were all practising for Piano Grade 1 in December which sent us all a little mad but, other than that, a good time was had by all. Both our children are now at boarding school. Amy is in her last year before Senior School. Entrance exams loom in February. Although we are confident she will do well, it is still nerve wracking. Lewis is in his second year and loves it. 10 boys board in his year so he is never short of company & has fulfilled his life-long ambition by taking up drum kit as his musical instrument!!"

NANCY (LAMMING) DAWSON (1927-34) : "I’ve just been reading the two publications again, & very interesting they are. I seem to have led a very dull life in comparison with so many O.Cs. I had 6 years in the Civil Service (County Courts) from 1934-40, when I married. At that time women had to leave the service on marrying – it seems totally incredible nowadays. I returned to the Civil Service in 1942 but left in 1943 to have the first of my two daughters. You must have spent many hours collecting, collating and typing all this news. It provides very interesting reading. I enjoyed the 1996 reunion very much and hope to be at the next one. "

PAUL DAY (1944-51) : "I like the Caistor Chronicle & should think that others will as well. You did get about this year – I loved the bit about the splinters & HANNAH RICKELS."

DAVID DEPTFORD (1953-59) : "C.V. in hand !" (Many thanks for all your help in displaying the photographs etc in July. CL)

JOHN DIXON (1955-61) : "I look forward to the 1999 reunion. This year has presented a great opportunity for me in that I was able to take retirement and I am now looking forward to my new lifestyle. Many thanks for keeping me in touch."

KEITH DIXON (1941-46) : "Please note change of address."

VICTOR DIXON (1940-47) : "Not such an active year in terms of distance covered but it has continued to provide opportunities to get back in touch with friends & relations. We did get away to Rhodes in May enjoying the sun and sea of the Greek Islands and absorbing the history of the region. We have already booked to return in 1999, this time to Kos where we expect to find more of interest than a variety of lettuce! For the rest of the time we find increasingly fewer gaps in our diaries because of the activities of the Melton U3A, performing various duties at St Mary’s Church and visiting, or being visited by, our grandchildren. The advent of an Australian grandchild in 1999 may give priority to further long distance travel for at least one member of the family before long."

ERIC DREWERY (1963-70) : "As the mags. now seem to be delivered by post, it might be just as easy to send future copies to my home address."

ROSE (PARROTT) DRAKES (1943-50) : "Very pleased to meet up with Charlotte Linsell at the W.I. Denman College before Christmas. We continue to travel a little – the Holy Land & Iceland in ’98; Madeira & New England in 1999. I visited Win Varlow in the Poplars at Market Rasen in February; met her daughter, HEATHER (COLLINS), there. I see JOYCE (BAMFORD) RHODES quite regularly. I didn’t realise that the one who suggested the 1999 Reunion was PAUL DAVIES-TODD, the optician, whose children, Amy & Ben, I taught at St Giles Infant School."

NICOLA DUGGAN (1982-87) : "After CGS I completed my A-levels in Hull, worked for Barclays Bank for a year and then went to Leeds to take my Geography & Primary Education degree. I remember being told that I would not pass my O-level (won’t mention any names!!) but went on to get a B at A-level and a BA (Hons) degree in it!! Reverse physiology I think it is called!! I taught 10-11 year olds in Hedon, near Hull for 3 years before crossing the Pennines into Lancashire to teach 7-8 year olds at a school in sunny Morecambe. I thoroughly enjoy life over here, received promotion last year and am in charge of PE, Music and Assessment & Record Keeping. I still play hockey for the local ladies side but a serious knee injury has prevented me from playing this season - I’m awaiting an operation. I keep in touch with CAROLINE THOMPSON, teaching in Northampton and TRACEY (TUNLEY) YOUNG who is doing extremely well in Barclays,

JENNY, my big sister, is a P.E. teacher in Nottingham, playing hockey, coaching football in America during the summer months and teaching aerobics in her spare time.!! Caistor will always be a very important part of my life and I hope to be back to visit very soon."

SARAH DUNN : "I’m extremely keen to make the reunion but am currently working as a tour director throughout Europe, so it depends on my being in the U.K. After CGS I lived, worked and travelled in Switzerland & Italy for a year and then went to Reading University where I read French Studies for 2 years, whilst working in the mountains in Switzerland during the holidays. I chose to go to Tahiti, French Polynesia, for my year abroad & enrolled at L’Universite Francaise du Pacifique. After an initially difficult period, when all my myths of a Gauginesque paradise were shattered, I started travelling to the outer islands and found my dream of paradise… and the rest is history! I stayed on in Tahiti, graduated in1995 from the university there, which is linked with the Sorbonne and continued teaching English, translating, writing freelance, doing island tours … et voila! I also fell in love, scared myself stupid & went back to travelling & working abroad in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Cook Islands, Thailand, Indonesia, India, Nepal… amongst other places. My great love in life is paragliding, so I always travel with my glider & for some years managed to avoid winter completely. In my mid-twenties crisis I tried to settle down but, after a year working as a trainee manager for an Australian travel agency, I realised that financial security brought me nothing & I "upped & offed" again. When my friend was diagnosed with throat cancer, I made a conscious decision to make the most of each day & not to waste my life doing a job I hated as so many people seem to be doing..

I’m now working for EF Educational Tours, leading groups of North American High School Students around Europe on educational holidays. I love it – it’s extremely satisfying, well paid, using my languages & gives me a chance to share my passion for travelling. I paraglide every spare minute and I also write. Unfortunately so much travelling has meant that I’ve lost touch with most people and would love to catch up with some old faces. I still drive a Citroen 2CV though no longer squash 6 people into it to sneak off to concerts! I’m blissfully single as I’ve got fussier as I’ve got older. Many thanks for everything you did for us – the words of wisdom & acid wit are just as crisp & clear now in my mind as they were back then."

SUSAN (FARMERY) ENDERBY (1964-70) : "Would welcome any e mail - E.MAIL KIPP53 @ aol.com"

TREVOR FOULKES (HEADMASTER 1981-95) : "Visiting relations in New Jersey we were met at JFK with a bouquet of flowers and a ride home in a stretch limo. I had thought these cars grotesque but once inside the smoked glass your view changes. Instead of the bus-like rows of seats I had expected there are comfortable benches round three sides so that passengers can all face one another and talk cheerfully. The fourth wall of the cabin offers a TV set should conversation flag and a fridge stocked with champagne to ensure it doesn’t.

My response to Washington was coloured by Channel 4’s presentation of the American War of Independence in which high-minded men in sober clothes strove to create a new nation. We saw them setting out the moral principles it was to embody as a focus for the loyalty of all citizens, and I felt that in Washington the grand public buildings, the broad thoroughfares, the vistas, the monuments reinforced their noble vision very powerfully. For that reason it was the most interesting city I had ever visited. I was envious of the school children arriving in bus loads because I felt that their flag and democratic constitution gave then a satisfying ideal for allegiance; they could walk the streets of Washington like believers in their cathedral. I know the political reality does not quite match that but I did have those feelings and I think they contained an element of truth."

STEPHANIE (FAWCETT) FOX (1954-59) : "I ‘m still enjoying the mag.. A year after writing to LINDA COTTERILL I finally received a card from her this Christmas, however she omitted her address and telephone number, so could you please do the honours again and forward the enclosed card!"

NICOLA GARDINER (1984-90) : "After 3 years of teaching infants in Hertfordshire, I decided to broaden my horizons by venturing abroad to teach. In September 1998 I took up a post in an International School in Bangkok. I am currently teaching a class of Year 1 children the majority of whom are Thai. I am thoroughly enjoying the challenge of teaching children whose first language is not English! Bangkok, despite the hustle, bustle & pollution, is really fun & an interesting city to live in. It is also very easy to find yourself sitting on a beautiful beach at the weekends. Of course the holidays have enabled me to travel around Thailand and neighbouring countries. So far I’ve had a stream of visitors including a couple of Old Caistorians, ALISTAIR CLARK & CHRIS WHITEN, who have both enjoyed their visits here. My parents & my two brothers have also been only too pleased to spend time in Thailand. The wonders of the Internet have enabled me to keep in contact with friends in England including RICHARD CROSS who is still living and working in Edinburgh; SIMON APPLEYARD, who is doing well running his own business in Leeds and DAVID THRELFALL. I’m just sorry I can’t make the Reunion but I am enjoying my life here, I’m working in a lovely school and loving the opportunities to learn more about another culture. I am having Thai lessons but it is a difficult language to learn as it is all based on tones and the same word can mean a number of things depending on which tone you use. This often results in some rather amusing situations! I was very sad to hear of the death of Judy Howitt; she will be greatly missed."

JUDITH (BRAY) GARRETT (1965-72) : "Just spent the night helping my brother Andrew to sort out some 200 turkeys for his shop at Seascale – I will put fingers to computer keys when I find that "round tuit" again."

EVA GEE (1915-23) ; "Do tell me if you do any more "David Attenborough trips" – it’s "Giraffes" on "Wild Lie" tonight. By the way my plot was lots thicker than Bob Flowerdew’s!"

HAZEL (MASTIN) GILL (1938-41) : "I moved from Kesteven & Sleaford Girls’ High School when my parents left the Sleaford area. Have been married for 57 years, with 5 sons, eleven grand-children & three greats! Became computer literate at 70 and have had quite a number of articles & stories published. (Congratulations! What about an interesting story for the "Old Caistorians"? CL) All 5 sons attended De Aston & went on to successful careers, including a hospital consultant & another a senior IT project manager for Lloyds/TSB. I remember dear "Pop" Linsell; any relation? (Yes, I’m Pop’s widow – he had to take early retirement in1964 because of heart trouble and he died in 1984. His daughter is a consultant surgeon & his son is a computer boffin. CL) You perhaps knew Doug & Ann Baker who lived in your lane until their deaths. (Yes; they were the parents of two O.C.s & the grandparents of 3. CL)

JOSEPHINE (ROBERTS) GLUNING (1952-57) : "I would have liked to come to the Reunion on 3^rd July, but, unfortunately, I am organising the Market Overton Feast Weekend (July3/4) which is held on the w/e following St Peter’s day. This is a revival of a past event, which we held last year for the first time for many years. It used to be a Church event only, but the P.C.C. decided it should be used to get the village as a whole to organise an event, and guess who was put in charge! As it was a success, the village wishes to repeat and improve on it, if possible."

