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.....I too grew up in Ndola (left in 1986) and have fond memories of the ideal town/people. It is pleasing to see that the place has captivated the memories of many now residing in different parts of the world. Thanks for the memorable pictures. Mahendra Amin

........we both dont know each other but one thing relates us......memories of Ndola! I just typed Ndola on the google page and I found ur page! my name is Matthias and I am from Germany! I spent almost a half year in that wondeful city! I have been there for voluntary work for the Catholic Diocese of Ndola! I dont really know why I am writing you but evrytime I speak about Zambia, especially Ndola, I feel much better. U have to know I miss Ndola very much!

Matthias Zingel

.......Thank you sooooo much for contacting me and thank you too for creating your Ndola website. I really enjoyed looking at the pictures and they brought back some wonderful memories. The church you feature (just titled "image") used to be called St. Andrew's and it was where my sister, Pamela, who was the town librarian, got married. My cousins continue to run a bakery in town which I think is still called Paterson's Bakery - just down from the Savoy Hotel. My mother was the headmaster's secretary as Kansenji Primary School and my brother was a history teacher at Kansenji Secondary School. We lived on Cumberland Crescent which in those days was the end of town on the Mufulira side. I'll be sure to send you some photo's when I have a bit more time as I have to dash off to a meeting right now. Thanks again for all your hard work and I'll look forward to learning more about you.

Mahalo Nui Loa (thank you very much in Hawaiian)

Alistair Paterson

......Great Ndola website!!! I left Ndola in 1998 and my parents are still there. I was one of the organizers of the Mosi golf tournament at Austin and will send you any pictures etc. that we may have.

Nirmal Bhakta

.......HEY HEY WATS UP?? WELL I THOUGHT THAT YOUR SITE WAS AMAZING AND BOUGHT ALOT OF GOOD MEMORIES BACK. I HOPE U KEEP IT UP AND CAN'T WAIT TO SEE MORE!

Tanvi Patel

........I just browsed through the Ndola website that you created. You did a fantastic job! Looking at some of those pictures I try and visualise how things are back home and how much it has changed over the years. It's been wonderful having the experience to grow up in such a beautiful country, Ndola being one of the best towns! Thank you for this wonderful website of Ndola, the unforgetable place where my mind travels ever so often . . . ......there is no place like home!!! ..Tiyende Pamodzi!!!! Pareen Patel

.....I grew up in Ndola as well,however I went to Simba school.I like the photos they brought back old memories!!!We were unbelievably lucky to have lived there,it has its own charm and nowhere in the world is the same.Keep up the good work.I would like to see more photos.
Karen Frenandes

assalaam aleikum

.....my name is anwar ismail COUSIN OF YUNUS GAJ, may allah grant him junatul- firdos- ameen.

i emigrated to zimbabwe in 1981 and lived there until 2003 when i emigrated to the u.k. i now live in manchester with my family. seeing pictures of ndola brought back some good memories of my childhood.

thanks for the memories. salaams.

Anwar Ismail

hi there,

......its always nice to see people doing such for ndola. ohh by the way. my name is tushar bulsara. i was born and raised in ndola. i am currently in weatherford, oklahoma. i was in ndola a month ago. as i was saying. it feels so good to hear others saying nice things about your home town. well i have a whole bunch of pictures on my msn spaces. the link is below. feel free to copy them on to your site. the first few picz are of my car, then the 2 after that are of kamwala in lusaka. then the rest are all of ndola. see if they bring back any memory. if you cant figure out where the picz are taken. let me know and ill tell you which part of ndola it is. Tushar Bulsara

http://spaces.msn.com/members/2sh-customz/

salaams,

....I came across your ndola site and it was great to see pictures of our home. There is no place like ndola no matter what people say. Thank you for setting up this site and please try and keep it updated when u can. No matter where in the world we are, ndola is never too far away from our hearts. I still have family there, i'm not sure if u know them. My dad is ebrahim malik. Also was wondering if u are related to rashid badat? a good friend of mine. Take care and thanks again for putting up the site. Imran Malik.

salaamz,
...my name is Ismail Ebrahim, I grew up in Ndola and went to secondary school with you it was great, everlasting memories, your site brought back many happy thoughts. it's a great website keep it up!
Ismail

.......My name is Hanif Osman , I lived in Ndola from 1969 to November 1976, and just like the rest of the guy's I miss the place ...The pics of the school's brought back the most wonderful of memories.....the past came alive...cheers

Hanif

.....It was good to see the Ndola council building and read the material re your site.I was born in Ndola and went to North Rise Primary school. My name is Stewart Yesner

......Just happened on your site. Very nostalgic. My Dad was DC in Ndola in the mid-sixties and I have very vivid memories of a couple of childhood years spent there- Sports Day at the local primary school ( I was in the losing Kafue team); very wild cowboys and indians in the playground; hanging out at the swimming baths on hot afternoons; weekly visits to the cinema to see westerns and on one occasion sharing a seat with my brother for the Ndola premiere of Help! ( the film had a warm-up act: The Lusaka Beatles); and Sunday School at one of the main churches - the bishop or rector was a Father Klyberg. Thanks for this enjoyable diversion.

