Comments on: Care of St.Christophers, 1959 for BTF http://davidwatkin.co.uk/2009/09/the-care-of-st-christophers-for-btf-1959/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed David Watkin: Oscar-winning Cinematographer Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:55:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: jim allen http://davidwatkin.co.uk/2009/09/the-care-of-st-christophers-for-btf-1959/comment-page-1/#comment-10021 jim allen Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:55:50 +0000 http://davidwatkin.co.uk/new/?p=1336#comment-10021 hello old pupils!.this is the allen clan{1972-1986}of derby.Susan deceased.jamie,debbie,and david.all leaving various times.DOES ANYBODY REMEMBER US?.this is jamie. hello old pupils!.this is the allen clan{1972-1986}of derby.Susan deceased.jamie,debbie,and david.all leaving various times.DOES ANYBODY REMEMBER US?.this is jamie.

]]> By: Janet Jones (Hughes) http://davidwatkin.co.uk/2009/09/the-care-of-st-christophers-for-btf-1959/comment-page-1/#comment-9326 Janet Jones (Hughes) Sun, 18 Dec 2011 22:28:26 +0000 http://davidwatkin.co.uk/new/?p=1336#comment-9326 Hello Elaine, I remember your family well, I also remember Olive Bryant, Helga Ferguson, and the other people you mentioned. How are you and your family, how has life treated you, I hope it has been good for you. I remember your family arriving at St Christopher's but I am not sure what year you left. What part of the country do you live in, I live in Ironbridge, Shropshire, it is a lovely part of the country. It would be nice to hear from you, it's not very often that I look at this site, but my brother Peter Hughes has a look now and then and lets me know what is going on, it is a pity that only a few people from St Christopher's know about it. Do you remember going camping every year at whit week, the places I remember are Clacton on Sea, Dawlish Warren, Scarborough, Mablethorpe and many others, do you remember the tents we used to sleep in, they were massive and we used to have our clothes in big trunks, sometimes I wonder how they transported everthing there. I hope to hear from you soon Janet (Hughes) Hello Elaine, I remember your family well, I also remember Olive Bryant, Helga Ferguson, and the other people you mentioned.

How are you and your family, how has life treated you, I hope it has been good for you.

I remember your family arriving at St Christopher’s but I am not sure what year you left.

What part of the country do you live in, I live in Ironbridge, Shropshire, it is a lovely part of the country.

It would be nice to hear from you, it’s not very often that I look at this site, but my brother Peter Hughes has a look now and then and lets me know what is going on, it is a pity that only a few people from St Christopher’s know about it.

Do you remember going camping every year at whit week, the places I remember are Clacton on Sea, Dawlish Warren, Scarborough, Mablethorpe and many others, do you remember the tents we used to sleep in, they were massive and we used to have our clothes in big trunks, sometimes I wonder how they transported everthing there.

I hope to hear from you soon

Janet (Hughes)

]]> By: elaynemorton(quigley) http://davidwatkin.co.uk/2009/09/the-care-of-st-christophers-for-btf-1959/comment-page-1/#comment-8840 elaynemorton(quigley) Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:45:46 +0000 http://davidwatkin.co.uk/new/?p=1336#comment-8840 hi does anyone remember the quigley family. Michael,Kieth,and the twins Carol and Elaine. i remember ; roseanne mcdade ruth and janet hughes, ann and john cook, olive bryant, helga, Miss Bisset, Mr Thompson, Miss Doughty. hi does anyone remember the quigley family. Michael,Kieth,and the twins Carol and Elaine. i remember ; roseanne mcdade ruth and janet hughes, ann and john cook, olive bryant, helga, Miss Bisset, Mr Thompson, Miss Doughty.

]]> By: Guest http://davidwatkin.co.uk/2009/09/the-care-of-st-christophers-for-btf-1959/comment-page-1/#comment-7937 Guest Fri, 28 Oct 2011 22:57:39 +0000 http://davidwatkin.co.uk/new/?p=1336#comment-7937 Although i don't recall the house mother Liz is asking about i do recall two young females by the names of Patsy and Susan who were both under the charge of a Miss Bisset. I think Susan had a brother also staying in the Orphanage but in another house group? Good luck with your search Although i don’t recall the house mother Liz is asking about i do recall two young females by the names of Patsy and Susan who were both under the charge of a Miss Bisset. I think Susan had a brother also staying in the Orphanage but in another house group?

