Could you publish something about this reunion for all the veterans that
served in Malaya during the emergency years.
Thank you.
Mr. R. Haxton
Reunion Planning Committee.
Greeting's From Canada!
A reunion is presently being planned for all that served
In Malaya during the emergency years.
Calling all British and commonwealth servicemen and women to take part in this reunion.
Eligibility: This reunion is open to all who served in Malaya from 1948 to 1965 in includes the
Forces of British Isles, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand, the Gurkha regiments.
Army, Navy and Air force you are all welcome.
Location: The reunion will be held in the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Date: In the spring of the year 2000.
Duration: Three days starting on a Thursday, Friday, and Saturday then ending Sunday A.M.
Itinerary: This will be conveyed in other news releases. We are still in the planning stage.
Come and join this celebration you'll have a great time and you are likely to meet some old friend you haven't see in years! You will enjoy the City of Toronto its the fifth largest city in North America, and the ladies will certainly enjoy the shops, also enjoy a day trip to see Niagara Falls.
If you are interested in joining us for the reunion, here's how you can reach our planning committee for a registration application form, by mail, telephone, Facsimile or E-mail.
Malaya Reunion 2000 Telephone area code 905 476-9369
%205 Carrick Ave., Facsimile " " 905 476-3728
Keswick, Ontario E-mail fusilier@ils.net
Canada L4P 3N7
Come and join us, have some fun, make new friends and just relax and enjoy your stay in Canada. We hope to meet you in Toronto.
Happy to meet!
Mr. Robert Haxton
Secretary, Planning Committee.
Date: Tue, 06 Jan 1998 15:54:45 -0500
From: Andrew Andrew.F.Kendon@unilever.com
To: ecoln_editor@bjga.demon.co.uk
Subject: Twinning & other things
Thanks for a sturdy site! Youve packed a lot of information and useful
links into it in a pleasant format.
Recently I visited Kempen in Germany with the Cambridge Crofters. This
was at the invitation of the Kempen Art Society which, by virtue of the
East Cambridgeshire twinning with that area, has an association with the
Bottisham Art Group.
I was (only slightly) disappointed not to find any mention of the
twinning with Germany, or, indeed, anything about Village Colleges &
their activities. Perhaps this is something which you already have on
your list to add!
Best wishes, anyway,
Andrew Kendon
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 1997 15:52:15 -0400
From: IAN PALMER
Subject: On Axelboxes
Sender: IAN PALMER IPalmer@compuserve.com
To: "ecoln_editor@bjga.demon.co.uk"
I was rather surprised at the comment in the tale 'But for such as these'
that the inspector had never seen overheated axel-boxes that were likely to
cause a fire.
Perhaps things have degenerated sadly since those times bit certainly as a
crossing-keeper at Swaston crossing around 1978 and a couple of years later
at Milton crossing (where I still live) I saw a number of trains passing
with sufficient flames coming from overheated axel boxes to set a wagon
well alight.
Of course the safe-guard back then was that you had sufficient signal men
and crossing keepers actually observing the passing trains to be able to
spot such problems and ring a warning ahead.
Nowadays a train can travel huge distances without a trained or concerned
eye spotting warning signs... as the signal boxes, and level crossings like
mine have been automated and replaced.
Mark Palmer
Milton Fen Crossing
Date sent: Tue, 05 Aug 1997 15:30:52 -0700
From: christoff@Compuserve.com
To: ecoln_editor@bjga.demon.co.uk
Subject: Cheats
I was just wondering if you have any Cheats for Theme
Park for the PC. I would be most greatfull if you could
send me some.
Yours chris
Date sent: Sun, 3 Aug 1997 12:37:05 -0400 (EDT)
From: Freudian@aol.com
To: ecoln_editor@bjga.demon.co.uk
Subject: web page
you do a great page We (wife and I ) enjoy reading it
very much strong attachments to cambridgeshire. brings
us near to the place without the flap fo flying. but
nothing is like being there . thanks again. steve drake
Date sent: Wed, 4 Jun 1997 19:47:03 +0200 (MET DST)
To: luxnews@luxnews.lu
From: jcf@club-internet.fr (Finidori jc)
Subject: a Web site dedicated to european students.
