by Dave Palmer
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
February 19, 2011 in Guest Posts, School Memorabilia
We have again produced an easily accessible and printable copy of all the articles posted on the website over the past year, similar to the now discontinued annual publication – the Maroon. This Website Digest can be printed or downloaded and covers the annual cycle that would have been used for the Maroon. It includes all material suitable for printed format from November 2009 to December 2010, but obviously excludes the long school photographs and old GCE examination papers. Please note that the document is a large file and may take a minute or two to download.
David Palmer, OBA Website Management
by Dave Palmer
January 14, 2011 in Obituaries
The Times Educational Supplement published an obituary for John Macrae last week (7 January 2011). This is available online here.
by Dave Palmer
December 20, 2010 in Pictures
I know many of the regular visitors to this site live in the far flung parts of the world and may have heard that we are having a little scattering of snow here in Sittingbourne! I popped down to the school earlier today (20 December 2010) to take a few pictures to share with you. The caretaker had obviously been busy clearing the main entrance driveway and he was clearing the car park as I was on my way home.
by Dave Palmer
October 27, 2010 in Guest Posts
Following on from the previous posting, here is another article from an Old Bordenian abroad! This article, written by the peripatetic Philip Spencer Drury, first appeared in 2009 in a Vietnamese Magazine, “Guide”
A Pickwickian model for your very own breakfast club
At any Wednesday breakfast time, if you should peek into the deeper recesses of the Cay Tie (Bamboo Tree) restaurant at the end of Le Quy don Street, just before it fizzles out into Vo Thi Sau, you would spot a select band of Vietnamese and western folk engaged in conversation. This is the current venue of our English Speaking Club, a diverse melee of business people, English and Yoga teachers, war veterans and the occasional casual visitor to Vietnam. Their convivial aim is to enjoy cultural exchange and discussion in the English language in a relaxing atmosphere in Saigon, over a great Vietnamese coffee to inspire the talk.
by Dave Palmer
October 16, 2010 in Guest Posts
Continuing our series of “the collected observations” on life in rural France, written by Edwin Westacott, Old Bordenian 1940-1945. These have been extracted from emails sent by Edwin over the past couple of years to Graham Barnes, who thinks they deserve a wider audience.
by Dave Palmer
October 10, 2010 in The Boring Bits
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