THE son of a former teacher and RAF pilot has paid tribute to his father’s “incredible” life ahead of his milestone birthday. John Thompson, who celebrates his 101st birthday today, taught Latin and classical studies at Harwich and Dovercourt High School and was its second master. From travelling around the world and hitch-hiking across Canada, to flying with eggs on the floor of his plane to check its smoothness, it’s fair to say Mr Thompson has had a remarkable life. Now living in a care home, Mr Thompson lived in Dovercourt for more than 50 years. During his incredible life, he was sent to Canada for two and a half years during the Second World War to be trained as a pilot.
THE son of a former teacher and RAF pilot has paid tribute to his father’s “incredible” life ahead of his milestone birthday. John Thompson, who celebrates his 101st birthday today, taught Latin and classical studies at Harwich and Dovercourt High School and was its second master. From travelling around the world and hitch-hiking across Canada, to flying with eggs on the floor of his plane to check its smoothness, it’s fair to say Mr Thompson has had a remarkable life. Now living in a care home, Mr Thompson lived in Dovercourt for more than 50 years. During his incredible life, he was sent to Canada for two and a half years during the Second World War to be trained as a pilot.
THE son of a former teacher and RAF pilot has paid tribute to his father’s “incredible” life ahead of his milestone birthday. John Thompson, who celebrates his 101st birthday today, taught Latin and classical studies at Harwich and Dovercourt High School and was its second master. From travelling around the world and hitch-hiking across Canada, to flying with eggs on the floor of his plane to check its smoothness, it’s fair to say Mr Thompson has had a remarkable life. Now living in a care home, Mr Thompson lived in Dovercourt for more than 50 years. During his incredible life, he was sent to Canada for two and a half years during the Second World War to be trained as a pilot.
THE son of a former teacher and RAF pilot has paid tribute to his father’s “incredible” life ahead of his milestone birthday. John Thompson, who celebrates his 101st birthday today, taught Latin and classical studies at Harwich and Dovercourt High School and was its second master. From travelling around the world and hitch-hiking across Canada, to flying with eggs on the floor of his plane to check its smoothness, it’s fair to say Mr Thompson has had a remarkable life. Now living in a care home, Mr Thompson lived in Dovercourt for more than 50 years. During his incredible life, he was sent to Canada for two and a half years during the Second World War to be trained as a pilot.
10. Mary Portas used to live in Bushey.
10. Former children’s laureate Michael Rosen attended Watford Grammar School for Boys in the 1960s.
11. Watford has made huge contributions to the printing industry. Rotary photogravure was a technique which was first used in Watford to reproduce very fine, high quality fine art prints and then it went on to be used to produce colour magazines. All the ladies’ colour magazines, like Woman’s Weekly and Woman’s Own, were all printed in Watford, as well as most of the colour supplements for the Sunday newspapers.
12. Melanie C aka Sporty Spice lived in Watford for a spell.