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Last November I posted at http://millstonesblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/seeing-brothers-in-court.html the account of a former classmate at Prior Park Preparatory School, Cricklade, who was contemplating legal proceedings as a result of his experiences at the hands of the Irish Christian Brothers in the 1950s.
'Harry', as I referred to him, has now decided to let me publish his real name, which is Gerard Lidgey. This, he feels, is in the interests of transparency.
Rather than taking legal proceedings however he says that his objective is "to secure an apology and an acknowledgment, together with a modest amount of compensation."
He is not seeking an inordinate amount, but sufficient to cover in particular the cost of counselling, although he is not confining himself to this.
He is keen to stress that he is not seeking compensation from the present school in Cricklade which as he understands it, is under a different regime, or from Prior Park College, Bath.
Gerard, as a retired solicitor, is confident that with the help of contemporaries who are prepared to make statements he can secure legal representation.
I was more than happy to provide a statement which I have posted on this blog at http://millstonesblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/michael-downes-aged-about-7-photo-taken.html
Gerard would be grateful for similar help from Cricklade contemporaries who feel that he deserves support. "I would like to stress that witness evidence will not involve others in financial risk," he writes. "I am not seeking that they bring proceedings."
He can be contacted as follows:
Gerard Lidgey
4 Nesbitt Close
Bridgemary
Gosport
Hants PO13 0SX
Tel: 01329 284465
Email: glidgey1@gmail.com
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