JOHN & JOYCE (PARKER) GOOD (1949-58) : "We are very proud of our son who followed us into the teaching profession and is now Director of P.E. at Winchester College. John continues to do some OFSTED work – Joyce enjoys retirement."

BARRY GRAHAM-RACK (1941-46) : "I have spoken to FRANCES (HODS0N) KING & sent her T.N. to JOHN LEE; KEITH MARTIN; KEITH DIXON; VICTOR DIXON & GERALD COGGON to drum up support for the Reunion. (Many thanks, Barry. CL)

PAT (PLOWRIGHT) GREATOREX (1942-45) : "Quotation from Gainsborough Girls’ High School Newsletter – "Pat agreed to speak as a guest of GGHS Old Girls’ Association at the 1997 Dinner. She gave an interesting account of her time at CGS as a boarder & her subsequent years at CGHS.""

JUDY (THOMPSON) HAILE (STAFF 1978-89) : "Thanks for mag. & letter; it is always good to hear what you have been doing. Although I enjoyed reading the Caistor Chronicle, I don’t want to receive it next year, thanks."

SHEILA (THOMPSON) HALL (1924-29) : "Thank you for the "Old Caistorian". There are not many students of the 1920 era left! I wonder whether the GLEW girls & MARGARET WILLOWS are around still."

DORIS (BELLAMY) HALL (1926-31) : "I had a mice letter from CLIFF BARHAM before Christmas." (Many thanks for your & JANIS’s efforts to get photographs copied – I’m afraid it proved too expensive for the O.C. involved. CL)

RICHARD (DICK) HALLIDAY (1960-62) : "The mag. was a very interesting read and I was impressed that there will be a reunion in July – I’ll do my best to be there. IAN STAVES is in the UK for Christmas & I am hoping to go over to see him in Oxfordshire in the next few days."

RUTH (SOWERBY) HARDY (1956-60) : "It’s good to read about others and their activities. I have heard from PETER STEEL; JOY COTTERILL; VERONICA (COLVER) WARD; ROSE (LEWIS) HEPBURN and was fortunate enough to meet up with GILL HILEY for her birthday & with several of her friends we went out for a meal in Twickenham."

IAN HARRISON (STAFF early 70s) : "Last winter I visited Windsor Castle which has been beautifully restored after the fire. In the summer I paid a visit to Buckingham Palace whose superb surroundings are quite an experience. I have continued to mark A level Economics papers and have passed the written examination paper for the Psychodynamic Counselling at Birkbeck College and am now taking counselling clients at the Arun Centre in Littlehampton. In December 1998 I visited an ex-colleague in India while trying to renew my grandfather’s links while he was in the Indian Medical Service."

ROBERT HARRISON (1983-90) : "I’ll pass on news of Reunion to PETER MORRISON, my dad CHICK HARRISON & sister ZOE HARRISON."

STUART HARVEY (1952-59) : "While visiting the UK from Newfoundland I stayed with RICHARD ROWSON at his home in Wales. There is a good possibility that I may go to California and take up permanent residence there for the time being. Please give my regards to anyone connected with CGS who remembers me. Richard gave me much updated information, but he knew nothing of DAVID TURNER (Wainfleet), NANCY DALES or CELIA COOK."

JILLIAN (LUCAS) HASSAN (1956-63) : "Thanks for mag. – do charge me extra for its postage & that of the Chronicle. I’m on holiday at the Red Sea with sister ALISON LUCAS and the worse for wear."

FRAN (BROWN) HEWIS (1954-61) : "As well as running the local Art Group, 2 sessions weekly; being the secretary for the W.I. and helping to bring up my two young grandchildren, I am also a member of the local Ministry team in the Parish and have to take my share of manning the parish office (we are in an inter-regnum); leading family worship; bereavement visiting and general pastoral care. I am still "painting" my way round Europe – I think it’s Poland this year! (Well done, Fran. I saw your picture in the local paper. CL)

SHARON (TOYNE) HEWETT (1972-77) ; "As you will probably have noticed we’ve moved again. In May 1998 we found a building plot that suited our requirements; in mid-August the building of our new house commenced. We decided to move on to the site; so in September we gave up the lease on our house in Princess Street & moved into our mobile home. It’s been hectic but overall we’ve both enjoyed being in the thick of things and would readily do it all over again. Needless to say, it hasn’t been particularly warm on some occasions but we had a month in Goa over Christmas and the New Year to recover our strength. Our furniture is coming out of storage on 1^st April although we’re not expecting to move in on that day. We’re at the painting & decorating stage at the moment with a few plumbing jobs to finish. All the work was contracted out to the different trades & we purchased the materials ourselves; that’s the most economical way to do things & can be a real eye-opener, both in the terms of how the various jobs are tackled by the professionals & the prices you can pay for goods with a trade account. Most of the tradesmen have treated us really well & have been most helpful, so there have been no major disasters, so far! By now we are both looking forward to a warm house, a comfortable bed, sofa and decent cooking facilities but the main thing is we’ve coped, we battled on and came out at the other end with a wonderful house. I’d certainly recommend it if you know what you want and can’t find it on the market. Here’s looking forward to moving in! Sorry, but I won’t require the Caistor Chronicle next year. Just the Old Caistorians, thanks."

MARK HOLMES (1971-76) : "I have recently been communicating with ANDY SPONG, Head of CGS I.T., about his new website. I suggested that he use it to encourage O.C.s to get in touch. My first attempt to use it failed so I am reverting to more traditional methods. You may not remember me &, if you do, you will be surprised to know that I have some very fond memories of that period. It was probably the most defining moment of my life.

After leaving CGS I became a banker, married an American & emigrated 10years ago. I now work for a major international bank in the centre of Chicago. I would love to reminisce with some old colleagues from the early seventies. Names that have stayed in my memory include IAN CARTWRIGHT, NEIL CUNNINGHAM, TOM MARSDEN, STEPHEN PHILLIPS, JAYNE JARVIS, MADELINE COOKE and not forgetting my partner in crime RICK REILLY. Writing to your old English teacher is a little intimidating – thank goodness for computerised spell checking."

D.B.(PIM) HUNTER (1948-52) : "I shall not be able to be at the Reunion in July because I am visiting my daughter in Australia. I will be there in spirit tho’!"

TOM HUNTER (1964-69) : "My wife & I are now living in Grimsby. I recently met, quite by accident, RODGER FLETCHER (1966-67) who is living literally in the next street. T will pass on Reunion information to him."

BARBARA (EMPSON) HUTSON (1935-40) : "I SENT MY COPY OF THE 1996 Mag. to GLADYS (SQUIRES) SKELTON who now lives in Tavistock, Devon. She is hoping to come to the 1999 Reunion."

ANN (TWEED) HYMAS (STAFF 1947-52) : "The accounts of your travels are full of interest. I’m a great follower of David Attenborough on T.V., so it pleases me to think I know someone who does & sees what he describes. That there is to be another reunion pleases me tremendously, as I thoroughly enjoyed the 1996 one I came to. My "young" kidney keeps me amazingly fit & allows me to do what I couldn't do when I was a dialysis patient. I’m making 1999 a year of holidays before I get too old. The mag. is a delight when I come across the names I recall & I fly back years in my mind. Was it really so long ago that I taught at CGS?"

DEREK JONES (1957-62) : "Am now confirmed as Head of Science at Prince William School , Oundle and have just come through my second OFSTED inspection in three years. Bellringing continues to play a full part in the lives of my wife and myself. We went to Paris last July with my mother-in-law and 5 others for our silver wedding. I became a grandfather in May, but I certainly do not feel the age to be one! I regret not being able to attend the July reunion – it coincides with the annual bellringing outing which I organise."

KATHARINE JONES (1980-87) : "Hope this reaches you! I’m getting married in October to Harry – an old friend but a new romance! Have sold my flat in Basingstoke and moved in. 1999 will be a year of celebrations – my 30^th in June; our wedding & Harry’s 40^th in November. I’m very happy. Parents now live in Cherry Willingham."

DI (WHITE) KEELAN (1964-71) : "I had hoped to join you in July but, alas, I am doing a Residential Trip to Pembrokeshire the week prior to the reunion and my husband the week after it. As he will have been left to feed and fend for 4 boys for a week, I really can’t abscond for the weekend as well. It was very interesting to hear everyone’s news and you’ll be pleased to hear that LYNN MASON had a successful kidney transplant last year. Unfortunately I had a very sad reason to visit the Caistor region in September for the funeral of my god-daughter Jayne Spalding. I have remained close friends with her parents, Carol & Arthur and this is an enormous tragedy for them."

KATE (WRIGHT-NOOTH) KELLER (1973-80) : "I started a new job in September 1998 as Deputy Head at a Primary School in the Borough of Waltham Forest – enjoyable but hard work. My son, Edward, is now 7 and Imogen is 18 months. I don’t have time for much else in my life and have sadly lost touch with Old Caistorians. I look forward to renewing old acquaintances at the Reunion."

BARBARA (BAINES) KEMPKES (1967-76) : "Daughter Marita has now started High School & I’ve been along to a few Consultative meetings where parents & the Head discuss school matters. During a "Literacy Hour" meeting we had to discuss & read aloud a poem – that took me back to our English lessons! If CGS ever comes to the Leicester Haymarket Theatre & you are joining the group, let me know & I’ll try to get a ticket & meet up with you."

FRANCES (HODSON) KING (1969-74) : "I have thoroughly enjoyed reading the mag. Re the July Reunion – DAVE BOXX (1966-71) has some contacts for the bar and entertainment so I tried to contact SWEENEY to suggest that the 4 of us should get together soon to put some plans together - no joy! I had a surprise visit from KIRSTY MINTO whom I haven’t seen for at least 10 years – I really enjoyed seeing her. I’m looking forward to helping out with the reunion but I hope Sweeney makes contact soon."

ROSALIND (WICKHAM) KIRK (1955-60) : "Sorry that a dreadful attack of ‘flu delayed this. Thanks once again for a wonderful mag. Another generation has joined our great school recently. My cousin’s son, Thomas Nicholson, travels every day from Greetwell near Scunthorpe."