Gerard Clough

Salaams Yunus,
Just managed to get through and have a look at your website! What a great page! Loved reading it all and the pictures are fantastic. I am so sorry that I have no pictures of Ndola to contribute.

I really miss Ndola too! Especially the school friends I made whilst at Kansenji High School. Unfortunately, I cannot remember a lot of the names of the people but I remember the times shared whilst at school. Here are some of them....Norman Craig; Glenn Spencer; Peter Marbus (I think his family returned to Holland); John Piri; Emmanuel & Sylvester (they were refugees from Angola - cant' remember their surnames); Vivian & Elizabeth (cant remember their surnames either). I left Kansenji in October 1975 to come to England.

I hade quite a few cousins who went to Kansenji too - the closest cousin was Shiraz Patel (now living in Canada). He had two brothers and a sister. Their parents were both science teachers (but not at Kansenji) and they lived in Kansenji itself. I have lost touch with these cousins.The other cousins who were at Kansenji were Zubeida Pandor and Bilkis Patel (she was the Head girl their). The other girls were Munira Sheikh and Hanifa Burhani (Mazhar & Liakat Burhani's sister). I would love to hear from anybody who knew me and is still living in Ndola......
Rashida Bobat

YUNUS ............ thanks very much for the Ndola web-site ,a old school friend ( Rashida Bobat ) has just e-mailed me after 30 yrs (1975 since seeing her at Kansenji Sec School ) I also read your message board and seen names i 've known from Northrise Primary-----Stewart & Malcoum Yesner, I would like to know if anyone out there knows of Edna Zukas ,Allison Pine ,Pauline Galaway, Martin Dale ( his dad was a major at the army barracks ) Esther Childs ,Steven Childs .Would be nice to hear from them ,and also a big HI to the other Ndola people all over the world who i know and to those that know me please drop me a line. normangreig99@ hotmail.com all the best and keep it A-LIVE. Cheers Norman

Hi........I also Grew up in Ndola, so it was nice to see some Photos of Ndola.Regards
Mohamed Ismail
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

........What a lovely idea! I lived in Ndola from 59 to 70 and the pictures brought back some fond memories. By the way the somewhere in town photo used to be Thom's Stores on what was Cecil Ave now Independence Ave I think! Cheers! Richard Wardrop

Just to say I found your site via theGNR site.and must say its great...The photos bought back alot of memories i lived in Ndola for quite a few years untill my dad (Nobby Clark) passed away there in 1967. We spent alot Of weekends as a family at Monkey Fountain. My sister actually got married at the St andrews Church in 1966. Keep up the good work and I will definatly visit this site again. regards

Lynda

Hello, I am looking for anyone who knew or remembers Joseph Gascoyne known to his friends as Snowy Gascoyne. He lived on the Mufilaria rd and was the local Undertaker and hangman. I was in Ndola in September this year to meet people who knew of him or had dealings with him. The purpose of my trip was to apologise to people who had been mistreated or hurt by him for some of the things he had done and make peace with the land. I am his son and would love to hear from anyone who knew of him and has bad or good stories to recount.many thanks, look forward to hearing from you. Baz Gascoyne BGZambia@aol.com

Richard Wardrop sent me the link to your Ndola site. I am most grateful for the pure nostalgia here. I was at Kansenji and was on the Kilimanjaro trip of august 1965 before returning here to the UK where I have been since then.

I lived at the top of the hill and used to cycle past your fathers store often. I also cycled to school and remember that it was easier to come home, down hill! Those Ndola times were the best of our lives. Anyone who was not there in those days simply would not understand.

Keep up the good work and keep me updated.

As Ever,Philip V Hackett MSTA

Hi, My name is Dave Housden and I lived in Ndola from 65-73. I went to school at Kansenji High. I believe the untitled picture on page one to be the Railway Station.Regards,David

Hi I lived in Ndola from 1958-1975 I have very fond memories of Ndola I keep on threatening to go back for a visit maybe your pictures will spur me on. I knew Stewart Yesner and I remember Nobby Clark from the golf club.

Thanks for the memories.

