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Return To Braintree

A Memory of Braintree.

My wife Ann & I have just returned to New Zealand from a trip to Braintree,where I still have a brother & sister living.Great to catch up with John Mews again at Bocking Bowls Club & have drink with him.We last met in 1965 when we left for New Zealand on transfer with Crittalls.Also met Jo Harrington (Whybrow) & June Daniels for some lunch at Cornish Hall End..A couple of years ago corresponded with Paul Smith but have now lost contact & assume he is still in Australia.
Braintree is unfortunately no longer the nice little market town we left in 1965,such is progress

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Thanks Bill for update on Braintree where I lived c.1950 and attended Bocking End Primary School/The Institute School. I have an extract from Miss Jessie B Thompson's Diary (copyright) and have responded with several pupils who were there when I attended the schools. I emigrated to NZ 1966 and have not returned to Braintree since 1988. Apparently there are all kinds of ring roads and overpasses these days toward Gatwick/Stansted Airports!!

I know this is perhaps a long shot so to write! Do you know of or whereabouts of: Colin Johnson who responded on this website mid last year but did not supply a direct email address and Pat Hale (my recent email to Pat at nitrex.net was returned undeliverable)

I would be most grateful if you have any contact for Colin or Pat - E: diana_lee-gobbitt@hotmail.com
Very many thanks and much appreciated. (I live Windsor NSW)

By Diana Lee Gobbitt on Mon Feb 2nd 2015, at 10:48 pm

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Hello Diana,nice to receive your email via Francis Frith.WE have just returned from holiday in the Uk where I still have a brother & sister living in Braintree.Co-incidentally I think that Colin Johnson was my brother in laws best man,he used to play football for Black Notley & lives now in Cheshire.He has family in Aussie where he holidays fairly often & think that somewhere I will have a photo of him.If you think this is the same guy by all means come back to me & I will obtain his email address for you.My email is bill-ann@actrix.co.nz my brother in law was Andrew Shuttlewood who is now aged 72
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Bill Cranfield

By Bill Cranfield on Tue Feb 3rd 2015, at 8:24 am

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