Martin Phillips posted a photograph on the Facebook Group ‘Mellish Memories’ of a person his mother knew, who had worked at the Mellish and who was named Margaret. Several of us recognised the Margaret as Margaret Unwin, (later Mrs Newsom) who was Assistant Secretary from the early 1950s until the mid-1960s. As the only young woman on the premises she had to put up with an awful lot – and that was just from the staff. I am sure Martin will not mind that I have added her photograph to the staff page.

Reminder: We are still looking for some issues of The Centaur: Nos 8-11 of 1934-1936 and 13-15 pf 1937-1938.

Many will have heard the news that Sir Neil Cossons died on 29 March. I have added a short obituary to the OBITS page which contins links to obituaries in, for example, The Times and The Daily Telegraph via his entry in Wikipedia.

Neil was enormously supportive in getting this site up and running.

Two additions:

Worm’s Eye View Programme 1964. On the PLAYS Page.

First XV 1948-1949. From Norman Fearn (now 94) via his daughter Judy. On the SPORTS Page.

I have now heard from Linda the arrangments for Garry’s funeral:

Garry Humphreys’ funeral will be held at 1:30pm on Friday 20 June, at Christ Church, Southgate (N14 7EG). 

This will be followed by a very short cremation service at 3pm, for close family members only.

We invite you to stay after the church service for some light refreshments at the back of the church, and look forward to the opportunity to socialise with you and to hear your memories of Garry.

There will be some parking available in the car park opposite the church, but we anticipate this may fill up quickly, and advise that you can also find further free and unrestricted parking in the residential streets near the church. 

In lieu of flowers, we ask that you donate to either Help Musicians or Cancer Research UK, via Garry’s JustGiving pages. 

We kindly request that you RSVP should you hope to attend, to help us keep track of numbers and plan accordingly. We are aware that some of you have already said you will not be able to, but wanted to know when it is taking place anyway. We are planning to record the funeral and will circulate the recording afterwards. 

If anybody here plans to attend please contact me on the form below. I will forward the information to Linda.

This week came the sad news that Garry had died on Wednesday 7 May. His wife, Linda, and daughter, Rhiannon, were with him.

It was Garry who sparked the appearance of this website and who provided a great deal of material he had collected together with ideas, contacts and the results of web searches that contined until March this year. The whole thing arose because he contacted me nearly 20 years ago wondering if I had any of the photographs I took of the school buildings.

Garry was at HMGS from 1957 until 1964. I am preparing an obituary for these pages.

I do have Linda’s email adrress should any of his friends wish to contact her.

Although living latterly in Suffolk, the funeral will be in north London at Chrtsit Church, Southgate.

Robert Dawson found this 1985 cutting on a memorai service for The Boss.

Anybody know what happened to the memorial oak trees at Mapperley Plains?

HIND, Peter William. 1954-1959. Inspector, Nottinghamshgre Police and angler. b Stapleford 1943. Halls Road (William Lilley) County Primary School. Lived at Mansfield. d 20 December 2016.

Robert Storr found this poster in his loft.

BROWN, Kenneth William. 1931-1938. b Bulwell 2 July 1920. Well-known cricketer for Hucknall and the school (over 1000 runs in 1938 including a century for HM). RAFVR, trained as a pilot in USA; transferred to Air Transport Auxiliary. Teacher training in Leeds. Taught at Beardall Street, Annie Holgate and National Comprehensive schools in Hucknall. d May 1998. Notice in Hucknall Dispatch 29 May 1998.

RENNIE, Ian Everitt. 1954-1959. b Nottingham July 1943. Quantity Surveyor; partner at Gleeds of Nottingham. d 27 November 2006.

SEARLE, Roger Stuart Norman. 1954-1959. b Derby 24 September 1942. Lived at Bramcote. d Elizabeth Vale, Adeliade, South Australia 25 February 2016. Death Notice in Centralian Advocate.

David Hallam has provided the following information on his cousin:

HALLAM, Albert William DFC. 1933-1937? b Beeston 1921; d Surrey 1987. RAFVR 1942, cmd 1943; F/O 1944 (207 Squadron flying Lancasters), DFC gazetted 1944; F/Lt 1946. A member of the aircrew servicing the Moscow Conference and later a member of the Queen’s Flight. Fighter Control Branch from 1953. Cousin of Donald Hallam (below).

Now on the OBITS Page