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22 January 2008 14:00
I’ve been thinking about getting in touch with some old school friends. I’m a little apprehensive about what we’ll say to one another – but for the time being I just need to be pointed in the right direction and make contact
By Yours magazine
I suppose we’ve all wondered about what happened to the boy at school who pulled your pigtails? Or your first crush, the dashing Sergeant you met at the dance hall? Or even the couple you met on a cruise ship some years ago, who you promised faithfully to keep in touch with?
Good friends are hard to find but sometimes even harder to keep. Even the closest of friends and family lose touch because of busy lives, changes of address, distance, silly disagreements and personal circumstances. And as you get older, it can seem harder to “make the first move” and set about tracing them.
We have our own very successful Old Comrades and Where Are You pages in Yours magazine. And over the years we have reunited many happy readers.
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lynty says
I would love to contact Ann Taylor born 25th November 1942...an old friend of the family. She was born in Croydon Surrey.
14 July 2009 18:41
roosky says
I too am doing a family tree and would like to know if any one has any info on certain People but are we allowed to mention names (Im going back 60/70 years and the peope would be in there 95/100s WOULD SOMEONE PLEASE ADVISE AS I DONT WANT TO UPSET ANYONE, THANK YOU
06 June 2009 19:41
sukarita says
You could try Traceline, which is a service run within the General Register office at Southport, to help people to reunite with friends, if the friend wants that too.(They can't make anyone reply). The initial service requires you to give the person's name and dater of birth.Also, you would need to confirm the relationship, whether friend or niece,etc.The service is not equipped to deal with potentially heavy situations involving ex-partners or adopted people, they say. The cost is £30 for a search of NHS and public records.If you choose to pay another £10, the search will be done within five days. then, if the person is still alive, which can be confirmed if they are registered with a GP in UK, another £25 must be sent, to cover the cost of a safe, private way of forwarding a letter. I came across it by accident while doing some family history research, and recommended it to a friend, who has been looking for some distant relative with a very common name.The other ways of searching don't always prove that it's the right person qhen there are many with the same name, and a lot of time, effort and money could be wasted, writing to the wrong person.This way, you know that you are writing to the right one, but it's best not to overwhelm people with too much info for a first letter.A nice letter card, with a friendly message is enough for a start, to save potential embarrassment. There's a number to ring: 0151 471 4811.
04 February 2008 17:42