RON KIRKBY : "Does anyone ever hear from PETER (POP) GOOD who used to live in Nettleton? I would like to make contact with him as we were good friends at school." (Sorry, no news. Anyone help? CL)

SARAH KNAPTON (1987-94) : "After leaving CGS I went to Lincoln Art College to do a year’s Foundation Course. I have since worked as a clerical assistant for the council; a Photo-lab Manager; and have worked three summer seasons as a Venue Bars Manager down in Cornwall. Las year I went travelling around Australia for 3 months."

ANNE (TREADGOLD) KNEESHAW (1969-75) : "Am still working as Physiotherapist at Hinchingbrooke hospital in Huntingdon, specialising in orthopaedics. Sons aged 12 & 9, the former now at the local Secondary School so I’m trying to cope with education all over again! Thoroughly enjoy reading the "Old Caistorian" but wonder what happened to everyone in my year – apart from MARIAN BRISTOW they all seem to have disappeared."

SUSAN (HILL) LEES (1957-64) :"Please note new address; looking forward to July!"

JULIA (COULTHURST) LINDLEY (1972-77) : "Presently working in Accident & Emergency at Scunthorpe Hospital (clerical). Married STEPHEN LINDLEY & have two sons, Edward (19) at university & Matthew (16) at Trinity House School, Hull. Still in touch with O.C.s, LOUISE McGILL (living in London) & NEIL CUNNINGHAM." (Addresses please, if possible. CL)

GRANT LOCKETT (1980-87) : "I’ve been rather busy at the Citizens Advice Bureau for we are currently going through a pre franchise year for the Legal Aid Board, which involves a number of audits each year. It was good to see in the mag. the names of people I knew. After seeing the article in the Evening Telegraph, I contacted PAUL DAVIS-TODD re the July reunion."

ALEC & BRENDA (CLARK) LOCKINGTON (AL 1949-55 & BL 1951-56) : "A most enjoyable year, maintaining the "do it now" principle. Trips to South Africa between Johannesburg & Durban, staying with friends at the Golden Gate; Egypt near the Libyan border on a Consultancy, plus motorcycle trips to Italy, Germany & Spain (Monza, Berncastle & Porto Beruse respectively). We visited Australia once more, this time North Queensland & the Barrier Reef Coast. The Tablelands of North Queensland are similar to parts of Europe, very picturesque & clear. Most remarkable part of the holiday was flying in a seaplane (us & the pilot) (for the technical it was a 9 seater 15 litre De Havilland), landing inside the Barrier Reef, & snorkelling seeing the most beautiful shapes & colours, including fish; or maybe the mud bath, & washing off in the creek afterwards; or maybe the crocodiles on the Daintree river, or maybe…..! Family – we have two sons and four grandsons, three of whom play junior rugby; the eldest one, Richard Edward is 10 years old, a very accomplished musician, playing the piano & French horn, achieving at present grade 4 (no rugby!). Many thanks for keeping us in touch with CGS. I must visit CHICK HARRISON & see this 200 MPH aeroplane."

JOY (CARPENTER) LORD (1955-61) : "No exciting news. Five wonderful children; 4 even more wonderful grandchildren and many foster children. I have 3 girls who have been with us for 5 years and when we’ve got them settled we shall sign off and retire. Could we have a little more information about "The Walk" for without it there would be no CGS."(We’ll see what can be done. CL)

MARILYN (MAINPRIZE) LOWE (1957-65) : "Busy on the University trail with daughter Alison. She is wanting to study Pharmacy – all beyond me! Luckily she is getting suitable offers from the universities of her choice. Otherwise, nothing changes – we continue to enjoy life."

ALISON LUCAS (1959-65) : "Has anyone news of MAHALA BARTLE?" (Sorry, no. CL)

JOAN (TURNER) LUSBY (1942-47) : "No news at the moment but I hope there will be some in June!"

BETH McDONALD (1985-92) : "As an O.C., I was delighted to stumble across the school website recently. I was sorry to have missed this year’s reunion as I’m now getting to the age (25 – how old!) when I find myself enjoying nostalgia. I was a boarder at CGS and would love to hear any news of my classmates from this period. My own news is less than interesting – BA Hons in French & German from Strathclyde University, and am now working in European-funded training and research projects. (After receiving the mag.) So pleased to hear news of old schoolfriends and I’m glad to see the school is thriving."

LINDSAY (ATKIN) McDONNELL : "No news – just busy with 3 young children & teaching in a village school (7-11 yr. olds in one class!). Looking forward to seeing you in July."

ERICA (WARD) MANSFIELD (1911-17) "Thank you so much for sending the School Mag. I take the Times and have been so proud to read about CGS and to think I spent so many happy years there. It leaves me breathless to read about your family’s very active & worthwhile lives. I have just celebrated a very private 100^th birthday & on my sitting room wall there’s a wonderful family tree with names, photographs and dates of birth of all my family – 3 children – 8 grand children - & 16 great grand children - we’re 41 altogether now. You can imagine what pleasure it gives me. I still live alone and walk out (without a stick) but I am hopelessly deaf and my hearing aids drive me mad. Thank heaven for cross words and large print books." (Congratulations from all of us! CL)

MOLLIE (BONSELL) MANTHORPE : "Very busy with extended family this year and therefore unable to be at the reunion. I’ll try to write something about our travels. We’re hoping to see JO (ROBERTS) & Steve GLUNING this year."

BARRY MATTHEWS (1948-53) : "By chance I met KEITH STEEPER last week & did not recognise him until he introduced himself – not surprising since we last met in 1949! He has lived in Welton for 22 years & I’ve been back for 15. I shall make a point of introducing myself to PAUL TODD one day as he lives only 7 doors away. Good luck to all the helpers arranging the reunion; the last one was a memorable occasion."

JOAN (FOX) MILLS (1934-39) : "I spend a lot of my spare time bowling and I also belong to a National Health Service Retirement Fellowship Club."

JANIS (HALL) MILNES (1961-68) : "Thanks for sending me the mag all these years."

HARRY MINNS (STAFF 1946-88) : "Charlotte – I had the unexpected pleasure of meeting with JANE (HANDBURY) WILLIS & her mother at Lincoln Cathedral where I was attending the Bellringers of Lincs. AGM for its Centenary year. They were visiting her father in the Bromhead where he is seriously ill."

DOROTHY (FRANK) MOSS : "I’m in contact with JENNY STAMFORD (1955-61) who has been living and nursing in Switzerland for about 20 years now. She is very active in the church in Lausanne but is now in a quandary whether to retire back to England (her cousin lives in Louth where Jenny has a house) or stay in Switzerland where she has obviously made her life. My Mum (Caistor’s Dr Frank’s widow)(89 now) is increasingly frail and hates being dependent. I’ve been in poor health for over a year but am back to working a 4 day equivalent and am determined to get back to full time ASAP. Husband George & I continue our steam engine/vintage machinery interests (that’s how we met!) at every opportunity. George has restored an old wooden fairground caravan which we have holidayed in, and, for the Museum of Lincolnshire Life, a steam-drawn trailer and – a mammoth task – a very dilapidated Hornsby threshing drum which now resides at the Church Farm Museum, Skegness. I do my bit whenever I get the chance – mainly chief photographer to chart progress."

NIGEL MUDD (1969-71) : "I’ll call in & see you!" (Threat or promise? CL)

BRIAN & ELLA (SACA) MUTIMER (1956-62) : "We are now retired. Ella was awarded an Honorary LLD at St.F.X. University on her retirement. At present we are enjoying a year’s holiday in Britain." (Congratulations! CL)

NANCY (DALES) NEWBERRY (1952-59): "Now enjoying retirement from teaching. I still do some supply cover at the local first school. Our daughter Rachael was married two years ago & now lives in Kent. Son Matthew, in Ilkley is to marry August ’99. I still keep in touch with CELIA (COOK) SAWYER who keeps me up-to-date with CGS news; it was she who rang & reminded me to send the form back!"

SHIRLEY (PARKIN) NEWTON (1945-50) : "I loved reading the interesting letters from other Old Caistorians, especially the one from FREDDIE METCALF (1945-50)."

JEANETTE (PERCH) NORTH (1972-77) : "Married with 2 children – Emma 15 years & Sean 13 years . Working at Singleton Birch Ltd., Melton Ross in Accounts Dept. Left CGS & did 2 years Private Secretarial Course then worked for Appleby Coaches until birth of Emma in 1983. Keep in regular contact with CAROLE (McWATT) RANDALL & trying to get back in touch with JULIA (COULTHURST) LINDLEY & SALLY REEVE. I also write to MATRON PHYLLIS WILKINSON."

MICHELLE NORTH-COATES : "Very many thanks indeed for the mag. & the Chronicle I was highly delighted to see CGS’s position in the League tables. In her Christmas letter BERENICE EDMONDS tells me that her flat is under offer and she is hoping to work in New Zealand from February 1999. I hear from CLAIRE (BAKER) QUINCEY who has a job at the local hospital in the hotel services department. LINDA (BARKER) BATE is teaching – at the same school her son (now 14) attends. She & a colleague were producing some educational material & had an appointment with a publishing company – hope all went well."

SHIRLEY (CARR) OXBORROW (1952-59) : "Enjoying retirement. Cycle daily to help exercise my new hip. EILEEN (BONTOFT) SCOTT & I keep in touch. Amazing to think that we were at the same primary school together when the Church school & Methodist school were separate in Caistor. Eileen is in touch with DAWN (BACON) & MAUREEN (BELLAMY) – in our year at CGS but I don’t know their married names. (Names & addresses, please! CL) I saw TOM GRIFFIN at the Brocklesby Hall Open Day & recognised MICHAEL PLASKITT during an Advent Carol Service at South Kelsey Chapel. CELIA (COOK) SAWYER is still in touch with NANCY (DALES) NEWBERRY. A strange coincidence Nancy & I had daughters within 3 days of each other – both christened Rachel, both did French at university & last year both moved to live in Sittingbourne. Neither of us was aware of this until last year. The Faldingworth Village Hall takes up much of my time – I’m secretary & we were granted £5000 to renew the floor. We are hoping to have a second Sacrecrow Exhibition in the village this year. The first one received media coverage – even a mention on page 3 of the Times. (It was a stunning show – the Nursery Rhyme characters were ingenious – I went through the village twice to make sure not to miss anything. CL) I’ve asked ANNE (BRODDLE) McDONALD to keep July 3^rd free so that we can come to the Reunion together. I love reading about your travels."

