Original Guestbook

This page contains all the messages from the original Guestbook which it is almost impossible now to open. This is just for information purposes only

Edit and delete Help

InterActives › Blaisdonbrotherhood › Edit and delete messages

If you want to delete more than one message at a time, check the boxes beneath them and press the "Delete"-button at the bottom of the page.

The pop-up right below this text displays how many messages that are to be shown on this page.

Show 10 Show 25 Show 50 Show 100

Go to page: 1 2 3 4

Name: John Ward
Homepage address: www.blaisdonbrotherhood.info
City: Uxbridge
Message sent: 2006-09-06 06:55:43
Message: Dear John O'Driscoll, On behalf of Gordon Robertson, would you kindly make contact with him again with respect to your plans to meet up, as he has misplaced your contact information you gave him recently. Gornon's Tel number is 01752 843217 Good luck and hope you both meet up soon, John Ward
Message marked as private: No
IP: 62.255.32.15

Delete:

Name: Charles W Springett
Homepage address: www.blaisdonbrotherhood/info
City: Stoke on Trent
Message sent: 2006-07-30 00:25:07
Message: We are still awaiting notifaction of attendance to the Blaisdon August Reunion from MANY members. Please confirm ASAP if you are attending. We must have correct numbers to successfully arrange the Sunday Buffet Lunch, and the Saturday Bar-B-Q. Contact numbers are 01782 767931 or 0151 944 1039. CWS.
Message marked as private: No
IP: 80.5.160.9

Delete:

Name: John Ward
Homepage address: www.blaisdonbrotherhood.info
City: Uxbridge, Middx
Message sent: 2006-07-28 06:49:11
Message: Dear Michael McKenna, Thank you for your message in our Guestbook. I couldn't agree more with your sentiments. It was great to meet you at the Anthonians reunuion in London. I trust you have had your get together with Gordon and that this was an enjoyable ocassion. Look forward to meeting up with you in Blaisdon on 27AUG2006. Best wishes, John Ward
Message marked as private: No
IP: 62.255.32.15

Delete:

Name: Michael McKenna
Homepage address: 1,Grove Hill House, Woodlane, Falmoutn
City: Colrnwall
Message sent: 2006-07-27 18:55:40
Message: Congrats John. I am delighted to join in the well deserved compliments being paid to you. Blaisdon did so much for so many of us and it is great to have this facilty to place on record our heartfelt gratitude for the care and training we received from the Salesian Fathers. Many of us had no fathers who took care of us but thanks to St. John Bosco we had superb Fathers in lieu.
Message marked as private: No
IP: 84.13.204.147

Delete:

Name: Gordon Robertson
Homepage address: gordon@m0bhk.fsnet.co.uk
City: Saltash. Cornwall.
Message sent: 2006-07-10 21:27:36
Message: Nice to get in touch with you Michael McKenna, and talk about Blaisdon over the phone. As you are not far from me, we should meet up, say at Truro. Kind Regards. Gordon and Betty Robertson.
Message marked as private: No
IP: 81.77.121.148

Delete:

Name: tony brady
Homepage address:
City: Enniskillen
Message sent: 2006-06-04 17:48:34
Message: John Ward - Hello! A correction to the Alladin photo: Peter "Fatty" "Bunter"etc. should be spelt Caine. His brother is also in the same photo. Both boys came from Manchester - The Salford Children's Society being the link. Peter excelled at all sports: he was Captain of More House in his prime. He had a fine tenor voice and was invariably in great humour: he never resented his nicknames. He was very protective of his brother who tended to weep easily if things were not going his way. The production title Alladin is confusing as the show was a conflation of Alladin with The Mikado.Peter's character was Poo-Bah. Terry Chaplin was the Alled Jones de nos jours. He had the most beautiful singing voice he is particularly femininely fetching here; Terry's tour de force in the production was "Uvulla Oh Uvulla" which is actually from Offenbach's Orheus in the Underworld just to add to the confused/clever production values. Father Connolly and Father Frank Rodgers ( who arranged all the music & liberetti) were extremely talented in adapting contemporary songs to fit traditional productions such as this one. Peter Caine was also a a tuba, euphonium,english horn and cornette player. He was also The Sergeant in the Blaisdon Hall Army Cadet Troop. Tony Brady.
Message marked as private: No
IP: 80.47.169.187

Delete:

Name: Mike O'Brien
Homepage address:
City: Peterborough
Message sent: 2006-05-29 19:27:26
Message: Contact with BOB's always welcome. The post Easter reunion was simple but enjoyable and memorable.
Message marked as private: No
IP: 195.92.67.68