Keith Markotter. (Cape Town)

Greetings from the West Indies,
I am Gordon Foster, I lived in Ndola and worked there on many different Civil Engineering projects from 1965 through to 1978. May be i missed your name somewhere there, I would appreciate having your name and let me know which years you were in Ndola and may be that will bang my rusty memory.
I spent most of my leisure time at the Ndola Boating Club. I worked for Burtons in the earlier 60's, partly in Ndola, 65 to 68 I was the engineer in charge of Ndola Airport runway reconstruction and lengthening. I worked for Denovans then, thereafter I ran my own company... Building Mineral and Supplies Ltd... Yellow Earth Moving Plant and lots of green tip trucks. We now live in Antigua in the West Indies, farmers (vegetables) sort of retired. Apart from being held up and shot at a few times and burgled... we had a marvellous time in Zambia which I still consider Gods own country.Keep in touch.

All the best.
Gordon Foster

I was in extreme awe when I came across this website. Thanks to my childhood friend Robert Bloomfield who is now in the UK.This website and the pictures made me feel very homesick. I was born in Luansyha in 1970 but raised in Ndola and lived there until 1989. I attended Northrise primary school, Nsansa School and a brief stint at Kansenshi Secondary school and then went to Zimbabwe to attend boarding school. (Falcon College). I am now based in the US, Detroit Michigan. We lived in Northrise, Ndola. Some of the notable people that I have "Ndola ties" are the Mokola family, The Sakala family (JBSakala),The Mvulas, The Kawandamis, The Chitoshi's, The Mpundus, and then some. My Dad was also former chairman of Ndola United Football club. My parents, Mr and Mrs. Peter B.Kaoma were prominent Ndola town people.They are now here in the US as well. Job well DONE!

Martin C.Kaoma

Nice site about my former home town . I grew up in Ndola from 1972 and moved to Lusaka in 1987. I now live in London and would like my name to be included on the People of Ndola page.

Colin Kinghorn UK

This is a great web page. Brings back great memories. Most of the people who have signed in on this web site have gone to Kansenji School - I went to the Dominican Convent so if there's anyone out there from the Convent please get into contact with me. There a lovely picture of Broadway with the Jacaranda trees - we lived at No. 95 in 1968 which would be right next door to the house on the picture.It was a superb little town. I went back to Wanderer's Club and it has changed so much - how I miss the old days. So many families have left and so many changes but its still great to go to Patterson's for the cottage pies and sausage rolls.

Judy Lewis (nee Bloomfield)

Hi all Ndola "people"past and present.My name is Hemu Patel,daughter of Pushpaben Manibhai Patel(Mum was a devotee of the Mataji Mandir)I left Ndola in 1976 for London, UK where I still reside.My great thanks goes to my very dear /close friend also "Hemu"(resides in Leceister) who just introduced me to this site.I had a lump in my throat when I browsed through my Ndola schools.This has brought back so many fond memories.I cannot wait to show my mum & family this site.Long live Ndola..Zambia.By for now............

Hemu Patel

........Hi there. Love the website! What a great idea. I don't see your name so can't say I recognise you but I was in Ndola when you were.
I left in 1977 aged 19 so we are much of the same age I reckon.
I think one of my brothers was in that Kilamanjaro photo on your website..he was Edward Coogan (called Terry back then)..my other brother Anthony (called Tony) was also in Ndola.. both went to Kansenji or was it LLewelwyn..can't recall now. I was at the Convent and did my O levels there. I have recently heard from an old school friend Anne Rigby which was great and recently another old friend contacted me.. Sandra Willard and I've never lost touch with Lesley King. You probably don't know any of these people though. Did you know the Scully's or Mangans or Kenny's?
I struggle to recall names now as it was so long ago but I have fond memories of my childhood there. Everything was 10 minutes away..I played every sport under the sun and even starred in a few theatre productions (as a youngster). I used to play guitar and sing at several functions back then. I remember Ndola golf club with much warmth and the boating club and rugby club!! We went through all the shortages (I remember driving to Kitwe and Luwanshya looking for ciggies for Dad - Matinee cigarettes)..remember the trade fairs every year? Thoms stores, ZCBC etc..I saw the one picture of the chemists in the main st in Ndola and it looks familiar.
My Dad (Eamon Coogan) was with the tax office for a while then went to Deloittes as a Tax partner. I was also with Deloittes for a short while after doing A levels in the UK.
How time flies! As we get older I think we get more nostalgic alright!
They were happy times for me..it was a lovely place to grow up. As kids we lived at the municipal pool during the school holidays! Anne Rigby tells me she was in Ndola in 2004 and the municipal pool is still there as is the convent and the latter appears to have been in a time warp with little change.
We lived in Wales Avenue (just down the road from the pool), then Uplands Close (up the hill past the Breweries) and later in Chintu Avenue (not far from Kansenji).......Isn't technolgy great..
Even if we don't know each other it's great to make a new friend.
Cheers for now.............Regards

Caitriona Smith Maiden name was Coogan

..........Just found your site on the GNR and it is great to read about Ndola, where I spent so many enjoyable years. My name is Bob Summers and I worked for The Northern News/Times of Zambia from 1958 through 1965. I am still in contact with quite a few people from those days, but the list shrinks yearly. I will be passing on your site to them.

