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l99G )(agazine; COMMITTEE:

Im Maclennan, Mr Ian Smith, Mr Frank Calder, Miss Jean Paterson,

- Be y Grant, Mr A Martin Grant, Mrs Chrissie Grant, Mr I MacPherson,

� garet Masson, Mr Bill Mitchell, Mrs Judy Mitchell, Mrs Margaret Ross, ne Ritchie, Mr John R Stuart, Mr David Ritchie, Mrs Shirley Findlay and

Mrs Sheena Ogilvie

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At last here is a first attempt of the Former Pupils' Magazine by the new committee.

Unfortunately due to the untimely death of our President John Duncan, resignation of the new

Editor before getting off the ground and illness of one of the committee, but mainly due to

inexperience and trying (unsuccessfully) to follow in Ian Smith's footsteps, we have run into a

lot of problems. Hopefully though all our readers will bear with us and our next attempt will be

an improvement. For this issue we are printing letters received from FP's and the list of

members which may be slightly out of date.

Margaret Masson

Unfortunately there is no Editor this year and I do not have time to compile the magazine. I

should be writing my Christmas cards and putting up the Christmas tree, but I have decided that

the magazine must go out before Christmas ...

First of all, thank you to all FP's who kindly contributed to Ian Smith's retiral gift. At a special

committee meeting, it was decided to present Ian with an engraved silver tray at the Biennial

Dinner on Saturday 22 March 1997 in the Coppice Hotel. (More details about the dinner on the

last page of the magazine.) It was also decided to present the remainder in the form of a cheque

and that this should take place before Christmas. The presentation of a cheque for a four figure

sum was therefore handed over to Ian and Iris in the Craig Revack Hotel this week .

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Se1condly, we must thank Shirley Findlay for typing up all_ the replies on the information slips

and her Mum, Margaret Masson, for lending a hand.

Thirdly1 Betty Grant and Bill Mitchell must be thanked for taking on the task of organising the

Biennial Dinner. It is intended to be more informal than in previous years with no speakers and

no dance, just the dinner and Ian's presentation, but with ample opportunity to catch up with

.everyone's news. There is a limit to the number of tickets this year as the Coppice can only

accommodate 70 persons, so please reserve your tickets as soon as possible to avoid

disappointment.

Finally, there will be no Christmas disco this year for several reasons, but basically because I

was too late in thinking about organising one. However, I will endeavour to plan the Christmas

1997 disco in plenty of time.

Thank you for your patience in waiting for the magazine and if you know of anyone willing to take

on the Secret�l)'/Editor's role, please inform a member of the committee. There would be no

typing involved as there are two or three committee members able and willing to type. All the

best for 1997, Daphne Ritchie

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• r Our Ot:2:5 - c: � longesl serving and most loyal supporte;:s deal.b last August of Vice-President lv!RS SI�-.!� _-_: --3_ � <Sheila MacPherson). Sheila was invol ·ed =-� =---=-==-= .::: ( - affairs from the early years of the two Oubs_ _- £ •· merging of the Old Guard and the F .P.s. ri- • - :r:- �!h- Her fine record of setvice to us was ,.,.__.,c..;..��-'"· to the office of Honorary President

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headmaster. Paying tribute to his memory at the Annual Lunch of the local branch of the Retired Teachers' Association, his fellow headmaster, Alistair Glashan of Elgin Academy, recalled how John had once told an argumentative gathering of Head Teachers that they ressembled a pile of farmyard manure, odoriferous and ,objectionable when assembled together, but reasonably useful and productive when distributed in small quantities around the countryside! A large gathering of of his fellow Former Pupils also appreciated his talents as an entertaining speaker when he and his wife Ethel were our guests at our Biennial Dinner in 1978, the year in which he retired from Seaf.ield. His contribution to education was appropriately recognised by his professional colleagues by the award of the Fellowship of the Educational Institute of Scotland. John was also a devoted servant of the Church throughout his life, serving as an elder of St. Columba's in Elgin, and in demand as a Jay preacher in many congregations in the surrounding district. John's funeral took place in St. Columba's, but his remains were buried in tl1e family plot.in Grantown New Cemetery. We extend sincere sympathy on behalf of the Clubs to his widow Ethel and to his daughter Roserna.iy.

JIMMIE McLEOD died last April in the Ian Charles Hospital after a long period of illness. He was 82. A master mason, he trained in the building firm set up by his father in 1908, and now carried on by his six sons, who are all directors of the firm which bears their name. There are many buildings in Jimmie's native Grantown which are testimony to the energy and skills of the man who oversaw the development of the family firm into one of the major sources of employment in the town. Besides his success as a businessman, Jimmie was also a keen sportsman and excelled at badminton and curling. In both of these sports he made his mark at county and even national level. He was particularly fond of the outdoor bonspiels where McLeod family teams often enjoyed success in Grampian Province contests. Jimmie is also well remembered as a knowledgeable and skilful angler, whether with his double handed salmon rod on the Spey, or throwing a delicate fly for the Lochindorb trout in the days of the Old Guard competitions. To his widow Cathy and to his six sons we send sincerest condolences on behalf of our members.

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passing of Jimmy Mcleod and Jock Paterson, he wonders how

:i :�2 �riginal Old Guards are still with us - David Bisset, Edwin

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v::- ,.. · �·· <MONA MCLEAN) - just glad to be alive and fit.

�-= :' . .=:. -�- "?:::SLD <WINNIE SHAW) elder son Alan now retired from Army .

:...:.-== :.:: ��=.-vern, Worcs. Younger son Frederick received B. A. degree in

=-·-::.:-::::.:<: from O.U. 2 years ago. Station Officer Northampton �ire

�5 =-�- _;_l ·US (ELLA WOOD) recently been in hospital having a hip

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J ASHER <ISOBEi BRUCE) nothing to report. .)

_ �-r.r S (EUNICE ALLAN) had a baby boy -Sam- on 25-10-95 .

_:: ___ ST BEL BAHZAD (CHRISTOBEL TERRIS) nothing to report .

.� .. :::A_ BANKS <L ORNA STEPHEN) nothing to report .

:::_-...:::: 3':'.c·.\ .. £ now working at the north of England Protection and Indemnity

!<::---"'�i n Ltd. Thomas has started at a new school in Gosforth. Katie

-�:: s_ar at the same school in September .

�= .!-�vEIBALD BEVERIDGE <ELIZABETH GORDON).-nothing to report.

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CRAIG BEVERIDGE still enjoying army life and working hard!! At the end

of 1995 was promoted to Lance Corporal. Have been away skiing for

3 weeks on the German Alps with the army-and has just been competing in

the army ski races on Cairngorm-winning the individue.l Championship in

the RLC and being a member of the RLC winning team.

GILLIAN BEVERIDGE doing a National Certificate on Social Care and

hopefully going on to do an HNC this coming year with a view to following

on to study Social Work. Has thoroughly enjoyed placement work at Grant

House and Holmhill M. S. Home in Grant.own. Inverness night life is pretty

good'!

