Pat Barnicott
Patricia Barnicott nee Hollingworth who is living at Bowness on Windermere with her husband, writes: I
attended Caius from 1947 – 49 when the girls were out numbered by the boys by about 70 to 200. My
husband and I were staying with old friends at East Preston, West Sussex in July 2000. My friend showed
me a cutting in the Evening Argus asking for ex-pupils to contact Alan Gibson.
I did so and was kindly invited to his house with my husband. Imagine my surprise, utter amazement and
delight when I discovered he had invited ex-pupils who remembered me to join us.
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Colin Grassick
Colin Gassick left in 1961, then in the 70s fell into the computer business,. In 1974 I went to live in
Australia and worked at placing computer personnel. This is where I met my first wife. I have been
married for 13 years to my second wife and live in a leafy suburb of Sydney. I established a recruiting
firm called the focus Group Then I sold out to my partner and joined a P.A. Consulting Group for nine years
then returned to working for myself. I am semi-retired but still do an occasional recruiting assignment.
Our house is twenty minutes north of Sydney, backing onto National Park/bush. We occasionally have a few
wallabies feeding in the back garden and feed the Kookaburras and Lorikeets by hand. Yes there are the
odd snakes and deadly spiders about, but what’s life without a little danger? (*Beats feeding Lewis’s goat &
Tony the Pony I suppose. Ed)
I would like to hear from anyone I was at school or worked with. My address is
42 Whitehave St, St Ives, N.S.W 2075, Aus. e-mail: cgc@bigpond.net.au
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Wendy Oliver
Wendy Oliver left 1961- I am still playing the flute, piccolo and sometimes the double base. I played the
piccolo in Boston with the Corps of Drums Society Patriots Day Tour last April. I have recently retuned
from Hanover playing for the War Graves Commission with The Wessex Military Band. My sister still lives
in Shoreham and my brother in Hampshire.
I am an accountant for a charity in Dover. The next time I am in Sussex, I shall probably be playing at
Littlehampton Carnival week. I am still in contact with Allison McNab and Josephine Crossley. I may not be
able to get to the reunion if the band needs me. My partner of 19 years also belongs to the same bands.
When marching she plays Bell Lyre.
Apart from my Accounting qualification I did a couple of music diplomas (external) and a P.G.C.E. (I never
did know what I wanted to do when I grew up.)
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Ann Davey
Ann Davey left in 1952- I am married and live in a suburb of Athens near the Olympic Stadium. My husband
and I have an electronics business called S.L.S which exhibits its products in many countries world wide.
We manufacture professional sound and lighting equipment. Currently we are working in Germany. I have
one daughter who studied at Imperial College, graduating in October 2001 and is presently working in
London. (Perhaps you could combine a visit to your daughter with the reunion in April. We would love to see
you Ed.)
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Robert Delacour (Delico)
Robert Delacour left in 1961. I married Marion in 1964 after meeting at a friend’s 21st in Freddy Mills
night club London.We are still together (and they said it wouldn’t last). We have 3 children; 1 daughter
Claudine and 2 sons Richard and Robert. Claudine is living abroad in Spain and our eldest son is living
locally. Our youngest son loves travelling and has just returned to the UK from wandering the world and
staying a few years in New Zealand. We are proud grandparents of 5 grandchildren, the eldest being 18
and the youngest 1 year old. After leaving School I did a lot of fill in jobs to get by at first then fell in to
the Casino business in 1965, which took me to many interesting and exotic places throughout the world,
finally settling down back in Hove in the late 70s. In 1984 I opened my own business rebuilding and
repairing automatic gearboxes. We moved from Hove to Woods Mill near Henfield in 1989 because Marion
wanted a bigger garden, (she always gets what she wants. That’s the secret of a lengthy and happy
partnership).
I am hoping for partial retirement in 2007 to devote more time to travelling the country and the world in
my new toy, a Motorhome. I am a serving committee member of the Caius Old Boys and Girls Association,
in fact the treasurer (people never learn do they?).
I love meeting old colleagues and friends and dining out, or even in, with them.
If you feel you would like to keep in touch my e-mail is rdelacour@agc.uk.com
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AlaN Gibson and Jacky Coe
Jacky entered Caius in 1947 and I went as a boarder in 1949. Two years later we started to pass notes
between us, we were just 13 years old. Anyone who was there at that time will know that although a co-ed
school we were not allowed to mix. We started to see one another in the holidays and the romance
blossomed. In the later days of our time at Caius we often got a mention at assembly “Gibson and Coe this
has got to stop!”