Monday 09th June, Edith Cresson - member of the European
Commission - will officialy introduce the first european
Internet site by and for European Community's students :
"Campus-Voice"
Campus-Voice is a platform devoted to the interactive
exchanges between european students, prestigious
campuses and large partner companies.
It brings pratical answers concerning the european young
citizens (informations on european universities, job
opportunities, student projects ... ).
Some headings are still under construction ; the site
will be completely open from September. Anyway, you can
discover it now. Type the following URL in your Web
browser :
http://www.campus-voice.com
Press file (in english or in french) available under an
electronic format (by e-mail) - a paper version is also
available (sent by fax or postal mail).
Press contact :
Jean-Christophe Finidori e-mail : jcf@club-internet.fr
fax : 33-1-48-74-28-11
Date sent: Sun, 11 May 1997 01:00:06 +0000
From: Gerry Wiseman gwiseman@mail.bcpl.lib.md.us
Subject: Cambridgeshire evacuees
Dear Ben and other readers of this bulletin board,
I spent the years 1940-44 as an evacuee in
Cambridgeshire, Fordham, near Ely to be precise. I have
been back to the area on numerous occasions, and hope to
visit friends in the village, and perhaps even phone the
editor of this website on our next visit when we return
to the UK in July. If any of the people who were
evacuees with me in the area read this note, I'd like to
hear from them, and perhaps swap some war stories.
Cheerio from- Gerry Wiseman Baltimore, Maryland USA
Date sent: Tue, 29 Apr 1997 20:18:32 +0200
To: ecoln_editor@bjga.demon.co.uk
From: Wim van Bochoven w.vanbochoven@cps.nl
Subject: CITE
Copies to: kane@bjga.demon.co.uk
Hello,
I'm a Dutch adviser in education. In 1995 I was a
delegate at the conference CAL 95 at the Cambridge
University. At that conference there was demonstration
of a computerprogram, called Huntington County Gaol
1870-1878. It was an interesting databse for children
aged 7 to 11.
The person who demonstrated the program and had a paper
session was Gareth Davies, Advisory Teacher for
Information Technology, CITE, High Leys, St. Ives,
Cambridgeshire.
I am very intersted in the program now, but don't know
any address or so.
Please can you help me to find the right person in
connection with the Huntington County Gaol 1870-1878??
Hope you can do something for me.
Best regards, Wim
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| expertcentre for environmental, social and |
| natural sciences |
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CPS * PB 1592 * 3800 BN Amersfoort * Holland
phone +31 (0)33-4534343 fax +31 (0)33-4534353
e-mail w.vanbochoven@cps.nl
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Subject: To say hello
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 21:39:36 -0700
From: "pat brostrom" mailto:42soham@email.msn.com
Hi there, I was born & raised in Soham I now live in Arizona.my name is Pat
Brostrom maiden name Barrett. I was in Soham three weeks ago & should
still be there till the 21st April but our car caught on fire in our garage
and we had to come back to AZ early. This did not make us happy about the
car or having to cut our trip short. I was so pleased when I found this
sight it makes me feel closer to home. Does anyone out there know my Mum
Vera Seal or my brother Barry Seal. My sister Hazel lives in Bristol and
married a Soham man by the name of Gowan Pearson. This is the reason we
were home three weeks ago because poor Gowan passed away he was only 57 yrs
old very sad to say the least. If anyone receives this please write back.
My E-Mail address is mailto:william@northlink.com Thank you Pat.
Subject:
Thanks
Date:
Mon, 07 Apr 1997 20:41:22 -0600
From:
ZMedia1@ElkRiver.k12.mn.us (Zimmerman Elem Media Center)
To:
ecoln_editor@bjga.demon.co.uk
I'm am elementary school media specialist (librarian) in Elk River,
Minnesota, United States of America.
My daughter has a heritage project due this Friday (4/11/97). She
chose to do her project on her grandfather, Ken J. Pollard. His
gradfather, William, emigrated from Soham in 1889.
The portion of your web site dealing with Soham is wonderful. (My
daughter just said it was important and helpful.)
