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I produced the first printed, colour edition of the OEA Newsletter No 82<\/em> in Winter 1998. Prior to that, the newsletter comprised 3 or 4 \u2018roneod\u2019 pages stapled together.\u00a0I have been a Mac user since I bought the first Macintosh computer in 1984, and it is still carefully stored in my loft.<\/p>\n

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By 1998, computers were installed throughout my company, and I was a pretty competent user. \u00a0I was on the OEA Committee at the time, and I proposed that we should prepare the newsletter using desktop publishing; issue number 82 was the result.<\/p>\n

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A couple of interesting extracts from the first editions:<\/p>\n

\u201cAdvertising: \u00a0We propose to continue with the present format of the Newsletter, and you will have noticed that among our advertisers we have attracted two prestigious companies – Mazda and Asprey and Garrard.<\/em><\/p>\n

This is not really surprising in view of our rates – just \u00a3100 for a monotone page, and a modest \u00a3150 for the<\/em> full colour back page.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThis Newsletter comes to you in the traditional way\u2026.words printed on paper. \u00a0But it will not have escaped\u00a0your attention that there is something called the internet, which does everything electronically. In the last edition we gave you details of the School\u2019s website\u2026www.rmplc.co.uk\/eduweb\/sites\/emanuel. “<\/em><\/p>\n

Petersfield and VE Day<\/h3>\n

The photograph that appears under 1939 in the Celebration of 430 years<\/a> article was taken on 8th May 1945 (VE Day). \u00a0I think I am the last survivor from that photo!<\/p>\n

\"Petersfield

8 May 1945 – VE Day in Petersfield<\/p><\/div>\n

The morning assembly was held at 9.30 at Churcher\u2019s College, and everyone was dismissed for the next two days. \u00a0We all rushed out of the college, down Ramshill and on to the High Street, ending up in The Square. \u00a0Eventually the Headmaster arrived and I finished up standing close by him in the photo. It was strange standing close to him in such a relaxed, informal setting – in contrast to the awe and respect in which he was held at school.<\/p>\n

The boys living in Petersfield fell into one of three groups –\u00a0\u00a0Emanuel School, Churcher\u2019s College, and the \u2018townies\u2019. I have never understood how Emanuel seemingly took over The Square on VE Day, to the exclusion of the other two groups \u2013 but we did.\u00a0Perhaps it was because the Sixth Form jazz band \u2013 the Windsor Rhythm Kings \u2013 had taken up position on top of the concrete air raid shelter which was there. \u00a0Lights had been fitted up during the day and the band played to a large crowd throughout the night.<\/p>\n

Just a few fond memories.<\/p>\n

Ron Williamson (OE1942-48)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":35245,"parent":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-35244","oenews","type-oenews","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nRon Williamson (OE1942-48) remembers his first colour printed OEA newsletter - Emanuel<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"I produced the first printed, colour edition of the OEA Newsletter No 82 in Winter 1998. 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