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THE GOLDONIAN GOLDINGS PERSONALITIES
Mr. L. Farnham joined the Carpentry Department, Goldings, in January, 1951, and unlike many of us, is a real 'local', being a member of a well-known Hertford family. He served his time to carpentry with Messrs. Ekins, a firm of building contractors, and during his apprentice period he studied and obtained a final City and Guilds certificate in his trade. In September, 1940, he joined, or was persuaded to join the R.A.F. and was trained as an air frame fitter; one of the chaps with a bit of string who kept the kites flying. In the period between his war service and joining us he gained some valuable experience of mass production methods within the motor industry and his shop's production figures for school wardrobes bear witness to this acquired knowledge. If ever we needed proof of his skill as a craftsman, or of his considerable knowledge of the building industry, these were clearly shown when he transformed a desolate area of scrubland into a really beautiful garden surrounding a very desirable house. A major achievement and nearly a one-man effort (apologies Mrs. Farnham, a two-man effort). Not a person to seek the limelight, but always most reliable; a first-class tradesman and a very competent instructor, which very many boys have reason to be grateful for.
W. B.
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