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Recent changes and items of interest will be posted here ...........

Latest addition to known member list	Ian Gardner
September 2009	From The Visitor : HARRISON - PAMELA KAY (nee Brooksbank) Formerly of Morecambe and Morecambe Grammar School, peacefully on 19th August 2009 at Ilkeston Hospital, aged 55 years. Beloved wife of Phil, loving daughter of Dorothy and the late Kenneth, dearly loved sister to Roger, sister in law of Hazel, aunty to Elizabeth and Kenneth and loving niece to Bill and Margaret, Eunice and the late Arthur. For funeral arrangements please contact A.W. Lymn Funeral Directors. Tel: (0115) 9505875 Pamela was not from our year, but well known to many of us.
July 2009	Peter Hornby had lunch with Carole Normington in Montpellier, France.
July 2009	Vic Price has now retired but his ex pupils have set up a Vic Price fan club.
July 2009	Just noticed that the Morecambe High School website is using an new logo. More modern perhaps, but better ?
February 2009	Carol Turton (1964 to 1967) is now living in the area again, and would like to meet old school friends from 5G. Mails can be forwarded.
January 2009	Pauline Harrison has used the registration form to contact us. Unfortunately, the email address she used has bounced back. Please try again using mgs1970@mail.com and I'll add you to the address book.
December 2008	Sending out the 2008 Newsletter, I note that many have obsolete email addresses that have bounced back. Please mail us with your latest email address. The newsletter is here.
December 2008	Lionel Wilkinson died earlier this year aged 81. Many will remember him as a kindly mentor with broad interests. Information provided by his son , Richard.
November 2008	I've recently learned that Miss Chester died in autumn 2005 aged 96, and Miss Derham died in Spring 2008 aged 89.
November 2008	Following an article in The Visitor, some new names have been added. Although not from our year, I also can help people contact : Helen Shorrocks (Ball), June Gilson (Derham), Anne Neil (Isherwood), Alan L. Kay, Pauline Harrison (Drake), Valerie Toft (Baldwin), Richard Wilkinson, Brian Tempest, Judi Wilkinson, Andrew Evans.
October 2008	Welcome to Morecambe ( http://www.morecambe.co.uk ) was a website focussing on Morecambe with an active forum. The founder has moved away, and the new owner is relaunching it as simply Morecambe at the same address. Unfortunately the old forum content is unlikely to be incorporated into the new forum. At the same time, a new forum for Morecambrians has been established at : http://morecambe-bayweb.proboards104.com .
May 2008	I've had an email from Jacqueline Malam (now Senior) who left the lower sixth in 1965 to work in the Path Lab at Lancaster Infirmary and has just retired as Head Biomedical Scientist in Histopathology at the same place. She also knows Rosie Gee who is still there and is retiring in September. She is having an old school friends do and she would love to meet up with them. I can forward emails to anyone who knows them.
April 2008	Miss Buck obituary from The Guardian : http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2008/apr/01/6?gusrc=rss&feed=fromtheguardian
March 2008	Miss Buck died on 2nd March 2008 at her home in Ulverston aged 101. Thanks to Philip Rowland for sending me the obituary from The Visitor of 5 March : http://www.thevisitor.co.uk/morecambe-news/-Former-teacher-dies-aged.3874473.jp
February 2008	Lancashire local authority has created an archive of old photos, including many from Lancashire Life magazine. They are at : http://lanternimages.lancashire.gov.uk/index.php?a=wordsearch&s=gallery&key=Wczo5OiJtb3JlY2FtYmUiOw%3D%3D&pp=150
December 2007	Miss Buck, apparently kept much of the correspondence she received during her lifetime. Of course, for much of that time there was no fax, email or widespread telephone communication. It included material from the outbreak of WW2 and continued until 1968. It has been archived by the Lancashire Record Office under reference : DDX 2613/3. Also interesting is that she was very active at Manchester High School for Girls in 1926 - head girl, head prefect, cricket, gymnastics, and debating : http://www.mhsgarchive.org/article_328.php .
November 2007	Added links to a local site with current photos of Morecambe including progress on the Midland Hotel : www.wainwright-wanderings.co.uk
October 2007	Deborah Harmsworth and Roy Gillson were married.
August 2007	As an experiment, I've started an MGS group on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5324373242 . I know we are all a bit too old for this, but it may find more people. And it is trendy !
August 2007	Google Earth now includes higher resolution satellite views of the Morecambe area. Here is view of the school : http://mgs1970.netfirms.com/google-earth.jpg
July 2007	A recent launch ceremony saw special guests celebrate with pupils and staff the official launch of the 'Morecambe Community High School Specialist College for Maths and Computing'. Full story
February 2007	MORECAMBE High School could be about to change its name after winning specialist school status and a £640,000 grant to spend on improvements over the next four years. The board of governors will meet in March to decide if the school should be re-named 'Morecambe Maths and Computing College' after Morecambe High was awarded specialist school status in those two subjects. If the governors approve, this would be the first name change for Morecambe High since it altered from Morecambe Grammar School in the early 1970s.
September 2006	As ADSL becomes more common, more and more video clips become available on the web. I've added many videos from the 60's including, news, music, etc
15 August 2006	John Mamczak finds us. He is based in Zurich, designing computer chips.
August 2006	Current headmaster William Bancroft is leaving the school. Full 2006 newsletter here.