Please keep up the good work. BobS.

.......Your website is really great, especially for those of us who lived in Ndola. Until you sent this email I had no idea it existed and thought of all the Copperbelt towns Ndola was the forgotten one. Particularly enjoyed reading about the town's origins. So well done Yunus & co. in keeping Ndola alive on the web! We arrived in Ndola in 1962 when I was 2 years old and initially lived in Itawa, then Kansenji and much later out on the Mufilira Road just past the Tudor Inn. Went to senior school with Stewart Yesner. Left in 1975 and I currently live in the UK. I visited Ndola in December 2005 and it was really strange but pleasing to go back after so long, gladly the town has not changed that much and remains similar to the place I remember. On the same trip I spent some time at a safari camp in the Luangwa valley run by Andy Hogg, also ex-Ndola."
Regards..........Ian Broderick

Hi,............A friend of mine told me about your website. It's great. I was born in Chingola and went to school (just before Zambia's Independence) at Chingola Primary. I then went to boarding school in Lusaka at Gilbert Rennie/Kabulonga, before moving to England. My family and I now live in Canada. My wife and I have two children.

You are right, Zambia is one of the best places in the world. You may be interested to know that the Zambian government is thinking of relaxing citizenship laws so that people born in Zambia who have acquired other citizenships may still claim their Zambian citizenship.

The country's economy seems to be turning around at long last. Per capita income has doubled to exceed $1,000. The incidence of poverty has been reduced in the past five years so that the country is again developing a middle class. Potentially one third of the country is now in the middle class. There is still some way to go but things are looking up. The Kwacha has appreciated by about 30 per cent in the past six months, and this has resulted in some prices coming down.

Now back to you. I know the street where your shop was very well. My father had a friend who owned a wholesalers on Second Street. My father used to buy his supplies for the Bancroft shop from there. Many years later his friend's son and I became very good friends. The family's name was Sharma. You may remember them. Thank you for the happy memories.

Chisanga Puta-Chekwe.

Hello there........I was born and grew up in Ndola and my name is Khalid Malik, I moved to the UK in 1989 and still have most of my family living in Ndola, I still go back home to visit and hopefully may go there this year. I have just moved from the UK to the UAE and looking forward to my family joining me soon.

I was only introduced today to this site by my brother in law Raju ( thanks raju) he lives in the USA.

Having to see the pictures and to read of the other people left me feeling rather home sick and nostalgic but there we are.

Hello to every one that knows me and hello to my best pals Kanu Patel, Iqbal and Shabbir Malik and Rashid Badat, who is in London. all the best.............Khalid Malik

khalid.malik@rmdkwikform.com

.....very nice web site and i am sure you going to have many hits from a lot Ndola folks well done to you.........Rashid Badat

Hello,

My name is Stewart. I lived in Kansenji when I was about 4 to 6 yrs old, 1965 to 1968. I cannot remember very much, but would appreciate it if you could send a web link to a street map of Ndola, in paticular Kansenji.

Many thanks and thank you for your interesting site!

Yours, Stewart.

Hello Yunus

I lived in Ndola from 1968 to 1970 - not long I know. I was 13, nearly 14, when I arrived. My father was on secondment to the telephone service from the GPO here in the UK. We initially lived in the Savoy Hotel and then in a hostel somewhere to the north. Well I think of it as being at the top of Ndola! I went to the Dominican Convent school, played hockey [badly] for a sports club, was a helper in a cub pack [Boy Scouts]. We waved flags for visiting dignitaries, swam in the Kansenji Junior school pool [my mother was one of the school secretaries for a while], attended the United Reform Church [I think].

It was an interesting place to have glimpses of adulthood and many of the experiences I gained there have been the basis choices I have made: internationalism and an appreciation of a multi-peopled world [a stark contrast to my childhood in rural Northamptonshire with its sugarbeet]. In retrospect I can appreciate the freedom my parents gave me: I was the only 'expat' [wonderful euphemism for white/Caucasian!] girl to cycle to school and with this bike went to the 'townships' and 'up' to the children's hospital where I 'volunteered'. I was not sanctioned when I explored the different shops and almost certainly would have pottered around your father's shop if it still existed then. I have come across one other girl from Ndola living in London. She now works as a midwife at the Portland Hospital.