Good luck with your search

]]> By: Liz Milligan http://davidwatkin.co.uk/2009/09/the-care-of-st-christophers-for-btf-1959/comment-page-1/#comment-7891 Liz Milligan Tue, 25 Oct 2011 22:10:02 +0000 http://davidwatkin.co.uk/new/?p=1336#comment-7891 Is there anyone from Aunty Frances's group? I have a photo of making our confirmation and there is a Susan ? and I think a Rosanne Mcdade. The date on the back is 1969. Also on the photo is my brother Andrew, my sister Deenna and Aunty Frances. I have a few other photos of Aunty Frances and I think somebody called Patsy. I'll upload them as soon as I figure out how to! Is there anyone from Aunty Frances’s group? I have a photo of making our confirmation and there is a Susan ? and I think a Rosanne Mcdade. The date on the back is 1969. Also on the photo is my brother Andrew, my sister Deenna and Aunty Frances. I have a few other photos of Aunty Frances and I think somebody called Patsy. I’ll upload them as soon as I figure out how to!

]]> By: Roy Shearer http://davidwatkin.co.uk/2009/09/the-care-of-st-christophers-for-btf-1959/comment-page-1/#comment-7542 Roy Shearer Sun, 25 Sep 2011 15:09:08 +0000 http://davidwatkin.co.uk/new/?p=1336#comment-7542 Dear Thomas Stevenson, My name is Roy Shearer and I was at St Christophers from 1944 - 1950 with my younger Brothers Malcolm and Derek. I married Miss Whapples and were very happy for over 52 years, having had three children, one boy and two girls. Sadly Joy Sherarer (nee Whapples) passed away only recently on 29th July 2011. If you want to contact me to share memories of St Christophers i would really like to hear from you, please e-mail me via my Daughter at: joanna.brayshaw@hotmail.co.uk. I would really like to hear from anyone who remembers me and my family and at St Chritophers around the same time. Dear Thomas Stevenson,
My name is Roy Shearer and I was at St Christophers from 1944 – 1950 with my younger Brothers Malcolm and Derek. I married Miss Whapples and were very happy for over 52 years, having had three children, one boy and two girls. Sadly Joy Sherarer (nee Whapples) passed away only recently on 29th July 2011. If you want to contact me to share memories of St Christophers i would really like to hear from you, please e-mail me via my Daughter at: joanna.brayshaw@hotmail.co.uk. I would really like to hear from anyone who remembers me and my family and at St Chritophers around the same time.

]]> By: Roseanne mcdade http://davidwatkin.co.uk/2009/09/the-care-of-st-christophers-for-btf-1959/comment-page-1/#comment-6875 Roseanne mcdade Sat, 23 Jul 2011 19:48:27 +0000 http://davidwatkin.co.uk/new/?p=1336#comment-6875 hi first time i`ve been on this site we were at st Christophers from 1962 there were 3 of us my two older brothers James (Jim) mcdade and Francis (Fran)Mcdade and myself Roseanne McDade i left in 1970 my brothers were still there till 1976 i remember charlie / anthony / kevin and anne-marie wood colin and merlin herd and billy i also remember the staff u all mentioned they were good days can someone let me know if you remember us we are all married with 3 children and we all have grandchildren now i think i remember others hi
first time i`ve been on this site we were at st Christophers from 1962 there were 3 of us my two older brothers James (Jim) mcdade and Francis (Fran)Mcdade and myself Roseanne McDade i left in 1970 my brothers were still there till 1976 i remember charlie / anthony / kevin and anne-marie wood colin and merlin herd and billy i also remember the staff u all mentioned they were good days can someone let me know if you remember us
we are all married with 3 children and we all have grandchildren now i think i remember others

]]> By: Juilie lee http://davidwatkin.co.uk/2009/09/the-care-of-st-christophers-for-btf-1959/comment-page-1/#comment-6851 Juilie lee Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:09:54 +0000 http://davidwatkin.co.uk/new/?p=1336#comment-6851 Hi Sarah Sorry gave you an incorrect e-mail address, here's the right one julie.n.lee@birmingham.gov.uk, please make contact soon xx Hi Sarah

