Geoffrey Dennis

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  1. Geoffrey Dennis

    HI Phil, one of your posts that has intrigued me for sometime is the one in which you refer to the Barry Fisher Incident.Can you recall what year this was, what was written and was the boy expelled?

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      Geoffrey Dennis

      I Phil, Did you receive my posting about Pig Hutchinson?

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    HI Phil, one of your posts that has intrigued me for sometime is the one in which you refer to the Barry Fisher Incident.Can you recall what year this was, what was written and was the boy expelled?

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      Geoffrey Dennis

      Thank You Phil;I do not remember the incident, so supposed it occurred post 1960. Two incidents which will live in my memory for ever in relation to Pig Hutchinson is 1 Being asked to bend over with my head about one foot away from the wall at which point he ran across the room and kicked my backside result sore head sore backside and 2, Billy Thomlinson being called out to the front of the class for no doubt some trivial matter, resulting in Billy being cuffed at the back of the head.Billy started crying,more in anger than pain, at which point Hutchinson looked round the room,saw me and invited me out to the front of the class to join them on the basis I was Billys mate.I had barely arrived before Hutchinson cuffed me at the back of the head saying "He is not crying why are you.Pure Hutchinson .By the way how did you know Keith Dawkinsons and Brent Reddish and do you still see them around?

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    Hi jonab, I am a newbie and on cautiously finding my way around the site noticed a reference to gerards. How long did you work there and in what capacity?

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      Geoffrey Dennis

      Yes I do remember chernobyl and wonder just how much more radiation than we where told about was released.However the reason I asked the question was that I spent 50 years working in the Soap Industry including a period from from 1971 to 1984 as Soap Room Manager at Cussons.I knew George Whalley very well and counted him as a very dear friend. I was in a meeting when George walked in,sat down,looked round,stood up saying "Wrong Meeting" and made a swift exit Lovely Man! I spent the last 2 weeks of my time at Cussons, working at Gerards sorting problems.

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    Good Morning Phil, I do not recall your name so maybe I was in the year below you.My birthday is in December so I would not have been 11+ until 1955 so would have taken the exam that year I assume. Some names I remember from my year are David Randall Norman Swallow Billy Thomlinson  all from Hucknall Mick Chambers Jack Chambers and Chris Draper from other areas of Nottinghamshire . I like you enjoyed my time at the Mellish and am grateful for the start it gave me to the rest of my life.

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      Geoffrey Dennis

      Thanks for the response. I remember Keith Dawkins very well having spent many happy hours with him and Dave Randall and others playing cards in the Green Dragon in Hucknall. Brent Reddish lived on our street and I palled about with him on occasions. I recall being in a pub somewhere out in the wilds when he got up and gave an impromptu performance on a piano they had. Spellbinding.

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