It was a very nice surprise to come across your site. Thank you for it. Pat Clark

Hi Yunus

Have spent a lovely sundayafternoon going down memory lane. What a special and fantastic site. The photos from the 50's are really special as was the history of how Ndola came to be. Was last in Zambia in 2001 and hope to go in the not to distant future. Keep up the good work. Angela van den bos

hey.its devan.came on yor site a couple months back.and being an ex ndola resident but still a pure ndola boy,just thought i'd point out that llusaka is not in the copperbelt.they have thier owns province called lusaka province.watta stuck up bunch, think the're too good for the ndola crew. Anyway, love yor site, n i saw my moms shop in one of your pictures,nearly cried,lol, Tiyende enterprises. I think you might know my dad, Shirish, n his dad was Naran. thanks for sharin yor piks, they're great.

safe. Devan Patel

Hi Yunus,
Yes, it's because you're getting old! Like me! I worked in Ndola during 1977/78 and today I suddenly felt nostalgic for the place. I'm from Australia but now living in London like yourself. Was looking for a street plan of Ndola when I came across your site. There doesn't seem to be a street plan on the et. I used to work for Costains and lived in the Costain block of flats in Nkana Road. I used to have a lot of Ndola photos but they were lost in the post so unfortunately I can't send you any. It was great to see your site and photos however. I remember a few of the buildings such as the Savoy Hotel but it was difficult to get orientated. Anyway, I'm very grateful for your site and the memories. Many thanks. Warmest regards, Chris King

Hi Yunus,
I actually remember you we lived in Ndola from 1968 to 1971 whilst I taught Woodwork & Metalwork at Kansenji secondary school. In 1971 after a three month leave in UK where our youngest was born, we returned to Ndola wher I worked for Peter Richards & Partners in Africa House Buteko Avenue, in 1976 I tranferred to Lusaka. Staid there until 1979 when we moved to Chingola and I worked for Apollo Enterprises. We left in 1982 and we went to South Africa to work were I basically remained until 2001 whenwe returned to UK. We still both love and miss Africa particularly Zambia where we still have many friends in Ndola there are so many also in Lusaka and Chingola, once again thanks for a great site and good luck with the continuing building of it. Best Regards, Frank Yoxall

Assalamoalaykum, Hello all Ndolans. I too was born in Ndola in 1963. I attended Kanini Primary and then Kansenshi Secondary. Liaqat Burhani was our neighbour. My dad was Ahmed Mangera, ( May Allah give him Jaanatul Firdaus , Ameen). My eldest sister was Bilkis Mangera who was head girl in Kansenshi Secondary. We also moved to England in 1975. I am now married and living in the U.S. I loved seeing the photos of both schools and Monkey Fountain, where we used to go often.

Thanks for the site. Shaheda.

Dear Yunus,
Thanks for your mail.
My father was a teacher in Chifubu Secondary School & Masala Secondary School. He came back in 1981. I was sent to the hostel in 1978 in India. In my class in Kanini were Mohd. Farrok Manghera, Sadhna Patel. Mrs Panicker Mr. Bhakta, Mr. Thompson. Mrs Pathy were our teachers. Mr. Patel was the headmaster. In Kansenshi, my classmates were Hanif Badat, Hemant Merai, Vandna
Champaneri. I qualified as a Chartered Accountant from India in 1986/ After serving in various Indian Companies, I am presently now in Nigeria , since 2003 in Bhojsons Group. Both my sons are studying in the Indian Language School, here with CBSE syllabus of India. Definitely Ndola has a special place in my heart as my childhood was spent on Mukuni Road Kansenji area. Later we moved to kabompo Avenue and then to kanini. Regards Ashok Saxena

hi nice site and nice to see some of the names on there,i was born in ndola and spent most of my early teen years there,it brought so many memories seeing all the old places,thanks Clive Dring

Hi,

Thanks for sharing the website, Really did bring memories back, I was in Ndola from 1969 to 1974 only but feel that it is my city. The best memories I have are from Ndola. Best buddies I had were Hamid Gaj and Farook Mia. I am still in touch with Hamid in States and Mohamed Ladha in New Mexico. Please add my contact on the site, I am in Ottawa Canada. Here are more details of From Ndola To Canada and where I am today: http://madatkara.point2homes.biz

Regards, Madat Kara

Hi my name is Rizzy Lived in Ndola from 1964 to 1974 then moved to Canada and am now in the Ukraine ( yes ) Ukraine for the last 12 years. would be nice to hear from old friends. Rizzy.