On leaving Caius Jacky went to Secretarial School and was a PA to a partner of an Estate Agent in
Brighton. I left a year later and went to Brighton Technical College to complete a 2 year course in Hotel
Management; I had been brought up in my family hotel.
At this time National Service would soon beckon so I took a position at Claridge’s in Mayfair considered at
then to be London’s leading Hotel. Jacky had already started to commute daily to an Office in Regent
Street and although we travelled at different times and trains we were sometimes able to meet. After a
year I went into the Army Catering Corps and was fortunate to become a Commissioned Officer. Although
having been well trained in catering I found myself stuck at the Corps HQ because in those days I was a
bit of a sportsman. I played football, rugby, cricket and basketball for the Brigade and was officer in
charge of several other sports. I never left Aldershot in the 2 years I was in the service.
During this time Jacky took up an offer from her father to go to America. John Coe who was at Caius for
a time had been to a New England College on a year’s exchange and had contacts there, on of whom became
Jacky’s sponsor. She worked in New York for 6 months and then travelled with two friends she had made
by Greyhound bus up to a cousin in Canada and then down to Mexico and finished in San Francisco. The trip
took 6 weeks and was a great experience. After spending 3 months in SF she returned home a couple of
months before I was demobbed. On her returned we became engaged and married a year later in 1961
when we were both 22.
On leaving the army my father-in-law invited me to join his family business in George Street Hove retailing
meat, fish, poultry and game, Jacky was already in the business as cashier and company Secretary. I said
I would ‘give it a go’ and stayed in the business for 22 years before we sold the freehold premises when
Mr. Coe was ready for retirement. At this time we had 3 children Nicola, Lisa and a late comer Matthew
now 43, 42 and 33 respectively and all married. We bought another business in the same street, another
in Southwick Square and another in Brighton. We retired 4 years ago and have lived overlooking Hove Park
for the last 33 years with our daughter Lisa, her husband Paul and our 3 grandchildren living the other side
of the park. I am still involved with national trade federations and local associations and this keeps me
busy.
One of the best things that has happened in our life was meeting up with old friends at the first Caius
Reunion in 1996; after which we were so excited and talked about it all night. Many we hadn’t seen for 40
years. We haven’t missed a reunion since then and have enjoyed every one. I waselected the first Pudding
Master of the Spotted Dick Club that consists of 6 old Caius boarders and their wives, the treacle
tarts,who are now amongst our closest friends. We try to meet up 4 or 5 times a year and keep in close
contact. I believe that we are one of 3 couples who met at Caius, the Purseys and Andrews being the
others. We have much to be thankful to the old school and we have very happy memories.
You may contact either Jacky or myself on alan.h.gibson@ntlworld.com
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Malcolm Dunne Caius 1949-1954
I left school and worked for seven years at the Daily Express and other publishing houses before I joined
the Metropolitan Police Force, serving thirty years and meeting several ex pupils from Caius during this
time, after which I retired and became a Security Manager at Heathrow Airport for a further five years.
I was made redundant because the Management Consultant decided that no one stole at the Airport. After
three months I was invited back because of the losses. I declined and joined Alliance Unichem.
Latterly in my semi-retirement I carry our consultancy work on behalf of various Police Forces and the
Highway Agency.
I have been married to Elaine for 42 years and have two sons and two grandsons ( who keep me young ). I
have always enjoyed “amdram” which is where I met my wife, and over the recent years I have been a film
and TV extra participating in various and varied roles, my next being in a Stephen Polikov drama for
Thames TV “ Capturing Mary” to be shown later this year, and no, I do not play Mary!.
I was involved in the inaugural set up of the Caius Old Boys and Girls Association and have been the
Secretary from day one. One of my greatest joys has been meeting up on a regular basis with old
comrades and school chums. I hope what we have started will roll on and on.
my e-mail address is malcolm@dunne.go-plus.net
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Leslie Blunt nee Robinson
On leaving school at sixteen I went to secretarial college and then worked at the
Shoreham Harbour Board until I married Roger in 1965. We had two lovely
daughters now aged 39 and 37. Both are married and have each given us two
wonderful granddaughters.
