by Dave Palmer
September 9, 2010 in Down Memory Lane, Guest Posts
Free Beer.
Did you join the school as a first year in 1968, the year that it became necessary to have three classes for the new intake because we were, collectively, brighter than all those who had joined the school before?
by Dave Palmer
July 20, 2010 in Football, Sports
Old Bordenians to Veterans to Geriatrics – the boys done good
As early as 1926 it was hoped to start an Old Bordenian Football Club, but nothing materialised. The first match (apart from the annual game against the School) was played against the Old Anchorians (Gillingham County School Old Boys) on November 5th 1927, and the return game in March 1928. The next effort was in the spring of 1930 when three friendly matches were played.
by Dave Palmer
July 5, 2010 in Guest Posts
Recently, a very remarkable Old Boy got in touch with us. There is nothing especially remarkable about his career : teaching. What is completely out-of-the-ordinary is where his career has taken him. He has taught (English) for 5½ years in Saudi Arabia, for 2 years in Spain, for 2½ years in China, for a year in the Sudan, for 5 years in Mozambique and for a brief period in Afghanistan . For the past 13 years he has been living in Vietnam with his wife and two daughters. It was Aristotle who paced up and down in the Peripatus at the Lyceum while he was teaching and created the generic name for an itinerant teacher. Well, Aristotle – eat your heart out!
by Dave Palmer
November 28, 2009 in Events, Guest Posts
by Dave Palmer
February 1, 2009 in Guest Posts
Phil Goldacre was at Borden from 1965 to 1970. Below are stories from the acting world, provided by him following pressure from one of his peers! Do we have any other Old Boy actors?
Phil begins: Just a couple of stories that I thought you might like. I can talk some more about actual performances if you like [Ed's note - leave a comment at the end of the story if you'd like to hear more from Phil] but I think people might be more interested in the “off stage” bits.
by Ryan Jarrett
July 10, 2008 in School Memorabilia
These pictures may bring back memories for those Old Boys who walked the stage at school, either hoping to be spotted by a Hollywood agent or more likely because it involved extra curricular activities with girls from Highsted.
One of the sheets shows an Old Boy production (The Maroon Players). Whilst preferring the sports field to the stage during my school years, I do remember another Old Boy production – a Revue which was a mix of comedy sketches and musical items – in which I did participate along with Greg Pope, Ian Baron, John Ford, Roger Barber, Nigel Gregory, Adrian Robson and others who have slipped from my memory banks. Whenever we had a delay behind the curtains we sent “Robbo” out to tell a joke and keep the audience amused. The Arts Festival, now long gone, brought trepidation to those who “volunteered” to recite a piece in a foreign language, often not sounding like one taught at Borden, or to sing using musical scales rarely heard before.
Perhaps those of you more actively involved in these events can send in your own memories.
Peter Lusted
by Dave Palmer
April 14, 2008 in Down Memory Lane, Guest Posts
2008 Maroon – A tour of the School: memories of Martyn Calder (1962-1969) in response to John Macrae’s article. The articles contained within the 2008 Maroon (including the “Tour of the School”) will be added to the website in due course. If visitors to the site want this to be given priority, please add your comment to the bottom of this post.
A great pleasure to see you and some other old faces (some, of course, older than others!) at the Old Boys’ Dinner.
As promised I am writing to add my own very personal and short term (1962-69) memory of the various nooks and crannies of the school
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