The sad news that Tony has died was notified on Facebook on 18 March 2021 as follows: ‘It is with the most saddened hearts that we would like to inform you that Tony fell into his final sleep last night at 8.20pm with all his family around him just like he wanted. He was an…
Author: Robert Stutely
6 March 2021 – From Norma Groom
Hi Reg, Hope you and all the family are all well. Chris and I are both fine thank goodness. The weather here has been very hot, wish we could send some of our sunshine to UK in exchange for some rain, we are desperate for rain, water restrictions are just round the corner. Please do not listen…
2 March 2021 – The Munns Dynasty at HMSO – the long and not so long of it!
Stan Munns spent 30 years with HMSO and served in London and Norwich until taking the opportunity of early retirement in 1975. Having recently come across HMSOldies whilst researching for a book on his life I thought the following may be of interest. I followed in my father’s footsteps at Sovereign House for a short…
Marjorie Constance Mary Bannister 1929–2021
The sad news that Marjorie has died was received in an email from Alex Mackie on 28 January 2021: ‘I have just heard that Marjorie passed away last night. Apparently she fell some weeks back and had been admitted to hospital where it appears she caught the virus. Her quality of life had gone down…
John Walford Rose 1948–2021
The sad news of John’s death was notified in the Eastern Daily Press dated 27 February 2021. John joined HMSO Supplies as EO in 1972 and moved to Internal Audit. He was a successful musician and teacher in his spare time. The funeral – by private invitation – will be held on 18 March 2021.…
15 February 2021 – From Peter Wells
Reg, Hi – trust you are weathering ‘Lockdown3’ OK? I’ve been caught in the ‘over 65’ trawl-net so am booked for my first Covid jab at the N&N tomorrow. There IS light at the end of the tunnel – not just a train coming in the opposite direction! I have at long last got around…
The Jolly Tilers: A Secret Society?
I have been passed an intriguing piece of paper from the estate of the late Jim Curtis. It seems that on 1 May 1975 he attended a meeting of The Jolly Tilers convened at The Maids Head Hotel, Norwich. 17 were in attendance — some from CCTA. Names minuted were Cedric Dickens, Bill Houldsworth, Jim…
Atlantic House, 1971
By John Wellington Wells I ought to begin with an apology: I now work for the organisation that demolished Atlantic House and replaced it with a functional but anonymous post-modern slab. (Nobody asked me about this, let me say.) Not that the old Atlantic House was a thing of beauty, but it had a certain…
Geoffrey Thomas Dickinson 1935–2021
Eastern Daily Press dated 6 February carried this family notice. Geoff joined HMSO Norwich in August 1975 and was subsequently promoted to Senior Messenger (Support Band 1). His wife June was also a messenger in Sovereign House and Saint Crispins.
Barbara Anne Robbins 1937–2021
The sad news that Barbara has died, in the James Paget Hospital, on 18 January 2021 came from Dorothy Sellar via Marilyn Nisbet. She had successfully gone through a hip operation following a fall but subsequently contracted pneumonia. Barbara joined HMSO Norwich in December 1968 and was promoted Personal Secretary in 1977. I knew her…