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Dr. Morgan's Association Dr. Morgan’s Association SPRING NEWSLETTER, FEB. 2009 Editor: Geoff. Marchant; NB: See bottom of page 8 for all contact details. Editorial – The 2008 DMA Dinner. to whom school days were not the happiest days. The Dr Morgan’s Association Annual Dinner at the Richard Rummery ’51 – ’56.” Tudor Hotel, Bridgwater in the evening of Saturday (Richard is now in Australia – Ed.) From David 25th October 2008 again went extremely well. The Derham re David Wilson since we both found we meal was to the usual high standard (I heard had an out of date address for DW: “Strangely, comments of “excellent” and “great” on our table) his last communication in Aug 2002, said “Keep and the general hubbub of talking throughout the in touch”!! try searching for Wilson in North evening confirmed that people were enjoying Petherton – can’t be too many of them in the themselves. Master of Ceremonies, George Cossey, book – as David has a brother there according to brought us to silence at about 7.50pm and Tony his first e-mail to me in Aug 2001” (Can anyone Wilkins said the “Grace”. A further hush was help us contact David as I haven’t got round to this task obtained after the meal for the toast to the old school yet? Again we think he’s somewhere in Australia, probably Sydney area. – Ed.) and then it was time for our guest speaker Jimmy From Sue Watts née Hooper BGSG ’64-’71: Quinn to entertain us. This he did with a continuous “I’m still in touch with several ‘old girls & boys’: stream of amusing stories for upwards of forty Graham Pow ’64-’71 married Sue Hanney minutes and the quick passing of that time was (BGSG ’64-’71) they live in N.Petherton. She evidence of his ability to hold his audience’s works at County Hall, Taunton; Graham for a attention. A few of the assembled throng were private architect’s practice in Highbridge. He is ‘picked on’ for special attention – with the number still in touch with the Pulsfords (Bob married of ‘Englishman, Scotsman, Welshman & Irishman Chris Gibbs ex BGSG) & many others including jokes it was perhaps astounding that only a query of Lloyd Richards, Martin Mulholland & Mark “are there any Scotsman here tonight?” materialised Hamlyn. Dave Way lives in Tamworth-in Arden, – but when it came to “any Cornishman?” it was Warks – he is quite a senior civil servant. Bob noticeable that this time our man from Perranporth Humphrey did indeed marry an ‘old BGSG girl’ kept his head low & lip buttoned!! (Well he’s not – Jane Hinkley – who was a friend of mine. Cornish really, he’s only lived there since he left They live in Bristol, have at least 3 boys, maybe Somerset & Devon). The number booked for our more, & he is a solicitor so you are on the right dinner had reached the low 60’s but actual trail! I am still in touch with Tim Bruce – he attendance (after a few cancellations) was right on works in the central computer section of Oxford 60 – a lower turnout than usual & our chairman University. I went out with Chris Pople (’63-70) decided not to ask those present for a vote on next for quite a while at school & after, but lost touch year’s date as most probably these people would yet with him a very long time ago. Bryn Clark might again be satisfied with a late October date. There has know – they were good friends at school. Chris been no flexibility in booking the date for the 2009 went to UMIST to read electrical & electronic dinner due to the need to keep a good distance from engineering, worked for a while in Kent (?), then the Society date- 19th September – and to avoid I believe he moved to somewhere in the Midlands Bridgwater Fair and Carnival. Consequently the – but I may be wrong. (Can anyone help here? –Ed.) dinner has been fixed for 24th October at the Tudor. Really enjoyed reading your newsletter & seeing a lot of names I recognised!” (Many thanks for all ‘Responses’ from DMS boys & BGSG Girls that help & information went to Sue by return. Clive Kett continued. was to try to contact Dave Way, I must remember to ask “Sorry, I had no relatives – male or female – at DM whether he was successful. – Ed.) Sue later came back to or BGSG so cannot help” Linda Phillips. “Thank me as I had queried how she had seen our newsletter. It you for taking the time & trouble to contact me. I turned out she had had lunch with Graham Pow’s wife, who was an old school friend, & she