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