The sad news that Jean died on 15 May 2020 came from her Goddaughter, Julie Simmons. Jean had been taken into hospital with a pre-existing medical condition, and died as a result of Covid 19. Jean joined Supplies Division, HMSO Sovereign House in September 1968, and was promoted to HEO (S7) during the 1970s. Her…
Author: Robert Stutely
12 April 2020 – John Rumball remembers happier times on the high seas
John has been sorting out his memory box, and came across this photograph, taken ‘somewhere near Harwich: year forgotten’ in the days when social proximity was not frowned upon. Cecil Hughes has commented thus: ‘You have brought back happy memories of sailing round the River Blackwater with our flotilla – usually three chartered yachts.We started…
31 March 2020 – From Richard Nelson
Hello Reg, Using some time to sort old photos, I came across this one. It captures a contingent from Graphic Design enjoying a lunchtime gathering at the Little Ikaria restaurant. Probably a send off for our Greek students, probably in 1996. Left to right: Dennis Greeno, Vicky Tomopoulou, Sunday Anagnostopoulou, Ian Dobson, Adrian Bickers, Richard…
25 March 2020 – My Time in the Clink by Anita Ragan
Hello Reg, Well, I guess now we’re all in the same boat! Maybe that makes my musings less helpful, but it may make them more relevant. Who knows? (Click here, or anywhere on the picture below) This is a Microsoft Powerpoint Presentation I’ve created which loads automatically when it is clicked. It may also work…
20 March 2020 – Greetings from Florida from ‘English Jack’ [Keating]
I was out doing a little shopping yesterday and when I saw the shelves of paper products, eggs and meat empty, or almost empty, they reminded me of my time during the Second World War in England. The only things missing were the ration books and the queues. Although now the rationing is being done…
Susan Curran 1952–2020
Susan had been unwell for some time, and was in Priscilla Bacon Lodge, Norwich with her husband Paul Simmonds and her two sons when she sadly died on 22 March 2020. Susan worked in HMSO Publishing 1995-97 before starting her own Publishing Business in Norwich, as mentioned here. Paul Simmonds adds: I’d like to thank…
16 March 2020 – From Brian Cockram
Reg, Here are a couple of pictures from two recent gatherings. The annual HMSO Mill Paper lunch at the Racecourse Salhouse, February. This second picture is from last Saturday at the Kings Head, Bawburgh. Rod and his sister Jenny joined Wendy Curtis, Sue Bull and Karen Ibisill. You know all the other rogues. An enjoyable…
Jeanette Edith Wilkin 1932–2020
The sad news that Jeanne has died, following recent periods of hospitalisation in Norwich, came via Cecil Hughes. Jeanne joined HMSO Sovereign House as a typist on 19 December 1977. She progressed to Personal Assistant to several members of Directing Staff including Office Services, where Alan Cole remembers her ready wit, vibrant personality and helpful…
10 March 2020 – Sports Tech
John Cripps has unearthed this photograph of some fine upstanding (well, two are sitting) young HMSO Technical Staff in sporting mode. Probably pre-activity given the lack of exhaustion on the faces of Messrs Marchant, Houston, Cripps, Holley and Justice. No date given, but their combined ages as of 1 March 2020 would have been 379,…
John James Brooker 1932–2020
The sad news that John died on 9 January 2020, following a series of strokes, came from an old school-friend. John was living in Norwich, having moved to Norwich from London with the CEPA (Printers’ Accounts) advance party in 1967. He joined HMSO in 1962, and after working in CEPA he was promoted to Technical…