Reg, Last Monday we had an al fresco lunch at a local hostelry to celebrate Christmas. A rather damp and misty day where the temperature did not get above zero centigrade. Hopefully next year all will be very different and we will be back inside. Picture of rug wrapped bodies above. There was outdoor heating…
Author: Robert Stutely
11 December 2020 – From Jane Henderson
Your paperweight photo made me smile – talk about triggering memories – I was the one who had to sit in a cold draughty glass factory in Wath upon Dearne for 3 days inspecting hundreds of blank paperweights ready for the transfers to turn them into the Bicentenary paperweight ‘special edition’. Only the best were…
8 December 2020 – From Philip Marriage
Hi Reg, I went for a walk with some local friends yesterday over Mousehold Heath and as we gathered at the car park on St James’ Hill I spotted Marion Maxwell, my erstwhile Pubns colleague from our Electronic Publishing days, with a group of others so strolled over to have a brief chat. Apparently she’s…
Edward Butler McKendrick 1929–2020
The following sad news was received from Ed’s grandson Alex on 6 December 2020: ‘I’m sad to inform you that my grandfather Ed McKendrick has died on Friday 4th December 2020. Ed was diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer in February of this year and outlasted his 3-6 month prognosis significantly. He carried on looking after…
4 Dec 2020 – From Les Birch
Dear Reg, Hilary tells me that there is a post on your Facebook page, which I do not access, still preferring the old fashioned web site, about the BBC Winter 1963 programme. I remember it very well as we were living in Hassocks, just north of Brighton, at the time. The journey from London Bridge…
30 November 2020 – From Hugh McDermott
Hi Reg, Good as always to hear from you. Well that day has finally arrived and I’m retiring from the NHS. I was 65 in mid-May but was able to continue working but decided a few months back that now was as good a time as any to hang up my NHS boots! That’s true…
Geoffrey Edward Sentinella 1949-2019
We have just become aware from The Gazette that Geoff died on 28 January 2019. Geoff joined HMSO in 1972 and worked in Business Supplies Laboratory as Senior Examiner of Paper and Office Requisites.
29 Oct 2020 – From Norma Groom
Hi Reg, A quick note hoping that you and yours are well and have not been affected by the virus. Chris and I are both fine and still loving it in South Africa. It will be 22 years next March when we moved here, South Africans are lovely friendly people and we have never had…
Mary Barron 1957–2020
The sad news that Mary has died was announced on Facebook on 24 October 2020. Funeral details can be seen here. Mary joined HMSO Norwich in June 1985 and initially worked in Supplies, S7. She went on to work in Stock Control and Supply Credit Control before moving on to Copiers. Following Privatisation she continued…
28 Oct 2020 – Oldies on Farceboot
The number of HMSOldies accessing the site from desktop systems is rapidly diminishing, and with the onset of smaller and smaller hand-held devices readers are less inclined to read lengthy submissions. There is an increase in the numbers accessing the HMSOldies Facebook page. This month alone we have welcomed new-reader Mike Butler, onetime member of…