Hi Yunus

everyones expressed there heartful thanks and would like to add mine.

thank you ever so much for doing a fab job....ndola is always on mind no matter what....always keep having the feeling that one day i will go back to stay. my names Pragnesh Naik and was in ndola from 1970 to 1989....did schooling at kanini and then onward to kansenji sec.....i still very strongly for the schools and on my last visit a few years back was saddened by the state of the schools.....i think we x-ndolans must do something and with the great work you are doing your reaching across the globe.....so come on guys lets better the place that gave us the footing in life. I first lived on 1st street not to far away from trhe railway station ...and the ground was our home pitch for cricket .....we were called the railway team...sure gave hard time to the town and kanani boys hahah.some names have caught my eye already and will for sure forward the site address to others. my email is pknaik003@yahoo.co.uk

friends who are lost ...am sure will be found one way or the other ...will send you pics to add here very soon. warmest regards to all.

Hi, There
I am S. Andani owner of Ndola Auto Spares on President Ave just opposite Border Motor. My e-mail address is zuby@telus.net if any one would like to contact me I am in Vancouver British Columbia Canada.Thanks Andani

Whenever I think of Ndola I only have wonderful memories. My dad had Waddells Bakery.Me being one of 7 children, 4 sisters & 2 brothers who thank the good Lord are still alive & well. We moved to East London in South Africa when Northern Rhodesia became independent & my Dad opened up Waddells Bakery in East London. Unfortunately we were only here for 6 months when my father was diagnosed with cancer & only lived for another 6 months. A really great tragedy for the family, only having been in a foreign country for 1 year.

Maybe someone out there remembers us, would be great to hear from you. My sisters being Dianne, Juno, Giselle & Gail, my brothers being Daniel & Brian. Take care out there. Linda

As-salaamwalaikum(vv) Yunus,
Thanx for the weblink- You have done a great job-keep it up - I have already sighted a couple of names on your message page of people I
went to school with at Northrise.InshAllah I hope to get in touch with them. Salaams. Sabbir Mehta

Hi Yunus,
How're you doing?
Came across your site recently. Not sue if you're still actively updating the website, but it really was great to see so much effort put into it.
I'm pretty sue I know you. I'm also from Ndola and attended the same primary school; although only 1 year at the high school. I know we played cricket together for the primary school. Going back a long way, but I think I'm right on this one.
Please let me know....Regards, Ajay Desai

My name is Kalpana and a colleague sent this link to me. It brought back fond memories.I used to study at Osbourne Day School in Kanini - Mr Bhakta was the headmaster then.I went to Kansenji High School and left Ndola in 1974On Saturday afternoons, our outing would consist of going to the airport then stop at the Italian shop for ice-creams; I loved eating "lolitas" from the ice-cream "cycle" whenever he used to come to Kanini. I could almost taste "Ting Ling" and "Grape fanta" as well as Mazola!And going to the Broadway to see Chitty Chitty BAng BAng! or the library to borrow "Tin Tin" books/comics. Those were the good old days.I have never had a chance to go back there but that was the best part of my life!Great site!

Hi Hemu and Hemu Patels

If I am not wrong, both of you lived on the same road in Kanini (near Bushumino Road)

My name is Kalpana and if you are who I think then, I studied with you at a boarding school in Panchgani, in India. We met breifly in Leicester around 1985-86?

Hi nice to bump into Ndola website my name is Sabbir Gaj and now residing in Southall London anyone like to get in touch..its shabs127@hotmail.com

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I used to live and work in ndola in 90s. It would bre great if I could any how get in touch with Mr. Ved, the one that used to run bar in Naaznina Hotel in early 90s. I was very close friends to his doughter Meena Ved. If somehow u can assist me with finding a long lost friend Meena Ved please get in touch with me on following e mail address: branislava_savic@vektor.net

My name is Nina and I am from belgrade former Yugoslavia

Looking forward to hearing from u soon

Hi Yunus, just to let you know I was forwarded your links about Ndola, great website, I spent hours browsing through the numerous pages -brings back fond memories of ndola, where I grew up. Briefly about myself. I am Ramesh Patel (son of Madhubhai known as richman owner of Mana Garments) we lived on Makoli Avenue (sanitary line) I went to Kanini Primary and Kensenji Secondary School (1967/71) I left ndola in 1972. I am resident in UK (Luton).

