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As from 5.11.12 all items under News & Information will be given a posting date. After 6 weeks they will be moved to the "Not so New" Section,where they will remain for a minimum of 8 weeks.If a word or phrase is underlined - then clicking it will take you to the relevant page or web site***************************************************************************
Latest News & Information
(06/02/13)
VALETE It is with sadness that we learn from the LN&A of the death (25th Jan) of Trevor Storton. (aged 73)
Trevor was a former member of Windsor House 1951-57.
We extend our sympathies to his family.
(18/01/13)
VALETE It is with sadness that we learn from the LN&A of the death (3rd Jan) of T.A.G.Cobbold. (aged 81)
Trevor was a member of Thoresby House. He left in 1949 as the current holder of both the Mile and Half Mile records.
We extend our sympathies to his family.
(14/01/13)
Spring Lunch - Saturday 13th April 2013
Meet at Riverside Restaurant, King Street, King's Lynn. 11.30am for 1pm
Choices of main course: Steak & Kidney Pie with broccoli, carrots and roast potatoes, Seafood Gratinee (cod, yellow smoked haddock & salmon in a cream sauce topped with Parmesan & breadcrumbs) with vegetables, Fish and Chips, Roast of the day, Vegetarian option.
Choices of sweet: Profiteroles with chocolate sauce, Sticky Toffee Pudding with toffee sauce & vanilla ice cream, Orange mousse, Bramley Apple Crumble with Sauce Anglaise, selection of Norfolk Cheeses. Coffee or tea included.
Cost
of meal £15 - payment in advance
The
usual popular raffle (minimum 10 excellent prizes) will be run in
order to offset the postage costs and tips for the Riverside staff.
Main courses and sweets subject to confirmation.
If
you are interested in attending please let Bob Booth know by 31st
January.
Full details will be sent sometime in February when you can make your menu choice and return it (along with the £15) to:
Bob Booth, 31A, The Howards, North Wootton, King's Lynn PE30 3RS - (Queries: 01553 671238)
Last year 50 OLs attended our most successful Spring lunch to date. It is
anticipated (from remarks after the lunch) more members will attend
the 2013 lunch.
We are limited to 60 at the Riverside so we will
operate on a first-come first-served basis so don’t miss it.
Book NOW to avoid disappointment
(27/12/12)
- A new puzzle from Alvis plus new clues to puzzles 2 & 3
(19/12/12)
- Congratulations to former pupil Danny Kerry who has been appointed Performance Director for UK & GB Men's & Women's Hockey
- Please do not forget to pay your Subscription for 2013 -
- if you are elligible for membership, why not contact our Membership Secretary NOW.
- We have been made aware that we omitted to add a rule change from the 2011 AGM
receiving all correspondence, including Newsletters, by e-mail.
If this applies to you simply contact the Membership Secretary
- We have 13 names on our decalennensians list - see the Records page
Coming soon
- AGM report
- Committee news
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Events
Savile Club Winter Lunch in February- see the Report on the Past Events Page
- For information about forthcoming the events and Don Oliver's reports on Golf & Bowls see the Events Page
- Old Lennensians at Large July 2013- Summer at Chelsea Physic Garden; Tour and 'Cricket Tea' . Date now confirmed as Tuesday 2nd July 2013 and the price is £22 per head and the cut off date is 30th April. Tour begins at 14.00hrs. See the Events page for details
If you are a member who is organising an event we will gladly publicise it for you. Send the details to the Site Editor
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Contributions to this Web Site
With 500 years to cope with we need some help. At the moment we are concentrating on the period 1940 -1960, while long term memory is still functioning!
Life After School - 2 photos - Then & Now plus a life story say career, family, hobbies, achievements, current interests, etc.Maximum size 1 sheet of A4 including photos. in PDF format if possible. It would be appreciated if those members who promised items for this section, at the AGM Lunch, would send them in (preferably before 2013)
Combined Cadet Force It is over 50 years since the School C.C.F. was disbanded. We are looking for anecdotes and recollections which will appear in the history section.
Send us your school stories Any anecdotes, factual or apocryphal
Sporting Records We are attempting to collate sporting records - results, team members. notable performances, etc..
We are using a collection of Lennensians Dec 1946 - Summer 1957 for our information. Any additional information, photographs, memories etc.will be gratefully accepted,
especially if it is outside our available time frame.
