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at college was in order and an RHS Certificate and HNC in Horticulture joined my Engineering certificates. 1996 saw me married to Terry, who has managed to put up with my ‘why don’t you do it like this?’ comments when doing something to his Frogeye Sprite, a legacy of my training. Going to car shows was traded for airshows - yes I’m still nuts about helicopters! Since childhood I had been
taken to steam fairs, so was very aware of the wonderful steam traction engines that were on the show circuit. Recently I somehow managed to get involved with helping to run a fabulous McLaren agricultural engine, this led me to start and run a company which sells miniature (quarter, third and half size) traction engine castings
and machining services. It is due to this that I have gone back to my engineering roots, and have enjoyed the ‘regression’, including starting to use machines I last used 25 plus years ago. It goes to say that a good training in whatever your chosen career is, will stand you in the best stead. SOSA has been a part of my life
before. In the 1990’s I was involved for several years … and now I’m back! I truly believe that keeping in touch is very much a two way thing - between School and Old Scholars, for those that wish it. I hope to see some more of my contemporaries this year especially, but in subsequent years too. To quote an elderly advert, ‘It’s good to talk’.
Harriet
Joshua Peter Brooke 14 June 1962 ~ October 2017 At Sibford 1976 ~ 1980 We are sad to report the death of Joshua Brooke at the age of 55. Joshua’s funeral took place on 27 October at Fairspear Natural Burial Ground at Leafield near Witney.
Edward Ernest Goudge 25 April 1940 ~ 18 March 2017 At Sibford 1951 ~ 1956 News has reached us about the death at the age of 76 of Eddie Goudge. Eddie was a passionate campaigner for racial equality and used his love of dance to break down barriers. Our condolences go to his wife Margaret and the rest of his family. The following is an extract from an article about Eddie that appeared in the 2012 edition of the SOSA Magazine.
W
hen former Sibford Scholar Eddie Goudge
and his wife Margaret moved to South Africa in 1971 to set up a dance school, they weren’t going to let a little thing like politics get in their way. “To be honest I was a bit
naïve regarding the political situation in South Africa and in particular, apartheid,” said Eddie. “When we saw two different bus stops, one for white and one for blacks it was totally alien to us. So, when we opened the dance school, as far as we were concerned, everyone was welcome. It wasn’t in line with the law of the land … but we didn’t care.”
While in practice Eddie and Margaret initially did teach only white pupils, their crusade to break down race barriers had begun. In 1979 Eddie became the first white man invited to teach in a coloured area and, in the following year, as Chairman
Photograph taken by Nickie Logue at a 2017 ‘Lister Girls Lunch’. 26 / The Sibford Rocket
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