The Electronic Newsletter of St Augustine's Grammar School, Sharston Mount, M22 4PJ | 30
September 2001 Michaelmas Term eCirculation 177 |
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"From the Headmaster" | Stripes in Magenta | ||||
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News | Stripes in Magenta |
Grand Reunion 2001 Friday
9 November 2001.
Help would be appreciated in trying to
contact all old boys and staff, so pass the word on. The costs of the reunion are currently being underwritten by the organisers. Full accounts will be available after the event. Any residual funds will be kept to provide a float for organising future events. In the event of there being a significant positive balance following payment of all bills, a decision will be made either to reimburse part of the cost or donate monies to a suitable charity. The website is currently having over 40
visitors per day.
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Old Boys | Stripes in Magenta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1965 Adrian Dyer < dyeradrian@hotmail.com > Andy Halpin < andy@halpina.fsnet.co.uk > Andrew Hartnett < hartnand@lvcablemodem.com
> Terence Healy <terence.healy@bt.com> Christopher Hobin < hobin@ukonline.co.uk > John Lally <KJLDS@klally.fsnet.co.uk> Tom Marinan < marinan@btopenworld.com
> Paul Moran < Paul.Moran2@btinternet.com
> Tony (aka Vincent) Tetlow
< tony.tetlow@virgin.net Tony Thiele Adam Zaslona - 1966 Thomas Carville < tomjohn@freeuk.com
> Tony Greenwood <tony@tgreenwood.freeserve.co.uk > Eamonn Horton < eamonnh@rmplc.co.uk
> "Knickers" McGee Fred Stanton < tony@stanton18.freeserve.co.uk
> "Jonah Lomu" Sweeney
Edward Tickle < tickle@btinternet.com
> Steve Williams < stw186@bigfoot.com
> 1967 Joseph Greevy < jgreevy@wheelergroup.com
> Stephen (Paul) Cartwright
< spcmc@earthink,net
> 1968 Henry Dillon Aidan Dooley <aidan.dooley@jacobs.com> Michael Hudson < mike.hudson@computerweekly.net > Patrick Keetley < patrick@architect.freeserve.co.uk
> Paul Leeming <p.leeming@btinternet.com> Anthony Murphy < am47@ic24.net > Michael OBrien <
danob63@hotmail.com
> David OReilly < DavidOReilly@compuserve.com > Philip Ryder < camper.lands@virgin.net
> Jarlath Walsh < jarlwalsh@manchestervelodrome.com John Whatnall < jmw@halliwells.com
> 1969 George Hawthornthwaite <
G.hawthornthwaite@cwctv.net
> Stavors (update) 1970 Gerard Bowers < gedbowers@tinyworld.co.uk
> Paul Bridge < paul.bridge@lineone.net
> Aloysius Gregg < Louie.Gregg@elyzium.co.uk
> Peter Hartnett < hartnettp@aol.com
> Pete Humphreys <PeteHumphreys@aol.com> Brian McGuire <brian.mackow-mcguire@ntl.com
> Chris Riley < studioriley@hotmail.com
> Paul Thompson < paul@nullisecundus.co.uk
> Andy Wills ?in Australia 1971 Adrian Fedyk < adrian.fedyk@assethouse.com
> Paul Ferenczi <Tap603@aol.com> Andrew Hall <andrew.hall@icl.com> Mark Howells Anthony Hulse < avhulse@telusplanet.net
> Steven Johnston ( STEVEJ@MFGL.COM ) Paul Kilkenny <paul.kilkenny@baxall.com> Tony Lyons < tony-lyons@talk21.com
> Andrew McHugh <andym@donoghue.co.uk> 1972 Peter Carroll < pdcarroll@cix.co.uk > Greg Nolan < greg.nolan@uk.sun.com > Hugh Ranson < urrf@hotmail.com > Terence Stanton < TerryStanton@tinyworld.co.uk > Andrew Weaver < abtweaver@hotmail.com > 1973 Paul Booth < paul_booth_133@hotmail.com > Des Cox < patandpes@aol.com
> Andrew Fielding 'Henry' <
andynliz.fielding@virgin.net > Jon Hulse <jhulse@transport.bombardier.com> Simon Johnson < sicircus@aol.com > Paul Johnston < johnston.opalclose@btinternet.com > Paul Philbin <philbins@btinternet.com> John Timmons <Timmo@ic24.net> Anthony Wood < anthony@lightingcamera.demon.co.uk > 1974 Noel Burke <noelb@vizzavi.net> Colin Calnan < colincalnan@yahoo.co.uk
> Mike Chapman <amanda.chapman@connectfree.co.uk> Aidan Columb <aidanm1columb@netscapeonline.co.uk> Mike Day <emily@daym.freeserve.co.uk> Chris Doran <mail@cjdoran.co.uk> Paul Dwyer <paul.dwyer@marktwo.co.uk> Terry Finn <terencefinn@aol.com> Dominic Fitzsimmons <dominic@fitzsimmons63.freeserve.co.uk> Paddy Greenall <pad.ju@tinyworld.co.uk> Sean Hopkinson < HOPPY2903@aol.com > David 'Jim' Kierman <D.Kierman@umist.ac.uk> Rob More < rob_more@yahoo.co.uk
> Sean O'Callaghan <k9perv@hotmail.com> Martin Ralphs <home@martinralphs.com> Andy Walsh <andrew.walsh@butterworths.com> David Williams ('Tank') 1975 Stuart Busby <stuart@busby8404.freeserve.co.uk> Callahan, Timothy < tim@callahan.freeserve.co.uk > Cochrane, Paul < claire&paul@warrington1.demon.co.uk > Tony Murray < tonymurray@another.com Jim Mutch <jim.m@talk21.com> Vincent Petrykowski< vincent.petrykowski@tinyworld.co.uk > Renshaw, Robert < Robert@jrenshaw.freeserve.co.uk > Pat Toolis <pat@toolis.freeserve.co.uk> Martin Wilson < mw.mjwilson@virgin.net > 1976 Jez Griffiths <jeremy.p.griffiths@talk21.com> Dave Marsland < dave@dmarsand.fsnet.co.uk
> Carl Morris < carl.morris@granadamedia.com > John Peduzzi < johnpeduzzi@lineone.net > |
