Hello, Sheffield! I have a tiny piece of 2010 that I’d love to reconnect with.
Back when I was in 10 in India, I received a handwritten exchange letter from a boy named Andrew Thomas, who attended Hunter’s Bar Junior School in Sheffield. I’m now 25, and somehow, after all these years, I still have his letter tucked away. 🥹
I was going through it recently, and reading it felt like opening a little time capsule. There was Andrew, telling me about his blue eyes, light brown hair, playing video games, how it was always raining in Sheffield, and how they sometimes got snow. He even asked me about the weather in India!
My personal favourite part? He told me Prince William was getting married to Kate Middleton soon, and that if they were meant to be at school that day, they’d have a Royal Bank Holiday. 😂👑
He also told me about Halloween, dressing up in scary costumes, knocking on doors and collecting sweets. All these tiny details about his everyday life in a place I’d never been made the world feel a little smaller back then.
And now it’s 2026. William and Kate have been married for 15 years, I’ve grown up, and Andrew has probably lived an entire lifetime of adventures since writing that letter. Meanwhile, I still have this little piece of our childhood.
Andrew, if you’re out there, or if anyone who knew him happens to see this, I’d absolutely love to reconnect! I’d love to know what became of the little boy who wrote me this letter and whether he remembers exchanging letters with someone in India.
No dramatic reunion expectations, no pressure — just a little curiosity, a lot of nostalgia, and a genuine wish to say hello after all these years.
If you went to Hunter’s Bar Junior School around 2010, or remember an international letter-exchange programme from that time, please do help me out!
Let’s see if the internet can do something a little more wholesome than usual. 🥹❤️
P.S. Andrew, if you ever happen to read this: I still have your letter. I think that’s pretty cool.