From: Mark Turner 
To: pbirdntlworld.com 
Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2001 10:20 PM
Subject: MNC.


Paul
I attended MNC Greenhithe as a deck cadet with Furness Withy for 2 weeks induction in Sept 1980 and then from Sept 1981 to July 1982.
I have many happy memories of my time there including, if memory serves me right, you doing the discos in the bar on a Friday night.
My most vivid memories are of the crowded TV rooms for the 9 O clock news during the Falklands conflict as many of us worked for companies who had ships involved.
In my time there I was Secretary of the sailing club and crewed with Andy Smith who I spent much time with.
I spent many happy weekends on the boats Flinders? and Torres?.
I was not aware until I came across the web sight that the college has been demolished.
I don't remember the names of many of the people on my course there are a few that come to mind like Alan Smith (FT Everards) Spike? Andy Smith from Stubbington in Hampshire Angus Cullen (Panocean) and many faces without names Old age kicking in I think.
I dated a radio trainee  who I haven't seen on your list called Karen McRae. 
I remember many of the staff particularly John Mead and Tony Vaughan.
I also edited the college newsletter whilst I was there as well as Organising a few matches for the volleyball team.
Was the PE instructor called Rick?
I left the Merchant Navy at the end of my year at Greenhithe
after falling out with the company I worked for.
I then went into a career in sales working for a Garage equipment company for seven years and for the Last 12 Years I have worked for Goodyear Tyre company in several departments I am currently an agricultural and industrial Tyre specialist.
I have been very happily married for the last seventeen years and have 4 children.
I found the site stirred up many long forgotten memories of my time at Greenhithe which I enjoyed thoroughly.
 I would like to receive any details of  reunions and any info on people who were on the same TEC Diploma course as me.
I will keep visiting the site in the future.
Best Regards.
Mark Turner.