MRS M BROCKLEHURST (MARGARET McWILLIAM) celebnitecl our Golden Wedding in

Sept. 1995 - treated the family t o a holiday in Tenerife by way of

celebration.

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MRS D C BUTLER-LEE CEMILY CAMPBELL) nothing to Peport.

ALASDAIR CALDER a very sad time for us last year with the passing of

sister Eileen after a very brave battle against cancer, but happily

Eileen was able to celebrat e the birth of out son Ross on the

.5th August 1995.

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-- - _____ ..... a Nursery school in Edinburgh. Hamish, our son, who is

=. ======- =:· :. e West Lothian Schools Brass Band (Scottish, British and

=---=-====-= ::..::"-.:-ions) is to travel to Australia this summer where the band

-�-- -:c-----�� ... 0 in an International Music Festival which is to be held

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-HAPMAN <ELIZABETH M McDONALD) another nice summer for us.

=�.=.- ----� - � feel "old(er)"! but keep busy with Riding for the Disabled

=-- =----�eh Country dancing. Daughter Janet is a nurses aide in

==-::::.:..=.::-:� ward and son Richard is in final year of BE(electrical) at

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-, isited sister aRd brother-in-law (Amelia �nd Ernie Oakes) in

.. , We did have a few days of sun but couldiast the full ten days-

,epeats itself- we did the same in 1976!

f.:..:_L· �SHOLM career change- now Managing Director, Lend lease

r-c ' G:....f��K <ALISON RONALDS ON) nothing to report.

'!. - � : S CLARK now in.permanent residence in Inverness and not missing

tr.e � r_d travelling one bit.

Jt .... :'.: -� CU.RK yet anothe1�--year .. past with CSC .. Crop Protection. Change

r i::::. p,esent canine .family .wi.th .. a .. new .. baby .. addition .. due .. in .June,. oh no!!

MRS THOS COWAN (WILMA IRVINE) not a lot t o report t his year. Paid two

fleeting visits to Grantown last year. Best wishes to Mr and Mrs Smith.

MRS GEORGE A CRAIG (DOROTHY F CALDER) nothing to report .

MRS MURRAY CRICHTON C LORNA FORBES) nothing t o report .

\V1_1\RGARET K E CRUICKSHANK nothing to report.

IAIN CUMMING

MRS I CUMMING <FIONA LEDINGHAM) nothing to report.

J A CUMMING nothing to report.

MRS DAVID DAVIDSON.CELIZABETH KIRKWOOD) elder son, Peter, graduated

BSC in Property --Management in Oct,---1995. Now .doi __ ng.requirements for

certificate of. Pr.ofessional Competency fro.i,n--Royal Institute of Chartered

Surveyors. Matthew, hopefully, will graduate in July 1996! more news

later!!

GEORGE A DIXON nothing to report.

WILLIAM DOBSON we are now residing in the Home count ies, where a dri11e in

t he country means once round the local round-a-bout ! I am now a st udent

on the RAF Advanced Staff Course - homework comes hard after 18 years.

Please pass on my best wishes to Ian Smith.

ANDREW DUFF still Forensic Medicine Technician and st ill doing voluntary

councelling in-Aberdeen.

S-JONES (JANET DIXON) 1 995 /96 was an eventful year as I

� =- ::�-: = :: _,5 ::- at 57 years, rather older than my colleagues! Now I am,

- - - - - =-=-� ga ation of Avon College of Health with the University of

::i ��g- and, a lecturer in the Faculty of Health and Social Care.

�71- - � = - _-_-=_£t S ot h i ng t o report .

. -- - - - - ­· --- - --- - - SWEN <BETTY ROBERTSON) not hing to report .

J_!_��EN MACAULAY> moving to Elgin but not got a house yet.

dsughter has been in and out of hospital since mid-Sept. so

- - :-: - � � _een little time for anything else. Hopeful l y t hings are

' -:- � "' · • ' -. g at last . Looking forward t o going back to Elgin and a bit

Grant own. Kindest . regards to Ian and Iris and looking forward

:. e. ial Dinner in .1997.

f!B.S T FERGUSON <PAMELA .MACDONALD) . I . was very-pleased to .read in last

years magazine that I had gained the initials MBA.�after my name .

U f rtunately I am not clever enough to get an MBA. My job t itle however

is II L MBA Administrator" - I admini ster a distance learning MBA Degree

a Heriot -Watt with a student base of 1 1500 students and rising. The job

keeps me quiet and very , very busy. Family growing r apidly. Husband Tom

go� �g grey rapidly - teaching two teenagers to drive.

SI E H FERGUSSON nothing to report.

MRS I FI NDLAY (SHIRLEY MASSON) roped into typing up all this! !

MRS JANE A FORS YTH <NANCY GRAY) had five anecdotes printed in " A Dash

O' Doric" - which was first in the top ten for weeks- one took place in

Grantown. Taking part on Canadian Television this year - Re women and

wisdom called " Kitchen Goddess" . S till busy gardening, S NP-ing, raising

money for neutering (cats and dogs) .

MRS WI LLIAM J FRAS ER CELS PETH MITCHELL ) noth ing t o repor t .

JAMES FRAS ER not hing to report.

S HONA FRAS ER nursing in Dharan, Saudi Arabia s i nce Apr i l 1 995 will be

home May 1 996 .

ROBI N U FRAS ER taking early retirement from Boots Chemist at the end of

July 1996 - so looking forward .to golf, bowls, gardening etc! !

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MRS PATRI CK GALLAGHER <AMANDA DUNLOP) . the last year has been fairly

eventful . Two of our three daughters are at school now so 1995 marked my

return to paid employment . S ince last January I have a part-time post

teaching History/Humanities in Loughborough. We moved house but stayed

in the same village. Patrick continues to work for Powergen and I became

. a Parish Councillor.

JOHN A GILL nothing to report .

MRS DONALD M GORDON CANN PATON) nothing to report .

MRS DAVI D L GORDON . (JES S IE W M LAI NG) nothing to report .

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=- - = = - = -= = : s �:es Capt ain a t Grant own Golf Club.

�� ! hing to report .

(JANE STEWART ) not hing t o report .

- ::-1 _ · - 7:: � - � ! • ret urning to Turkey f or a f ourth season i n t ravel

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�AN1' <MARY ELI ZABETH TEMPLETON) nothing t o report .

�- ' ! � ·RANT still working in Eye Pavilion Edinburgh.

��� -H M GRANT st ill enjoying life to the full with British Midland.

J STEWART GRANT j ust co mpleted 20 years at Avie more Photographic and we

. a e ow moved into the co mputer era, enjoying the challenge of

el e tr nic dat a i m mensley.

MRS GORDON GREENLEES <SALLY GRANT) not hing to report .

MRS VINCENT GREENWOOD <MARY WINCHESTER ) nothing to report .