27 July 2006	Bill Grace found us. He is working as a head teacher in Taunton.
26 July 2006	Tribute to Paul Bould (Normington)
3 May 2006	Helen Boak is Associate Dean at the University of Herts in Hatfield. Please contact me if you would like her email address.
1 January 2006	Welcome to 2006. It is now 35+ years since we left school - where does time go ? Morecambe Visitor 2005 review Not much new here in 2005. I'm still happy to add contributions, contacts, etc ! The scanned program for the 1970 prizegiving has been added to the nostalgia page (Thanks to Philip Rowland again).
31 December 2005	Anita Finch went to Lancaster Rd school, then Lancaster Girls Grammar. She will be known to many. She writes " I am living in Canada just outside of Toronto and have just retired this year. I was a headmistress in a private girls’ school but was previously a head of an inner city multicultural mixed school. I have lived in Canada since 1974 and previously was at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia for 1 year. I have two sons 26 and 21. I am off travelling to Australia in the New Year. We cruise from LA to Sydney via French Polynesia and will spend 7 weeks in OZ. After that we return through Hawaii." Emails can be forwarded.
30 December 2005	Richard Crossley has been in contact. He is not from our year, but may well be remembered. He is currently involved with education and is based on the IoW, via Salford, Surrey and USA. Emails can be forwarded.
22 September 2005	The following have changed their email address. Anyone knowing the new address : please let me know - Terry Kavanagh, Sandra Everitt, Lindsey Knowles, John Simpson, Diana Wade, Chris Bowerman.
21 September 2005	Another Rowland production ! The 1964 junior school photo is included here. Anyone want to guess at names ?
20 September 2005	Philip has unearthed a copy of the Morecambe Guardian from May 1963 with the names and addresses of those passing the 11+. Rather un PC today, but I've added it to the nostalgia page.
15 September 2005	Philip is working as an environmental chemist based in Grange over Sands
1 May 2005	Brian Roberts discovered hiding in Lancaster.
1 April 2005	Max Melling died earlier this year aged 92. Obituary Photo taken 1963 Max was an example to all.
March 2005	Morecambe High School now has a website at : http://217.155.40.161/index.php
11 October 2004	Roger Yates has changed job and now has a new email.
3 October 2004	I've had a contact from Val Sayle. Didn't go to MGS, but will be well known to to the Carnforth mafia ! She's living in Australia. I have an email address for her.
30 March 2004	Established contact with Clifford Dinsdale.He joined mgs in 1963, but his family moved away in the mid 60's.
3 February 2004	Details added for Pat Hoyle.
3 February 2004	Hi I've got about 50 email addresses available on an exchange basis between bona fide MGSers. If you are listed, but don't get emails from me ........ please let us have your email address.
15 January 2004	New guestbook, new clocktower image added
14 January 2004	Sheila Clarke found in Blackpool
2 September 2003	Susan Midgely found. She's now a local govt officer based in N Wales
23 July 2003	MGS1970 website first birthday. It's about a year since we started this site. During that time there have been 5400 visitors and the site is now running at about 40 visitors per day. We've traced about 25 names through the site. Thanks for all who have provided names and information I'm sure there are ways to find more missing names : Are you in touch with people we've lost? Are you listed on Friends Reunited, but not here ? Let us know ! Peter
3 June 2003	Names added to 6th form photo, thanks to Andrew Gow,David Wilkinson, Carol Parker, Sheila Crossley. Click here to check our work.
22 May 2003	Extracted "old faces" from the DW photo collection. How many can you name ? Check here ..........
21 May 2003	1)Updated the David Wilkinson photo collection 2) Total site visitors since 16 July 2002 exceeds 4000
12 May 2003	Mystery photo. Who is this ?
29 April 2003	Included details of Winter Gardens 60's programmes. Thanks to Ronnie. Check the images here.
8 March 2003	Been in touch with the young (well younger than us !) Susan Horner, who has had the good sense to live in France for the last 25 yrs. She'd love to get in touch with people. Contact her through Friends Reunited, or through mgs1970@mail.com
2 February 2003	Carole Bould (Normington) wants to invite us to a reunion party on 22nd March 2003 !
5 January 2003	Carole Parker added to then & now photos 1970 6th form photo added (thanks Carol !)
15 November 2002	TV theme tunes added. Go here ...... to listen.
9 November 2002	New headmaster appointed. Read about it here.
15 October 2002	Local line drawings added Click here
10 October 2002	Added stills from old TV shows. Click here .........
18 September 2002	Frank Harland joins our page on Friends Reunited : we already had him listed
3 September 2002	Update info form added. Try it here.
9 August 2002	Another then & now photo set added. Click here to see who !
26 July 2002	Names added to the missing list ....... thanks to Caroline Birchall. More member photos added. Click here to see who !
23 July 2002	John Simpson moved from missing list
19 July 2002	Sound clips added. Click here to listen (only works with a sound card, sorry !).
18 July 2002	Draft missing list launched ... click here to see "missing " friends.
16 July 2002	mgs1970 website launched
15 July 2002	Test website and creation of unique Email address mgs1970@mail.com
22 June 2002	First reunion held at the school, after only 32 years. Click here to see who made it !
??	Lancashire life interview with Joe Kenyon http://www.morecambeband.co.uk/profiles/joekenyon.htm