March 1, 2017March 15, 2018 by chvarchive

‘England hat gewonnen!’

Marjorie (Marj) Bannister, Homerton, CHV 1966, commenting on October 2016 update

First of all, apologies for taking so long to reply to the article I read in the Homertonian magazine last summer. It was good to see those photos but I think you’ll find that one has been labelled incorrectly – I am the one in the middle of the three in the photo with the caption ‘Judi Venner walks in the woods with two children’!!

Despite pretty miserable weather for the duration of our time in the Black Forest in August 1966, we had an interesting time. The things that stick out most in my mind are: Continue reading →

October 21, 2016February 6, 2018 by chvarchive

October 2016 update

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By Peter Watson

In the months since the last update we have passed an exciting milestone – more than 500 people have now visited this website, from as far afield as the US, Canada and Brazil, across Europe and of course the UK. A clear pattern is emerging of spikes in readership after articles appearing in alumni magazines. While we have been working to alert college magazines to our project, some colleges will only run articles if they are submitted by former members of that college – so if you are in touch with any friends from colleges we haven’t yet managed to alert, do please let them know in case they are willing to assist. Five hundred is a great number but there may be many hundreds more who haven’t yet heard about the archive, and who may wish to contribute, or just to enjoy reading about it. Spread the word!

Over the summer we received two responses to the Homertonian magazine letter, from Barbara Curry (nee Kay) and Jane Bramhill, who took part in different camps in the 70s. Their contributions can be read here and here. More recently, Angus Tulloch (Clare) got in touch with memories of camps he attended in Austria and near Leeds, and fundraising.

Gordon Edwards and I have both sent round-robin emails to lists of contacts gathered through this project. If you would like to receive an occasional message to keep up with the project then please email via this link with your details.

September 28, 2016September 28, 2016 by chvarchive

‘We loved it all and probably grew up a bit too’

Barbara Curry, nee Kay (Homerton 1968-71, Newnham 1971-72) (from emails received 1 and 18 September 2016)

I was on the student staff for at least 3 of the camps and co-leader for one. Memories are flooding back! I enjoyed the camps very much indeed, and found my native German a useful asset with the children and in episodes like the one below:

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September 28, 2016September 28, 2016 by chvarchive

Barbara Curry (nee Kay) gallery

A set of images from two camps – Black Forest 1970 and Langenburg 1971.

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September 28, 2016 by chvarchive

It ‘showed what a difference people can make’

Jane A. Bramhill (from emails sent on 8 and 9 August 2016)

I was at Homerton from ’73-76, am now Head of Science / Dean of Students at the International School of Indiana, USA, and have just received July’s ‘Homertonian’ and read the article about CRI.

Although studying Biology and Chemistry, I spoke fluent German and volunteered to help with a camp in Germany in the summer of 1974. Continue reading →

July 19, 2016 by chvarchive

1964 Plattenhof images

First camp – photographs by David Thomas

Victoria and Celia’s hair-washing salon 1	Victoria and Celia’s hair-washing salon 2
Victoria and Celia’s hair-washing salon 3	CRI commer van with unknown man. Who is he?
David Thomas with boys and CRI vans	Michael Peel with boys
Boys and CRI vans	Boys with guitar
Boys with David Beeby and Gordon Edwards	Unknown church spires

First camp – photographs by David Beeby

Plattenhof with Stefan Saum and Maria	Plattenhof
Backerei	Volkswagen with the Marias
Wilfred Kahan	Dieter Reindl
Willy Rybaks	René Nemeth
Washing up with David Thomas and Michael Peel	Lunchtime
Surgery, David Ward with Peter Rybaks	Tent inspection by Gordon Edwards
Hockey match – Gordon in the background	Hockey match
The lake at Plattenhof	On top of Feldberg
FD with Martyn, Gordon and Oliver	Visit to Triberg
The staff – left to right Martyn Edelsten, Gordon Edwards, David beeby, Susan Bennett, Celia Charnings, Ian Cooper, David Ward, Victoria Waterton, David Thomas, Michael Peel.	CRI flagpole
View of Freiburg	View of Freiburg

Second camp – photographs by Lindsay Smith

Staff and boys on the second 1964 camp	Washing up
Meal time	Meal time
Hockey	Boy with pole
Boy on rocks somewhere	View of St Peter, the nearest village

Second camp – photographs by Susan Wilmott

John Rignall and boys	Paul Hawksworth (probably) – not sure about the others
Christine Green and Lindsay Smith	Lindsay + John, possibly on Feldberg

July 19, 2016July 19, 2016 by chvarchive

1965 Plattenhof images

First camp – photographs by Mervyn Bramley

The first 1965 camp – staff + boys. Left to right: back row – unknown, Philip Seddon, Martin Ward, John Colquhoun, Susan Wilmott, Gordon Edwards, Lynette Gill; middle row – David Beeby; front row – Mervyn Bramley, Victoria Waterton, Celia Charnings, Carole Hunt.