DONALD GUNN I l ook forward t o receiving the School Magaz ine every year.

I would l ike t o add my t hanks and appreci at i on t o Ian Smith for hi s

unt iring and splendid work over the years in ensuring the continuance of

this tradition.

M.�S G HAMILTON C EVELYN MACKI NTOSH ) daughter Margaret married Oct. ' 9 3 now

Mrs Simpson .

HARRY HARRIS no changes in c areer; j ust goi ng i nt o my 7th year as manager

of the Alonsa Conservati on D i st ri c t . Mother D orothy died unexpectedly

last August . Father Harry i s planni ng a seven week vi s i t to Manitoba in

May/ June and i s looking f orward to seeing his grandchi ldren ,

Geoffrey ( 1 5 ) , Sara < 10 ) and Andrew ( 8 ) .

MRS DENNIS HARRISON (GRACE GORDON) s ince leaving school in 1944 I have

spent more t han �50 years- teaching in Scot .l and, Sudan, . S ierra Leone , -)

Nigeria & Engl and . Now I am happily re.t i r.ed wi th my husband, 3 chi ldren

& 8 grandchildren and have v�ry pleasant memories of my days in Grant own

Grammar School .

GILLIAN HENDERSON I cont inue t o work part t ime a s a physic, back at

· uni versity part time as wel 1 . Kat ie now 7 and Ham i sh 4. Husband Richard

continues to t ravel overseas frequently as an ecologi st .

PETER HENDERSON Kirst y i s a great draw c ard for vi sitors. Last Apr i l my

parent s s t ayed with us and are coming back for April 96. In July my

sister Fiona brought her two children out for four weeks whi ch was great .

At Chri stma s we returned t o Perth W. A. t o vi sit my s i s t er Gill ian and

f amily.

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. . :..:. � : . s < P am Mac Pherson ) woul d l i ke t o express apprec i at i on o f Mr &

==. : :: s unst int i ng effor t s over t he l ast 22 years i n keeping t he GGS

�� If> =- - - - = o:. i ve . 11he annual arr i va l o f t he . i n f o r .. mat i on s l i p (wi t h

_ _ ,.- - - � - - · e- ' Best Wi she s ' a l ways i n t h e corner) heral ded t he a r r i va l o f

- :... "' - =- ;: =- 7 • ,.., e . As a l l Grant own exi les wi l l recogn i s e , t h i s is an

• - - - - - a - - l ink wit h home . P e t er Mac Pher son and f ami l y l ef t our home at

_ : :-:.=.:-.. _-::- 2.nt Road , 40 years ago, and i n t he manner of many Sco t s , ar1::

:::: · · ::: :: =.: . erect f ar a f i el d - i n our c ase , i n Scot l and , England , Spain ar.d

. ==. s. :::: To be a b l e t o f ol l ow t he f o r t unes of f ormer school -mat es t hrough

: �s :: s.�es o f t h e magaz ine i s a fea t ure uni que t o GGS, and much env i ed by

: : �ers domi c i l ed f a r f r om home ! How we have enj oyed r ea ding everybody ' s

: :::: . :- i but i ons t o the f ormer pupi l s sect i on , wi t h t he edi t or s warm and

wi: : y accompanying comment s ! What d i sappoint ment we f e l t l ast year at

.e possi bi l i t y of t he magaz ines demi se ! To Mr & Mr s Smi t h we would l i ke

to express our t hanks , wi t h very best wi shes f o r a l ong and happy

ret i rement . To t he new edi t or , a l l good wi shes and grat i t ude for t aking ...

over t he t ask. We wi sh . you a l ong and s uc c essful t enuie - and l ook

forward wit h ant icipat i on, as always, t o t he ann1.1al arri val of t he

magaz ine

MRS I M HEPBURN <RITA MACKAY) nothing to report .

MRS MALCOLM HIGGINS <PAM MACPHERSON) no fa mily news t o report t his year.

JOHN S HOLMES has enclosed t wo pages of reminiscences .

ANDREW HOWLETT nothing t o report .

MRS JOHN HUNTER (FIONA HENDERSON) v i sited Austr alia l ast summer t o s e'? my

s is t er Gill ian and brother P eter - both are well and seem very set t l ed .

Despit e the col d I a m not tempt ed t o emigrat e !

D M MARR I LLINGWORTH not hing to report .

EDWARD I LLINGWORTH nothing. to report .

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GEORGE G I LLINGWORTH .not hing to report. ·:J

JOHN IRVING not hing to report.

GORDON JACK nothing to report.

MRS MARY JACK <MARY McWI LLIAM) nothing to report.

RODENA J KELMAN still i- n the same job, still in the same flat, still

waiting t o win t he lott ery! !

GRACE KI RK as the years move on, . this is such a good way of keeping in

touch and looking over ones .shoulder. .

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:..ee:1 at Teachers Col l ege a t · Sydney Uni vers i t y dur i ng

· · , ::::: .£.. .... -- .. a husband, I hsd had re ,3ervat i ons about at t endi ng,

- -= - = .. = =- = - - -:.. - . . -;:-..... -r � � r � a:e onl y t hree years bet '.rJeen us , I had j o ined t he

:::- 3 . . 'J=.ry 1 940 as a Boy S eaman, and part i cul c.rl y as

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. . : �e fa-: urday , I went dressed di screet l y minus any ex-:.ervi c e badges ,

: .:. es et c . , only wearing my name t ag as everyone else t here d i d . Af t er "·

bri ef period my wi f e went o f f t o renew o l d acquaint ances whi c h l ef t me

t ime t o st rol l about the corri dors, . Chemi s t r y and Part i c l e Phys i c s t ak i ng

my i n t er es t . l n t erests devel oped during and s i nc e my servi c e c areer .

The very fact of t he . day evoki ng �so many memori es o f t hat t ime f or . so

many peopl e , c e r t a i n l y evoked mine wit h a vengeance , and st rol l i ng al ong, ...

was aware o f g l ances i n my direct i on , no doubt wondering why I seemed

r e l uct ant t o mi x. The t rut h was, t here s eemed t o be so much bet ween

us . . .

March ' 44 , whi l e l y i ng on my back i n the Fore-ends t ry ing t o r e l ax dur i ng

a dept h-charge at t ack when t he pressur e hul l above me was bl own i n

several inches and t hen j umped back out agai n . Apparent l y only mys e l f

because o f m y posit i on s aw t hi s . N . B . After t he war on anot her boat of

t he same c l as s , I spot t ed t wo hair l i ne c racks about t hree i nches l ong

near t he t or pedo hat ch f rom where t he pressure hul l s t h i ckness c oul d be

measured . The t hi ckness measured wi t h a .r ul er was not l ess t han f i ve

e i ght hs of an i nch t hi c k st e e l , and maybe more . Those c racks were duly

report ed. - _Not h i ng . was - sai d .. to me .. < Rat ings . Don' t Have Soul s ) however. some

t ime af t er,- ther.e�were .ct wo .-of--.th e .. most .. beaut i-f .. uL ..over.head. welds covering

the cracks.