Sorry gave you an incorrect e-mail address, here’s the right one julie.n.lee@birmingham.gov.uk, please make contact soon xx

]]> By: Janet Jones (Hughes) http://davidwatkin.co.uk/2009/09/the-care-of-st-christophers-for-btf-1959/comment-page-1/#comment-6758 Janet Jones (Hughes) Sun, 10 Jul 2011 22:29:44 +0000 http://davidwatkin.co.uk/new/?p=1336#comment-6758 Hi Mark Docker and everyone else who reads the page, Mark, we used to have some fun setting up the disco's, do you remember myself and some of the other girls used to be "The GO GO Dancer's" we used to think that we were Pans People (we were far from it but we had a go)and we had some fun, did'nt we! I used to (with others) sneak out of the home (at night) and go into town to disco's, one was called Cloud Nine and the other was the Lacarno I think that is how you spell it, we used to stuff our pillows in the bed, so it looked like we was sleeping. Sarah Mcloughlin - Please remember me to your mom and dad, especially to your mom, I hope they are both well. I was wondering if your mom has got any photo's of myself, my sister Ruth or my brother Peter as it would be lovely to have some copies. Please get in touch, my email address is: janetejones@live.co.uk Regards to all Janet (Hughes) Hi Mark Docker and everyone else who reads the page,
Mark, we used to have some fun setting up the disco’s, do you remember myself and some of the other girls used to be “The GO GO Dancer’s” we used to think that we were Pans People (we were far from it but we had a go)and we had some fun, did’nt we!
I used to (with others) sneak out of the home (at night) and go into town to disco’s, one was called Cloud Nine and the other was the Lacarno I think that is how you spell it, we used to stuff our pillows in the bed, so it looked like we was sleeping.

Sarah Mcloughlin – Please remember me to your mom and dad, especially to your mom, I hope they are both well. I was wondering if your mom has got any photo’s of myself, my sister Ruth or my brother Peter as it would be lovely to have some copies.

Please get in touch, my email address is: janetejones@live.co.uk

Regards to all

Janet (Hughes)

]]> By: Scrutineer http://davidwatkin.co.uk/2009/09/the-care-of-st-christophers-for-btf-1959/comment-page-1/#comment-6447 Scrutineer Sat, 11 Jun 2011 14:17:15 +0000 http://davidwatkin.co.uk/new/?p=1336#comment-6447 The film 'Care of St Christophers' is available from Movie-Mail on the British Transport Film compilation, Volume 8 '<a href="http://www.moviemail-online.co.uk/film/dvd/British-Transport-Films-Vol-8-Points-and-Aspects/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Points & Aspects</a>'. The film ‘Care of St Christophers’ is available from Movie-Mail on the British Transport Film compilation, Volume 8 ‘Points & Aspects‘.

]]> By: Peter Hughes http://davidwatkin.co.uk/2009/09/the-care-of-st-christophers-for-btf-1959/comment-page-1/#comment-6428 Peter Hughes Thu, 09 Jun 2011 15:21:43 +0000 http://davidwatkin.co.uk/new/?p=1336#comment-6428 Hello Sarah, Where abouts in France is your brother Nick located? I moved across the Channel some years back (after falling on very hard times etc)and now find myself enjoying everything France offers it's People ie: Cuisine, fine wines and it's excellant hospitality and this despite what certain UK Newspapers print about the french people etc ofwhich i for one can vouch it's cetainly not true. I also have a holiday home over in Southern Brittany ofwhich we visit regularly. All this i suppose sounds like a long far cry from us (not yourself:-) so called unfortunate mere morsals who spent their early years at St Christopher's. However like i've already posted on this Site, although life at the time seemed regimental and hard in the home i for one can vouch that for myself in my early years, they were probably the most beautiful years that i for one will never forget and thus will take beyond when i'm no longer around:-) Regards to all of your family and tell your father Ken that i still have aspirations (even at 50+yrs) of playing Professional Football oneday either for my hometown Club Derby County or my Childhood team Leeds United. Ofcourse Pigs will probably beable to fly before i get to play on such sacred Football Grounds:-( All the best and regards Peter Hughes Hello Sarah,