Delete:

Name: Michael McKenna
Homepage address: 1, Grove Hill House, Woodlane, Falmouth, Cornwall
City:
Message sent: 2006-05-26 19:17:35
Message: Long may our Brotherhood remain in existance. It is giving me so much pleasure to be a member of the Brotherhood. God Bless you all.
Message marked as private: No
IP: 84.13.62.201

Delete:

Name: Alan LaCasse
Homepage address:
City: Roscrea, Ireland
Message sent: 2006-05-16 12:58:53
Message: Well it looks like i'm the youngest of the Blaisdon Old Boys, and have different memories of the place than you older guys. Would be good to see some of the younger guys on here. May be one of these days i'll even make it to one of the reunions.
Message marked as private: No
IP: 62.125.89.113

Delete:

Name: Stephen Neal
Homepage address:
City: London, Hackney
Message sent: 2006-05-13 20:15:28
Message: Thanks for your encouraging comments, John. You've got a 'big yes' from me for your Personal Profiles section. Good luck with it.
Message marked as private: No
IP: 195.93.21.7

Delete:

Go to page 1 2 3 4

SHORTCUTS
Look and feel
Date and time
Fields

Edit and delete entries
Message settings
Email notification

View Guestbook
View HTML

Delete Guestbook

Copyright© 2000-2006 Alxnet Corporation. All rights reserved.

Edit and delete Help

InterActives › Blaisdonbrotherhood › Edit and delete messages

If you want to delete more than one message at a time, check the boxes beneath them and press the "Delete"-button at the bottom of the page.

The pop-up right below this text displays how many messages that are to be shown on this page.

Show 10 Show 25 Show 50 Show 100

Go to page: 1 2 3 4

Name: Stephen Neal
Homepage address:
City: London, Hackney
Message sent: 2006-05-13 17:05:03
Message: One thing I will always be eternally grateful to Blaisdon for... A wholesome diet of fresh vegetables, fruit, fish, meats and an abundance of country air and outdoor pursuits and exercise. This, in no doubt has given me a good start in life - a healthy platform in which to work from and enabling me to enjoy today a full active and fulfilling life without the hindrance of allergies or major illness. When you think of many of the young kids today in this country, plagued with illnesses like obesity, diabetus, asthma, which in many cases attributed to bad diet, malnourishment & chemically enhanced junk food. Their young lives almost spent before they reach 30yrs. At Blaisdon, we were chomping organic produce before the green party discovered such a word existed! If nothing else Blaisdon has given me, it has at least given me that. And I thank God for that..
Message marked as private: No
IP: 195.93.21.7

Delete:

Name: Gordon Robertson.
Homepage address: gordon@m0bhk.fsnet.co.uk
City: Saltash. Cornwall.
Message sent: 2006-05-10 22:08:53
Message: What a good idea the Personal Profile would be. Past pupils could look at them, and follow their lives, careers,and if they remembered the past pupil, they would have a phone number,or address, or email address, to get in contact with. We could describe our work, hobbies, service career ect, also family. I wonder if there are any Old Boys in the Devon/Cornwall area ? Gordon Robertson. Blaisdon 1956/57 Fisher House.
Message marked as private: No
IP: 84.68.105.26

Delete:

Name: Norman Taylor
Homepage address: http://sutton coldfield.england
City: Sutton Coldfield
Message sent: 2006-05-10 20:12:34
Message: Hi Everyone. Come on Blaisdon old boys, now we have our website lets us make full use of this wonderful facilty.
Message marked as private: No
IP: 62.255.32.15

Delete:

Name: John Ward
Homepage address: www,blaisdonbrotherhood.info
City: Uxbridge, Middx
Message sent: 2006-05-09 10:22:36
Message: Dear Father Brian, "You have made my day." What a delight it was to see your wonderful and complimentary mesage in the Guestbook of our new Website, all the way from Tanzania. You can keep in touch with latest news from the opening page, containing that wondeful ariel photo of our beloved Blaisdon Hall, and from which you wil have seen that David Bastable died yesterday. He had recently has surgery for liver cancer and was re-admitted after a few weeks and died yesterday in the early afternoon. I was checking on visiting times only to learn he had just died. With my very best wishes to you in your Mission in Africa, whcih is a place I know you love dearly. Yopur good friend in Don Bosco, John
Message marked as private: No
IP: 62.255.32.15

Delete:

