Obituary – Frank Cassell (21 Aug 1930 – 14 Oct 2011)
December 6, 2011 in Obituaries
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.
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by Dave Palmer
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Further ‘belles-lettres’ – more from our man in Pointis Inard
June 16, 2011 in Guest Posts
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
by Dave Palmer
Belles-lettres or French rural life observed by Edwin Westacott
August 26, 2010 in Guest Posts
After a career in teaching and a long flirtation with the French way of life through a house in the Perigord, Edwin Westacott (Borden 1940-45), together with his wife, Jan, went to live permanently in 2004 in a small village named Pointis-Inard, deep in the South of France not far from the Spanish border. Readers of The Maroon will be familiar with a number of articles which he contributed over the years, and which were memorable not only for their content but for their style. They were full of self-deprecating humour and keen observation.
Over the past two years or so, he and Graham Barnes have exchanged sporadic emails – usually commenting on all the trivial things which now fill their lives. Graham thinks that Edwin’s stories and anecdotes deserve a much wider audience and has persuaded Edwin, very reluctantly, to agree to the publication on the Website of a few of the choicest examples. They are not only very funny but detail experiences with which many of us can identify, despite not living in France.
by Dave Palmer
Bob Jenkins (1930 – 2010) – Obituary
July 10, 2010 in Obituaries
Bob was a pupil at Borden Grammar School from 1941 until 1948, after which he did his national service in the Army, and then went on to Cheltenham College for teacher training. His teaching career began at Borden Village School, followed by a spell at Middletune School and ending with roughly 20 years at Holy Trinity Primary School, where he was Deputy Head.
by Dave Palmer
Lest We Forget
May 14, 2010 in Down Memory Lane, Guest Posts
In establishing a Remembrance section of the website, the Association pays tribute to those pupils of Borden Grammar School who made the ultimate sacrifice to ensure the many freedoms we enjoy today, not least the freedom from tyranny. All of us will have glanced up at the names listed on the school’s war memorial boards but how much do we know about the men themselves? When, for example, did they attend the school and what were the circumstances of their deaths?
by Ryan Jarrett
So I Started a Newspaper
April 20, 2010 in Down Memory Lane
Old Bordenian Dennis Fowle, now of East Farleigh (Maidstone), tells the story of his life in journalism and newspapers in a book published last September. He recalls his years at Borden (1945-51) and how headmaster George Hardy helped and encouraged him so much in the sixth form before he was offered a chance as a junior reporter in Sittingbourne office of the Kent Messenger in Crown Quay Lane.
Dennis became manager of the Gillingham office at 21 and when he was 26 was appointed news editor of the county-wide Kent Messenger, based at Maidstone. He was there for about 10 years before he left and started a publishing company in London with two journalist friends, producing books, magazines, posters and specialist newsletters.
When he retired from London in his early 60s he started, in 1997, the Downs Mail local newspaper in Maidstone. It began as an eight-pager reaching 12,000 houses around Bearsted. Now it has grown to cover more than 88,000 houses in and around the County Town in four geographical editions and most issues have 56 or more pages. Dennis retired as Editor in Chief at Christmas and there is now a team of 15 working on the newspaper with his daughter Claire in the chair.
His 132-page A4-size book is titled ‘So I Started a Newspaper’ and tells the story of how he developed a unique newspaper which has successfully run major campaigns – including preservation of core services in Maidstone Hospital and the pedestrian bridge over the A249 at Detling (Jade’s Crossing) after an eight-year-old girl and her gran were killed crossing this busy road.
The book includes 24 pages of colour photos showing how the Downs Mail reflects the news and beauty of Maidstone. It is on sale in Maidstone area and available from Dennis at Dalbury, Lower Road, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 OEX at £15 (p/p £2 extra), or email him at dfowle2011@aol.com.
by Dave Palmer
John Lifton – Obituary
March 30, 2010 in Obituaries
We very much regret to announce the death on 13th March 2010 of John Lifton. He was at Borden from 1939 to 1945, and spent much of his life in New Zealand where, despite the geographical handicap, he remained an enthusiastic Member of the Association.
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