SUE (EDDLESTON) PEARSON (STAFF 1981-85) : "Amazed that you’re still willing to produce the mag. but thanks anyway – also for the "Chronicle" – very glossy! (symbolic of change at CGS, I wonder?!) – wasted on me because I don’t know anyone at CGS now.

We went on a very interesting cruise through the Greek Islands to Istanbul, Ephesus being the highlight. We also spent a few days in Northern France, a week in a lovely remote cottage in Norfolk & had a few trips to the theatre in Stratford. I decided to give up teaching altogether at about Easter but French & German teachers are scarce it seems so they persuaded me to stay on & do 3 classes which is just about enough! (Actually I’m quite glad I relented & agreed.) I joined a nightclass called "Creative Writing", so have tried my hand at poetry (!), magazine articles & short stories – really enjoyable, but you won’t be seeing my work in print unless it improves a lot! (We eagerly await copy! CL) We still see JUDY (THOMPSON) HAILE & her family quite regularly. Her children are delightful and growing fast."

STEPHEN PHILLIPS (1971-78) : "Thoroughly enjoying self-employment & pleased with the way the business is developing. Thank you for the plug in "Old Caistorians". My wife Penny has just completed her first term teaching (5/6 year olds). She is happy but exhausted. Teachers deserve their holidays!"

PROF.M. REVd. CANON RONALD PRESTON : "yes, my mother was a lady in waiting in the CGS 1923 production of "Henry VIII" (1998 Mag.). Was it the previous year that "Pygmalion" was produced? I made my stage debut in that on the boards of the Theatre Royal, Lincoln. I was a newsboy standing about in the opening scene when Freddie is trying to get a cab. I was allowed to have a cigarette in my mouth! I felt very grown up. I could say a lot about POWLEY. He also produced "Macbeth" in 1924. He could be splenetic & he walked out at the Dress Rehearsal & it had just been decided that he should not be allowed to take a curtain call as Producer at the end of the performance when he came back! This year there has been established a Chemistry Award in the memory of my father."

ANN (SOWERBY) PRESTWOOD (1956-59) : "Sister RUTH (SOWERBY) HARDY & I would love to come to the meal in the evening; looking forward to seeing everybody."

CAROLE (McWATT) RANDALL (1972-79) : "Very happily married; working; going to pubs and eating chocolate! Probably not the best success story for an X-CGS pupil but it suits me." (That’s what matters.! CL)

PAUL & JULIE (ROBINSON) REDDINGTON (1963-70 & 1964-71) : "We might be able to make the evening - depends on cricket commitments. Good to receive the mag. again. We are constantly in touch with JOHN & ENID FOWLER and STUART FRASER through County Soccer. The County Cricket tour to Barbados was a huge success, JAMES VICARY being an excellent captain. Now, having been bitten by the travel bug, I’m organising the next venture – a tour to South Africa during Easter 2000. Sadly no CGS participation. 1999 brings Julie’s & my Silver Wedding. I can well remember K.G.MICHEL limiting Julie’s applications to colleges below a line drawn between Hull and Liverpool – I was in Sunderland! There were others who said it wouldn’t last!!!

Our children are all doing well. Joanne (22) is working as a teacher’s ancillary at two local Primary Schools and loving every minute of it. She is planning to marry in 2001. Stuart (21) is in the last term of his BSc Sports Studies degree at Trent Uni. He’s on course for a 2.1 although he is currently being watched by Premiership Club Chelsea and has spent two weeks training with them (Fingers crossed.) Louise is in Year 9 and is on the fringe of County Netball and doing well at school – I think. They’re all different from their dad – they work hard.. We had to lose one of our two school deputies and sadly most of his work has landed in my lap, so effectively I’m acting Deputy Head with no extra time & no extra salary – such is life."

BARBARA (HARRISON) ROBERTS (1952-60) : "Enjoying my early retirement at 55 but kept very busy with family business, grandchildren, supply teaching, gardening, holidays, W.I. & village events. Any news of another reunion being organised by PETER STEEL to be held in Stamford in 1999? (Tell me - perhaps ex-staff are not the ones to ask!! CL) As Programme Secretary of our W.I. I have organised several theatre visits to Lincoln, Grantham & Tolethorpe. We have managed 2 weeks in France with my college friend who lives there, 2 in Kent, 3 in Majorca & 1 week in Bruges. Life is certainly never dull."

GATRICIA (SHARP) ROBERTS (1934-39) : "I’m still enjoying life & keeping active. The people I met in 1996 still keep in touch but I was sorry to read of the death of MARGARET DUKE & of JOYCE DIXON. GRACE COPPING mentions BETTY (HYDE) & ROY LAMMING who were both at CGS in my day so I remember them quite well and WILFRED SHILLITO was in the Sixth when I first started CGS. I understand I had half cousins at the last reunion so I hope to meet them in July."

RICHARD ROWSON (1952-59) : "I’m enjoying semi-retirement from the University of Glamorgan – teaching for the second semester only – that is from February to June. The rest of the year I’m writing – currently a book on personal and professional ethics – and working with members of the healthcare professions and the police on ethical issues. It is interesting and enlightening to be at the sharp end of ethical dilemmas after years of teaching ethical theory. I would be very interested to see any old classmates (or teachers!) if they happen to be passing through glorious Monmouthshire. I’m very close to Tintern Abbey. TN 01291 650797. Thank you for putting STUART HARVEY in touch with me. The mag. is a great source of interest & it is good to know about the present successes."

CELIA (COOK) SAWYER (1953-60) : "May I book a copy of the next edition and pay for ‘98’s please? Many thanks for sending the mag.; it arrived when I had ‘flu so I was able to sit and go through it with no interruptions. What a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon. I’m still working at Market Rasen Primary School and I help run the youth group at the Methodist Church. I sent the mag. to NANCY (DALES) NEWBERRY who gave it to her sister JILL DALES."

STUART SAXTON (1985-92) : "I’m now in my new post as "Floating Support Worker for English Churches Housing Group" & have started on the 1^st year of a housing course that will give me membership of the Chartered Institute of Housing. I have also moved into my new house, 5 mins from Gloucester Centre. I still see JONNY ESSER who is a Civil Engineer. He is now working in Birmingham & living in Worcester and he helped me take out my bathroom suite recently. Recently I saw ANDY THRELFALL & he stayed with us in Gloucester for a couple of days during his break from India where he is working as a Civil Engineer for 18 months. I hear also that TIM SIMPKIN is in Australia for 2 years."

JOHN SCOTT (1929-37) : "We found "Old Caistorians" & "Caistor Chronicle" very interesting – the latter was most impressive. I’m afraid that 1998 was not a good year for us. Sadly our only adopted son, Anthony John, died in September aged 48. Rene & I have difficulty with our walking which makes everything rather an effort. Fortunately we have good neighbours & so we are able to keep going." (So very sorry for your loss. CL) (Thank you for identifying the people on Ghandi’s 1935 photograph.)

LORRAINE (ROBERTS) SHEPHERD : "So love to read all the news of Caistorians old & new. I always pass mag. to brother HARVEY ROBERTS who visits from South Africa at least twice a year now he has his own company for recording artists/pop singers. Definitely will be at the July bash."

ROBERT (BOB) SIMPSON (1921-26) : Message from Bob’s son: "Bob Simpson was admitted to Pilgrim Hospital, Boston, in December 1998 as a result of a stroke which he had while at the home of Sandbeck House. He is still there and making slow progress."

DEREK SNELL (1951-56) : "Thank you for your letter, I have already contacted 11 O.C.s." (Not bad for a man who is blind! Well done, Derek! CL.)

RACHAEL STEAD (1989-96) : "In September ’96 I went to Newcastle University to study English Literature & French. At present I am taking a year out in Belgium where I am working as English Assistant in a Secondary school and as an English teacher at a private institution. I’ll return to Newcastle for my final year, after which I hope to go to New Zealand for a year. Last summer I spent 3 months in Vancouver, Canada, working & then travelling.

ALAN STORR (1950-57) : "Arrive Caistor from Canada on July 2^nd. Looking forward to the Reunion."

SHEILA SWINFEN (STAFF 1968-91) : "Recently I met JANE MARRIOTT (1933-38). She & her sister HELEN (MARRIOTT) TOLLOWAY had heard of the proposed reunion and would be interested in details. Miss Marriott (retired nanny & later nurse) lives in Lincoln. Guess where MANDY JANE & HELEN MARRIOTT, at CGS in the sixties and seventies, got their names

CATHARINE (FOX) TAGLIATI (1979-87) : Message from Cathi’s mother "Catherine fell down stairs just after Christmas when she was carrying Ella and slipped on the last two steps. She broke her fibular, tibia & heel bone and has now a plate and nuts & bolts for an ankle which she will have for the rest of her days. She also tore all her ligaments and muscles. She did a right good job but it could have been worse – Ella could have been hurt also. LINDA (THOMPSON) & Rod visited Cathi whilst I was in Oxford. They see a lot of each other and have always kept in touch."

ELAINE TANNER (1964-71) : "I’m as quick with my correspondence as I was with my homework! I was so pleased to learn how busy you are keeping. I take it that means that you are hale & hearty as well as adventurous! Unfortunately I couldn’t make the reunion as I was on holiday in Spain. Hope I make the next one. I was tickled by the photo of the "Thick Boarders’ Corner" in the ’98 mag."

JULIET (CURD) TERBLANCHE (1981-86) : "Good to hear news of old friends. I’m still out here in South Africa and really loving it. Doing a variety of things in order to make a living – which seems to be the way to survive in this area and helps keep life interesting! One of my most recent ventures has been catering (following in mother’s footsteps?!) – delicious vegetarian food at parties, festivals and a local craft market – hard work but fun! Mum & Dad have left Lincolnshire and are living in Ballater. Brother DAVID CURD (1979-84) has owned his own publishing/advertising company for over 8 years now and last year opened an additional office in Florida; the original one being in Belsize Park. He’s enjoying Florida, but now plans to move his office to New York as it is the centre of publishing/advertising in the States (Mum’s delighted – great for Christmas shopping!) I love hearing about your latest travels. You certainly visit some exciting places. Where to this year?"

CAROLINE THOMPSON (1982-87) : "I had a Christmas card from NICOLA DUGGAN who is teaching in Lancaster. I will pass on the O.C. mag. & news of the reunion. I hope we will be able to make it."

