“How can any Ole Boy forget?”
Early last evening I took a call from Arthur Jones (L 43-48) who lives in Cambridge to say watch BBC2 at 8 pm & follow Michael Portillo – Indian Railways journey – Amritsar to Shimla. Very nostalgic as both Arthur & I used to make the journey from Lahore (now Pakistan) along the same route. […]
Message from Peter Stringer
Opening my computer in far off Whyteleafe to see the happy group of the batch of 1969 reunite after 48 years with family in Simla, will brighten my day. It gives me pleasure far beyond words to know the Spirit of BCS lives on. Our daylight hours have started to shorten & hope the monsoon leaves the […]
Annual ‘at-home’ event / Barford Warwickshire
Saturday 29 April 9 OCs with some wives gathered at Barford Warwickshire – this is an annual ‘at-home’ event hosted by Sheila, wife of late Bobby Reed (R 41-46) – continues to his memory. We believe this simple way to refresh our fraternal acquaintance and rekindle fond memories – this practice helps restore the Spirit […]
Photo of BCS before the great fire of 1905
I just received an email from Peter Stringer, and found a photograph attached. Bishop Cotton School Simla before the Great Fire that burned down most of the Main Building in 1905. Here it is
Letter from Peter Stringer
While I was Secretary of OCA (UK) for over 25 years, I regret now, for not being Internet connected. Slowly catching up with OCA web news I find to have lost opportunities to gather & exchange interesting contacts. Now old news comments & views from Mike Weatherfeild who was a class mate, in Prep School […]
Message from Peter Stringer / Obituary Ron Plunkett
I would like to take this opportunity to send cordial fraternal good wishes for a happy & successful Reunion OCA Delhi next Saturday. Would you be kind enough to add my sadness on behalf of OCAUK: Last evening I received a call from Les Homer (L 43-49) in Bristol to say Ron Plunkett (C 43-50) […]
Keeping the BCS SPIRIT
Wishing Old Cottonians where ever you are A VERY HAPPY NEW Year. Since I discovered OCA (UK) in 1972 I have attended every Annual Reunion under the Chairmanships of Dick Bayliss, Tony Sinha and Gay Niblett, Vivek Bhasin & Kuljinder Bahia. That is a proud record of an ordinary pupil of Bishop Cotton School in […]
Long Live Patina! By Peter Stringer
From: STRINGER Subject: 1943-47 An experience every youth entering a boarding institution carries for life. My entrance to Bishop Cotton Preparatory School, Chota Simla (1943) was alone and with tear filled trepidation. I had never slept in a warm flannel night suit in all of my 10 years. Spellbound and lonely I stood like a […]
Letters from Gay Niblett and Peter Stringer / OCA UK
Thank you for all your information, keeping us up-to-date with the various Chapters in India. It is good to hear how well they are flourishing, keeping the spirit of BCS burning strong. I am adding two reports from Peter Stringer, now retired, long-standing Hon. Secretary and myself. Please keep the information flowing. Both the old […]
OCA UK Newsletter 2013
Once again our Secretary, Gursant Sandhu requested me to send in an account for his Winter Newsletter. Collecting my thoughts and reminding you the Spirit of BCS still dwells within and my passion continues for dear Patina and the fraternity. Indubitably we have enjoyed a glorious dryer summer after the previous awfully wet years. Remarkable […]