had passed a copy on will not be taking up your offer of becoming a because there were some names she knew Sue would member. I am one of probably a very small minority Page 1 recognise – “So Graham must have got it from somewhere!” records show that he was recently at 37 Valley Rd., Obviously the newsletter does do some travelling outside of Clevedon, and we do have a tel. number, but there was no our current membership. From Brian Smedley:- “Not reply to our June ’06 appeal, and he is not a member at likely to join a DM assoc.. Could write you an present – Ed.) Andrew continues “ In my class I can article on ’73 changes if you still want one.” To recall the following names: Jack Bonney, Mike which I replied “Yes Please” & Brian came back, on Coombs – I believe he went to work for the 08.05.07, “I will do one. Just need to get the election Bridgwater Building Society & who had a over first” – but it hasn’t arrived yet!! –Ed. younger brother associated with Bridgwater From Neil Clegg (a late reply in May ’07 as my Town F.C. There was also a John Cox who message to him via F-R was sent in October ’06) “I joined the Somerset Constabulary. About 25 was at DMS ’69 to ’74 at the time of the changeover years later I was stopped for driving too slowly to Haygrove. In regular contact with Dave Livesey around a roundabout and holding up a police car the chemistry teacher who is now living in Exeter – I behind me and the officer concerned gave me a go running with him.” (I replied to Neil asking him to pass warning and stated that he was a sergeant Cox. on details of our Assoc. to Dave and also to consider becoming Only later did I realise that he could have been a member and/or to write an article for us on the “changeover”. my former school-friend. (Neither he nor Jack Bonney Unfortunately, I don’t think we have received any response are members, but I have put both on our “lost old boys” list. from either of them.) – Ed.) One subject at DMS that stuck in my mind Andrew Wilkins said “Re your appeal for was “Scripture”, (the then name for what information on lost old boys, here are some of my subsequently became known as Religious memories. Rodney K Browne – I have searched my Education) – not a subject that DMS seemed to old address books and found an address in Plymouth place a great deal of importance upon but which with a tel. No. of Plymouth 62061. This is obviously was required to be studied by law and generally from the days before post codes & STD codes & was held on the last 45 minute class session of the over the years I have lost touch with him.” (I have day once a week. It tended to be taken by masters searched modern tel. No. listings in both Devon & Cornwall but have not yet been successful in locating Rodney, so if who had an interest in other subjects. One year anyone out there can help, please do so – Ed.) Andrew Scripture was taken by Mr Griffiths, a then late continued “Another name you mentioned is middle aged rotund Welshman who taught both Geoffrey Date who left DMS around ’59. he is the Mathematics and English to Forms 1 & 2. It was principal of an accounting firm called “South Devon the technique of a few members of the class to Accountancy” based in Totnes” and he gave me his lead him away from the subject and onto his business e-mail address. (It turned out that Geoff was a sporting interest of rugby and in particular Welsh member of our Assoc. in ’04 & ’06 but we haven’t heard from rugby. If successful some 30 minutes of the 45 him since.) “I used to work with both Rodney and would be spent discussing various aspects of the Geoff in the same office over 40 years ago. If you rugby world and a few minutes before the end of make contact with Geoff he may be able to give you the session he would say we must get back to the a more up to date contact for Rodney Browne.” – good book, if for just a few minutes. Another This has still to be done! teacher of Scripture was the Art teacher who “I was at DMS between ’50 & ’55. Here are some preceded Mr Ansdell. He was a Mr Christie who names from my era that I have not spotted on your naturally had the nickname “Agatha”. If I recall list. One person I would like to contact is David correctly he painted the large painting over the Fowler. He used to live at 16, Halesleigh Road, proscenium of the Bridgwater Town Hall and had Bridgwater.
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