MARY (REED) THOMPSON (1954-61) : "Thanks for good wishes & mags. Hope to be there in July."

ROSEMARY (BALDOCK) THOMPSON (1973-80) : "Life remains as hectic as ever. The boys are more than a handful. I have problems coping with 2, how my mum managed 4 of us I don’t know! Last year I was put forward to do the English National Board 997/998 course. I found studying really difficult, but the hard work paid off, as I passed the course, so I’m now a fully qualified Teacher/Assessor of other nurses, a qualification which will be useful if I want to further my career, but now, working full time sometimes makes me feel that I am missing so much with the boys. Darryl, the eldest, appears to be a bright lad but I wonder what happens to him when he walks through the door. Jason at nearly 3 is well ready for playgroup & we’re waiting for a place."

NIGEL TODD (1975-83) : "Many thanks for mags. I wish a few more of my year were mentioned. Anyone know the whereabouts of MARK JUDD, RACHEL REED, GUY HUGHES, RALPH ALLEN, EDWARD FLANAGAN? ALLISON (WAUGH) MASCIADRI and her Swiss husband Peter live in Switzerland but keep in regular touch with us. Looking forward to the reunion."

"SWEENEY" TODD (1972-75) : "Amazed by the way news of the reunion has spread far and wide!"

PATRICIA TROWBRIDGE (1965-71) : "Your letter makes me feel tired but there’s a job for you here now you’ve done a course in Furniture Restoration & Upholstery as we lose our young lad this Christmas. The photograph of the TBC (Thick Boarders’ Corner) at the back of the ’98 mag. makes me look like Hopkirk deceased for those of you who remember Randall & Hopkirk. I shall have to appear at the reunion just to prove I’m not a ghost."

KATE (WILLIAMS) SOMERBY/ TURNER (1972-80) : "I have been meaning to write to you for 18 months, but somehow being a mother and (occasionally) working seem to have absorbed me totally, I do enjoy the magazines and often spend days infuriated by my bad memory as I try to recall a face to match up with a name. More embarrassing is that I often do that in my work too – it’s definitely a sign of getting old when you walk into a rehearsal room and someone greets you like a long lost friend and you haven’t a clue what job you did together.

I haven’t been able to do so much work since having Flora – going off on tour, or doing a show too far from London just isn’t feasible any more. The costs of travelling with a Nanny are far in excess of theatre wages, so theatre jobs have become a luxury I afford myself once or twice a year. I have been doing quite a lot of education work for the National Theatre, particularly last year when I wrote the Education Pack for "Oh What A Lovely War", which went off on tour in a tent, and then led workshops with teachers and students all over the country to prepare them for seeing the show. This was very rewarding and incredibly moving too. Apart from that I played Miss Bingley and Lady Catherine de Burgh in "Pride and Prejudice", doing a short tour (Coventry, High Wycombe, London & Darlington) and, believe it or not, did a Pampers advert with Flora! Right now I’m devising another education project for the National Theatre with a group of schools in Dewsbury.

We still have Flora’s mad Spanish nanny for 2 days a week ("So, you want me take out now either?" – roughly translated means "Shall we go for a walk"). Some of my time is spent trying to turn rubble & concrete into a garden behind our new home. I have little news of the long lost sons of Caistor. I exchange Christmas cards with SALLY HANNINGTON, KAREN POTTS & FIONA WHITE and I have bumped into PIP WARMOTH a couple of times. I would very much like to get in touch with JACKIE CROSS and I’d be delighted to hear from other O.C.s. My regards to JANE LINSELL & JOHN BROWN."

NANCY (PRIESTLEY) VERNAM (1938-45) : "Also interested in the Reunion are MARY WATERLOW & MARY (CAVE) BORST."

JUNE (MARRIOTT) WALDEN (1964-67) : "Many thanks for all your hard work on our behalf."

JOY (PHILLIPSON) WALKER (1948-53) : "This year I spent Christmas with my sister, MARGARET (PHILLIPSON) COLLINGWOOD (1945-50) in Zelam See, Austria. We had a wonderful time together and did lots of reminiscing and talking about schooldays at CGS. It is not often we get together for Margaret lives in Frome in Somerset and I live in Market Rasen. Margaret has 6 children (3 boys & 3 girls) and 9 grandchildren."

IRENE (ASPLAND) WARD (1971-78) : "I met "SWEENEY" TODD who persuaded me to come to the reunion and this resolution was supported by a lengthy phone conversation with CAROLE (McWATT) RANDALL. I recently met J.F. at a school'’ 6 a side football match which my youngest son’s team lost in the final tournament. I hadn’t noticed him through the driving rain but I couldn’t fail to recognise the voice. I’m pleased to say I must have finally grown up because he kissed me goodbye!! We go on holiday to Florida for 2 weeks followed by a week in the Bahamas, so I should have a good tan when I see you."

VERONICA (COLVER) WARD : "At last, after about 40 years, STEPHANIE & I met LINDA COTTERILL in Covent Garden! It was wonderful & we just picked up where we had left off. I look forward to seeing more of Linda – a very interesting and creative person as she always was. Thanks for assisting with the meeting. Very good to see CGS so outstanding. Can’t come on 3^rd July – brother HUGH’s son, Piers, is getting married that day."

LOUISE (ALLEN) WEBSTER (1984-90) : "My husband’s job has brought us down to Cambridge and I have taken a job working for Krupp Canford in Bedford as an analyst/programmer. My sister, CATHERINE ALLEN (1989-1995) is currently back in the area on work placement as part of her Geography degree. She is working alongside the park rangers in Grimsby. After some consultation with the public in June, she has to produce a report of recommendations for Weelsby Woods. My brother, MARK ALLEN (1986-91) has recently become engaged to Sarah Gerrard from Grimsby. They are to be married next May. I have recently been in touch with HEIDI WARD (1986-89) who is now living in Bolton, and I will be going up to see her on her birthday next week. Mrs Clilverd will be pleased to hear that I have taken up hockey again, playing for Wintringham Ladies 2^nd team last season."

PETER WATMOUGH (1981-88) : "My Engineering Consultancy is in its 2^nd year of trading and is doing well." (Congratulations! CL)

EVELYN (COXON) WEST ; "You seem to pack so much into your life. I do envy you for I’m afraid we don’t do much these days. We went to my son for Christmas, being driven to Norman Cross where Antony met us. I really enjoyed seeing all the family and their friends. Stephanie is in the first year in the 6^th and is going on a trip to Nepal in July for which she had to earn the money. She is quite a live wire."

HELEN (PICKERING) WHITE (1967-74) : "I’m teaching at the local comprehensive – 0.5 of a timetable spread throughout the week. The standard I teach is a far cry from my 8 years at Skinners, a Boys Grammar School in Tunbridge Wells. I have a year 11 set 4 who are the lowest group apart from the Specials. They are taking the Foundation Level GCSE and will do well if they achieve an F grade! Not only are they poor academically but they have an appalling attitude. How I long to teach A level again! Daughter Joanne is now at Secondary School & tries to avoid any contact with me. She is doing well but is not sufficiently stretched to avoid her being bored in some subjects. It is disappointing that by moving we denied her the chance of going to the grammar school. Although she is very good at maths, you will be pleased to hear that her favourite subjects are English and Drama. She loves writing poetry. I don’t know where she has got this from as husband Dave is an engineer and very much on the science side too. Son Stephen is in Year 5 at the local primary and is also very good at maths but not English.

I’m still playing tennis and play for Leominster which is about 14 miles away. We are in the top Division of the Hereford & Worcester League so the standard is very good. This part of the country is really peaceful and, although there are some disadvantages living here, we certainly don’t regret moving from the South East. We walk out of our front door and see the hills in one direction and the fields down to the river in the other – beautiful!"

JANE (POLLOCK) WHITE (1970-77) : "ROBINA (McWATT) kindly sent me the latest "Old Caistorian" & I would love to be there at the Reunion for a wander down Memory Lane."

CHRIS WHITEN (1984-90) : "After graduating from Medical School in 1996, I have worked in a number of hospitals around London and also spent six months in a central Liverpool Casualty Dept. which was very enlightening! I am currently a Senior House Officer in general medicine and have only one further exam to sit before becoming a fully fledged physician; I hope to go on to specialise in gastroenterology.

I still keep in touch (more & more infrequently!) with ALISTAIR CLARK and SIMON APPLEYAED who are both doing very well. NICOLA GARDINER is enjoying life as a teacher (and part-time tour guide!) in Thailand, and I have been fortunate enough to visit her there recently, as have a number of other friends. My brother SIMON WHITEN (1984-87) is also living in London working for a publishing company. He spends most of his time racing cycles, but I understand he still has time to keep in touch with a few of his friends from CGS and he occasionally sees MARK WALTERS who also lives in London."

ANNMARIE (HAGGIS) WILKIN (1964-71) : "Sorry for the delay in sending the Mag. form – I would not like to be excluded from the mailing list!"

SARAH WILKINSON (1988-93) : "After CGS I went to Grimsby College to study A levels English, Human Biology & Physical Education. Success there gained me a place at Bangor University on a Bed (Hons) Primary Education course from which I graduate in July. Bangor has much the same family spirit as CGS in my memorable years there.

My best friend at Caistor, RACHAEL LAKE went to Repton School then on to Warwick for an American History course. LUCY SHEASBY went to Derby to study English & Business, I believe. I hope to return to N.E.Lincs & Lincs if a junior (KS2) teaching post arises. It was fantastic to receive the Caistor Chronicle. I loved my years at CGS. Sport was my highlight – Holland for hockey and skiing in Bulgaria, Italy and France with Mr GRAHAM. Athletics & cross country were equal fun and I know Mrs CLILVERD enjoyed our success. I look forward to the Reunion and wonder if anyone from my years will be there."

LIZ (ROBERTS) (1957-64) & ELEANORE (1981-86) WILSON : "Daughter "NEL" still plays loads of hockey, scores the odd goal! She gave ladies rugby a go in 1997/8 season but wasn’t big enough to cope with the hefty females in tackles. She tended to get towed along the pitch while hanging on grimly, instead of bringing her opponent down as intended. She likes her holidays in hot climes – Greece, Turkey, Tunisia, Goa, Margarita & Florida all having featured in recent years, & she should be in the Dominican Republic at the moment if the plane was mended (phone call from airport 90 minutes after supported departure time – "Guess what – the plane’s broke! & spare part is stuck in a car in the rush hour on the M25 on a Monday morning."

