Summer Times is the Journal of the Old Scarborians Association

the 50th anniversary of the First XI’s Hospital
Cup victory, with three of the team members
(David “Geeze” Merriweather, Peter Robson
and Norman Overfield) showing off the cup
(which Norm was able to borrow for the occa‐
sion) and, in David and Norm’s cases, their
individual cups.
The 2004 Luncheon photographs should be
there by the time you read this. (That’s one
task I’ve usually been able to complete with
reasonable dispatch.)
I’ve also added a “Year Unknown” category
to the Sports Photographs section, with an
athletic competitors’ posed photograph as the
first entry. If someone can tell me the actual
year, I’ll move the photograph accordingly.
(Even Mick Bowman, who is in the photo‐
graph, isn’t sure of the exact year.)
The Discussion Forum has been a success in
terms of content (interesting topics, for exam‐
ple), if not in actual quantity of messages.
There seems to be some confusion, though,
about the use of the Forum. Please note that,
if you want to reply to messages or post new
ones, you must register as a user. There is a
“Register” menu item in the top right corner
of the initial page of the Forum. Just click on
that and fill in the form (making sure you
enter your email address correctly). After
you’ve submitted the form, you’ll receive an
automatic email message. Click on the link in
that message and your registration will be
complete. I recommend using your real name
(including the space between your given
name and your surname) as your User Name,
so others can immediately identify the mes‐
sages you post as being from you. If you for‐
get your password (which you, of course,
choose), just let me know and I’ll provide you
with a temporary replacement one. (Even as
forum administrator, I’m unable to view any‐
one’s password, so I cannot tell you what
your existing one is.)
If you chose something obscure as your User
Name and would like to change it to your
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real name, please let me know. There’s no
facility for users to change their User Name,
but the administrator can do it.
Finally, one of the tasks taking time away
from web site maintenance is a book I’m try‐
ing to complete while it is still relevant. It’s
called Bushopedia, and you can read about it
(and see sample entries) at
http://bushopedia.com.
Bill Potts (1946-55)
Webmaster
COMMITTEE PROFILES (1)
Geoff Winn (1949-56)
David Fowler’s pester‐
ing has at last paid off
and I have managed to
sit down for long
enough to put a few
thoughts down on pa‐
per. I had considered
that I had led a fairly
mundane life, but when
I started to make a few notes I realised that
there were some things which may be of in‐
terest!
My first schooling was at Hillside (now The
Cask pub ) from where I moved on to Lisvane
Prep School. The 11 plus was passed at 10
and I duly took my place at SBHS in lA. I
must admit to having enjoyed school, but
having set off at the top of the class, work
seemed to become harder and other interests
were a bit of a distraction! However, I did
manage to pass sufficient O and A levels to
get to university. Perhaps that was the forte
of the school we all attended.
Whilst at school, I suppose my main sporting
interest was cricket but I was always aware
that there were other things in life. I did not
want to follow the path set out by my father,
who lived and breathed Scarborough Cricket
Club for over fifty years to the exclusion of
most other things. I played for all the school