FCA Magazine (FCAtoday) - Issue 24: December 2004
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 24: December 2004
Articles
A Cabin in the Forest
Charlie Mitchell provides an interesting story written by Anne Henderson, who is also shown in a group photograph. Anne describes the experiences of her group of girls based in a cabin at Cruachan in 1942.
A Shared Pleasure
Jim Walsham shares the details of his meeting last week in Connel Bridge with a RVS lady, Betty Bergant (nee Burnett) who worked at Inverinan in 1955-1962 with Bill Rattery, Jan McKenzie and Don MacCaskill.
Go to Budapest
Recommendations of places to go in Budapest.
Where Could That Be?
Colin McLean believes the location of the 1953 windblow photograph in the last edition is either Ballindalloch near Cragganmore on Strathspey or Ballogie near Banchory. He recalled being in the midst of the gale with his wife on 31st January 1953. They were unable to leave Banchory for three days. He wrote an article for the journal of the Forestry Commission No. 23, which is reprinted in this edition.
Does Anyone Remember?
A renewed appeal by Cedric Quayle, who hasn’t received any replies yet on his request last month for information on World War II victory plantations.
British Horse Loggers (BHL)
Details of the work and activities of members of the British Horse Loggers.
AGM 2005 Notification
The AGM is being organised by David Chadwick and a forestry trip in the Pitlochry area is being organised by Charlie Taylor.
From the Editor
A request from Richard Toleman.
Welcome to Retirement
Andrew Cameron (Oban)
Derrick English (Hexham)
Monica Farm (Penicuik)
Raymond Harris (Trewalder)
Christopher Houston (Ardross)
John Neil (Lochmaben)
William Powell (Talybont-on-Usk)
John Speed (Ludlow)
Robert Williams (Beddgelert)
June Bell (Farnham)
David Clarke (Gilwern)
Gladys Cummings (Edinburgh)
Peter Filewood (Bordon)
Reginald Griffin (Brigham)
Graham Haddock (York)
Gwenda Hughes (Ganllwyd)
David Jones (Stonehouse)
James McDowall (Girvan)
Norman Martin (Huntly)
Richard Mihalop (Marchwood)
David Nichol (Kielder)
Ralf Nickerson (Farnham)
B.G. Price (Ellesmere)
Jean Pool (Newton Stewart)
Margaret Ruskin (Tetbury)
Bryce Reynard (Inverness)
Horner Walker (Thirsk)
Anne Stohlner (Edinburgh)
Obituaries
John Keenleyside has told me of the death of Hugh MacKay who retired from Dornoch in 1985.
Ron Watkinson’s wife told me that he died last December, aged 81.
Donn Small’s wife Elizabeth describes his life.