Where abouts in France is your brother Nick located? I moved across the Channel some years back (after falling on very hard times etc)and now find myself enjoying everything France offers it’s People ie: Cuisine, fine wines and it’s excellant hospitality and this despite what certain UK Newspapers print about the french people etc ofwhich i for one can vouch it’s cetainly not true.
I also have a holiday home over in Southern Brittany ofwhich we visit regularly. All this i suppose sounds like a long far cry from us (not yourself:-) so called unfortunate mere morsals who spent their early years at St Christopher’s. However like i’ve already posted on this Site, although life at the time seemed regimental and hard in the home i for one can vouch that for myself in my early years, they were probably the most beautiful years that i for one will never forget and thus will take beyond when i’m no longer around:-)

Regards to all of your family and tell your father Ken that i still have aspirations (even at 50+yrs) of playing Professional Football oneday either for my hometown Club Derby County or my Childhood team Leeds United. Ofcourse Pigs will probably beable to fly before i get to play on such sacred Football Grounds:-(

All the best and regards

Peter Hughes

]]> By: Juilie lee http://davidwatkin.co.uk/2009/09/the-care-of-st-christophers-for-btf-1959/comment-page-1/#comment-6426 Juilie lee Thu, 09 Jun 2011 11:40:51 +0000 http://davidwatkin.co.uk/new/?p=1336#comment-6426 Hi Sarah So good to hear from you, Janet lives in canada and Noel died about 4yrs ago. Say hi to aunyt and uncle is there any chance i can have a a copy of those photos as i don;t have any of me as a child. if possible send them to my home address if you e-mal me at julie.n.lee@birmingham.gove.uk i will forward you my home address xxx Hi Sarah
So good to hear from you, Janet lives in canada and Noel died about 4yrs ago. Say hi to aunyt and uncle is there any chance i can have a a copy of those photos as i don;t have any of me as a child. if possible send them to my home address if you e-mal me at julie.n.lee@birmingham.gove.uk i will forward you my home address xxx

]]> By: sarah mcloughlin http://davidwatkin.co.uk/2009/09/the-care-of-st-christophers-for-btf-1959/comment-page-1/#comment-6415 sarah mcloughlin Tue, 07 Jun 2011 20:32:57 +0000 http://davidwatkin.co.uk/new/?p=1336#comment-6415 Hi Julie, Im not sure about reunions, my Mum and Dad are fine and my brother Nick lives in France.My mum has school photos of your family and others like when we went on holiday to Mablethorpe, she never throws anything away .xx Hi Julie, Im not sure about reunions, my Mum and Dad are fine and my brother Nick lives in France.My mum has school photos of your family and others like when we went on holiday to Mablethorpe, she never throws anything away .xx

]]> By: julie http://davidwatkin.co.uk/2009/09/the-care-of-st-christophers-for-btf-1959/comment-page-1/#comment-6372 julie Fri, 03 Jun 2011 21:01:30 +0000 http://davidwatkin.co.uk/new/?p=1336#comment-6372 Hi Sarah so good to hear from you, how's aunty and uncle, would love to see all of you. Noel died four years ago, but the rest of us are still here, would love to meet up are there any renunions planned xxxx Hi Sarah
so good to hear from you, how’s aunty and uncle, would love to see all of you. Noel died four years ago, but the rest of us are still here, would love to meet up are there any renunions planned xxxx

]]> By: sarah mcloughlin http://davidwatkin.co.uk/2009/09/the-care-of-st-christophers-for-btf-1959/comment-page-1/#comment-6370 sarah mcloughlin Fri, 03 Jun 2011 16:42:46 +0000 http://davidwatkin.co.uk/new/?p=1336#comment-6370 Hi to the Hughes family on behalf of my Mum Aunty Peggy ,who I cannot remember but have seen photos of, as I was quite young when you were there.I do remember the Docker family and Julie Lee and your sisters Janet, Cynthia and brother Noel and I remember Georgia Maynard and your brother Kelvin who was in my class at Ashgate school. Hi to the Hughes family on behalf of my Mum Aunty Peggy ,who I cannot remember but have seen photos of, as I was quite young when you were there.I do remember the Docker family and Julie Lee and your sisters Janet, Cynthia and brother Noel and I remember Georgia Maynard and your brother Kelvin who was in my class at Ashgate school.

