Hi,
Williams House, 1965-66. Rennie was already Kabulonga when I arrived, my 'O' level maths Cert tells me. I re-did Maths halfway through 1965.
Barbara, was the Hockey capt. (your heartthrob) Mark Ellman, perchance?
Don from Abercorn, who was 'Bo Bo' Dawson, also from Abercorn?
For the record I was in both Hamlet and Agammenon, produced and directed by Mike Etherton, the Rennie English Master.
Regards,
Steve Brown

Hi Steve I remember you. I was in Denny House at this time. Mark Elman was in Denny, as I remember.

message for Patricia Harris. Just browsing and came across your message of Octobe last year! Sorry to learn of John's heart condition, would be happy to contact him. My e-mail address is alandock@hotmail.com. Remeber many wonderful times with John. In particular the canoe making saga!Hilary and Janet were 'Lee'. Last saw Janet in Harare around 10 years ago, married to a Zimbabwe farmer.
Best wishes,
Alan

Edited by author 01-04-2007 08:59 PM
for Chris Waller: thanks for web site. I just downloaded the 1957 GRS Magazine. Brought back many memories and faces!

Does anyone have information suitable to create a biography of Gilbert Rennie School's namesake? He was Sir Gilbert Rennie (1895-1981), KCMG, Governor and Com. in Chief, N. Rhodesia ('48-54), then 1st High Commiss. in UK for the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland ('54-61).
I am sure there must be many who would like to see something developed, and perhaps there are still people who remember him directly, as I do, having worked as Assistant Projects Officer, for the FAO UK Freedom From Hunger Campaign in 1965-66, in London, where Sir Gilbert was Chairman.
If sufficient data is assembled using this Forum, perhaps a documentary film could be funded and developed, using photographs, plus new footage at actual locations linked to him, and file footage from his appearances at significant public events, now held by the BFI.
If anyone would like to discuss this further, please send a message to melcir@hotmail.com. Thank you.

Hi Mel I have sent you an e-mail on hotmail - I am related to Sir Gilbert McCall Rennie and have some stuff I have found while doing the family tree. Look forward to hearing from you! My address is val-roberts@hotmail.com.

Hi Patricia Harris, I sort of remember John (and Murray Steele) - my memory is going fast!! I was with the first lot in to Gilbert Rennie from Lusaka Boys School (the other side of the railway line) - that must have been '54 or so. eMail me if John remembers me: mark.zemack@internetljud.se
I left Zambia for Sweden in/about '82
Was there a GR year-book for '54 and '55? Has anyone still got it? I have an old travel whatsit printed in the thirties with quite a few shots of Lusaka BrokenHill Ndola and a few of the other towns - I could try and do some copies if anyone is interested. Best regards, Mark

Mark,
I was also one of those Lusaka Boys kids who moved onto the new Rennie School at the beginning of 1955. I remember you somewhat as a dark haired slimmish boy? I tried to contact John Harris but the message bounced back form the e-mail address on the Rennie blog. Do you have another one? Wonderful prod to the memories seeing all those old names surfacing on the blog. Regards, Alan

Hello!

Can anybody help me to find my best friend from Chingola? I lived in Africa from 1969-1971. I came from Norway, did not speak a word of English, and I would like so much to find any of my friends. Denise, Janet, Kim, Susan, Peter, Mrs.Hopkins and her two twin boys, Gita, schoolmates from Chingola Primery school grade five and six, and Jim Jeena, Paul Fagg, Adrian and Moira - all neighbours in Humber Road. We lived in Humber road nr.9.Also my best friend, Sheryl Sanderson.She lived in Zambia longer than me, and we had contact til she got married in 1979(I think)She married Gary Atkinson and left to live in Boksburg in South africa. i would be so happy to find anyone from my school or neigbourhood rom 1969-1971!

oops!

I forgot to give you my e-mail adress!

It is antoerum@online.no

Thank you very much!

Regards from Ann Magritt

What an amazing site! I saw many names I remember, don't know if they'll remember me. I am in touch with Tim Attwell and Rodney Fitzgerald.

I certainly remember you Peter! But its a strange quirk of memory - I like you, have not thought of Gilbert Rennie friends in decades, but when I saw your name, a bespectacled image of the boy I knew swam up from the murky depths of memory and there you were!

Must rush out now, but will write again, when more time.

Alan

Wow! What a memory. I still have spectacles but am fatter and older than then. I'm at peterbromwich@hotmail.com.

Best wishes

Dear Peter can you please let me have tim atwell's e mail or address etc.

Thank you

Philip Dacre

Great to see this website, Peter Bromwich put me onto it. Amazing to see Alan Dock's name, it would be good to contact him again. I'm living in Townsville, Queensland, and having a ball. Gilbert Rennie was pivotal in my life - wonderful experience. Have recently had dinner with Mary Fisher. Tony Lamont