We received this sad news from Sinclair’s wife Ann-Marie. Sinclair joined HMSO Print in 1958, and worked in Norwich until his retirement, maintaining his devotion to QPR throughout! Dear Reg I am very sorry to let you know that my dear husband, Sinclair, passed away in the early hours of yesterday (Tuesday 18 December) morning.…
Author: Robert Stutely
Alexander Arthur Smith 1927-2018
Alex on the left, with Brian Minett and Jim McDonald We received the sad news, from his daughter Diana, via John Cripps, that Alex died peacefully, at home in York, on 18 December 2018. Alex joined HMSO in January 1951 as a Technical Clerk in Printing and Binding. He retired as Director General, alongside Ken…
13 December 2018 – At The Fat Cat, Norwich
Fellow Songsters Below is a final record of a singing group that has existed, in one form or another, for around 50 years. In the form recorded below it has taken place in Norwich since Christmas 1974 (45 years), a proud record indeed! Brian Ekers
11 December 2018 – HMSOldies at The Royal Oak, Borough, London
The annual December meeting of the HMSO Friends of Reprographic Managers met at the Royal Oak, Borough, on 11 December: photo taken by Bill Ekers. Sue Whitaker, Brian Ekers, Pat Kennedy and Reg Walker made it, as did 16 Customers and Suppliers. Despite photographic evidence to the contrary, Walker was neither drunk nor comatose. Not…
23 November 2018 – From Les Birch
Dear Reg, Your piece [about Whitaker’s Almanacs on Facebook] reminded me of an episode in the 80s during the early years of my retirement when I was wandering round some little town in Gloucestershire (can’t remember which one) and I went into a second-hand bookshop where I was confronted by a run of Whitaker’s from…
10 November 2018 – Original Norwich Charity Christmas Card Shop
Sue Prutton has asked that we publicise the worthy cause that is the Original Norwich Charity Christmas Card Shop, which is operational Monday to Saturday 10-5 at 15 St Stephen’s Street, Norwich – next door to Sainsbury’s Local. All proceeds to charity. Happy to do so, Sue!
Arthur Thomas Holland 1930-2018
Sad news, via Nodge Carnegie, that Arthur has died. He and his wife, Kathleen, lived in Earlham Road Norwich, where he was regularly seen, cheerful as ever and more often than not putting money into the hand of the pavement artist on the Grapes Hill bridge. A decent man: he will be missed. A Requiem…
Arthur Edward James Brunwin 1920-2018
On 29 November 2018 John Eason received the sad news that Arthur has died. Arthur joined HMSO Contracts Division in 1953 as a ‘Reconstruction Examination Entrant Executive Officer.’ Other EOs in the Division at the time included Kath Daviss, Jim Curtis, Winifred Stokes and Margaret Crawley. He went on to become Deputy Director (Principal) of…
15 October 2018 – From Helen George
Hello Reg Here’s a photo of a number of HMSOldies on a CSSC cruise to Norway I organised recently. I see me(!) and Nigel George, Jill Ward, Annette Conn, Sue and Alan Crabtree, Pauline and Kevin White. We were very lucky with the weather most of the time, apart from the day we tried to go on…
19 Oct 2018 – From John Nash
Hi Reg That imposing b/w photo of Cornwall House brought back memories for me as well. I had 2 spells there. First as a ‘sprog’ and part of the Registry service I used to fill in when someone was on leave or sick. Thus I had to manage the Office Machinery files for Jack Shand…