The War years at Holbrook
Do you have pictures, memories and anecdotes from this time.Where you at Holbrook then, or taught then, or had a father or other relative at the school then. Or can you offer a clue where information...
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Pinky is well placed to make a contribution to this subject, his entire sojourn covering most of the war. Maybe we can persuade him to tell us about the 'disappearing' duffle coats, or donkey jackets,...
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Assistance required.Victory in Europe day, in 1945, was possibly the most important event for the UK thoughout the last century. It happened in June, ie, term time, but I cannot recall that RHS did...
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Hi Scrum,A good post and a very good question!Perhaps Nick, or Les with all their good contacts in Oz and NZ can turn up some information.Be interesting to discover the reaction at the alma mater to...
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Rod, the moon landing was quite straightforward in my memory, though others have a different recollection, it was one of those occasions for which TVs were brought into the houses.However, I do not...
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Yes Rod, Nick & Les they should be old enough to remember that, unfortunately I started in sept. that year so missed all the bruehaha? What I do remember was the horror & revulsionas all the...
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Hi all !At long last I am going to drag my Uncle, Fernley Harfoot, back for this summers reunion. He was there from 1945 to 1950 and then into the Navy (Eagle etc). Fernley was in Hood as was my...
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Welcome, Nigel. Yipee! Another Hoodite.Col Mills Hd 54-58
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Welcome Nigel - keep up the good work.Back to the end of the war.I was not at RHS at the time but i thought you might be interested in "our" street party in a part of Fareham. This picture was taken...
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well... having finished tea.....the URL is:-members.optusnet.com.au/~carterrg(no www...)sorry about that !! - the setup is different from my ozemail page so i may have to read the manual.
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Hell of a party Ron, no helium balloons, no party poppers or cans of diet coke, no karaoke machine . . .You obviously had no idea of fun back then, why didnt some-one put their hand in their pocket...
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Hi Mike,Kids in the late 40's had great fun without someone "putting their hand in their pocket."Quote:no helium balloons, no party poppers or cans of diet coke, no karaoke machine . . .The items you...
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Yes Rod and an american tourist wanted to know why they had built Buckingham Palace so near to Heathrow. Re. that street party Ron just in shot in right foreground a sensible teapot, you know the ones...
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yes... that teapot used to sit on the hob of our hearth.. and was always full of hot water - no fire guard etc..But, hey Hitler had only just finished blowing up half the houses in the street - so a...
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Hi RonWhere in Fareham was that picture taken? Is it round St Michaels Road/Avenue area....Have taken the liberty of posting your pic here, because I am a smartarse who loves to show off, and I have...
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Thanks Logan..The more you speak -the more I admire you!Yes - it was taken outside of number 43 St.Michaels Grove.My father and his brother used to work for Harry Collins who was the builder of most...
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