Name: brian jerstice (Fr.)
Homepage address:
City: Moshi, Tanzania
Message sent: 2006-05-09 09:41:08
Message: Dear John & All friends, I'm delighted to see the BOB website. A geat idea, very well executed. Congratulations. Iwill be a frequent visitor. Greetings and best wishes to all. God Bless. (Fr.) Brian Jerstice (Staff 1972 -75)
Message marked as private: No
IP: 193.220.89.244

Delete:

Name: Terry O'Neill
Homepage address: Newport. South Wales
City: Newport Gwent.
Message sent: 2006-05-07 08:15:04
Message: From Terry O'Neill Blaisdon 1950/53 It's good to see some more names coming onto John Wards Web site and as time goes by I'm sure many more will start to use it. It would be great to hear from old boys from the latter years, and to hear what Blaisdon ment to them. If you know of anyone who hasn't got computers and would like to make contact, please get in touch with Charlie Springett or Fr. Sean, so that we can put you on the Mailing list.
Message marked as private: No
IP: 62.255.0.5

Delete:

Name: Charles W Springett
Homepage address:
City: Stoke on Trent
Message sent: 2006-05-06 23:01:53
Message: Hi everyone, It is great to see the contacts in the Guestbook. We know that not everyone has a computer at home, but hopefully still keep in contact by post. One letter just received was from Michael Barsley 46/48 who writes; I have not kept up with modern technology and at the age of 74 does not intend to do so, but enjoy's receiving and reading the Newsletters, and requests that we still send them to him by post in order to be able to keep up with the Blaisdon news, and of his old friends. This is the very responce we like to receive.Thanks Michael, thanks also to Tony Brady and Stephen Neal it all helps to make the website and the Guestbook so worthwhile. C.W.S.
Message marked as private: No
IP: 80.5.160.9

Delete:

Name: Stephen Neal
Homepage address:
City: London, Hackney
Message sent: 2006-05-05 16:24:22
Message: Hi, all... Here's another B.O.B 1959-1963 that's become aware of this new site. I have now bookmarked this site on my favourite's list. I am confident that the blaisdonbrotherhood website has massive potential and not to leave out the global implications that could be had by direct communication. At last, blaisdon old boys has a forum in tune with this modern society.
Message marked as private: No
IP: 195.93.21.7

Delete:

Name: Tony Brady
Homepage address: http://www.homepage.com
City: Enniskillen
Message sent: 2006-05-01 19:26:16
Message: Terry O'Neil - Hello! I have been scanning the Blaisdon Staff Gallery and compliment you heartily on your preparatory work. I can put quite a few names to faces and will do this in due course. As I study the photos I am overwhelmed with a profound sense of sorrow that so many of the 1950' vintage Priests and Lay Brothers have died. Yet it is with great gratititude and pride in having known them that I find some consolation and thank God that I knew them and was influenced by their example. They are surely all in the Great Heart of Christ.This I truly believe. One day we will play again with them the football games and cricket matches and walk with them along endless Monk's Walks in that place which awaits us all and where all who enter are once again made perfect. Requiescat In Pace. Tony Brady.
Message marked as private: No
IP: 212.74.96.196

Delete:

Name: Charles W Springett
Homepage address: www.blaisdonbrotherhood.info
City: Stoke on Trent
Message sent: 2006-04-26 22:27:50
Message: Thanks Terry for your comments and info of the weekend meetup in Blaisdon. It was great once again to see many of the old Boys, families and the locals who make us so welcome. I believe that everyone enjoyed seeing their old friends and being together again as none of us know what is round the bend in our life, sowe make the most of it while we can. What makes the day and the weekend is the boys and their families that travel so far to turn up and be there, and make it so special, without them it would nothing. I hope that many more will join us at our next reunion in August. Best wishes to you all.
Message marked as private: No
IP: 80.5.160.9

Delete:

Go to page 1 2 3 4

SHORTCUTS
Look and feel
Date and time
Fields

Edit and delete entries
Message settings
Email notification

View Guestbook
View HTML

Delete Guestbook

Copyright© 2000-2006 Alxnet Corporation. All rights reserved.

Edit and delete Help

InterActives › Blaisdonbrotherhood › Edit and delete messages

If you want to delete more than one message at a time, check the boxes beneath them and press the "Delete"-button at the bottom of the page.

The pop-up right below this text displays how many messages that are to be shown on this page.