We have made it
easier for you to send us contributions by email.
Simply send your name
to the Web Editor via the Contact Us page and with the word
"Contribution"
You will receive an email address for you to deliver your
magnum opus.
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Join Us
If you were a pupil for three consecutive terms or more at King Edward VII School King's Lynn, then you are an Old Lennensian and we ask you to join us now.
Membership of the Association brings with it Spring and Autumn Newsletters, frequent lunches in King's Lynn, in London and at the School, sports and social fixtures , and, now that the website is fully open to all Members, access to downloads and news of the many friends you think you had forgotten, and the many you want to see again. We are an active, sociable community with its eyes on the future, committed to the memory of your schoolfellows and of the School. Join us now, and join us for the future.
Membership application form available on line See the School NEWS LETTER
Associate Membership
If you were not a pupil or member of staff but have close connections with the school, you may be elligible for Associate membership
Contact the Membersip Secretary for details
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West Norfolk & King's Lynn High School for Girls
We understand that there is not an association for former pupils. It has been suggested, in committee, that we might organise an event say in the form of a reunion. If you are a former pupil of the High School, married to one or know someone who might be interested. Please contact our Secretary on the Contact Us page
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"Not so New" news items
(22/11/12)
- London Lights -
on the 20th November after another enjoyable OL Lunch" see Past Events
(14/11/12)
- Here is an interesting history of King's Lynn in the Library of the University of California - see also additional information on the Headmasters Board
(12/11/12)Decalennensian - We have just realised that congratulations are due to Mike Douglass, who has completed 10 years in the Hot Seat. Well done Mike! You are now 19th out of 40 in the list of longest serving Heads - only another 7 years and you will be in the top 10!We know that a few of our members, either by virtue of starting in the Prep. Department, or by returning to teach, were at the school for 10+ years
If you are one of them, please contact us to have your name on the List of Decalennensians.
(06/11/12)A New Puzzle has arrived from Alvis - he says that "It is much easier" - time will tell
(02/11/12)- Valete It is with great sadness that we have learnt of the death, on October 7th, of Surgeon Rear Admiral Trevor R. W. Hampton, CB, FRCP, QPH, RN.
We offer our sincere condolences to his widow Kate and members of the family.
- Autumn Newsletter - now available on this site in .pdf format
- The Rules page has been updated in accordance with the changes passed at the AGM
- Bob Booth has a new book of historical photographs of Lynn See Site Contributors page
- Peter Rye (Lenzman) has a limited Edition 2013 Calendar - Night Photographs of Lynn See Site Contributors page
- Puzzle 2 Alvis has sent a new clue
Honours Boards update The name of Harold Arthur Humphrey has been added to the WW II Memorial Board
Loose Connections - ALVIS has become tired of waiting for someone to solve his puzzles and has provided us with the answer to Puzzle 1 - it turned out to be quite simple! Anybody got the answer to puzzle 2 ??? - There is a new clue
Olympic Bronze - Team GB Head Coach of the Ladies Hockey Team, Danny Kerry, ex KES pupil and son of OL Chris Kerry, uplifted his team from the despair of losing their
semi final match against Agentina, to a storming 3-1 victory over New Zealand to win Olympic Bronze.
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Correspondence page awaiting further contributions
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Acknowledgements
We are extremely grateful for the help given by organisations and individuals. We have decided to put all acknowledgements on one page rather than scatter them. We are aware that this type of information is often overlooked by readers - Please visit the Site Contributors page. It contains information and interesting links.
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Web Editor's Comments
- We are very short of documented and anecdotal material from the 1960s onwards. Please can you help.
- Development - We are open to suggestions (constructive!) with regard to the development of this web site. Please do feel free to contact us.
Errors & Omissions policy
1) We will publicise in this section, all valid errors & ommissions. As soon as possible.
2) All entries will be dated
3) Entries will expire three calendar months after the given posting date
Errata: Newsletter Spring 2012 (02/11/12)
Valete:
Martin Eggleton deceased. We apologise for incorrectly entering the year of Martin's death as 2012. He died in 2011.
Martin's wife Susan predeceased him and we apologise for including her in the condolences offered to the family.
- Errata: Website (02/11/12)
Honours Boards:
David J. Grint, School Captain 84/85. We apologise for spelling David's Surname incorrectly as Gent. This has been corrected.***************************************************************************