Old Staff | Stripes in Magenta |
News and
contacts Christine Dawson < TDawson211@aol.com
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Looking Back | Stripes in Magenta | |||||||
Right Reverend and Dear
Monsignor: It was always so hard to write to you. You were so awe-inspiring, yet often suprising. Do you remember the time you came to visit us (Me, and Tim and Jon Hulse) early one Saturday morning. The doorbell rang. My mum answered, and you were standing there holding up the milk bottles, dressed in your finest lay suit (looking like a mafioso from the fifties - double breasted, pin-striped, hair oiled back). While you were ushered into the front room by my mum, my dad ushered us into the kitchen, so we could be working on our homework when you asked about us. After a cup of tea you came and chatted to us. How could you chat to someone like you. So flawed, so big, so formal, so much a visionary: but you always seemed extremely interested in us pupils. I know you knew everyone by name. The first time I met you (the "interview"), you asked me if I was going to Oxford or Cambridge. Well I tried to get into Oxford - passed the exams, but failed the interview - I was too arrogant, and told them, Why go to Oxford and get a BA, when I could go to King's London, and get an LL.B with better teachers? So they said, "Why don't you...." But the point is, that from day on, you expected excellence from us. Actually, I hated Law and never practiced. The demise of the school, however, in no way reflects the demise of your spirit, but the realities of life as we all stumble forward. So, in the spirit of your vision for each of us individually, and in the hope that we might each achieve some measure of that vision for ourselves: I
have the honour to be, Anthony Hulse
Last Days Have a look at the new pictures Peter
will be putting up they are the last of the
archive barring a few slides and scrappy stuff Mark "last man out" Brennan 1969er Caution very high sentiment content : do not read unless feeling nostalgic! He walked
quickly through the quadrangle
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Miscellaneous | Stripes in Magenta |
Bye,
see you in September Friday July 21st: "Bye, see you in September" I walked across to my car, arms straining, holding on to a box containing files and other assorted 'stuff' I intended catching up with over the next six weeks; yes, I'm on SUMMER HOLIDAY: my first opportunity to do bugger-all for six weeks since those Sharston days (my summer hols whilst at college were spent pumping petrol). I sat in the car and just relaxed, I started to laugh. Just then, I was the luckiest man alive and I could barely believe it. I started this job as a Learning Mentor in January. For the previous twenty odd years I'd worked for various Social Services departments and had never had more than four weeks holiday a year. Now I was suddenly faced with an almost blank six week calendar (we hadn't even booked a holiday). Do you remember those six week holidays? By the third week I used to cycle to school to see if it was still there, by the fifth week I was getting my uniform out, making sure it still looked scruffy, and the night before we were due back I decided to open "David Copperfield" the book Mr Scrowston insisted had to be read and reviewed over the summer. I wouldn't go so far as to say I was bored shitless but, well, not a lot happened. WELL, IT'S STILL THE SAME...AND IT'S GREAT!!! I did absolutely diddly squat. A trip to Norwich to see family and City get kicked to pieces, another trip to family in a rain sodden Swansea (every year we go on a different week to avoid the rain...it still rains) and that's the lot. Living on the Wirral we are surrounded by 'sea-side' and when the weather's hot and bright there's nowhere better. I found pubs I never knew existed, I managed my first round of golf this year, I built a herb garden. I stayed in bed until I wanted to get up, I stayed up until I wanted to go to bed. I got through a quarter of my album collection. I even manage to practice and train so hard I beat the kids at FIFA 2000, once. Sunday September 2nd: the day before school re-opened, my missus said: "don't forget your box under the table". I laughed. I thought of David Copperfield and all those books we had to read and review every bloody year and for once my stomach didn't churn, I didn't go into a blind panic, I didn't think of an illness that could suddenly strike me down so severely I missed the first week of term. No, I just replied: "that's alright, I only brought it home in case I had nothing else to do." Loz Tottle Possible invalid/changed email addresses |
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Mike Fannon 2001 Andrew Kay March 2001 Andrew Stavordale ('69) to Carol |
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