John "Jimmy" James passed away 20th August 2007 we have learnt today that Jimmy passed away after being taken to the hospital a week ago suffering of a heart attack. We send our sincere condolences to his wife Joan and daughters. Jimmy was an was an active member of the National Council of Barnardo Old Boys & Girls The funeral was held at All Saints Church, Hertford on Thursday 30th August at 14:15 Joan had requested no flowers, all donations to Barnardo's. If you click on Jimmy's name it will bring up his story from his Goldings days to being a teacher of his trade. Jimmy's strong voice will be missed at the children's church Christmas service that is held each year. Harold Wilkins Harold Wilkins Died March 2006. Many will remember Harold he was an electrician at Goldings. He was in his eighties. The burial was at St Michael and All Angels, Waterford Church. Our Condolences to his family. John Mclear John Mclear trained as a printer while at Goldings from 1954 to 1963 John stayed within the printing trade. It is with sad news to report John Mclear passed away 3rd December 2005 John had suffered with ill health for a number of years. He lived in Whitstable Kent. We send our sincere condolences. John Guy John Guy who was in Mount Stephen House passed away on the 30th November 2005 John was at Goldings from 1947 to 1951 and was also in the Army Cadet Band. John owned a shop in Hertford Town Centre that he ran with his wife Brenda for many years. When he retired he took a Job at the Stevenage Golf Club. Johns Funeral was on 13th December. Our sincere condolences go to his wife Brenda.
John ' Mike' Clarke Email From Angela Billingham I would like to inform you of my father's death, peacefully in his sleep during a stay in respite, while my mother had another operation following an awful car accident in 2003. John ' Mike' Clarke, who has written a book - Barnardo Boy, which told his story from 16 years in care, his development from boy to man and learning the trade of Printing in Goldings. he finally built up a successful business, which is testimony to his tenacity and kindness to his workers. He was a gentleman in all meanings of the word and the numbers of those taking time off work to attend his funeral were supporting of that fact. I think it fitting that people he met at the few reunions which he and mother attended should be informed of his passing. He was a credit to both Barnardo's and Goldings. Click here to view the following tribute, which I had read out at the funeral, should help people understand what a wonderful man he became. I am collecting tributes which we are pasting in a book should anyone care to add to them please contact me. Angela Billingham.
Tom Cotton Tom Cotton's memorial bench has been placed in the Princess Diana Memorial Garden by the side of The Barkingside Childrens church. Click here to view photos The wording is as follows: 1935 Tom Albert Cotton 2003 Click here to see the article posted to Goldonian Web
Mr Reg Purkis I attended the funeral of the above gentleman last week. My earliest memories of Reg are seeing him arrive for work at Goldings on a 50cc BSA Bantam motor bike. During his long life he tried several different occupations, until finally taking an apprenticeship in the printing trade. He began work at Goldings as a printing instructor before the second world war. After the war he attended a London college to gain C & G qualifications to enable himself to remain on the Goldings staff. He was a skilled craftsman and was pleased to pass on his great knowledge to the lads in the printing department. He stayed at Goldings until it was closed in 1967 and then continued at the Barnardo School of Printing for the rest of his working life, retiring at the age of 65. He was the man who introduced lithography to the Goldings print department. His main hobby was photography. He was also a dab hand at tapestry work. Many of which hung in his house. Reg had four children, a number of grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. He liked a pint of McMullens beer and a scotch chaser. He was such a good customer at one local hostlery that when he became 90 years old McMullens awarded him a pint of beer a day for the rest of his life. He had many friends in the locality and will be sadly missed. MALCOLM LANG
None of us Lives for himself alone, we all of us are involved in the life of others. That would be especially true in the life of a man like Mac Lang who knew so many people in his lifetime. It is also why death always comes as a shock that part of our own life has gone. In Mac's case, his death was sudden and the shock greater especially since he had coped with diabetes for so many years. for more info on Mac Gilbert Brown Gilbert Rae Brown tragically died on the 17th February 1994 following a car accident. Gilbert was aged 42 years and had his own printing company. He transferred to Goldings WBS in 1964 from Glasclune. Gilbert was a keen footballer and was chosen to play for his house Cairns. Our thought are with his wife Beverly, family and friends.
Raymond
Francis Wheatley
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This warm tribute made at Mac's funeral
sums up well the feelings of so many of us who knew him and-will miss him.
After Care's Collette Bradford, Lyn Clargo and Betty Poulter were among
those who attended the funeral.