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    Dave Palmer commented on the post, First edition of The Maroon – 1937! January 27, 2012 6:47 PM

    Yes, but unfortunately the current hosting restriction of 2mb per document / image doesn’t allow it!

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    dammersr commented on the post, First edition of The Maroon – 1937! January 27, 2012 6:39 PM

    Thank you so much for doing this – wouldn’t it be wonderful to have a complete online archive of the Maroon and the Bordenian? – stored somewhere where we wouldn’t worry about merging the pages to have a single […]

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    Dave Palmer wrote a new post, First edition of The Maroon – 1937! January 23, 2012 11:08 PM

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    !–more–We were contacted by the grand-daughter of an old boy of the school, Ralph Martyn, who attended in the 1930s.  She asked if we could locate a copy of the old school magazine from the 1930s for him to […]

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    Dave Palmer wrote a new post, OBA Reunion Dinner 2012 December 29, 2011 11:51 AM

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    The Certificate above will definitely not be handed out to Old Boys coming to next year’s Dinner, but that should not stop you coming.  So, dependent on your age, mark it in your diary, filofax, […]

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    Dave Palmer wrote a new post, OLD BOYS TIE CHALLENGE – ST ANGEAU BOULES CHAMPIONS December 11, 2011 1:08 AM

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    Old Boys will be pleased to hear that the sporting prowess engrained in us at Borden is spreading throughout Europe.  Heinie (Wally) Costen and Peter Lusted put their skills to the test and entered a local […]

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    Dave Palmer wrote a new post, Memorial boards re-dedicated December 11, 2011 1:05 AM

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    A service of remembrance took place at the school on Saturday 12 November 2011 during which the refurbished war memorial boards were re-dedicated by former Headmaster Bryan Short.

    !–more–The boards, the […]

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    dammersr commented on the post, Memorial boards re-dedicated December 8, 2011 1:53 AM

    I remember when Bryan announced it – he was deeply shocked. I suppose it captures some of the abject horror of burying your own children. It was a bad year – Michael Simpson was killed in Northern Ireland, and […]

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    Dave Palmer wrote a new post, Obituary – Frank Cassell (21 Aug 1930 – 14 Oct 2011) December 6, 2011 8:40 AM

    We are sorry to report the death on 14 October of one of our highest flying old boys ever, Frank Cassell, who attended the school between 1942-48.

    !–more–A graduate of the L.S.E., Frank Cassell spent some […]

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    Phil Goldacre commented on the post, Memorial boards re-dedicated November 23, 2011 4:38 AM

    Shocked and saddened to see Mick Simpson on the board. I was serving with BAOR at the time of his death and had no idea that he’d passed on. A sad loss indeed.

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    Dave Palmer wrote a new post, A Police Odyssey – 5th and final chapter October 30, 2011 11:17 PM

    ThumbnailThis is the final chapter of Barry Gilbert’s story of his life in the Police Force.  For the first part, see <a […]

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    Tom Heppell commented on the post, OBA War Memorial Appeal – UPDATE October 18, 2011 7:00 PM

    See you there, hopefully!

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    Dave Palmer wrote a new post, Old Bordenian awarded MBE October 16, 2011 10:12 PM

    ThumbnailMajor Crispin Humm, a former pupil of Borden Grammar School has been awarded an MBE in the recent Operational Honours List.  Below is a copy of an article from the latest edition of the Sittingbourne Extra.

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    ritch pickens commented on the post, Book review: ” Escape to Paradise” by Keith Minton October 2, 2011 5:28 PM

    Keith Minton now has a second novel written accordinding to information received from old pal Philip Spencer Drury.
    It concerns the trials and tribulations of a young underprivileged Tyneside female 1500 metres […]

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    cunaa123qq became a registered member September 27, 2011 7:23 AM

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    clinton became a registered member September 27, 2011 5:11 AM

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    alexander007 became a registered member September 26, 2011 9:25 AM

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    Dave Palmer wrote a new blog post: David Rigden (1939 – 2011) – Obituary September 25, 2011 4:47 PM

    David was at Borden from 1950-1956 where he enjoyed sports, particularly cricket and hockey. On leaving he joined BEA as a management trainee.  He was posted to Moscow in 1961 and returned to this country in 1963 to work in London.  He entered a team in the inaugural Milstead Sixes cricket tournament in 1964.  The side [...]

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    Dave Palmer wrote a new blog post: BGS Prize Evening – Headteacher’s report September 19, 2011 1:20 PM

    Prize Evening 15 September 2011 Mr Mayor, Madame Mayoress, Mr Henderson, Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen, Members of School This evening we congratulate our students on their progress and achievement and also recognise the contributions many have made to the life of the school and the wider community. !–more–I will begin by reporting on the…[Read more]

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    Jamie Hornshaw became a registered member September 16, 2011 3:51 PM

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    webmaster008 became a registered member September 15, 2011 2:18 PM

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