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Subject: Re: Lowdham Grange Borstal


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frank sage (happy frank)
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Date Posted: 12:23:42 06/14/15 Sun
In reply to: J. 's message, "Lowdham Grange Borstal" on 06:17:41 11/08/12 Thu

>i was at lowdham grange from january 57 until march 58 in warner house,it was a brilliant place in every way, i was in the woodworking machine shop and the boss was mr shipman, I vividly recall officers Johnnie Gates, Chonga Hill, Scoue Evans and housemaster Charlie Booth, all the lads were treated so well and encouraged in every way, I was released in March 58 and within a matter of weeks met the most beautiful girl ever more whom I married in 1960 and still love her so much, she knows all about me, my time at Lowdham Grange is so vivid as I learned so very much. FS I am trying to put together a book on the experiences
>of people at Lowdham Grange Bortsal (Lads, Officers,
>wifes and kids who lived on the estate) to supplement
>the official image.
>
>Do you want to share your experiences and views of the
>place? If so send me an email about your experiences
>- I will keep identities private and just use your
>initials and rough dates. It would be useful to know
>when you were there - even if you just say '1980's'
>and which house you were in. I am happy for you to
>mention names but I will anaonymise everything.
>
>so what were your experiences? how did you feel, what
>where other people like, what were relationships like,
>the work you did what did you learn, have you been
>anywhere else and how did it compare etc, anything
>that you would like to say. Could you also please
>pass this on through your other contacts so that I can
>get together as much as I can from the 'lads' and all
>other perspectives Also what did you think then and
>looking back do you think any differently.
>
>I am writing a local history book on Lowdham Grange at
>the moment but only have official sources, views such
>as yours may form part of this or a follow up, the
>working title of which is 'Voices of Lowdham Grange' .
> ps have you heard of a guy called 'Meda' who was
>there in the 60's?

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Re: Lowdham Grange BorstalGEORGE DONALD OKELL02:26:40 09/30/15 Wed


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