Keep the spirit of Ndola going for as long as possible. Best wishes. Ramesh Patel

Hi Yunus
What a pleasant surprise. Thank you for the contact and also for the wonderful website that you are creating. Brought back so many pleasant memories. Also thanks to all those who have contributed photo's of Ndola. It was so good to see a photo of the Tudor Inn. Used to frequent the place very often. I lived in Ndola, Kitwe and Luanshya from 1965 to 1980. Moved to Harare till 1988 and then onto London till 2001. I now live in Perth, Western Australia. We lived on a smallholding called Kansenji Farm, near the Zesco Training Centre in Monkey Fountain & have many happy memories of the wonderful life that we had in Zambia. I am sure that I met your father during our stay there. Keep up the good woork and look to making a lot of contacts with people I knew from those bygone days.
Regards, Humphrey Thornicroft. Perth West Australia

Hi Yunus, greeting and best wishes from

Australia

, I came across your site whilst browsing the net. I am sure we have studied together at primary (Kanini) and Secondary school (Kansenshi), some of my class mates were Pratik Naik, Ismail Mehta, Muhammed Mehta, Joseph Bloomfield, Isaac Lungu. My dad used to have school Uniform shop on Chisokone Avenue. Saw some familiar sounding names on the site, if anyone wants to contact me I am now in Melbourne

Australia

. I also still have family in Ndola and Kitwe. Haven’t been back to

Zambia

for over 10 years. Hope to make it down one of these days.Any how best of luck and if you have a chance please write back.Bharat Naik. 04/04/2008

This has brought back lots of great memories.

I was born in Ndola and went to Itawa primary before going to Boardingschool in Cape Town.

My dad Juergen Tiemann had Associated Radio and TV near the Chinese Restaurant.

All the photos you have up reminded me of places that I had already forgotten.

Best is the photo of the bicycle shop where I got my Chopper from and was a very proud owner.

The bike was the only means of transport around Ndola.

Now in Brisbane Australia still missing Ndola......

Velten Tiemann 27/04/2008

Hi, I was born in Ndola and went to Kanini Primary School lived between Hirakaka and Bhulakak’s (G D Grocers) house. To name a few friends in school were Hemant, Harshad, Hansdev, Kishore Merai, Prakash Merai, Bharat, Narendra (Chandos, Bunky, Bharat Naik, etc.. etc... etc... Use to be a member at the Kanini Sports Club and the Golf Club. Our business was based in Kasama, Simco. My Uncle was in Ndola, Chunibhai and the son’s name is Niranjan. My daughter forwarded the site. Rgds, jit mohan - 01.05.2008

Wow I cant believe I just typed the word Ndola on google and came across this wonderful site! My name is Fatima Badat and I was born and bred in Ndola. I lived there up until 2002. My family still lives out there. I now live in the USA. I just want to be added to the list of the Ndola people. No matter what there is no place like home.keep it up and keep updating this site!! - Fatima Badat - 21.06.2008

Hello, My name is Tom Andersen from Norway. I lived in Ndola as a child from 1970-73, and my father, Mr. Kjell B. Andersen, was a teacher at Kensenji Secondary School. Me, my wife and my two children (age 13 and 15) are planning to visit Ndola in july 2009, and we would like to get in contact with people resident in the town. As a child we lived in Nkandabwe avenue, and I was a pupil at the primary school close by (I don’t remember the name). A few months ago I was aware that Google Earth had high resolution satellite images over Ndola, and I was able to locate both the house where we lived and the school. This was a fantastic experience. Best regards Tom H Andersen Kongsberg, Norway - 22.06.2008

Hello Yunus!
Got your address from my son Tom, who plans to go to Ndola in 2009.
I was a teacher at Kansenji sec, teaching maths and physics up to A-level. As time went by I got main responsibility for the senior football team. As you know football was, and still is, important for a sec.school prestige. I therefore got my headmaster Chokani blessing to travel the Copperbelt and the Western province with our team, always on a winning line. During this time we were fortunate to have a PTA, mainly with good Indian people, who sponsored us a schoolbus, clothing and lots of sports equipment.
Now I am pensioned as ass.headmaster for Hammerfest sec.school.
My hard work! for the time being is catching big salmons
Good luck with your website.

