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THE GOLDONIAN GOLDINGS PERSONALITIES (24)
Sometime ago I overheard two of the boys talking about the Maintenance Department, and Mr. Wilkins was mentioned as being 'the quiet one of the department'. This I think is a true description of the man who over the past twelve years has gone about his work quietly and efficiently, the results of which can be seen, and often enables others to see more clearly. Mr. Wilkins served his apprenticeship as an electrician with the Guildford Brewery and Guildford Technical College. At the end of his apprenticeship he joined the R.A.F. And during the war served overseas until he was demobilized in 1947. For a while after returning to civilian life, he continued to work for the Guildford Brewery, and then to improve his scope worked for three years with Croydon Electricity Board. When one realises that Mr. Wilkins spent most of his earlier life in Surrey, it is no wonder that he is such a keen cricketer, and since joining us at Goldings has played nearly every season for the staff team. Many will have suffered from taking liberties with his slow spinners. Another interest of Mr. Wilkins is dancing, and in this field he has passed on his knowledge to the boys, for every Friday evening during the winter months he is in the gym giving the boys, and their girl friends the 'one, two, three'. He is most ably supported with this work by his wife, and it came as no surprise that Mrs. Wilkins stepped forward to help when the S.O.S. went out from the food stores. I believe their young daughter is now second-in-command! It can be seen that Mr. Wilkins by his experience as an electrician and willingness to tackle any job that presents itself, is indeed a great asset to Goldings.
A. H. H. Mr. Harold Wilkins stayed on at Goldings till the school closed in 1967. It was reported that Harold Wilkins passed away March 2006 He was in his eighties. The burial was at Waterford Church. Our Condolences to his family. |
