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FRANK SAGE (HAPPY)
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Date Posted: 08:41:55 03/15/17 Wed
In reply to:
J.
's message, "Lowdham Grange Borstal" on 06:17:41 11/08/12 Thu
> I WAS AN INMATE IN WARNER HOUSE FOR 18 MONTHS UNTIL MARCH 1958 I LEARNED A LOT OF USEFUL THINGS TO PREPARE ME FOR A NEW LIFE AWAY FROM ANY CRIMINAL ACTIVITES, THE OFFICERS WERE BRILLIAN, I REMEMBER MR HILL, DAWSON, GATES, HOUSEMASTER BOOTH WHO WERE BRILLIANT IN EVERY WAY, THERE WAS NEVER ANY ABUSE ETC, I WAS RELEASED ON LICENCE IN MARCH 1958 AND MET THE LOVE OF MY LIFE IN THE JULY, WE MARRIED IN 1960 AND WE PRODUCED 5 CHILDREN, VERY FEW KNOW OF MY PAST LIFE INVOLVING CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES, I PREFER IT THAT WAY, LOWDHAM GRANGE WAS A BRILLIANT PLACE WERE EVERYONE WAS EQUAL AND HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN A TRADE ETC. IT IS SAD THAT IT HAS GONE AND OTHERS ARE DENIED THE OPPORTUNITIES WE HAD THERE. 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.
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>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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