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Dave Palmer commented on the post, First edition of The Maroon – 1937!

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:47:21 +0000

Dave Palmer commented on the post, First edition of The Maroon – 1937! Yes, but unfortunately the current hosting restriction of 2mb per document / image doesn't allow it!

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Dave Palmer wrote a new post, First edition of The Maroon - 1937!

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:08:18 +0000

Dave Palmer wrote a new post, First edition of The Maroon - 1937!
!--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

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 10:51:08 +0000

Dave Palmer wrote a new post, OBA Reunion Dinner 2012 !--more--
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

Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:08:57 +0000

Dave Palmer wrote a new post, OLD BOYS TIE CHALLENGE - ST ANGEAU BOULES CHAMPIONS

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

Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:05:03 +0000

Dave Palmer wrote a new post, Memorial boards re-dedicated

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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Dave Palmer wrote a new post, Obituary – Frank Cassell (21 Aug 1930 - 14 Oct 2011)

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 07:40:24 +0000

Dave Palmer wrote a new post, Obituary – Frank Cassell (21 Aug 1930 - 14 Oct 2011) 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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Dave Palmer wrote a new post, A Police Odyssey – 5th and final chapter

Sun, 30 Oct 2011 22:17:38 +0000

Dave Palmer wrote a new post, A Police Odyssey – 5th and final chapter This 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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Dave Palmer wrote a new post, Old Bordenian awarded MBE

Sun, 16 Oct 2011 21:12:39 +0000

Dave Palmer wrote a new post, Old Bordenian awarded MBE Major 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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Dave Palmer wrote a new blog post: David Rigden (1939 – 2011) – Obituary

Sun, 25 Sep 2011 15:47:35 +0000

Dave Palmer wrote a new blog post: David Rigden (1939 – 2011) – Obituary 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

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:20:46 +0000

Dave Palmer wrote a new blog post: BGS Prize Evening - Headteacher's report 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. I will begin by reporting on the summer examination results [...]

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Dave Palmer wrote a new blog post: Obituary - Allan Sayer

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 21:32:29 +0000

Dave Palmer wrote a new blog post: Obituary - Allan Sayer It is with great sorrow that we have to report the death on 21st July 2011 of Allan Sayer, aged 84, former schoolmaster at Borden Grammar School. The funeral will take place at the Medway Crematorium East Chapel, Robin Hood Lane, Bluebell Hill ME9 5QU on Saturday August 13th at 10:00. Allan's son, Mark, says it [...]

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Dave Palmer wrote a new blog post: The Bordenian 1973

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 22:33:28 +0000

Dave Palmer wrote a new blog post: The Bordenian 1973 A few months ago, in a comment on this site, Rob Dammers suggested that it would be a good idea if we could provide an archive of old Maroon and Bordenian magazines online. Its a time consuming exercise, but here's the first of, I hope, many uploads of the old magazines. I have copied all [...]

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Dave Palmer wrote a new blog post: OBA War Memorial Appeal - UPDATE

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 20:30:33 +0000

Dave Palmer wrote a new blog post: OBA War Memorial Appeal - UPDATE Good news – the OBA War Memorial Appeal is now well on its way to raising the £3,000 required for the new memorial boards. This is due entirely to the generosity of OBA members, many of whom were able to see the newly-finished boards at the reunion dinner on 14 May. The boards look superb, as [...]

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Dave Palmer wrote a new blog post: Further 'belles-lettres' - more from our man in Pointis Inard

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 20:14:24 +0000

Dave Palmer wrote a new blog post: Further 'belles-lettres' - more from our man in Pointis Inard Further extracts from emails sent by Edwin Westacott (1940-47). Editor's note: the years refer to the time Edwin was at school, not when he sent the emails!! On a visit to his son in the USA in the autumn of 2010 "Our trip to the States is now well and truly over and we have been trying [...]

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Dave Palmer wrote a new blog post: Book review: " Escape to Paradise" by Keith Minton

Fri, 27 May 2011 21:52:54 +0000

Dave Palmer wrote a new blog post: Book review: " Escape to Paradise" by Keith Minton Keith Minton who taught languages at Borden from 1970 to 1973 has written a highly entertaining and extemely well written first novel. "Escape to Paradise" draws on Keith's personal experience both as a school teacher,although the institution involved is far removed from Borden,and from his observations of the British abroad from stays at his parents' villa in a [...]

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Dave Palmer wrote a new blog post: Annual Reunion Dinner 2011 – report

Sun, 22 May 2011 20:01:59 +0000

Dave Palmer wrote a new blog post: Annual Reunion Dinner 2011 – report OBA DINNER 2011 Those of you who thought it was photos only this year will be disappointed! After Mike Pack had received a flurry of very late bookings making it 74 for the night, Saturday May 14th saw us enjoying the usual convivial atmosphere helped along by the traditional meal and bar. We may adopt the [...]

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Dave Palmer wrote a new blog post: OBA Tie Challenge - new entry

Wed, 18 May 2011 19:16:56 +0000

Dave Palmer wrote a new blog post: OBA Tie Challenge - new entry Last year, we issued a "Tie Challenge" similar to the Extreme Ironing phenomenon (if you haven't heard of this, try Googling it!), where members were asked to send in photos of themselves wearing the OBA tie in unusual or far flung places. We started with a photo taken in the Fruiterers Arms, Rodmersham!! We have now [...]

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Dave Palmer wrote a new blog post: Annual Reunion Dinner 2011 - pictures

Sun, 15 May 2011 21:16:47 +0000

Dave Palmer wrote a new blog post: Annual Reunion Dinner 2011 - pictures Here are a number of pictures taken at last night's Annual Dinner (14 May 2011). If any other old boys have pictures from the dinner that they would like published, please send them to us via the 'Contact us' link above. I don't have many names of those featured, but feel free to add names in [...]

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Dave Palmer wrote a new blog post: A Police Odyssey – Part 4: 1970-1980

Mon, 09 May 2011 21:08:06 +0000

Dave Palmer wrote a new blog post: A Police Odyssey – Part 4: 1970-1980 This continues Barry Gilbert’s story of life in the Police Force. For the first part, see http://www.oldbordenians.co.uk/down-memory-lane/a-police-odyssey-january-1957-august-1992/. I returned from Anguilla in December 1970 and the ‘winter of discontent’ of the Heath government was in full swing. There were three day working weeks for some and we suffered numerous power cuts. Keeping warm was a problem and [...]

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Dave Palmer wrote a new blog post: Staff v Prefects Cricket 1977

Sun, 01 May 2011 21:33:09 +0000

Dave Palmer wrote a new blog post: Staff v Prefects Cricket 1977 Geoff Rousell has posted a couple of pictures from the Staff v Prefects Cricket match 1977 in his account area. Either click on the Activity tab at the top of the page (worth doing on a regular basis to see who has joined the site - I try to delete the annoying spam messages as [...]

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