Mother LIZ having been pole-axed by ‘flu just before Christmas and missing every …… carol concert she’d rehearsed for is still trying to catch up with 1998, never mind thinking about ’99. I know GILL ( JOHNSON) WILSON was over here for Christmas/New Year, but we didn’t manage to make contact. Otherwise, house, garden, Guiding & other committees keep me out of mischief. I’m on 4 committees but only secretary to 3 of them – I can nod off in the 4^th! As soon as anyone finds out I was a Sec. In my previous incarnation, I’m shackled! Congratulations to CGS on its Charter Mark – I saw it in today’s (26/1/99) Daily Telegraph. Decided not to keep the Caistor Chronicle because I felt a bit too far removed from school now for it to be very interesting."

JOYCE (MOORE) WITT (1922-24) : "I may have to come to the Reunion by public transport. I don’t suppose there is still a station at Moortown –for-Caistor."

MARJORIE (SCOTT) WOODCOCK (1942-47) : "Thank you very much for the mag. – just full of interesting news and memories. Along with many others I have felt so proud of the achievements of CGS during the past year. It is now 10 years since I retired early from Lincoln Maternity Unit and, like many before me, I wonder how I ever found time to go to work! On May 4^th, 1998 my first attempt as an author –"Southrey – Not the Back of Beyond" – was launched to coincide with our Church Centenary. Of the 500 copies, at the time of writing, only 60 remain for sale. Needless to say, all profits are for our church. By the next issue of "Old Caistorians" I hope to have launched my second book."

LESLEY (BARTON) WORTH (1961-66) : "You no doubt hear this from every correspondent, but I find the speed with which the years fly by quite frightening. Last year has included managing to gain my Certificate in Careers Guidance through Nottingham University (couldn’t miss the chance of balancing a mortarboard just once) and three changes of jobs – who says employers are ageist! I am now working at a housing project, which provides a stepping stone towards independent living for 16-25 year olds. The young people have had to leave home for various reasons and the work involves providing advice and support to help them eventually cope on their own and, needless to say, there are few dull moments! The youngsters I have met over the last few years have taught me a lot – tolerance, sense of humour, never to judge, and a huge vocabulary of expletives.

My sister, ANN (BARTON) Norwich and continues to work as a health centre manager. There was a lifetime achievement for us both earlier this year when we took part in the Race For Life in Norwich and managed to run the whole course within Research Fund to raise money for research into women’s cancer. Hundreds of women run" without stopping. The races are held in various locations throughout the country and are organised by the Imperial Ca in memory of…. " Or "in celebration of…." And Ann’s huge effort was in both celebration and memory of MARY (GEESON) CHATTERTON – I was very proud of her. Before signing off, a note of thanks for keeping us all up to date on old friends and acquaintances. "

THE LEE FAMILY’s CGS TREE

1919 FRANCES SMITH (AUDREY LEE’s cousin who emigrated to Australia as a teenager)

1936-40 JOHN BRIGGS (A.L.’S brother)

1941-47 AUDREY LEE

1948-56 ANN (GREY) BROUGH (al.’s niece)

1968-75 JOHN LEE (A.L.’s son)

1970-77 MARTYN LEE (A.L.’s son)

80. KATRINA (HEASON) LEE (MARTYN’s wife & A.L.’s daughter-in-law)
81. ALAN LEE (A.L.’s son)

1998 - JAMES LEE (A.L.’s grandson)

( Is this a record? CL)

AUDREY LEE ; " I was in constant touch with my cousin Frances until she died about two years ago. When BRENDA (ROOTS) BARKER visited me about 8 years ago, I gave her Frances’ address as they both lived in Adelaide, with the result that Brenda visited her regularly. Imagine Frances’ delight to see an Old Caistorian after living in Australia since her teenage years. Now she could really talk to someone who knew Caistor and the old school. Until she died, she always wrote of those early days with great affection & her love of the "old country" shone through all her letters."

MINI REUNION at the MILL, COVENHAM on Saturday, 20^th November,1999

"MOGGIE " DAVIES, TIM DENBY & his wife, ROBERT DODDS & his wife, DON & Rosalie FENWICK, KEN & Sally HAW, PIM HUNTER, DOUG SERGEANT and FRANK WATERMAN met for an enjoyable evening.

OUT of the MOUTHS of BABES – OFSTED – NATIVITY – DAHAB by ALISON LUCAS (1958-65)

Dec. 27^{th 1998.} Just a few notes from Dahab in Egypt. (NB Alison’s previous job was in a London nursery with only one English-speaking child, the others were multi-ethnic. Her experiences are recounted on pages 24 & 25 of the 1997 "O.C" – a good laugh if anyone kept a copy. CL)

I thought you might be interested in how the children from an up-market area treated our OFSTED people. One child looked and identified one and said, "There’s a chair for people like you over there." – No it wasn’t a "naughty chair"!!

An Inspector came late to "look at Numeracy" and asked a group to count the number of children in relation to the number of milks. Another child said, "We’ve just done that, silly!" Joining another group the same person asked the children about cutting the apple up and how it was done. Again, "You’re too late, we cut it in half, in quarters, in eighths and now we’re eating it! Where’s your cup of tea?" That obviously being the password for accepting a strange adult into the group.

They were much funnier at Christmas time this year. Overheard conversation between two children."Whose birthday is it at Christmas?"

Answer , "Jesus" – "and he had nails on the wood, - and it’s not funny!"

First child, "No,no, he had long hair but not nails, - he’s not a girl!"

Another vignette of me trying to restore order to situations veering dangerously out of control. Boy, - Roy insisting on dressing up as Mary. (We did have hay bales and a stable and costumes for those who wanted to enact the scene.) After three days of Roy in pale blue shift, dark blue veil "being Mary", it had to be stopped as he punched a girl on the nose who also wanted to be "Mary". I explained Mary was not the type who went around punching people on the nose and he must take the Mary clothes off and not be Mary again that day! Five minutes later I caught sight of a whirling dervish of blue gyrating wildly to imaginary music in the Christmas house.

Assuming righteous anger, I approached this small transvestite, "Roy, I said you couldn’t be Mary again today, - and, if you are being Mary, then who is looking after Baby Jesus?"

• Without hesitation he replied, "Well, these three kings came along, so I left them minding the baby, and me & Joseph came out for a dinner and dance."
• After four years of repetition and body language, I find this munificence of vocabulary leaves me with no answer! Well, what can you say?

Last words from multi ethnic Wembley, (98% other nationalities). Me "Today is the "end of term" now do you remember what I told you we say for this?"

Eager Pakistani girl, "Yes,yes, I know – you say,"today we are cracking up!" Out of the mouths of babes and infants!

Dahab is really deserted in its true meaning, there are huge barren mountains behind us and across the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba and down to Saudi Arabia, and the intense silence of the desert settles around you like wings soothed only by the lap of the waves at the edge of the reef. Whilst I was walking back from watching the sunset behind these stark, sore mountains, out of the dusk rode six Bedouin at great speed on thin white camels with their baby camels tied behind them. Our hotel looks totally misplaced in this setting and has tried to claim boundaries. The Bedouin rode straight through the beach, sunbeds, parasols, beach bars and all and out of the other side leaving only a stirring of dust, as they disappeared, silhouetted on the dune before arriving in "down-town Dahab". It’s Ramadan, so no one is to be seen or heard from dawn to dusk as they wait for the sunset so that they can break their fast. The village ("down-town Dahab") is alive all night with markets & bazaars selling everything you can imagine from spices, dried fish, gold, leather, and live chickens tied by their legs. It is the biggest centre for any drugs you could possibly want. Unfortunately we are only too aware of the truth of this side of "down-town Dahab". If you have lost a son or daughter to back-packing, you may find them here! The food is fabulous, the fish to eat and to see swimming about on the reef are beautifully jewelled and patterned and there is nowhere on this earth better for a tired old teacher who is "cracking up" to recover! Where would be without the joy of children?

The 11 YEAR CYCLE – WINIFRED VARLOW REMEMBERED BY HER PUPILS

OCs, RACHEL (SPALDING) GRAINGER & ROBIN GREEN, were among other ex-pupils who visited Winifred Varlow on the 9^th day of the 9^th month of the 99^th year, remembering her lessons on the 11 year cycle way back in the year 1955. Well done, Winifred, your words of wisdom fell on very fertile ground!

MARTIN ANDERSON (1966-73) is prospering in business in N.E.Lincs. He has a son of 16 and a daughter of 14.

DAVID BELL (1969-76) is still farming in North Kelsey.

JOHN F. BELL is the Senior Research Officer, Research & Evaluation Division, University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate.

LINDA (WILKINSON) BIRD was elected to Caistor Town Council this summer where she joins her daughter SARAH (BIRD) KNAPTON who became a Town Councillor in February.

CHRISTOPHER BLAND (1988-95) graduated from Somerville College, Oxford, with a Masters Degree in Engineering and Computing Science. He had to miss his graduation ceremony because of a five week sailing trip. He will take up a Commission in the Royal Navy as the next step in his career.

IAN BROSTER gained a 1st-class Honours Degree in Computer Science.

KEVIN BROSTER is studying at the University of Portsmouth. Recently he raised £175 in a sponsored headshave at the White Hart in Caistor in support of the Child Development Centre at Grimsby Hospital. Former fellow CGS pupils, SAM FRANKLIN, PAUL MARRIOTT, JULIE SULKOWSKI &CLARE WOOD, were there to support him.

JOHN CAWKWELL (1952-57) is a Builder.

VIV CAWKWELL (1952-57) 2 children, Pete (36) & Mandy (33) and 2 grandchildren, Sarah (!!) & Jacob (8).

SALLY (REEVE) CHARLTON (1972-79) is married with 2 children. She gained a BA 2:1 Sociology in 1997. She is now working for NCH Action for Children as Project Worker for Young People Leaving Care & Homeless.

MERYL (RILEY) CHARMAN (1965-72) is a part-time Architectural Technician. She is married with a daughter (12) and a son (7).

ABIGAIL CLAYTON (1986-93) graduated from Birmingham University after achieving a Master of Philosophy in Molecular and Cellular Immunology and Oncology. She is now continuing her studies at Birmingham, doing a PhD.