We just wanted to drop you a note to let you know your work is greatly
appreciated. We were hoping to get a few small photos of the business
district, but are grateful for you work.
With warm regards,
WPollard@elkriver.k12.mn.us
Subject:
windpump
Date:
Mon, 07 Apr 1997 19:29:39 +0100
From:
mailto:gert.jacobsen@post2.tele.dk (Jacobsen, Gert)
To:
ecoln_editor@bjga.demon.co.uk
Hi
I am interested in wind pumps:
F. The windpump
The windpump is a wooden building painted black, with four white wooden
sails. It is about 10 metres high.
Can you give mee further information of this pump??
best regards
Gert Jacobsen
Date sent: Wed, 29 Jan 1997 12:14:06 -0500
From: Victor H Cresswell bloke@digital.net
To: ecoln_editor@bjga.demon.co.uk
Subject: I'll be back !
My niece in Isleham told me about your site, and I
enjoyed my first web visit very much. I spent many years
living in Isleham, and working for an egg collection
company in Fordham, gave me the opportunity to visit
practically every village and town within a 30 mile
radius. Keep up the good work ECOLN. Vic Cresswell.
Sebring. Florida USA.
From: "Clyde Gaffney" fritz@mtco.com
To: ecoln_editor@bjga.demon.co.uk
Subject: GREETINGS FM THE MARSEILLES LIONESS CLUB OF ILL.
Date sent: Tue, 28 Jan 1997 11:56:28 -0600
my name is pat gaffney & i am a member of the marseilles
lioness club of marseilles ill, & i have been a member
for about 15 yrs., I am a past president & a charter
member, also a Melvin Jones Fellow, along with my
husband CLYDE WHO HAS BEEN A LIONS MEMBER FOR 25 YRS. &
WAS ONE OF THE LIONS THAT HELPED US GET STARTED. hE
ALSO WAS OUR LIASON FOR ABOUT 8 YRS. & DISTRICT LIONESS
CHRMN FOR ABOUT 4 YRS. i WAS AT ONE TIM E ASSTNT.
LIONESS CHARMN FOR THE STATE OF ILL. lION FLOYD JOHNSON
WAS STATE CHRMN THEN. WE MEET AT THE CLUB ON THE 1ST &
3RD WEDNSDAYS OF EACH MONTH AT 7:00 P.M. sOME OF OUR
PROJECTS ARE: bINGO, CARMEL POP DAY, CANINE COPANION
PUPPIES, TOYS FOR OUR XMAS BASKETS, HELPING WITH THE
SIGHT & HEARING BUS. wE HAVE A GOOD FREIND THAT BELONGS
TO THE MENS CLUB & HE & HIS WIFE GWENYN ARE FM WALES,BUT
KNOW A LOT OF LIONS FM THE UK. hIS NAME IS REV. ALWYN
HUGHES. WELL i WLL SIGN OFF FOR KNOW HOPE TO HEAR FM
YOU SOON, YOURS IN LIONISM: pAT & CLYDE
fritz@mtco.com
Date sent: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 12:38:38 -0100
From: Tom Feise w.kosten@bayer-ag.de
Organization: Bayer AG - PH-R SID Sci.Lib.
To: ecoln_editor@bjga.demon.co.uk
Subject: feedback
Very informative site. I will soon add a link at my
site.
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Tom_Feise/tomanl.htm
Tom Feise Tom_Feise@compuserve.com
Date sent: Sat, 28 Dec 1996 09:14:36 -0600
From: Gene Hilsheimer genehil@postoffice.worldnet.att.net
To: ecoln_editor@bjga.demon.co.uk
Subject: Request for Assistance
Dear ECOLN:
Hello. My name is Gene Hilsheimer and I lived in Soham
in the early 1980's. I would love to have a picture of
the house that I lived in. It was on the "Ely" end of
the town, on the High Street, near the Chippy and a
petrol station with a brutal right hand bend in the road
that was forever collecting drivers and vehicles that
misjudged said bend.
If there is anyone in Soham who would like to help me
out, I'd be happy to correspond with them. I enjoyed my
time in Soham and Cambridgshire in general. I would
love to strike up a penpal relationship with anyone from
that area.
Thanks for your attention.
