FCA Magazine (FCRA News) - Issue 10: September 2000
FC staff Retirement Association magazine. The content summary below was very kindly compiled by Diane Birkett, Bedfordshire. See PDF attachment below the text to view the full document. A total of 77 issues were completed between 1997 and the final issue in 2023.
Issue 10: September 2000
Articles
Gwydyr Conspiracy?
Keith Ball remembers the white knuckle ride and adventures experienced during the Gwydyr visit after the AGM.
Do You Remember This Tractor?
Graham Black gives details of an ex-FC Roadless Fordson Super Major tractor Reg No 701 FUW, which he is restoring.
Changed Days
Ted Baldwin who spent his career in Research, recalls the time of technological improvements in the office.
Life After Retirement
George Dey who had various posts after starting in the Spey Valley under Ray Horne, describes his life in retirement.
Have You Really Been There?
A request for experiences with unusual holidays.
Woodschool
Woodschool, launched in 1997 as part of the Borders Forest Trust exists to restore, expand and use natural woodlands in the Borders.
Wartime Stories
Geoff Rouse recalls some wartime stories.
Want to Keep in Touch With Forestry
A suggestion for retirees to join the Royal Scottish Forestry Society (RSFS).
Forester Training Schools – A History – Update
Henry Smith reports on the slow progress with people making contact, but information is beginning to build up. Coordinators for the schools are: George Pringle for Benmore, Geoff Waygood for Dean, and John Keenleyside for Glentress.
From the Editor
Richard Toleman gives details of the semi-retirement of Margaret Greenwood from FE Seed Trading at Alice Holt.
Welcome to Retirement
Walter Day (Strachur)
Delia Hill (Farnham)
Robert Brown ( Kielder)
Neil Mackechnie (Lochaline)
Alan Stephens ( Cockermouth)
George Reid (Banchory)
Donald MacIntosh (Cannich)
William Russell (Newton Stewart)
Andrew Graham (Gloucester)
John Rumbold (Brackley)
Barry Mayhew (Woodbridge)
Thomas White (Denny)
Patricia Knight (Colwyn Bay)
Victor Pardy (Ringwood)
Sheila Wright (Bedford)
George Noon (Aros, Mull)
Alistair Daletty (Muir of Ord)
David Holliday (Sanquar)
William Kerr (Newton Stewart)
George McMillan (Colintraive)
Robert Crane (Swaffam)
Yvonne Samuel (Alice Holt)
Arnold Smith (Hamsterley)
Richard Webb (Battle)
Hazel Barrett (Badminton)
Farewells
James Campbell (Dunvegan) Retired 1967 Aged 97
Thomas Dalgleish (Market Rasen) Retired 1974 Aged 85
Denis Davies (Cowbridge) Retired 1984 Aged 81
Richard Dunn (Otterburn) Retired 1981 Aged 84
Sidney Durrant (Christchurch) Retired 1972 Aged 88
Thomas Galt (Keith) Retired 1984 Aged 78
Desmond Griffiths (Swansea) Retired 1971 Aged 74
Samuel Halkyard (York) Retired 1976 Aged 90
John Macpherson (Carbost, Skye) Retired 1981 Aged 82
Douglas Wylie (Blairgowrie) Retired 1972 Aged 93
Obituaries
Mike Steward reports on the life of Don MacCaskill who died aged 80. Phil Ratcliffe, a close friend, wrote an obituary for the "Scotsman".
Stan Maule reports that John Young died suddenly at his home in April after serving nearly 40 years with the FC.
Charlie Greenlees tells of Molly Macleod who was born in Paisley in 1921 and who died in January.
Professor Geoffrey Dimbleby died in April aged 86. Although not a member of the FC, he was lecturer in Forest Ecology at Oxford from 1947 to 1964.