Kjell B. Andersen
Hammerfest, Norway. 27.06.2008

Hi Yunus,
I accidently came across your site and boy what a weeping pleasure, seeing the photographs and even some of the names. Here are my details, I would be glad if you could send me emails of people I mention below or anyone who happened to be in Kanini Primary during my time frame in Ndola.
Parag Havaldar (now live in Los Angeles)
Spent 1975 - 1982 in Ndola,
Attended Kanini Primary School from Grades 1 - 7, which is when I left for India.
Lived across the police station on Buteko Ave.
There are a few names I do recognize on your page here
http://www.memoriesofndola.com/custom.html
Let me start with your last name. I had a classmate called Rashid Badat and his friend Ismail Seedat,
Also I do recognize Jitendra Patel, Hitendra Patel,
Zubeida (don't know her last name).
Good to have come across your site.Regards,Parag - 11.07.2008

Wow! Talk about a blast from the past! I have to say I have enjoyed reading and looking at all those photographs on your website. It was great growing up in Ndola. My father Mr Matthew Mwenya was the Officer in Charge at PWD (Public Works Department) and we lived in Luanshya, Ndola, Mufulira and finally Lusaka where he retired as the Commissioner of works. We lived in Ndola from 1975 to 1980. Three of my sisters and I went to Kanini Primary School and of my sisters went to Ndola Primary. My two oldest sisters eventually went to Chifubu Secondary School (where I also went for one term only) and my other sister went to Kasenshi Secondary School. This has brought back so many memories. I remember some of my teachers at Kanini - Ms Chewe, Mrs Abraham in grade 6 and Mr Kusensela in Grade 7. The Head Mistress was Mrs Chileshe. I remember the assembly days! the swimming, athletics, soccer, netball etc. Some of the people that come to my mind from Kanini are President Chiluba's children. One of them Titus Chiluba was my class mate. Vivien Nkata - I remembered her so well because we met again later in our lives. We went to the same college - I believe she migrated to Europe. I also remember Salma Patel - was a good friend of mine, Kapeso Chanda and her brother, Emily, Sepo, Eniya, Evenlatta ...cant remember their last names!!
We lived on Kwacha Road near Ndola Central Hospital and then we moved to 54 Kabompo Road near the Tennis Club. Doreen Mwenya-Grant USA 15.09.2008

Hi thereWhat a brilliant website! Brings a huge smile to my face of all the wonderful times spent in

Zambia

, especially Ndola. My mum used to teach at Simba Primary, Shirley Hayes and sadly passed away in November 2004. My dad, John Hayes was the Managing Director of Delta. We used to live in Luneta Road. My sister, Phillipa (Pip) is married and has returned to

Zambia

with her family and is living in Kitwe.

Thanks again for the memories!

Kind regards Joanne Schormann (Nee Hayes) - 17.09.2008

Hi there fellow Ndola person JMy name is Tricia Reed (nee Gilbert) and I was born in Ndola too! I lived there all my life up until 5 years ago when I moved to Cape Town.This is a fabulous website and yes I would love to get Noelene Clare Talbot (nee Badrian) and Stewart Yesners contact details from you if possible.My Dad is Peter Gilbert and my Grandfather was Doctor Frank Gilbert who had his own practice in Ndola for many years.This is amazing and I would love for you to add my name to the list please.I will forward this to all my ex Ndola mates of which there are at least 20 odd that I am in contact with and get them to join and look at it too! Cool.Thanks again and I look forward to hearing from you soonCheers Tricia - 17.09.2008

Hi Yunus, it’s Tricia here again!I definitely remember you, do you remember me?I just tried to write in your guest book but couldn’t open it for some reason, please would you post my details on there.Tricia Reed (nee Gilbert)email: tmbreed@telkomsa.netBorn in Ndola 1962 left 2003 but will return!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Went to Dominican Convent then left for Secondary and went to

Rhodesia

(Umtali) and Gaborone,

Botswana

.Back after school and worked at Turnbull Gibson Travel with Val Stacey and Joan Hunt. It later became TG Travel. Started Interair and also started SA Airlink, both based at Ndola Airport.Knew Peter Kaoma and Jimmy Chitengu, in fact Jimmy was my boss for a while.Such a small world. An absolutely fantastic website. I will send this to all my mates as well as some of them still in Ndola.Great to keep in touch after all these years.Cheers and Thanks

Tricia - 17.09.2008

hi my name is colin beveridge and i would like to contact u after seeing your photo's and reading about your time in ndola. My brothers and sister and me off course were brought up in ndola we were there from 1957 till 1971. We went to northrise primary school than when we moved to independence way went
to ndola primary school than to kensenji hi were i went to form 3. Our family always talk about our time there which was the best time ever and planning to go back for a visit. My fatherworked on the railways for many years. Looking at the pictures brought back fond memories of our time there from when we used to go to lababies pool each day to the biscope on a saturday play in the park on the javelin to going to the railton club for a curry on a saturday lunchtime. We currently live in australia i live in canberra and rest of family in melbourne. I hope to here back from u as it would be great to talk to someone else from there we more than likely no each other as we are roughly the same age im currently 52 many thanks for ur
information on that great city Col - 19.09.2008

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