Gene Hilsheimer
Panama City, Florida
My email address is attached to this note and is also:
genehil@beaches.net
From: tiger12@webtv.net (Emma Wolf)
Date sent: Wed, 11 Dec 1996 16:29:24 -0600
To: ecoln_editor@bjga.demon.co.uk
Subject: happy hoildays
I don't know what you do with the messages you get , but
if put it in the paper could you put a note to mr mrs
webb have a nice xmas and new year , also look look
after nannie and all the animals . speak to you soon
emma
hanna and dan.
From: tiger12@webtv.net (Emma Wolf)
Date sent: Wed, 11 Dec 1996 12:58:59 -0600
To: ecoln_editor@bjga.demon.co.uk
Subject: soham
i lived in soham all my life up to march 15th when i
left to go live in the big usa. i think it is great that
soham is on the net , i feel closer to home already ,
hopefully i will be able to talk to some one that i went
to school with my maiden name was emma webb. my husband
is in the air force and he got sent to san antonio tx
i didn't have any friends when i moved here so i didn't
like it very much , i had just had a baby so i was had
to stay and look after her all the time after about two
weeks we joined up to a gym and after about a year i
got a job working in the day care which i really enjoy
, i have maded lots of friends and most of them are my
age,so i get to go out with them sometimes as it is hard
because we have a little girl ,my husbands is trying to
get out of the air force in march 97 and we will be
moving to minnosta to a small town like soham , his
family lives their we have already bought a small house
which has 3bedrooms ,2 bathrooms a big back yard so it
is pretty good for a starter home .
From: Timothy Gouldstone Gouldstone@btinternet.com
To: ecoln_ed
Subject: Re: Pink Floyd in Cambridge
Date sent: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 10:02:00 -0000
I think that the Perse (which is now a fee-paying school) would have been
the wrong
place for David Gilmour. The school was extremely competitve and I for one
was
unhappy there. There was a lot of Cambridge snobbery about the place then,
tho' matters I understand have changed now. In those days, if you weren't
Cambridge University material you were definitely a second-class citizen! I
left in 1964, worked at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge for a year then
went to read Geology at Exeter in Devon. This was definitely
departing for the outer darkness. As for amateur players in Beatles-eras
groups......!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think David had a brother at the school, Peter Gilmour. The List of Old
Boys for 1 Sept 1944 to 31 August 1945 (which includes myself) includes
D.Gilmour, and his address in 1995 is still quoted as 109 Granchester
Meadows! If David entered in 1957 he must have been an exact contemporary
of me, but left after taking O levels at 16 instead of proceeding to A
levels at the school. Do I remember him cribbing mathematics off my work?
As it was a relatively small school, the choice of subjects for A was very
limited.
Do publish what you want. This is like the theological task called 'The
Quest for the Historical Jesus!'.
Prebendary Tim Gouldstone, The Rectory, Tresillian, Truro, England.
----------
From: Timothy Gouldstone Gouldstone@btinternet.com
To: ecoln_editor
Subject: Pink Floyd at Cambridge
Date sent: Sun, 8 Dec 1996 14:39:37 -0000
I don't know if I am mailing the right person, but I was
at the Perse School 1954-1964 and remember Gilmour quite
well. We ad a Jazz Appreciation Society there and I
think David brought back from the US a stateside copy of
Bob Dylan's first LP. It caused quite a stir when it was
played at the lunch time in the Music Room. I think that
must have been in late 1962. That Division Bell album
has of course a lot of reference to this period.
It was an interesting time
Prebendary Tim Gouldstone, The Rectory, Tresillian,
Truro TR2 4AA Gouldstone@btinternet.com
Date sent: Fri, 06 Dec 1996 18:22:11 +0000
From: Gray Girling GGirling@ORL.co.uk
To: ecoln_editor@bjga.demon.co.uk
Subject: Cherry Hinton After School club gets top certificate
Hello
I'm the secretary of Cherry Kids' Club which has
recently been awarded a quality assurance mark by the
national Kids' Clubs Network. We have prepared a news
release which you can find from our web page:
http://www.orl.co.uk/~cgg/ckc/
Cheers
Gray
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