I have played badminton for years and compete in matches for my various clubs (my
competitive streak is still alive!). Something I learnt at Caius.
Roger and I enjoy lovely holidays abroad, which keep us going throughout the year.
It has been great to meet up each year at the Caius Reunion and renew old
acquaintances, I have also been co-opted to serve on the Caius committee, which
I do enjoy.
Hope you will all be there this year.
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Roger Dice
Manchester was not an attractive place in 1946 and most city schools were bomb-damaged. My parents
found a school at a place called Caius House in Urmston, out towards Cheshire way. I was six – going on
seven – and recall hating every minute of it, making any excuse not to get on the bus (or was it a tram?) by
feigning every available illness from the common cold to scarlet fever!
My misery did not last long however, as my father was posted to Portsmouth within nine months of our
arrival amongst the ‘dark, satanic mills’ and I could look forward to fresh sea air and new bombsites to play
on.
Our move south coincided with that of the Lewis family to Shoreham and as the ‘Old Man’ was intending to
start a boarding school – naming it after the old house in Urmston – it seemed only natural that he should
suggest to my parents that they take advantage of his offer for me to become the first boarder. So, just
before my eighth birthday a small band of us settled, happily, into boarding school life. All thoughts of
‘common colds’ and ‘scarlet fever’ were forgotten.
There followed eight years of contentment, forging friendships that have lasted a lifetime. On leaving
Caius in 1955 I attended Brighton Technical College to ‘Advance’ my education but was not overly
successful in that direction.
I then joined the Army – something I had intended to do all my life. I saw service in Gibraltar, Malta and
Libya with the 1st Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. My army ‘buddy’ persuaded me that the police was a
better option than signing on for further service, so, over a few beers in a corrugated iron bar in Tobruk,
we agreed to join together. Thus I joined the Brighton Police – later to amalgamate with the Sussex Police.
(Incidentally my ‘buddy’ never did turn up – he became a mental nurse instead!)
I served in all specialist departments (except Traffic!) including 18 years CID experience and being in the
right place (or wrong place!) at the right time I managed to become a Divisional Commander retiring after
thirty-two years in 1991. I had over-run my ‘contract’ by two years but a triple heart bypass persuaded me
that perhaps such an enjoyable, stressful, exciting way of life was definitely for younger men!
Since retirement I spend my time between sailing, experimenting with computer graphics, walking dogs –
and drinking with Old Caiusians!
R.I.P Roger
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Eric Leveille
Unfortunately I do not remember when I first started at Caius, all I remember is when I left in 1959. I
returned home and I was called up for my military service. At this time France was at war in Algeria and
the compulsory enlistment was at that time 28 months.”I was posted there after joining the Marines and
unfortunately many of the friends I made returned to France in body bags.” I returned to civilian life in
April 1962.
Married in 1967 to Henriette, we had 4 children 3 boys, 1 girl born in 1968-71-73-78, now we have 4
grandchildren 3 girls & 1 boy.
From 1962 to 75, I was working for a Scandinavian Airline (SAS) in France and I was appointed station
Manager at Paris Orly airport. I joined another company as Operation manager (Korean Airlines) this was
about 1980.Then I decided to try the other side of the passenger and freight business, so I joined several
other companies and as an expatriate, I was able to secure the position of company representative
specializing in heavy item transportation for turnkey projects, in Algeria, (yes back to this country after
what happened there in then sixties it was not easy). Iraq, United States, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan,
United Arab Emirates, India, and some other countries for shorter periods of time. (By the way when in
Saudi Arabia, I met Kald KANOO, does anyone remember him?
I retired in January 2005, and I am glad everything is over, it seems that I have even more things to do
now than when I was in active employment, I have been living in Paris until 1975, then I moved and I now
live between Lyon and Granola, that’s about 550 kilometers from Paris, the quality of life is better here,
not too far away from the sea and to the mountains.
I used do a lot of scuba diving which I learned whilst in the Navy, and I also love sailing.
Now I have to take care of our house, and there is so much work to do, painting, the garden, the swimming
pool, and so on. My main activity is hunting during the authorized season, and twice weekly shooting, rifle
long range and handguns also combat shooting. Keeping in practice.
Well this is just a brief summary, of my life since leaving Caius and I am Looking forward to meeting you all
again on the 21st April at the reunion