Show 10 Show 25 Show 50 Show 100

Go to page: 1 2 3 4

Name: Terry O'Neill
Homepage address: Newport. South Wales
City:
Message sent: 2006-04-25 12:09:40
Message: Hi everyone What a great weekend we had on the 21/22/23. Thanks Charlie, and John Ward for making it such a great success. The film show on the Sunday showing the Blaisdon Old Boys Web Site was great. Lets hope that it won't be too long before many old boys will log on. John Faulkner and partner met up with us at the Kingshead for a drink, and asked to be remembered to all their Blaisdon friends. They that they would like to be mentioned in the Newsletter sometime, the only way I'm afraid is to write to me with a bit of news or something. Great to see you both, Best wishes. Looking to seeing many more at the August Bank holiday, I'v already booked in. Best wishes, Terry.
Message marked as private: No
IP: 62.255.0.5

Delete:

Name: Derry Maher
Homepage address:
City: Brighton, East Sussex.
Message sent: 2006-04-24 14:55:03
Message: I was at Blaisdon 1953-57 and when possible I used to visit the school and reunions. Being in the Army I was not a regular visitor, but I used to enjoy chatting to the boys and particularly remember: Both the MURRAY brothers around 1970. Simon SMITH around 1981-85 who made his name being the first to get an A level (Art). Lee FOWLEY around 87 – 90 whom I met several times. I gather from the Old Boys association that Murray/Smith/Fowley are no longer in contact. If however they read this I would be pleased to learn how their respective careers developed. derry.maher1@btopenworld.com
Message marked as private: No
IP: 80.3.64.12

Delete:

Name: David Usher
Homepage address:
City: Ipswich
Message sent: 2006-04-24 13:33:26
Message: First post on this site. I was a pupil 1972-1977. Why now?? I stayed in Ross last weekend and drove past the old place on Sat 22nd, so I thought I'd use Google and I found this site. If I had known that you were about I would have come along. Of course I know both Fr Murphys. Anyway if anyone remembers me, I will look forward to hearing from you. David Usher
Message marked as private: No
IP: 86.134.236.160

Delete:

Name: Carol Roper
Homepage address: www.cathchild.org.uk
City: London
Message sent: 2006-04-18 09:40:22
Message: It's really good to see the website up and running, and I will certainly refer any former residents of St Joseph's and Blaisdon to it if they come to see us at teh Catholic Children's Society(Westminster) , formerly the Crusade of Rescue.
Message marked as private: No
IP: 213.170.142.77

Delete:

Name: Carol Roper
Homepage address: www.cathchild.org.uk
City: London
Message sent: 2006-04-18 08:55:26
Message: See comments
Message marked as private: No
IP: 213.170.142.77

Delete:

Name: Tony Brady
Homepage address: http:/www.homepage.com
City: Enniskillen
Message sent: 2006-04-17 19:32:31
Message: Scanning through the website pictures of Blaisdon re-unions it was heartwarming to see a photo of Johnie Dunbar and his wife Christine. Johnie always gave the visiting OB.s an enthusiastic welcome at The Red Hart. A great stockman and tractor driver when he worked on Stud Farm indeed, an all rounder in all the farming skills. He was well known also in The Forest of Dean for his football prowess. A thrusting and fearless centre forward; two footed and an accurate header of the ball. A Burnley supporter.He was the star player for Pope's Hill and turned out for The Oratory Team and Longhope. Were it not for the strong pull of Blaisdon he would have made it into the professional level. He trialled for Gloucester City and Wigan United. A great colleague and oft remembered friend. He served in Cyprus with the Army and also worked down the Welsh coal mines nera Wrexham when he left Stud Farm. Later he returned to Blaisdon village, married and settled there. He still lives locally I believe - somewhere close to Westbury on Severn. A great bloke and fine example to the younger boys at Blaisdon Hall.
Message marked as private: No
IP: 212.74.96.196

Delete:

Name: Norman Taylor
Homepage address: http//:www.homepage.com
City: Sutton Coldfield
Message sent: 2006-04-17 13:39:36
Message: If you are an exCrusade of Rescue or Blaisdon Old Boy we are waiting to hear from you
Message marked as private: No
IP: 62.255.32.15

Delete:

Name: Norman Taylor
Homepage address:
City: Sutton Coldfield
Message sent: 2006-04-17 13:37:27
Message: If you are an exCrusade of Rescue or Blaisdon Old Boy we are waiting to hear from you
Message marked as private: No
IP: 62.255.32.15

Delete:

Name: Tony Brady
Homepage address: http://www.homepage.com
City: Enniskillen
Message sent: 2006-04-15 19:52:17
Message: John Ward -Hello! Many congratulations on the new BOBA Website.A special Thank You to you and Terry O'Neill. Having a list of all the Priests & Brothers at Salesian School Blaisdon is inspired! Many thanks too Charles Springett for all the work he has accomplished on behalf of the Blaisdon Old Boy's Association: it is wonderful to know that he is soldiering on.. Lastly huge congratulations to Mrs & Mrs Len and Sylvia Carter on their Golden Wedding achievement. Vere Dignum et justum est that his Holiness Pope Gregory be informed. If this were the Middle Ages Len would be a Cardinal by now..
Message marked as private: No
IP: 212.74.96.196

