carbrook lad Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 hello kieth nice to hear from you agian will do my best to get to sheffield sat,will be great to see some of the lads again i have been living in thorne nr doncaster for the last 20years all the best allen jenkins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TELEGRAMBOY Posted July 8, 2008 Author Share Posted July 8, 2008 Hi Alan, The meeting is on FRIDAY 10th July,not 11th,we meet about 2.00p.m and it goes on to about 7.00 p.m or when youv'e had enough. try and get sure you'll enjoy it regards, keith ridgway:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger green Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Global search for former Telegram Messenger Boys / Telegraphist (G.P.O.) I’ve launched a Global search for former Telegram Boys / Telegraphist to keep alive memories of a bygone era. I’ve set up a website and message board to record stories and memories from old telegram boys & telegraphist around the world. In just a few months we have had many old Post Office messengers / telegraphist who have signed up to the site from across the UK as well as New Zealand, Thailand, Los Angeles and Spain. Most messenger boys began working for the GPO, as it was then, at the age of 14 or 15 and were the bearers of some of the best and the worst news. In the days before phones, texts and emails, when a telegram was the only way of getting a message to someone on the same day, the boys were dispatched on foot, bicycle or motorcycle. They delivered news from weddings and pools wins to strikes, funerals and informing widows of lost servicemen. The messenger service was disbanded in 1981 but the new website hopes to reunite old friends and create a piece of history which will keep the tradition of the telegram boys alive forever. We have held reunions in the city for the last four years with hundreds of old boys attending, some well into their 80s. Many have signed up to the website and put their stories on the messageboard . We are holding another reunion on 4th October 2008 the same day that I started the post office 32 years ago delivering telegrams and it will also be around a year the web site for telegram messenger boys was started “Being a telegram boy was preparation for entering the man’s world of work. There were distressing times and happier times depending on whether you were delivering bad or good news and you saw life from both sides, “In the war years the sight of a telegram boy sent shivers into the heart of women who had family members serving in the armed forces. It was part of the job to deliver telegrams notifying next of kin that a loved one had either gone missing in action or had been killed on active service. “At the end of the day the telegram messenger boys and telegraphist have a lot of history and it would be a shame if any of that was forgotten.” There are also old photos of telegram boys on the website as well as pictures from the recent reunions. Anyone wanting to share their stories and photos on the site can log on to ww.birminghamsandsclub.co.uk or if they have not got access to a computer or internet they could write down their stories / memories as many as they like of their time or any events during their time as a telegram messenger boy or telegraphist and then send it to me I would gladly put their story on the web site for them. They can write to me at the address below Roger Green, Midlands Special Hand Stamp Centre, Royal Mail Birmingham, St Stephens Street, Birmingham B6 4AA. If your require further information please contact me on 07967029704 Roger Green Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toneyhall Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 I was also a telegram boy 1951-1954 went to school with Ed Dalton know Danny Palmer very well left GPOjust after leaving army Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbrook lad Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 hi toneyhall did you go in army same time as tony wilson,big charters,navy man,do you remember jim dalton,ray colley kieth ridgeway they all meet at penny black waiting to here about next meeting will try my best to get there regards allen jenkins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lostmarbles Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 I have a great uncle who worked on the telegram service - Frank Grimes , he spent his whole working life at the post office except for a stint in the RAF during WWII if anyone remembers him ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toneyhall Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 hi toneyhall did you go in army same time as tony wilson,big charters,navy man,do you remember jim dalton,ray colley kieth ridgeway they all meet at penny black waiting to here about next meeting will try my best to get there regards allen jenkins Hi Allen i remember the following-tom acaster,porky thompson, tony parkin ,kieth ridgway frank stenson,brian wing,george binns,plus many more.I live a bit too far away to dop in for a pint, but it is nice to touch basewhith you regards, toney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUFFEMS Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Had an uncle Graham Norton who was a Telegram boy prior to going into the RAF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbrook lad Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 hi toney nice to here fromyou remember all lads listerd trying to get to penny black myself waiting for kieth rideway to send me a date for next meet how far away do you live i suppose like me you are now retierd and got all the time in the world regards aj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbrook lad Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Had an uncle Graham Norton who was a Telegram boy prior to going into the RAF. hi duffem new your uncle did he live up crosspool s10 and have blond hair about 6ft tall on gpo with g barnes, philip schofield,tony wilson regards aj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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