The above attack , on my first patrol , last ed six hours , and by t he t ime

it was over, dawn had broken so we could not sur fac e until night - time

wit h our partially charged bat t eries and t he oxygen st arved air . A match

could not remai n lit at the end of a normal day down below.

that , the enemy knew t hat we could not have gone far at one and :1 half

knot s .

The pat rol had started wit h us seeing t he S I M Tally-Ho tie up ahead of us

wit h a huge list and very s evere damage aft er being rammed by � T -=i. ""\ � i': ;:). <::' � - - � -· · - - -

anti submarine ve.ssel. Less t han an hour later we were at sec: . (Aft er

her repairs some t hree months later I was t o j oin Tally-Ho. ) A ;:,;,.t rol o f

count less crash-dives f ollowed, one f or a UFO sight ed ini t iall y '::) y !"le , we

ret urned t o Trincomal ee , Ceylon , t o hear that the S/ M Stonehenge was

overdue and presumed lost , and wit h her a . new found friend of mine from

Spare Crew. Yest erday , on referring �o .a -book-at -home, it - list s her as

missing . niI}e days aft er t he .. attack - on .us -and -in .-an-area very cl ose t o t he .. one we were in at . .t he time . .

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There were many many memories, including our gun-action with a submarine

chaser and an aircraft in which our Gunnery . Officer was mort al ly wounded .

His dying groans could clearly be heard hours l at er from the Captains

cabin by t hose of us in the cont rol room.

The gun act ion had start ed because we had surfaced t o at tack a Coast er

escort ed by a Chaser , however an aircraft appeared, so we crash-dived and

were subsequently dept h charged . Being st ill in t he vicinit y of the Gun

Tower we could see and hear the goings-on in t he control room George on

the Asdic, " A/ S Impulses Sir" . I mmediat ely from t he Captain af t er rising

to periscope depth and a quick look round, " St and by Gun-Act ion Qui et ly" .

Fol lowing t his t here was a clanging and -banging . From t he Asdic , "Chaser

coming in fast Sir" . " Surface!.!..., -f.rom-.the.....Cap .tain . --.. I mmediat .ely .we .engaged

t he . Chaser . . and. also . t he- Air.cr.af..t-Which-now .. st.r,af.ed-us,-mor-t.al -ly- wounding

: :-.= :.. :. e enant and also wounding one of t he Gun ' s C rew. A l L11 l whi l e he

� :-;..n and I went up t op . Meanwh i l e Layer and Trainer got on t he

: �:- -2-: so t hat wit h t he ne:d round t he Chaser y,1as hit and b l ew up . I t

: . . e . crash-dived again f ol l owed by a bang and a t r i c k l e of wat er from

��per l i d o f t he Gun-Tower .

. ::e =2:::2ory of May Day 1 942 whi l st in the Arc t i c on a Bat t l eshi p when in

6 we c o l l ided wi t h and sank t he Tri bal C l ass dest royer " Punj abi " .

:c.er :: e2� h charges set at " shal l ow" went off undernea t h us . Thi s eve!1t

�=::� r e : t l y was t he c ause of my going int o submarines severel mont hs

Two hundred boys aged f i ft een to eight een l i ved in t he bows of

Our bathrooms t h i n bulkhead had to be shored-up and because of

: ::� ?_1.- boat s et c . we wer e doi ng t i...;ent y t ¥iO and a ha l f knot s on t hat

:. i..: _k' ead which was bulg i ng . Consequent l >' t he boys onl y acc ess to the

res of t h e - shi p was shut , . � eaving open onl y a very sma l l man-hol e .

A art from s t ops a t I ce l and and Scapa, we l i ved under t hose condit i ons

t il r eachi ng Liverpool .many days .. .l a t er . . . ,

.,· The t al l .Pet t y Off i cer on . t he KGV.. who so calmed everyone, " Don' t Pani c" !

when everyone was rushing f or t he l adder t o t h e - upper deck, not knowing,

and before " Col l i si on St at i ons" c a me over t he speakers .

Memori es of t he Bismarck Chase, the Hood, . being possibl y the l ast t o

l eave her mot or cut t er before she s a i l e d . Memories of m y near draft t o

t he S / M Porpoise more t han t hree years l at er . . . She never ret urned .

The second night a f t er t he t eachers reunion I coul d not sl eep, t he

memories encroaching. Where had I been i n 1 944/45? was I a t eacher?

t hey could not c ope wit h even t he Time-Frame . What coul d one s a y?

Bec ause of t hese t hi ngs I feel moved t o wri t e , but t hen t o whom sha l l

t h i s b e addressed? and who wi l l t ak e t h e t roub l e t o read i t ? and a ft er

a l l my war was so much easi er t h an t hat of so many others .

F i f t y .y e ars .on .. . . How does--one f i t in any more? . . . How can one wear t he

Dolphins , .-... t he badges .i n . such .a -s t r:ange envi-r.onment ?.?? . One .. s t i l l has t o

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l ive, c ompet e, unt i l one day i t becomes t oo much .

We do of c ourse l i ve on . That much I do know, whi l e so many mi l l i ons of

brai nier folk f a l t er , doubt or j ust don' t bel i eve .

OH LORD GOD , WHO ALONE SPREADEST OUT THE HEAVENS, AND RULEST THE RAGING

OF THE SEAS , BE PLEASED TO RECEI VE I NTO THY ALMIGHTY AND MOST GRACI OUS

PROTECTI ON THE PERSONS OF US THY SERVANTS AND THE FLEET IN WHICH WE

SERVED .

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�= J . LAI NG C KATHERI NE TEMPLETON) I am st ill working as a community

n::. ..-:. :ery sist er at the East ern General Hospit a l , Edinburgh .

�- -�- :...AING <S HI RLEY ROBB > married 23. 4 . 94 to Andrew Laing. S t il l

�=rx:.. g for Abt rust Fund Managers - now an Assist ant Fund Manager

{?r :. 1.·3 e Client s) . Living in t he Banchory area .

M?._ I AING <WENDY MACBEATH ) birth of our daught er Kirsty Iona on

1 1 . 7. 95 .

WI LLI AM LEDI NGHAM nothing t o report .

ARCHIE M S LIGGAT l eft t he Royal Air Force aft er 1 7 years service and

joined Air 2000 Ltd as a First Officer flying the Airbus A320 out of

Gl asgow Airport . Mainly Medit erranean destinat ions. Joined a growing

group of e i,-RAF .(Leucharvs ) pilots who now fly airliners. and live in

St Andrews.

MRS JOHN LILLEY (JANE MACAULY) nothing t o report .

DOUGLAS LOW working as Research Assist ant , University of Cambridge.

KAREN LOW no exciting news t his year. I was home in June 95 for 1 4 days

and had fant astic weather and also in D ec. for 2 weeks. Wil l be going to

Alaska in June 96 until Sept. wi th a visit home beforehand, and then back

to Grindelwald.

