Comments on: Letter from Peter Stringer

By: Geraldine Grimshaw

Geraldine Grimshaw — Thu, 13 Apr 2017 05:22:15 +0000

Hi Peter,

I am Douglas Horner’s younger daughter, Geraldine. Have just seen this note and that Lumbo Evans has sadly died.

Did you know my father or are any of my father’s friends from BC still alive? I would just love to hear from them or meet them. My e mail address is tp.grimshaw@talktalk.net

Daddy spoke so happily of his time there.

I hope this e mail finds you in good health.

Kind regards,

Geraldine

By: Michael Wetherfield

Michael Wetherfield — Sun, 02 Apr 2017 14:07:52 +0000

Michael Wetherfield is still alive and *physically healthy (at 84). He was a “refugee” from Rangoon, Burma, and lived in Simla (1942-1945, at the Elysium Hotel) He boarded at BCPS 1942-43, and BCS 1944-5. He left BCS (and India) in December 1945 (but revisited Simla (sorry, Shimlah), and the School, with his wife, in 2005 (*?). His younger sister was at Auckland House.

*His memory is failing!

By: admin

admin — Sat, 01 Apr 2017 08:43:34 +0000

In reply to Rajeshwar Singh Bal. Mrs and Mr Williamson were in India for a short visit during January. They live in Bristol. Will send you their contact details by email.

By: Jagat Aulakh

Jagat Aulakh — Sat, 01 Apr 2017 06:37:58 +0000

Dear Peter

Lovely to hear your news. I’m still in NZ so not sure I’ll be in London in June.

Fond Regards to All

Jagat
Rivaz 1958-66

By: Rajeshwar Singh Bal

Rajeshwar Singh Bal — Sat, 01 Apr 2017 05:29:17 +0000

Hi , gentlemen, any idea regarding the whereabouts of Mr & Mrs Williamson.
Rajeshwar S Bal.
I – 1965/1972

By: Vivek Bhasin

Vivek Bhasin — Sat, 01 Apr 2017 04:32:54 +0000

Dear Peter,

Your nostalgic letters bring out similar feelings within me as my entire schooling from KG to Sixth Form took place at our beloved Bishop Cotton School.

Whenever I enter the main gates I stop and look at that posts, the school crest and the path that leads past the Tennis Courts… I look up at the big chestnut tree … the tree stares back at me.. the tree talks to me …” welcome back again .. You son of your Alma mater… you may have gone as far as Cape Horn, the artic circle, walked through the green fields of England and laughed with loving tears whilst cuddling your grand children… you still find the time to come back to see me, the bricks , mortar, the Holy Chapel , the stately Irwin Hall, the dormitories , the peacock butterflies in Head Master’s pristine garden…You came here at the age of 5.. and now three score and a little more…tell me pray…why do you keep coming back ? Tell me pray..?”

My emotions rise from within my heart and my eyes blur with heavy tears…

For us Cottonians there is nothing we need to say.. nothing to explain … we can arrive silently and depart like the Pierce The Lefroy Ghost… all we need is to inhale the air of Bishop Cotton School… and hear the voices of all the sons of our Alma mater reaching into our souls….

Vivek Bhasin
Lefroy – Roll No: 123
1961-1970

By: indikhanna Khanna

indikhanna Khanna — Sat, 01 Apr 2017 04:25:09 +0000

May I also suggest that you mail me directly, off the OCA website.
Gurrinder

By: indikhanna Khanna

indikhanna Khanna — Sat, 01 Apr 2017 02:40:15 +0000

Dear Peter,

Yes Sir, the internet definitely has made the world of a difference to our lives.

I do travel to the UK fairly often but on none of my trips have never had the opportunity to meet up with any OC there even though, or so I believe, Vivek Bhasin passed out from school the same year as me.

This year I am likely to be in and out of London many times from the end of May till mid July, including quite a few weekends. I’d love to meet up with you to swap some tales and would be most interested to see any old BCS/Simla photographs you may have.

Subject to your response which I look forward to, I could let you know my dates in London when I would be free from any work. Would be more than happy to hop a train to wherever you may be, to meet up with you.

Yours sincerely,

Gurrinder S Khanna
Rivaz
1959-69