]]> By: Juilie lee http://davidwatkin.co.uk/2009/09/the-care-of-st-christophers-for-btf-1959/comment-page-1/#comment-6353 Juilie lee Thu, 02 Jun 2011 12:13:44 +0000 http://davidwatkin.co.uk/new/?p=1336#comment-6353 Hi peter That's great of you, if you ever need anything from the uk please let me know, mayb we will meet at the next renunion Hi peter
That’s great of you, if you ever need anything from the uk please let me know, mayb we will meet at the next renunion

]]> By: Peter Hughes http://davidwatkin.co.uk/2009/09/the-care-of-st-christophers-for-btf-1959/comment-page-1/#comment-6324 Peter Hughes Tue, 31 May 2011 20:43:23 +0000 http://davidwatkin.co.uk/new/?p=1336#comment-6324 Mark Docker, I remember you very well but maybe not the otherway round. Yes, those Subbuteo evenings held in the games room with Peggy's husband Ken (reminded by Julie Lee) were i found quite enjoyable. Especially as i left St Christopher's as the unbeaten champion at playing the game:-) ofwhich i remember my team was always Leeds United. I still have such a game packed away somewhere but as i've not played Subbuteo for going on nearly forty years i'm sure no-doubt i'm a bit rusty thus today yourself & the other's who played in our mini league would probably all get your revenge by beating me lol. Anyway Mark, it's great for seeing your name on here and thus hope that you, your brother & Sister (are they Stephen & Sharon?)have made good in their lives since leaving the home. Just like us the Hughes family have done with in particular myself who left the UK many years ago for trying out pastures new and having no regrets. Cheers Peter Hughes NB: @ Julie Lee: A complete photo copy of the Pamphlet you asked for will soon be on it's way to your home address sometime this week when i've got some free time. I would prefer if possible for also sending you the copy of the St Christopher's DVD i have but as i don't have a recordable DVD player i'm having to try via other recording means for short the Video Clip. Cheers Mark Docker,

I remember you very well but maybe not the otherway round. Yes, those Subbuteo evenings held in the games room with Peggy’s husband Ken (reminded by Julie Lee) were i found quite enjoyable. Especially as i left St Christopher’s as the unbeaten champion at playing the game:-) ofwhich i remember my team was always Leeds United. I still have such a game packed away somewhere but as i’ve not played Subbuteo for going on nearly forty years i’m sure no-doubt i’m a bit rusty thus today yourself & the other’s who played in our mini league would probably all get your revenge by beating me lol. Anyway Mark, it’s great for seeing your name on here and thus hope that you, your brother & Sister (are they Stephen & Sharon?)have made good in their lives since leaving the home. Just like us the Hughes family have done with in particular myself who left the UK many years ago for trying out pastures new and having no regrets.

Cheers

Peter Hughes

NB: @ Julie Lee:
A complete photo copy of the Pamphlet you asked for will soon be on it’s way to your home address sometime this week when i’ve got some free time. I would prefer if possible for also sending you the copy of the St Christopher’s DVD i have but as i don’t have a recordable DVD player i’m having to try via other recording means for short the Video Clip.

Cheers

]]> By: Mark docker http://davidwatkin.co.uk/2009/09/the-care-of-st-christophers-for-btf-1959/comment-page-1/#comment-6313 Mark docker Mon, 30 May 2011 20:16:11 +0000 http://davidwatkin.co.uk/new/?p=1336#comment-6313 Just reading through the comments, and i noticed my name appear in some of them, i do remeber the hughes family, especially janet,do you remember the discos we used to have in the big hall,i think it used to me mick ferguson, the liverpool fan usedd to do it for us,i remeber aunt peggy and uncle ken, they had a flat just down the corridor from our dormitary, we used to have subbutio competitions at nightin there,we all left there at christmas time,it must have been 1972,and there is a lot more i can write, but it would take too long, it would be nice to hear from anyone else who remembers me. Just reading through the comments, and i noticed my name appear in some of them, i do remeber the hughes family, especially janet,do you remember the discos we used to have in the big hall,i think it used to me mick ferguson, the liverpool fan usedd to do it for us,i remeber aunt peggy and uncle ken, they had a flat just down the corridor from our dormitary, we used to have subbutio competitions at nightin there,we all left there at christmas time,it must have been 1972,and there is a lot more i can write, but it would take too long, it would be nice to hear from anyone else who remembers me.