MRS K J LUGG (JEAN BURGESS ) liv ing a quiet lif e. Friends have to come to

me now. Visit ed by friends from Sout h Africa last year. This year

expect visitors from USA and New Zealand .

SIMON MACAULAY major current involvement is wit h EI S on under funding of

education.

MRS W McCLELLAND <ELIZABETH M LAWRENCE) not hing t o r eport .

JOHN A (SANDY) McCOOK nothing to report.

MRS WILLIAM T McCURDY <ALICE KING) not hing exciting t o report unl ess one

can count surviving the coldest, snowiest and longest winter in living

memory . However I was pleasantly ent ert ained by reading "Discovering

Speyside'' .and " A Naturalist on -Speyside" two nostalgic - forays into t he .,.

past - sent on to -me . by Jean - Lugg - anot her .exiled FP.

EVAN MACDONALD last year received BSc in Mathematics and Physics from the

University of Warwick 1st class . Presently studying part 1 1 1 of the

Mathematics Tripos at Cambridge University .

. JAMES MACDONALD greatly enjoyed the 1995 Biennial Dinner and af t er a

lapse of 50 years to meet old classmates.

RHONA MACDONALD travelled Australia for 6 mont hs after leaving school in

June 95 . Now co mmenced a career in nursing wit h the Argyll and Clyde

College of Nursing .

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MRS A.LI STP,IR A MCDONALD (SUSAN F LOW) birth of son Callum on 20th f one

1995 - eli ght of his s i ster Kirst y .

GOR MACGREGOR daughter- Lynn recently appointed t o Head of Dept. of

H me ='.c nomics - Blairgowrie High S chool . Ret ired from Rectorshi p of

Aly . h High S chool Aug. 9 5 . Now seeing 4 grandchildren and schooling from

t : e other side of the fence !

_ OUGLAS Mc INNES sad to say, my mot her passed away last May - j ust over ,':\

year after my father died.

REV JOHN McINNES I am on pastoral placement here in Leslie unt i l

7t h Apr il, ret urning to Sc ot us College t o complete a BD degree on

2 1 st April & looki ng forward t o ordination t o priest hood on Wednesday

26t h June 1 996, i n St Mary ' s Cat hedral Edi nburgh . , . almost 30 years since

leavi ng old GGS! ! !

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ANGUS McINTOSH nothing t o report .

MRS H D McINTOSH <IRIS FORBES ) pri or t o leaving for our holi day in Canada

last s ummer my husband had t o deliver a prescr i ption t o one of our

. neighbours who i s a cousi n of the late Mrs George Donaldson. The

nei ghbour reminded us t hat Kamloops which we would be v i siting was where

Kei t h Donaldson l i ved. I rummaged among my old magazines found Kei t hs

address and nat urally was hopeful we mi ght look him up. I had not

bargained on Kamloops bei ng so " bi g" . We did not t rack Keith down and I

have felt quite di sappointed we did not make a greater effort but maybe

next time!

DONALD B McINTYRE my work in computing language t ook me t o San A.�tonio ,

Texas and Toront o where I gave workshops at internat ional meet ings. As

chairman of Perth Civic Trust I have what seems like a full t ime job. I

have re-organised t he Trust and provided a new constit ut ion. Several

main issues needed t o be t ackled. I st ill lect ure at St Andrews from

t ime t o t ime, and I play the pipes j ust about every day !

RANALD C McINTYRE st ill invest igat i ng vehicle accident s and part time

helping out wit h comput ers at int ernet and BBs Provider. I s ee les s of

my brot her Dona l d who h a s r e t i r ed t o .Y. i n f auns t han I d i d v-;h en he ;£13 s i r�

the USA !

MRS BETTY McIVER (ELIZABETH MACBEATH) lit t le t o report t his year.

Brot her Donnies wife died in January and alt hough he is not t oo good at

present, hopefully he . will make a good recovery . S ist er Isabel recovered

well af t er an alarming healt h incident in Autumn and is her old hyper ·.J

act ive self.. again, . her f amily are -well�and. thriving . I had two short and

one prolonged �reak abroad last year. �isn ' � ret irement wonderful? ) and if

health and finances allow, furt her afield t his year!

DR A S MACKENZIE . continue to be actively involved with Aberdeen

Universit y - President of Alumnus Association - much involved during t he

Quincentenary celebrat ions of t he Universit y.

JAMES S MACKENZIE nothing t o report .

MRS MATTHEW MACKENZIE <JESSIE M CAMPBELL) nothing to report .

GRAHAM MACKENZIE .still at the-Registers of .,.Scotland.

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JO� ": K'\ KENZIE now working in Aberdeen at Bell Ingram, Chart ered

S..:::-s;e · _ ::- s .

S-:'.' ·.�.:ff JKENZIE spent last r n years t ravelling and working i n Aust r al i a

_ 5 _ , , : �-East Asia. Now back home.

1-r�- S!:'ITH MACKINTOS H not hing t o repor t .

S:-1.E! LA MCLAREN C S HEILA MACDOUGALL > nothing to report .

AN - S McLEAN not hing t o report.

M..?.S HELEN MACLEAN CHELEN CALDER) not hing t o report.

ISOBEL MACLEAN nothing t o repor t .

P MCLEAN

ALI S TAIR McLEOD son Norman Art s Edi t or " Mel ody Maker " in L ondon. Colin

is a musician in Manchester / London .

. MRS DONALD A McLEOD (ELIZABETH R MACGREGOR) nothing to report .

D R RAYMOND McMURRAY 2nd child due on May 1 8t h ' 96.

IAN MACPHERS ON nothing t o repor't.

IAN J MACPHERS ON freelance writer and art i st . Trepidat ion at t he

prospect of becoming a Grandfather !

JAMES MACPHERSON not hing t o repor t .

PETER S MACPHERSON my daught er Pat r i c i a - now in Chest erf i e l d- and I wer e

recent l y t al king about t he school maga z i ne r egr et t i ng t he f act t hat Mr

Smi t h was gi ving up aft er a l l h i s s p l en d i d work f or so many years and we

were hoping t hat someone woul d c ome forward t o keep t he magaz ine goi ng.

I t has been a unique ef fort as no ot her school has produced any t hing l i k e

i t and t he record o f al l t he former pup i l s has been magn i f i c ent . I had

my st i n t of t he work when I was Sec r e t a r y of t he Ol d Guard wh,�n I came

back f r om t he Scot s Guards in 1 945 . John Laing pre c eded me and sad l y was

k i l l ed in ac t i on in 1 940 . Like man y ot her ac t i vi t i es-Secret ary o f t he

St rat hspey and Reel Soc i e t y , c ommi t t ee membe r o f t he B !"'i t i sh Legion ,

pi per i n t h e C l an Gr ant Band-I had t o l eave t he.m a l l behind when I h9.,j t o

l eave Grant. own where I had . been manager o f D . St r achan Grocers and Wi ne

Merchant s . I a m s t i l l a n e l der o f t he Church of Sc ot l and having s erved

for f i f t y year s , a.s did . my .grandfat her, who had at t ended Invera l l an

Church since befor e t he present .. one was bui l t . My fat her had been

organi s t and Sunday school Superint endant in t h e Ness Bank Church in

I nverness, so bet ween us we have done our bi t . My elder s on i s Scot t i sh

Manager wit h Hami l t ons l t d . Pharmaceut i c a l Whol esal ers in Gl asgow and my

younger son was Manager of t he Gramp i an Soc ial Work department in

, Aberdeen before bec oming a Pyschot herapist wi t h h i s own office in

Aberdeen.

