Gerald's Blog (2024 → )

Based on the popular series of posts on a closed Facebook page for former children of Caldecott, adapted for sharing here. Except where they have made themselves known on this website or are deceased, children have been anonymised. The Facebook page is not affiliated or associated with the Caldecott Association.

61. The days that make us happy make us wise (7 March 2026)
60. Nazis killed Lord Brabourne (1 March 2026)
59. Dormitories or personal space? (22 February 2026)
58. Skool Daze (25 January 2026)
57. Some moves and room changes (18 January 2026)
56. Eating Meals at Hatch, 1960 or 1984 (1 January 2026)
55. Community or Groups? (1 January 2026)
54. Christopher Moran, now 70 (1 January 2026)
53. Tales of Staff from Old Times (17 December 2025)
52. Hatch in 1820-26 and 1835 (13 November 2025)
51. Pub visit and short fable (29 October 2025)
50. Bing's 'Tree Thoughts from the Past' (12 October 2025)
49. Dennis Wainwright 1920-2024 (11 October 2025)
48. Daft Little Fable (29 September 2025)
47. Viewing Caldecott Foundation (CF) Secondary School (9 September 2025)
46. Proposed sort of 'Tree House' (8 September 2025)
45. Words from over 60 years ago (18 August 2025)
44. Presentations to James King, early 1993 (16 August 2025)
43. Earlier objects of Caldecott (3 August 2025)
42. Objects of Caldecott (25 July 2025)
41. Did Caldecott Charter survive? (24 July 2025)
40. Diamond Jubilee 1986 (19 July 2025)
39. Jane Austen and Lord Brabourne (18 June 2025)
38. Heads of Caldecott (8 June 2025)
37. Elizabeth Lloyd's Tribute to Leila Rendel (1 June 2025)
36. King at Hatch 1967 etc. (14 May 2025)
35. Unpopular staff blown up? (13 May 2025)
34. Old ex-Caldecotts (29 April 2025)
33. West Wing 1961 (25 April 2025)
32. Permanently Privileged Uniforms (20 April 2025)
31. Privilege - Uniforms (20 April 2025)
30. Privilege - 1 (20 April 2025)
29. Early Pestalozzi children in Sussex (30 March 2025)
28. The Sea House, Dymchurch (9 March 2025)
27. Ghastly Times....... (4 March 2025)
26. Scrunch (28 February 2025)
25. Rock and Roll Music (26 February 2025)
24. Reunions 2003 to 2024 (21 February 2025)
23. Some Past Caldecott Reunions at Mersham-le-Hatch (20 February 2025)
22. Caldecott camping (13 January 2025)
21. Hatch House - poem 1980 (10 January 2025)
20. When Hatch was for sale 2003/4 (3 January 2025)
19. Big house or little houses? (19 December 2024)
18. Safety First? (8 December 2024)
17. Secondary schools where former Caldecotts used to be taught (14 November 2024)
16. Behind the horses - early 1960's (20 October 2024)
15. Caldecott School Values (7 September 2024)
14. Reunions at Hatch (14 August 2024)
13. Writing (25 July 2024)
12. What Bilbo said (3 July 2024)
11. Queen Mother's Visit in 1985 (23 June 2024)
10. Lacton Hall (22 June 2024)
9. Bluffer's Guide to old Caldecott - Part 2 (21 June 2024)
8. Bluffer's Guide to old Caldecott - Part 1 (21 June 2024)
7. The Move from Hatch - Part 2 (20 June 2024)
6. The Move from Hatch - Part 1 (20 June 2024)
5. Lucky generation at Caldecott? (18 June 2024)
4. Dean Kinsey 1965-1980 (18 June 2024)
3. Caldecott in 2010 (16 June 2024)
2. Caldecott in 1993 (16 June 2024)
1. The Blog begins (13 June 2024)