]]> By: sarah cashman http://davidwatkin.co.uk/2009/09/the-care-of-st-christophers-for-btf-1959/comment-page-1/#comment-6312 sarah cashman Mon, 30 May 2011 19:27:07 +0000 http://davidwatkin.co.uk/new/?p=1336#comment-6312 hi ya everybody!! does any body remember the TONGUE famly, elaine and debra and vicky and malcolm, please get in touch kitten.cashman@hotmail.co.uk hi ya everybody!! does any body remember the TONGUE famly, elaine and debra and vicky and malcolm, please get in touch kitten.cashman@hotmail.co.uk

]]> By: Thomas Stevenson http://davidwatkin.co.uk/2009/09/the-care-of-st-christophers-for-btf-1959/comment-page-1/#comment-6280 Thomas Stevenson Wed, 25 May 2011 11:00:59 +0000 http://davidwatkin.co.uk/new/?p=1336#comment-6280 Myself and my brother Jimmy were in St. Christopher's between the years of 1947 and 1950, following the death of our mother. We left St. Christopher's when our father remarried and was able to take us back into the family home. I am looking for anyone at all that might have been in St. Christopher's at the same time that we were, and that might be able to share memories of St. Christopher's with me. My brother, Jimmy, became friendly with a lad whom I think was called John Henderson - but John's father definately used to take my brother out to see Derby County play football. I, myself, remember being confirmed at Nottingham Cathedral around 1949. I have just found this site, and do not have the internet at home, but will be able to check any responses regularly through a friend. I realise there is a DVD about St. Christopher's and also, a book - I would greatly appreciate it if anyone can tell me where I can get a copy of either. I would love to hear from anyone who was in St. Christopher's around the same time that we were - but I would also like to hear from anyone who has any memories they would like to share concerning any of the staff that I remember. For example:- Miss Henry Miss Wapples Miss Seavours Miss Doherty Miss Townsend - who used to take us out for really good day trips and weekend camping trips. Mr Moult Mr Peach Mr Thompson ( I think) As in my previous message - I would also like to hear about any reunions that might be planned - as I would dearly love to attend. I do hope that someone out there will recognise the above details and respond. I realise that some of the children that would have been at St. Christophers around the same time as myself, might be getting on a little in years, but it would be good to make contact with anyone at all with shared memories. Thomas Stevenson Myself and my brother Jimmy were in St. Christopher’s between the years of 1947 and 1950, following the death of our mother. We left St. Christopher’s when our father remarried and was able to take us back into the family home.

I am looking for anyone at all that might have been in St. Christopher’s at the same time that we were, and that might be able to share memories of St. Christopher’s with me.

My brother, Jimmy, became friendly with a lad whom I think was called John Henderson – but John’s father definately used to take my brother out to see Derby County play football.

I, myself, remember being confirmed at Nottingham Cathedral around 1949.

I have just found this site, and do not have the internet at home, but will be able to check any responses regularly through a friend. I realise there is a DVD about St. Christopher’s and also, a book – I would greatly appreciate it if anyone can tell me where I can get a copy of either.

I would love to hear from anyone who was in St. Christopher’s around the same time that we were – but I would also like to hear from anyone who has any memories they would like to share concerning any of the staff that I remember.

For example:-
Miss Henry
Miss Wapples
Miss Seavours
Miss Doherty
Miss Townsend – who used to take us out for really good day trips and weekend camping trips.
Mr Moult
Mr Peach
Mr Thompson ( I think)

As in my previous message – I would also like to hear about any reunions that might be planned – as I would dearly love to attend.

I do hope that someone out there will recognise the above details and respond. I realise that some of the children that would have been at St. Christophers around the same time as myself, might be getting on a little in years, but it would be good to make contact with anyone at all with shared memories.

Thomas Stevenson

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