ALAN McTAGGART noth i ng t o report .

MICHAEL H McTAGGART now ret ired but s t i l l f i nding p l ent y t o do, rangi ng

from mag i s t or iol dut i e s t o phot ography, ski ing and i s l and explorat i on .

NEI _ M: A �ART grandson, Cameron Boston Smit h born on 2nd July 1 995 to

da, g�� er Els pet h & Rev. S t uart J Smi t h of Part i c k Trinit y Manse, Glasgow.

Balfou� & Manson have resumed former brief name havi ng fully absorbed

Nigh� .:.ngale & Bell (" t weet , tweet , ding dong"! )

ELIZABETH MAIN <ELI ZABETH MCGILLIVRAY) I f ini sh t his year a s a Grantown

Distri c t Council l or after 12 plus years - a j ob I enj oyed and f e l t very

pr.:. vileged t o do. Still working i n t he fami l y bus i ne ss of B eal e & Pyper .

H3ving five grandch i l dren hel ps t o keep me aler t !

LYNN MARSHALL nothing t o report .

B I LL MITCHELL still involved in golf t uiti on , golf course de sign and

c onsult anc y . Lat est creation i s a 9-hole course at Craggan whi c h i s soon

t o be extended to 1 8 holes.

JUDY MI TCHELL . (JUDY ST!fART) I have thoroughly enjoyed opening t he flood ·J

of mail from F. P. s and O. G. s and woul d like to thank all t hose who

included a personal letter. N.,JL_ I am not the new secret ary/edit or but

part of a large team!

MRS CRAI G MI TCHELL (DENI SE GRANT) st i ll a police officer in Tayside

Police . Married a poli ceman in October 1 995 and t h en moved to our new

house in Arbroath.

MRS JAN D MITCHELL (JAN TEMPLETON) nothing to report.

MICHAEL J MOI R bot h children Ni cky 1 6 and S t ewart 1 4 in Fet tes College in

Edinburgh. St i ll a D irector of Swire Propert ies Limi t ed, propert y

developer. Wi t h 1 997 almost upon us it is st ill "business as usual " in

Hong Kong.

SHAW MORTIMER had a very busy year business-wise wit h proj ects in Argyl l ,

Wes ter Ross, North and South Wales and recently Sherwood Forest . And o :

course vi si t s to the grandchildren i r: Newmachar and Middlesborough.

ANNE MUNRO last year I j oined t he Nat ional Museums of Scot l and as

Resourc e Planning Manager for t he Museum of Scot l and (which i s due t o

open on St Andrews day 1 998) - i t is an ext remely excit ing proj ect t o be

i nvolved in and I am finding it very challenging.

JEANNETTE I MUNRO nil of interest ! sorry ! (old age making i t self felt!)

Wit h best wishes� t o t he . new t ean

MRS BRIAN M MURRAY <ANN STEWART) very best wishes t o Mr Smi t h on his

lat est ret i ral! New j ob since August 95 as Nursery t eacher in Tovmhill

Nursery, Dunfermline - hard work but less stress ! ! Losing sight of my

independence (ie. my car) wi t h Stewart now driving and Eilidh about t o

learn ! !

MRS DOROTHY MUSTARD not hing to report .

ELIZABETH D MUTCH almost 85yrs old, and st i l l goi ng st rong ! The lower

ext remit ies are not what t hey were , but I ' m fine f rom t he waist upwards.

Spend much t ime solving crypt ic x-words, playing Bri dge and Scrabble and

compiling quizzes . - Have now successfully dug up (not literally!) one

i. e f a: esters back - to 1689.

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MRS K NEWBOULD <RACHEL S MITH) c atering business at RAF N. Luffenharn Golf

C l ub sti l l going well. Apol ogies f or delay - t ypic al of me t hese days

always doing things at the l ast minute !

MRS E OAKES <AMELIA EDWARDS )

MR E OAKES nothing t o report.

MRS JOHN 0' CONNOR (DOROTHY M CAMERON) I am s t il l very mu. eh i nvcl ved 1.,,i t h

t he Roy al Canadi an L egi on - I am now i n my t ent h year a s Chapl a i n o f � he

United S t a t es Branch in Seat t l e and l ast year I w.s.s a<,.r.=.rded a Ce,t i : i c �:!; e

of Meri t - "in recogni t i on o f dedic at e d service t o t he 13 , .;rn ch" .

MRS P OLLAS ON <MARGARET GRANT) glad to hear that t he magazine is going t o

survive despite the ret iral o f Mr Ian S mith who has done a magni fic ent

j ob for so l ong.

MRS B V ORFORD (IS OBEL . (;ALDER) "nothing to r.eport .

JEAN PATERS ON nothing to report .

MRS J PATERS ON <MARGERY MACAULAY) enjoying the busy life of a minist ers

wi fe. S til l finding time t o do the odd bit o f suppl y teaching when

required.

RONALD PHILIP I enj oyed t he Open Gol f Championship at S t Andrews wi t h

brothers Raymond and Bob and Angus McIntosh, the summer was a r-=a l

scorcher f or a change.

TIMOTHY POTT currently . supply .. teacher . i n Grampi an and Highl and Regions

after qualifying as History & Modern . S tudies ,.teacher from J ordanhill .

MRS S RITCHI E (DAPHNE DUNCAN) my j ob on t he magazine commit tee i s keeping

the dat abase of members up- t o-date. Apologies for any errors ! If t here

are 1:my c orrect ions, please let me know .

DAVID RI TCHIE nothing to report .

IAN RITCHI E nothing t o r eport .

MRS MYLES J FII TSON (WI LI AMINA KEI TH ) our sincere t h -:mk s t o M r Smi t h fx

all the years he has kept t h e magaz i ne going . For some of us ar ound the

wor l d i t may be t he onl y c ont act with " home" ·3nd our younger days . May

Mr and Mrs S mit h enj oy t o t he f ull many more years of ret i rement. 1 995

was kind t o us, healthwise, allowing us t o st ill enj oy golfing. We

wonder where all the years have gone as our youngest grandchild graduates

t his year.

MRS MARY ROBERTS ON CMARY HAS TI LOW) nothing to report.