Delete:

Name: Ray Hampton
Homepage address: http://groups.msn.com/RoverExplorerScoutsAssociation
City: London
Message sent: 2006-04-15 18:24:29
Message: Brilliant John, I am impressed - Look forward to seeing more and maybe adding to this great site Ray
Message marked as private: No
IP: 86.134.84.16

Delete:

Go to page 1 2 3 4

SHORTCUTS
Look and feel
Date and time
Fields

Edit and delete entries
Message settings
Email notification

View Guestbook
View HTML

Delete Guestbook

Copyright© 2000-2006 Alxnet Corporation. All rights reserved.

Edit and delete Help

InterActives › Blaisdonbrotherhood › Edit and delete messages

If you want to delete more than one message at a time, check the boxes beneath them and press the "Delete"-button at the bottom of the page.

The pop-up right below this text displays how many messages that are to be shown on this page.

Show 10 Show 25 Show 50 Show 100

Go to page: 1 2 3 4

Name: Patrick Morrissey
Homepage address:
City: New Malden
Message sent: 2006-04-13 15:44:51
Message: Congratulations also to Len and Sylvia Carter on thir Golden Wedding Anniversary. Please ask Sylvia to keep him on as many foreign trips as possible so that he cannot disrupt my meetings!
Message marked as private: No
IP: 82.43.180.186

Delete:

Name: Gordon Robertson
Homepage address:
City: Saltash. Cornwall.
Message sent: 2006-04-12 21:27:31
Message: Hope the website prospers, John.
Message marked as private: No
IP: 84.66.192.86

Delete:

Name: Dockers Alex
Homepage address: www.donbosbo-pp.info
City: Waregem - Belgium
Message sent: 2006-04-03 17:25:19
Message: Congratulations to the makers of this website. It is a good spot for information and comments. It is even a way of making contact. All the best. Alex
Message marked as private: No
IP: 80.200.71.24

Delete:

Name: Terry O'Neill
Homepage address:
City: Newport Gwent.
Message sent: 2006-04-03 07:28:49
Message: Hi John. All corrections up to date. Thanks once again mate Best wishes. Terry
Message marked as private: No
IP: 62.255.0.5

Delete:

Name: Terry O'Neill
Homepage address:
City: Newport Gwent.
Message sent: 2006-04-01 12:22:58
Message: Hi. John. Congratulations on all your hard work in setting up Blaisdon Old Boy's own Website. I know how hard it's been for you. Lets hope you will hear from past pupils from all over the world in the very near future. Best wishes my friend. Terry
Message marked as private: No
IP: 62.255.0.5

Delete:

Name: John Ward
Homepage address: www.blaisdonbrotherhood.info
City: Uxbridge, Midd, UK
Message sent: 2006-04-01 08:55:38
Message: Dear Readers, Len and Sylvia Carter. I am sure you will like to know that Len, a former President of our Association, and his Wife celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary on 31MAR 2006. They are both in the USA on a west coast tour to celebrate this important milestone. I am sure you will want to wish them the best. Len is not on Email, but his address is 31Gilbert Road, Harefield, Middx UB9 6NH
Message marked as private: No
IP: 62.255.32.15

Delete:

Name: Charles W Springett
Homepage address: www.blaisdonbrotherhood.info
City: Stoke on Trent
Message sent: 2006-03-31 22:36:38
Message: Congratulations John. What a fantastic job you have done after all those hours / days / months of work and not giving up. A credit to your efforts. To thank you from all of the Blaisdon Brotherhood and the Blaisdon old Boys association. C.W.S.
Message marked as private: No
IP: 80.5.160.9

Delete:

Name: Fr Patrick Sherlock
Homepage address: http://www.salesians.org.uk
City: Stockport, UK
Message sent: 2006-03-31 11:27:50
Message: Well done, John! Congratulations on getting your new web site up and running. I've added links to it from the National Past Pupils Federation web site.
Message marked as private: No
IP: 213.107.205.26

Delete:

Go to page 1 2 3 4

SHORTCUTS
Look and feel
Date and time
Fields

Edit and delete entries
Message settings
Email notification

View Guestbook
View HTML

Delete Guestbook

Copyright© 2000-2006 Alxnet Corporation. All rights reserved.