Musicians Brian James and Richard Bone attended Fairfields School in Basingstoke in the 1950s. Both went on to join bands - Brian as a guitarist, and Richard as a drummer - and recorded music through the 1960s, 70s and 80s. Brian was told he had Leukaemia at the age of 64. However, it wasn’t until Nine years later, after failed treatments, that he was transferred to the Basing Cancer Unit, and was surprised to find that Richard was in the bed next to him - also receiving treatment for Leukaemia. Brian told the Gazette: “If I had not had trouble with my treatment, we would not have met again after all those years.