MRS J ROBERTS ON (DAVIS THOMS ON) as a peripatet ic t eacher, supporting

bilingual pupils in t he present Dunbarton Division of S trat hc lyde, the

single word causing gloom and doom is D I S AGGREGATION!! I wonder what t he

late Mr Donaldson would have had t o say about this word ! ' Like many of the

other FP ' s I ' m rapidly approaching my half cent ury - commiserat ions t o

all the ot hers! ! My husband and I are paying a visit t o Wilma Watt (also

an FP) in July - S outh Africa .

S US AN J ROBINS ON not hing t o report .

JES S IE D RONALDS ON nothing to report .

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MICHAEL G RONAL DSON nothing t o report .

ALEXA..NDER ROSS no change - st ill in t he same company et c .

DAVID ROSS nothing to report.

MRS R ROSS (MARGARET DAVI DSON) not h i ng to report .

MARGARET A ROSS 1995 - a good year- a j oy to meet wi th some cla ssma tes o f

t he ' 45 leavers at F. P . Dinner and mak ing c ontact w i t h ot hers unab l e t .:,

at t end. Holidayed in Nova Scot i a & Newfoundland & was reminded of

fores ters who came f rom the l at t er to work i n Strat hspey in \i/W2. I now

have a small book on history of t heir unit in UK .

VICTOR J ROSS hoping t o visit daught er Carole in Edmonton, Alberta, C anada

during summer .

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WALTER ROSS not hing t o report .

MRS G G SEL MAN CELSIE KIRK ) thank you once again for the warm wel come we

always receive when we come t o t he Biennial Dinner. Greet ings t o everyone

at our table. Hope you received a copy of t he phot o we t ried t o

c irculate - very dist inguished we t hought!

MRS C H C SHAW (CONNIE GORDON) I enj oyed my short stay in Grant own at t he

t ime of the Biennial Dinner. r\ was lovely meeting my old school pals

again and it brought back so many happy memories o f my childhood days

wit h my brother Alistair at Stonefield Cot t age. I al so enjoyed t he

" St rathie" of that week showing t he senior girl s of my class. I send

best wishes t o all FPs .

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MRS R SHOESMITH (ELI ZABETH STUART) movi ng t owar d s 9 t o 9 j o b ! Onl y one

night on c a l l a week now in GP . New career in Occupat i onal Hea l t h .

Di pl oma in Occupat i onal Med i c i ne Nov 95 . L ook i ng f orward t o hol iday in

Cost a R i ca wi t h R i t a perhaps vi s i t i ng v i a Ann i n Canada . D e f er red from

Apri l because neice wedding for R i t a i n Mac a u China .

MRS I SMITH <EDNA WEST)

MR I SMI TH not h i ng t o report .

MRS IAN SMITH ( JANETTE MACDONALD) Cal um st art ed school l ast Sept ember , so

is no l onger my l i t t l e baby . Bot h St ewart and J enna are at sen i or school

and have set t l ed in wel l and appear t o be enj oying l i fe . St ewart i s wel l

i n t o r ugby - l ook out Rob Wainwright ! Jenna l oves pl ay ing c l ar i net and

i s maki ng good progress . I ' ve j ust been promo t ed t o Assist ant Head of

Year whi ch i nvolves l ooking a f t er t he wel fare o f t he 300 odd pupi l s we

have i n t hat yefar, a l l aged 1 3- 1 4 . For t unat ely t here are t wo ot hers who

are invo lved in the work . I ' m l ooki ng f orward par t i cul arl y to Easter

t hi s year as I ' m going to Aust r i a on a ski t r i p wi t h 50 pupi l s and f our

ot her t eachers . Mum' s set t l ed in wel l to her new house and seems t o be

enj oyi ng l i fe to t he ful l also .

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MRS I AI N SMI TH <JOAN FRASE R ) we have been t ry i ng, in vain, t o t hink of

s omethi ng exci t ing or wi t t y t o s ay ! !

SHEI LA M G SMITH not hing t o r eport .

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MRS PETER G SPALDI NG < I SOBEL M GUNN ) best wi shes t o Mr I an Smi t h on his

ret i ral as edi t or , secret ary, t reasurer e t c . o f t he c l ubs . He d i d a f i n e

j ob over t he years , and we t hank h i m f o r helping u s a l l keep i n t ouch . I

was deeply saddened by t he deat h, i n Augus t , of my very dear f r i end

She i l a Archi bal d . A f r i end since school days , she wi l l be great l y mi ssed

by many , and a deep l oss t o her fami l y .

MRS FRANK SQUI RES < I SA MOYES > grandson Mi chael Gould gr aduat ed f rom York

Uni v ersi t y, Toront o as B r i dge Engi neer with Highest Honours - s i nc e t hen

has been sent t o Japan , Korea, Germany, Rio de J anero and 5. A. L i f e goes

on much the same f or me i n Laval . I n my 95th year often rec a l l i ng

Grammar school day s . I now reside i n a smal l pr i vat e nursing home owi ng t o

a near f a t a l car acci dent some years ago i n whi c h al l maj or bones were

broken. At present am wr i t i ng my aut obi ography since 1 90 1 < some j ob ) ! I

hear from many FPs , p leased t o heai o f our museum in B urnf i el d House .

HELEN M STEPHEN not hing Ao r eport

LAURA STEVENS doing an HND in Adult Nursing at Raigmore Hospit a l Col l ege,

I nverness t o become an RGN .

. MRS MORTON STEVENS <META KI NG) not h i ng t o repor t .

MRS R M STOREY <BARBARA SMI TH ) t hi s i s t he f i rst t ime s ince l eaving

school t hat I have had t o of f i c i al l y fi l l i n one of t hese f orms -

normal l y I j ust c aj oled the pre'v ious edi t or int o wr i t i ng s omething

appropri at e - I can see I wi l l h ave t o put on my own t hink ing c ap in

f ut ure ! My main news t hi s year i s t hat we have a new Border Col l i e , who

is a real handful . Thi s . puppy makes C a t ri onas " t errible t wos" peri od

l ook posi t i vely - idyl l i c .

LACHLAN STUART nothing t o repod .

NEIL STUART working at a hect ic pace on ·"Higher St ill" . Looking forward

t o growing up in August (50 ) and t hen t aking it easy for t he remainder of

my career. Best wishes to all t he BULGE BABI ES! (does t hat mean

everyone? )

MRS J STUART (MARION N G PATERSON ) nothing t o repor t .

THOMAS B STUART still working par t - time but hope t o f ini sh work

completely in t he spr ing . No news of any great interest .

ALI STAIR SURTEES t hings ar e gradually t aking shape after an awf ul t hree

mont hs of ill health, I am now on t he mend but s t i ll a bit " fragile" . I

am ?usy organising a celebrat ion for June for my family and f riends. We

do not get �ogether t oo oft en nowadays so I thought my 70t h bir thday

would be a good opport unit y for a re-union .

