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Date Posted: 03:32:38 08/29/10 Sun
Author: Clive Brind (Read This Book)
Subject: Re: St Vincents Dartford Kent
In reply to: Pete 's message, "Re: St Vincents Dartford Kent" on 00:31:01 06/20/09 Sat

For anyone who was at St Vincents read this book by John Fenton ( a 'schoolboy' there in the 50's) called 'Please don't meke me go' Published by Harper Element.

>>I was at St Vincents in the 1950s and used to run
>>errands for the brothers and serve at their table
>>which meant I used to be able to bring left over food
>>back to the dormitory! I stayed on a while when I
>>should have left because I had nowhere to go and
>>worked outside on maintenance jobs.
>>Anyone else at St Vincents?
>
>I was at St Vincents in the early 70s....for one term
>I recall. I remember being kicked in the head by a
>bottle job called Frank Salmon. Brother Cuthbert was
>the head I think.... I was in horticulture and pottery
>class and remember the guy had thick green cord
>trousers. I actually did a term there and was
>released, not sure how that worked!
>
>Pete

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