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Former pupils write in...First, a small confession. The Editor's PC broke down and lost all the recent e-mail Address Book entries. We had backups of everything else but have lost recent e-mail addresses and may not be able to get them back. If you've been in touch with us by mail, please drop us another mail just to confirm your name and e-mail address, to HolmstonPS@dial.pipex.com. We're always glad to hear from new Former Pupils, too. Thanks! Remainder from our October update... The big news this issue was Ann Cameron's visit from Canada. Ann Cameron (1956-63), now Ann Knight, is the co-owner of Oshawa Auracom Internet Services in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. She went to Canada with her parents in 1966 and hadn't been back to Ayr since. More... Angus McKellar, Alan Burnett, JD Gabbitas, Norman Johnston and Raymond Briggs all got in touch and sent new e-mail addresses, now on file. David Fraser (1942-49) contacted us and we owed him an apology - More... Louise Crabtree (1968-71), now Jeffrey wrote to us from London with details of the website she runs for her children's school at www.highfieldjunior.com and asking us to take a look. More... Averil Graham (1949-55), now Vestal, wrote to us from Fort Worth, Texas. More... Norman Faulds wrote to tell us he had a great time at the Open Golf championship at Muirfield, and sent a photo of the winner. More... Donna McDougall got in touch, also from Edinburgh. More... We also got enquiries from non-FPs for Morag Orr, Jean McCreath and Nanette Reid. Morag, we don't have an e-mail address for you, please get in touch if you'd like us to pass on the message. We don't give out your e-mail addresses but will pass messages sent to us which seem to be in good faith. You don't have to answer! Nearly two years ago, in November 2000, we held a Saint Andrew's Night Reunion of Former Pupils, for the 175th Anniversary. Sandy Murdoch and his volunteers put on a great show, with a historical exhibition, and a Saint Andrew's Night meal for nearly 100 people. With additional material from the school and the Millennium/175 Committee, including the Music Club performing the Holmston Jig and a set of Scots songs, it was a memorable night. We've kept our report from this event, including a list of names, a a group photo and others. Below, a crowd of Former Pupils gather round old photos, trying to put names to the lists beneath... 
We've also got 149 entries in the Visitors' Book for the day. People came from as far as Perthshire to the north, and Sussex to the south. We've also had e-mails and letters from former pupils around Scotland and around the world, from as far away as -
and in Ayr, as close as Saint Andrew's Street, Craigie Lea and Hilary Crescent.
On the next pages, we have new contacts, then notes from a couple of Former Pupils who describe their feelings on hearing of the Anniversary, the proposed FP Association and our Web Pages. Several FPs have contributed reminiscences of their time at the school, which we've used in the History "mini-series" features - Jimmy Fairlie, Norman Johnston, Jimmy Brown, Susanne Nixon, Moira Anderson, Lesley Bloomer, were just the first of many. A former Head Teacher, Mr Bob Garven, attended the Reunion but, sadly, died in February 2001. We've an appreciation written by a Former Pupil, and a fuller obituary from "The Herald". Mr Garven was a strong character with a lot of modesty. He was decorated for bravery as a pilot in the RAF during the Second World War. The newspaper article is full of interest for Former Pupils and others who knew him in later life. 
As part of our Holmston Time Machine features,
we've got class photos starting with
There's also a brief list of the people who've contacted us so far. As noted above, we've used some of the FPs' recollections in items in the School History section - the Holmston Time Machine history mini-features.
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