MRS G SUTHERLAND CELSPIT McINTOSH) didn ' t receive 1 995 mag. so didn't

know Mr Smit h had ret ired. My best wishes t o him and my t ot al admiration

for a j ob well done ! Have become a granny again - Peter was born t o

daughter Mhairi in Sept 95 and j ust t his week son Colin announced an

expect ed arrival t his year. We are delighted - we j ust love being

grandparents. We have not been to Nethy Bridge since l ast July - mainly

bec ause of t he house move and Gardens commi t tment as Rot ary President .

We hope to get up t o Garlyne for a spell at Easter.

MRS C SUTTON <KAY MACKAY) nothing to report .

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MRS J H..i 2 TAYLOR (MARJ ORY CATTANACH) l ast year our younges t son got

m3rr.:.e:: a., d i·le h5d quite a f ew Scot t ish rel at i ves here f or t he wedd i ng.

We dec .:. ded we d i dn ' t need t o go home as so many fri ends from S c o t land

c ame her e !

WI LLIAM TEMPLETON

�1RS W TEMPLETON ( R I TA MARSHALL ) al i:r1e.ys e!lj oying r2� i rene!1 t 3.t

Net hy B r i �ge . �amil y expan d i ng - now grandpar ent s t � t hree - Ma� r � .

P.02. s e.n ·:i K i r s1: y .

Uni vers ity.

JAMES THOMSON c ompany secret ary/ control l er . Barb and T now i n C rys t al

Palace Bal l room Format ion Team .

MRS V THOMSON (VERA MOR'l'IMER ) sadly my sist er Mar i on di ed very suddenly -)

on J anuary 26th t his year.

MRS W VICl<ERM.AN ( SEONAID GRANT ) noth i ng new t o repor t t!-lis year , j us t

working hcird .

JANE WALLACE working still f or Scot sman Public at i on s Lt d i n br anch of f i c e

i n Glasgow - 7 years now - sel l ing advert i sing spa c e - sti l l enj oying i t

after al l thi s t ime.

MRS R WALMSLEY CELLA SLATER ) not hing to report .

JAY WARD s t i l l wit h Premier Beverages . I am now Nat i onal Ac c ount Man ager

for maj or h0t e l groups in UK. Hav i n g r es i s t ed c omput er t ra i n i ng f o r

years , I now f i nd I need comput er l i t eracy . Anc i ent C h i nese woul d be

eas i er f or old t imers ! Chi l dren doi ng wel l - E l aine now a Pharma c i s t i n

Gr i msby . M:i.rk and Carol l ook i ng good f or H :mour s in Accoun t anc y a t.

St i r l ing .

MRS M l•iEBB <MJI.RGARET J TEMPLETOM> n o t h i ng ': o r eport .

MRS ROY 1>iESTON < SHEHIA M DONALDSON ) pleased t 0 knm-i t hc.t t h ·:: l"" 3"'.,..; .,.., "" i s

goi ng t o cont. inue .

Grant cwn have t o depend on t he hard work of t hose s t i l l l i v i ng l oca l l y

Roy ,md I �se enj oyi ng r et i r ement , we p l ay q 1Ji t e a l ot J f Br i dge and

spend qui t e a l ot of t i me k eeping in t ouch and v i s i t i ng f r i ends and

r e l at i ves . Met Mar i on St uart on ret urn j ourney f r om a hol i day in Orkney !

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MRS NI CHOLAS WHI TE ( MARJ ORY MACKINTOSH ) l ooking forward t o my son' s

wedding i n 1 997 .

MRS JOHN WI LSON <AUDREY MURRAY ) not hing t o repor t .

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MRS H J WRI GHT ( SHONA CALDER) enj oying r et i rement . Have a new grandson

Alexander J ames , born t o son I e in ' s wi f e Heat her on Val ent i nes day 1 99 6 .

J u s t c e l ebr a t ed our 45t h wedding anniversary . Had a v i s i t recent l y from

Ma r i on S t u.art - spent a l l day t al k i ng over old t imes !

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And finally, the following FP's returned their information slips after the dead line in March,

but we have had time to squeeze them in after all!

Mrs J E Allan (Evelyne Geddes) from Kirkcaldy

Mrs Shona Anderson (Shona MacDougall) from Learnie, Cromarty who informs us that she

is just back from Australia where they now have three grandchildren (making a total of

five) . Australia is a lovely country she says and some of the alder Grantonians may be

interested to hear that she spent an enjoyable weekend in Sydney with her cousin John

Holmes (ex Craggan House) who is now retired . He has fond memories of Grantown and

district .

Fiona Donn from Inverness who had lost last year's information slip and was most

disappointed to have missed out on Ian Smith's last magazine as Editor. However, Judy

Mitchell came to the rescue and sent on a spare copy.

Jessie E Fraser and Lewis Grant in Grantown and Martin and Chrissie Grant in Du lnain

Bridge

Neil Paterson who has taken over the family business of L Paterson & Son, which was

originally run by his father, the late 'Jock' Paterson .

Mrs Mona Rae (Mona Grant) informs us that life is plodding along. Heather is home from the

US and staying with Granny. Mona is working flat out at the college doing more hours than

she would have been doing on a fu ll contract. Fiona and Peter are well, Peter - her baby - is

now 20. Mona herself was 50 this year and would love to see her class mates again and find

out what they are all doing now.

Mrs Patricia H Ross (Patricia MacDonald) from Ontario has reserved the first dinner ticket

for March !

John Stuart (Grantown) wishes Ian and Iris all the best and agrees that they deserve

something for all their hard work over the years.

Gordon Templeton in Aberdeen

Hugh R Tulloch from Orillia, Ontario writes that 'Computer Mania' has struck there too and

wonders how so much got done in the days before retirement. He met with his sisters Mary

and Christine in Tenerife in February.

Mrs Sherie Walker (Sherie Sutton) informs us that she started a job with a holiday firm

organising walking holidays - mostly a desk job, but she has enjoyed trips to France, Italy,

Ireland and all over the UK setting up holidays . She gained her GCSE in Spanish last year.

Lucy, her second oldest daughter is in the States for a year attending school. Tricia , her

eldest, sits A Levels this year. She hopes to study medicine, but is going to Malaysia with

Raleigh International for a year off. James (1 5) captains the school rugby team and Alice

her youngest is 1 3. Four teenagers and the grey hairs are showing!

Mrs Ada R Wilson (Ada lmray) is still teaching in Poland and enjoying the experience. She

visited Mary Tulloch in Spain last September and caught up with all her news .

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Mrs Elizabeth Young (Liz Wallace) is still working as a practice nurse in Colinton, married

to Stuart, a company accountant. No family, so she spends her spare time decorating their

house, having holidays, playing golf badly and socialising.

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Thanks to Ian Smith for the Obituary and to Rona Milne in the school for all the

photocopying. There seems to be more pages but less news this year. However, that

problem will be tackled before next year. In the meantime, please send in your informatio1

slips for 1 997 and they will be passed on to a new Editor as soon as a volunteer comes

forward.