LUCY COGGON (1985-91) IS A Staff Nurse at Castle Hill hospital; moving to Guernsey in November.

IAN DAWSON (1973-78) worked for Nickerson Seeds Ltd for 14 years and then in April 1999 he changed jobs and now works as a Senior Trials Officer for Arable Research Centres at Benniworth.

MADELAINE DE WIT started working towards the Duke of Edinburgh’s Bronze award five years ago. Her commitment was rewarded when she accepted an invitation to Buckingham Palace for the presentation of her Duke of Edinburgh Gold award certificate.

FIONA EASTAUGH-WARING has qualified as a Chartered Accountant after many years of hard slog and is now waiting to see what Anglian Water can offer her in the way of promotion in its latest reorganisation.

STEPHEN EASTAUGH-WARING is a Lecturer in Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Bristol, planning to specialise in Sports Medicine. Successfully completed the Ironman Triathlon in 11.5 hours, and represented Great Britain in the World Championships in Sweden in 1999. Having to concentrate on work this coming year with final professional exam. looming, but hope to compete in the Californian Ironman in May 2000 (my memory for pain and utter misery is obviously too short!).

BERENICE EDMONDS is going to work in New Zealand and is hoping to see MELANIE (LARDER) who emigrated to Australia in the summer. She spent the evening with FIONA (WOODLEY) & her husband before they left for High Wycombe. Their children, aged 8 & 12, are away at school in Salisbury because Simon’s postings are fairly frequent.

KERRY FEATHERSTONE (1984-91) is doing a PhD in English at Nottingham Trent University.

JANE (SCLATER) FISHER is working part time for a group of School Governors. Her son ,Henry, (11) is at the Norwich Cathedral School.

BOBBY (POWELL) GEORGHIOU (1967-74) is Deputy Head at Westholme School in Blackburn. She has two daughters aged 9 and 13.

CAROLYN GRANT (1991-98) was delighted to be presented with her Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award Certificate at Buckingham Palace. The occasion was hosted by the Duke of Edinburgh and Prince Edward attended. Congratulations, Carolyn, this award was gained by much commitment and hard work.

SARAH ANN HARRIS (1988-93) gained her B.Ed 2:1 in July 1998.

STUART HARVEY (1952-59) graduated from Sheffield then in 1967 he emigrated to Canada and has been there ever since with minor incursions to USA & other regions of Canada. He came over to the UK earlier this year.

FRAN (BROWN) HEWIS (1954-61) is one of the leading lights in the Friendly Artists’ exhibition at St Nicolas Church, Great Coates where she exhibits her paintings.

MARGARET (WILSON) HOWARD (1965-72) is a teacher and is married with two boys aged 10 & 12.

SARAH (WILKIN) HOWDEN is working at WCF Fuels, North Killingholme. Married to John; no children, two cats.

HILARY JANE (MICHEL) JENKINS (1966-73) is a Primary School Teacher, seconded to a school near Huddersfield for the year 1998-1999. She & David have two children, David, born July 1980 and Rebecca, born November 1981.

KATE (WRIGHT-NOOTH) KELLER is Deputy Head at Leytonstone, London.

JAMES LAKE (1990-95) is at Lancaster University studying Law/Criminology.

RACHAEL LAKE (1988-93) is at Warwick University studying History.

KIMBERLY LAMMIN (1987-95) gained a B Sc in Medical Science in 1998 and is now at Manchester University studying Clinical Medicine.

GRANT LOCKETT (1980-87) is still the Manager of the Citizens’ Advice Bureau in Grimsby, but he has had to resign from being a Youth Worker because the time commitment was too demanding.

BRENDA (MELLORS) MARRIOTT (1954-61) Teacher Training at Derby. Taught P.E. in Derbyshire & Nottinghamshire. Head of Year 1986-95 in local Comprehensive School. Early Retirement 1995 onwards.

CHARLIE MASON (1984-91) living in Cheshire, working for Rank Hovis McDougall.

DAVID MICHEL (1961-66) is on the staff of Henbury Comprehensive School, Bristol, but spends much time on NAS/UWT casework.

PAUL MICHEL (1965-72) is an Environment Health Officer responsible for Noise Pollution Checking at St Helens. He & Elaine have two children, Adam, born May 1983, and Sophie, born March 1985.

JUDITH (HALLETT) NICHOLS (1955-61) would like news of MARGARET LANGLEY, please.

TONIA NICHOLSON (1979-85) is a Registrar in New Zealand working in the Intensive Care Unit. She came back to England in September for a brief visit.

LINDA (GUDE) OLIVER is one of the directors of Diatom International, a leading supplier of outdoor clothing and equipment, based in Nettleton, which sponsored a five mile walk from Nettleton to commemorate the 25^th anniversary of the Wolds declaration as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

MANOJ PRASAD (1979-82) finished his MBA at Cambridge University and spent two wonderful years as a full time student again and one year as a Hospital Manager. It was hard returning to medicine full time after the break, but it is much better than being a hospital manager! (Manoj would like to meet his fellow OCs.)

NEERAJ PRASAD is happily married and has taken the post of a Consultant Cardiologist in Wales, after spending a year in Toronto.

SANGEETA (PRASAD) continues to juggle a career as a Pharmacist, Mother/housewife, and spent a lot of time with Neeraj in Canada for most of last year.

CLAIRE (BAKER) QUINCEY’s daughters are now aged 11 & 12.

KATHLEEN REED (1986-91) graduated with a BA Hons in English at the University of Wolverhampton and now teaches English in the Community College in Birmingham.

DAVID REYNOLDS (1984-91) received his PhD from Cambridge in October and now works for the drug company, Merck, Sharp & Dohme, doing research; living in Hertfordshire.

LORETTA (EAST) RIVETT has been awarded the Runner Up prize in the Individual category for her work on an Environmental Survey of Osgodby Parish over the last few years. She has divided the parish up into squares which have been mapped and the wildlife has been recorded against the map of each square, giving an important reference record for the future. The judges, chaired by the well-known naturalist Dr David Bellamy, were "very impressed with her enthusiasm and knowledge."

CHRISTOPHER ROYAL (late 1940s) met in Caistor Church HARRY MINNS to whom we are indebted for these notes. "Christopher was at CGS in BOB CAPPER’s time when they were still having their own rations of butter & sugar in their own jars. He was in the school choir & quite a naughty boarder(!). His father was a Vicar in Lincolnshire. Later Christopher went to a private school in Barnard Castle where he didn’t have a very good time. He enjoyed his time in Caistor and had been back to look round a few years ago. He has worked in South Africa, Ascension Island, St Helena and Grays in Essex."

JAMES SCLATER is a Director of Coca-Cola Sweppes.

JANE (POWELL) SELLBERG (1959-66) is teaching on the outskirts of New York. She took a Masters Degree in the USA. Her two daughters are 23 & 14 and her son is 25.

DON SHAW (early 50s ) As Head Boy he was the first person to wear the new school badge which was presented to him by Headmaster Robert Capper.

OLIVIA STAVES graduated with a BA Hons. 2:1 in Fashion Design.

DOMINIC SUTTON (1984-91) is working in London & building up his club D J ing.

"SWEENEY" TODD is an Optician with three practices, Gainsborough; Worksop Lincoln . Three children – Amy 16; Ben 14 and Mark 4.

JACKIE (CROSS) TRENNERY (1872-79) B.Sc 1982 Medical Biochemistry (Birmingham);

Wyeth (Drug Company) 1982-84;

Ph.D St George’s, London in Pharmacology 1984-88

Glaxo Wellcome (Ware) > date – Medical Writer.

Lived in USA from 1990-96. Two kids – Tom (8) & Claire (6).

TRISH TROWBRIDGE (1965-71) was unable to be at the reunion but I was pleased to exhibit a very glamorous photograph of her, which was much admired.

"PIP" NICHOLAS WARMOTH (1973-79) did a Foundation Course at the Grimsby College of Art & Technology, graduated in Art from the Camberwell School of Art in London before moving to the Royal Academy of Art where he completed his Master’s Degree . In the summer he celebrated the success of his exhibition at London’s Motcomb Street Gallery where most of his paintings were sold. His outstanding work has taken him overseas where he has held exhibitions in New York, Chicago and Hongkong as well as in several galeries in London.

JANE WILCOCKSON nursing (RGN) working in a nursing home in Scunthorpe and living in Caistor.

KATY WOODHOUSE (1988-95) former Head Girl has been awarded a Master of Chemistry Honours Degree by Oxford University. She was elected captain of Women’s Boats for Merton College and rowed as stroke for the Merton Women’s First Eight, gaining blades on four occasions during her time at Oxford. She now takes up an appointment in the City of London as a graduate trainee in the asset management division of an investment bank.

PAUL WOODROFFE is an Electronics Engineer at the British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge.

KATE BEECHEY (1984-90) recently married Colin . They are both currently in the navy.

HAYDN ROSS GRAYSON married Elizabeth Jane Elliott at Mortomley St Saviours Church, Sheffield when Ross’s sister, SAMANTHA GRAYSON, was one of the three bridesmaids. The couple enjoyed a honeymoon in Luxembourg and will make their home in Newbolt Close, Caistor.

FIONA KEWLEY married in April, 1999 in Australia when LOUISE SHEPHERD and RACHEL (HODSON) BELLERBY were guests.

STAFF SGT ANDREW LANCASTER MARRIOTT married Michelle Josephine Reed at All Saints Church, Grasby. The bridegroom’s nieces, Hannah & Lucy Dawson, daughters of sister ,RUTH (MARRIOTT) DAWSON & brother-in-law, IAN DAWSON who was the usher. The couple plan to make their home in London.

(In Hannah’s presence I asked Ian & Ruth to write a short account of this event, hoping to glean information about O.Cs. On their return home Hannah announced that she wanted to do the writing & the following is the unexpurgated result – I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.)