First camp – photographs by David Beeby

John Colquhoun shaving	Hike group with Mervyn Bramley, Gordon Edwards & David beeby
Witold Kalinowski	Michael
Josef Skubek	Hike group – Mervyn Bramley & Gordon Edwards
Hike – the tents	Tent 4 at lunch
St. Peter	Egon Witczak
Celia Chamings	Rainer Sakic, Roman Plich
Alex, Philip Seddon, John Coquhoun	Peter Sakic + unkown + Carole Hunt
Silvio Cretti	Lynette Gill and Mario
Football Match	Marquee group with Gräfin Szapary
Marquee group with Gräfin Szapary	Carlsberg childrens home with children
Carlsberg children’s home	Dom Remy – birth place of Jean d’Arc. Visited en route to the camp.
Tea-time by canal, France	Gordon Edwards with Mario

First camp – photographs by Susan Wilmott

Stefan Saum the farmer	Jackie
Mervyn Bramley, Gordon Edwards, David Beeby & boys	David Beeby, Celia Charnings, Mervyn Bramley, Carole Hunt, Gordon Edwards – en route to the camp
Victoria Waterton and Philip Seddon

Second camp – photographs by Sue Wilmott

John Campion and Sue Bennett 3rd and 4th from the left, Colin Morley & Ruth Doling on far right, John Colquhoun to left of Ruth. Others unknown.

Stefan Saum, Colin Morley and others with boys	Colin Morley with boys
Martin Ricketts	Sue Bennett and John Campion

Second camp – photographs by Colin Morley

Unknown woman and pedicure	Colin Morley
Unknown man & shampoo	Ruth Morley & two unknown men
Mass	Ruth Morley with children
Table game	Gordon Edwards, boys and fire
Meal time	Man at cooking fire
Two boys with kite	Man, Ruth Morley and cooking fire
John Colquhoun ? shaving	Paul Hawksworth
Boys in tent	Van with boys
Arriving van with children and staff

July 19, 2016July 19, 2016 by chvarchive

1964 Plattenhof

Two camps were held that year at Plattenhof near Sankt Peter in the Black Forest, Germany. The land was owned by Stefan Saum who seemed to combine farming with the operation of a gasthaus. The property contained a lake formed by the damming of a stream, and german families would drive up and sunbathe, swim and drink beer etc. However, the amalgamation of farming practices with the provision of food had a downside in the existence of a dung heap outside the kitchen window, a juxtaposition that didn’t go down well with the local government authorities and led to the revocation of the food license. Continue reading →

July 19, 2016July 19, 2016 by chvarchive

1965 Plattenhof

There were two camps at Plattenhof, St. Peter, in 1965 but there is no known existing written documentation and the only evidence is based around photographs. It is not absolutely clear which camp was first but probably it was the one led by David Beeby. Continue reading →

July 19, 2016July 19, 2016 by chvarchive

Memories of a 1964/65 camp

By Gordon Edwards

Fuelled by a State Scholarship, for which I am ever grateful, I entered Jesus College in 1961 to read the Natural Sciences Tripos. Cambridge University then was a strange place by today’s standards. Predominantly male and public school, many of the colleges, including Jesus, were surrounded by iron fencing with revolving spikes – whether to exclude outsiders, mainly female probably, or to imprison the students was never quite clear. If one did venture out of college after dark without sporting an undergraduate gown, there was the hazard of encountering a proctor, who was entitled to fine you half a mark (6/8d or 33p in modern currency) for your state of undress. Added to this was the imposition of a fine if one was living in college and returned after a certain time – 10:30 pm as I recall.

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For volunteers and participants in the Children's Holiday Venture in the 1960s and 70s (run by Children's Relief International)

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‘England hat gewonnen!’

October 2016 update

‘We loved it all and probably grew up a bit too’

Barbara Curry (nee Kay) gallery

It ‘showed what a difference people can make’

1964 Plattenhof images

First camp – photographs by David Thomas

First camp – photographs by David Beeby

Second camp – photographs by Lindsay Smith

Second camp – photographs by Susan Wilmott

1965 Plattenhof images

First camp – photographs by Mervyn Bramley

First camp – photographs by David Beeby

First camp – photographs by Susan Wilmott

Second camp – photographs by Sue Wilmott

Second camp – photographs by Colin Morley

1964 Plattenhof

1965 Plattenhof

Memories of a 1964/65 camp