To Mrs Linsell

When I was a Bridesmaid I walked with Lucy behind two other bridsmade ther names were Jade and Clare and Jade was a bit nouhty and it was fun and I wore an ivory dress with some velcro golden cotton roasis and ivory shos with buccles. And I sat on the top tabbel nextto Grandpa and clare. and I got off my chere and went to see Ben uncleAndrew and Michelles Baby. And Antie cristeen and Uncle allen was looking after him. And me and lucy got gwiden spesheil necles and they were gowlden and they where byotifull and it came in a speshell box. And I had a chircell of flowws on my hedd and a bascit of flowws and clere tirnd round and gevev me her flowws bicuss she had ro tack Michelles vegull off here faches and tack her flowws. And all my Annites were there aswell. Love from Hannah (Hannah Dawson aged 6)

SARA ANNE MULCASTER married Terence John Smithson in June, 1999 at Caistor Register Office. Terence is employed at Northampton Wildlife Trust and Sara is currently studying Nursing in Edinburgh. They met in 1989 when they were both at Manchester University. They spent their honeymoon walking in Derbyshire and will make their home in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire.

JAMES SCLATER married Melanie Johnson, a Production Buyer for Mars, in 1998.

REBECCA JANE SEVERN married Glen Murphy, a keen footballer, in August, 1999 at St Nicolas Church, Great Coates, near Grimsby. Their honeymoon was taken in Mexico. They will set up home in Alton, Hampshire.

MARTIN SHAW married Joanne Montgomery in Sri Lanka.

NEIL WRIGHT married Patricia Scott in June 1999 at All Saints Church, Tealby. The best man was PAUL TINKER.

CATHERINE YATES married Christopher Marsham on the 30^th April, 1999 at Caistor.

EDWARD BATES (1979-84) & his wife have a son, Charlie Edward, born on 1^st August, 1998.

JONATHAN & Zoe BRANT a daughter on 26^th May, 1999, a sister for Victoria and Richard.

DEAN & Isabelle CLARK have two children, Julie (7) and Laurie (5).

JAMES & Hilary FARMERY (1978-84) a son, Jack David, on 27^th October, 1998.

"BIGGS " HILL & his wife have a son, Felix, born late 1997.

ANDREW & Michelle MARRIOTT have a son, Benjamin John William, born June 6^th, 1999.

ROBERT PLASKITT (1979-86) & his wife have a son, Adam Michael, born in October, 1999.

STEPHEN PLASKITT (1980-87 & his wife have a daughter, Catherine Elizabeth, born in October, 1999.

MARTIN & Joanne SHAW have a daughter, Jemima Holly, born on 31^st December,1998.

ROBERT & Anne-Marie SUDDABY have a daughter, Hannah Louise, born on 23^rd November,1998, a sister for Laura Marie (3).

DEBORAH (MOOR) & Tom WILDGOOSE have a son, Joseph William Thomas, born on 17^th June, 1999.

CHRISTIAN YATES & his wife have a son, Callum Robert, born in September, 1998.

CANON JOHN KENNETH BRUMPTON died early in 1999. He was born in the house, now called "Elmfield", opposite Caistor Church gates and always had a yearning for a career in the Church. The grandson of Mrs Brighton who was the Chairman of CGS Governors for many years, he attended CGS and studied Divinity at Cambridge University. He was the Parish Priest of St Mary’s , Barnsley and an Emeritus Canon of Wakefield Cathedral. He retired to Grimsby and, during the Inter-regnum at Caistor, he assisted by officiating at several services. His funeral service was held in Grimsby at St Augustine’s at Hippo where many Church Dignitaries were present. Interment took place at Holton-le-Moor where his wife is buried.

LAWRENCE DAVEY, father of SHIRLEY (DAVEY) CONNOR died in November 1997. He was at CGS in the 1920’s and was taught by "POP" LINSELL whom he held in great respect and affection.

MARK ANDREW GREEN (1963-70) died peacefully at the Leicester Hospice, on April 1^st, 1999, after a brave fight against cancer. He had had treatment for a brain tumour, recovered sufficiently for him to return to work and then the recurrence proved terminal. He leaves his wife, Carol, and their three young children, Charlotte, Jon and Joanna.

GEOFF HALL (1957-63) the son of Bob Hall, a former pharmacist in Caistor, and a great friend of MICHAEL CAVALLINI, died of cancer after much suffering in November, 1999.

DOUG HARRISON (1927-34) died earlier this year. DOUG was born in North Kelsey in 1916 and was the grandson of Frederick Ralphs, the first headmaster of North Kelsey School. He won a scholarship to CGS and attended St John’s College, York. He taught in many places in Lincolnshire before joining the RAF in 1940, serving initially as a PT instructor and later teaching navigation to air crew. After the war he returned to teaching, moving to Broughton School where he married Nancy in 1949. In 1954 he was appointed to his first headship, at New Holland Church of England School, where he founded the Choir. In 1961 he became Headmaster at Bottesford Primary School, later moving across to the new junior school, which was always a hive of activity, with a strong community of committed and enthusiastic teachers. A major feature of the school was the choir which Doug ran himself and which appeared in festivals, churches, chapels and on BBC Radio Humberside. He retired in 1981. He played village cricket and football in his younger days and was a vicar’s warden, member of the Parish Council and the PCC, President of the local branch of the NAS and President of the North Lindsey branch of NAHT. At 54 he took up golf and played three times a week until he was 81. His other great enthusiasms were for literature and music, passions which he passed on to his family and many of his pupils. He wrote articles and had a novel published in 1978 and played his beloved piano every day. He leaves a widow, Nancy, son Jonty , daughter-in-law Alison and two granddaughters, Clare and Emma.

JUDY HOWITT (DEPUTY HEAD 1989-98) died on the 19^th January 1999 after suffering ill-health very bravely and cheerfully for many months. Judy Howitt was educated at Cleethorpes Girls Grammar and, after obtaining a degree in history at Durham University, returned to teach at the same school. She later became a senior sixth form tutor at Sir John Nelthorpe School in Brigg, playing an important role in the development of the Joint Brigg Sixth Form with the Vale of Ancholme School. She became Deputy Head at CGS in 1989 where she played a key role in its development; helping to prepare it for the transition to Grant Maintained Status in 1991, and also steering it through its OFSTED inspection in 1995.

Headmaster Roger Hale said," Judy was greatly valued. She displayed many great qualities throughout her teaching career; her concern for others and excellent organisation were combined with an ambitious and imaginative understanding as to what could be achieved and the determination to do it. Her steady and immensely capable leadership was an example to us all. She was extremely sad to have to take early retirement in 1998 on grounds of ill health because CGS meant so much to her, just as she continues to mean so much to us. It is a great sadness that she was able to have such a short period of retirement, but it is some consolation that her colleagues were able to celebrate her distinguished career at a memorable retirement dinner in September 1998. I know that she greatly enjoyed that occasion. "

RUTH (PARKER) ROWE died in the Summerfield Rest Home, Sutton-on-Sea on 22^nd January,1999. She had had a tough time with Alzheimer’s disease for some time and this, combined with acute bronchitis, proved to be too much for her. After the funeral, her sons, Peter Rowe and his brother, took her ashes back to Cornwall and they now lie with those of her husband in the churchyard of Mylor Bridge. Donations in memory of Ruth Rowe were made to the NSPCC.

TREVOR FOULKES ( HEADMASTER 1981-95) is the Chairman of the Grimsby & Cleethorpes Branch of Cruse Bereavement Care.

ROSS GRAYSON holds the Boys’ Brigade Queen’s Award and works for a Shipping Services company in Immingham.

LINDA (THOMPSON) JACOBS (1979-86) is working for Proctor & Gamble.

ANDREW MARRIOTT is a Staff Sgt serving with the Adjutant Generals Corps.

CATHERINE (YATES) MARSHAM is a Quality Control Manager at Cherry Valley Farms.

REBECCA (SEVERN) MURPHY has just left University and has taken up a post as a teacher in Hampshire.

TONIA NICHOLSON (1979-84) is a Registrar in a hospital in New Zealand.

SARA MULCASTER is currently studying to be a nurse in Edinburgh.

CHRISTOPHER ROYAL is Head of Science at St John’s International School. Ladprao, Bangkok.

ROBERT & Anne-Marie SUDDABY now live in the Fowlers’ (J.F.&E.F.) previous residence in Ayscough Grove.

NAME YRS at CGS NAME YRS at CGS

SIMON ALLSOP 1973-80 PATRICK ANDERSON 1943-48

CHRIS (BATTY) ARAM 1964-69 ANN ASHLEY-SMITH (STAFF)

PHILIP ASHLEY-SMITH (STAFF) MATTHEW & Carole ATKIN 1973-80

JAYNE BARR 1981-88 ROSEMARY (SMITH) BAXENDALE1957-62

EILEEN & Geoff BEACROFT 1948-55 RACHEL (HODSON) BELLERBY 1981-88

ELSIE (JONES) BENNETT 1967-71 MITRA BERKSHIRE 1966-72

MARGARET (GRIFFITHS BLADES 1941-52 MARY (CAVE) BORST 1934-44

DAVID BOXX 1966-71 ROSALIND (PENTELOW) BOYCE 1956-61

JOHN BROWN 1960-67 JANE (MAULTBY) BROTHWELL 1970-75

CHRISTINE (BONTOFT) CARRICK 1968-73 IAN"PONY" & Mrs CARTWRIGHT1971-78

PAUL & Donna CARTWRIGHT 1969-76 MICHAEL CAVALLINI 1955-61

JOHN & VIV .(DRURY) CAWKWELL 1947-57 DEREK CHAMBERS

RACHEL CHARLETT 1989-96 SALLY (REEVE) CHARLTON 1972-79

MERYL (RILEY) CHARMAN 1965-70 JEAN (TAYLOR) CHILDS 1951-58

LUCY COGGON 1985-91 ALWYN COLES 1951-56

SHEILA (DOWSE) COLLINS 1958-63 SHIRLEY (DAVY) CONNOR 1944-51

BRENDA (HEBBLEWHITE) CROSS 1963-70 GERRY&JEANCROSSLEY(STAFF)1975-96

PHIL CROWE 1956-63 JILL DALES 1950-56

CATHERINE DAVIES 1960-67 Mhairi,widow of Mr DAVIES(STAF 1950-60

MAUREEN "MOGGIE" DAVIES 1948-53 PAUL "SWEENEY" DAVIS-TODD 1973-76

IAN & RUTH (MARRIOTT) DAWSON 1973-85 TIM DENBY 1946-51

DAVID DEPTFORD 1953-59 ALAN & Janet DIXON 1951-56

KEITH DIXON 1941-46 VICTOR & Joan DIXON 1940-47