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by Great Plum
Sun Mar 07, 2021 8:36 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: The End of Marching in to Lunch?
Replies: 13
Views: 6339

Re: The End of Marching in to Lunch?

That’s very sad if that’s the case.
by Great Plum
Sun Sep 13, 2020 9:42 pm
Forum: Abuse cases and related discussions
Topic: Robert Sillett MBE of Billingshurt
Replies: 37
Views: 24726

Re: Robert Sillett MBE of Billingshurt

Teachers at the school often retired at 60 until fairly recently I think. (Wasn’t this a standard teacher retirement age?)
by Great Plum
Sat Aug 22, 2020 12:25 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: The Housey Hotspots, etc
Replies: 13
Views: 11879

Re: The Housey Hotspots, etc

jtaylor wrote: Thu Aug 20, 2020 2:32 pm Rock School Series 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCae9R0HKHc
Video diaries:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_Q-96pst8M
It should be noted that Josh (aka the Emperor) who was the lead singer of the band is now Father Joshua Bell and is a curate in Kings Lynn!
by Great Plum
Wed Jul 15, 2020 10:06 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: GRACE
Replies: 71
Views: 32947

Re: GRACE

When I was at school (92-99), it was just school monitors who read grace...
by Great Plum
Tue May 26, 2020 10:37 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: What is CH for these days?
Replies: 32
Views: 13469

Re: What is CH for these days?

I would expect that the trip to Australia was a sports trip (rugby?) - the school have done a number of international sports trips over the years and my memory is that the children going fundraised for nearly all of it...
by Great Plum
Tue May 12, 2020 8:27 am
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: CCF alternative
Replies: 13
Views: 6294

Re: CCF alternative

In the 90s you had a choice of CCF, scouts, DofE and Community Service
by Great Plum
Tue Apr 28, 2020 9:46 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: Dining hall dimensions
Replies: 9
Views: 5551

Re: Dining hall dimensions

The plans for the dining hall including dimensions could well be on the new kitchen dimensions and would be on Horsham District council’s website...
by Great Plum
Sat Mar 28, 2020 10:53 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: Theo Usherwood in hospital with pneumonia
Replies: 3
Views: 3700

Re: Theo Usherwood in hospital with pneumonia

I’ve been texting him (he was on my year) and I’m pleased to say he’s out of hospital.
by Great Plum
Sat Mar 28, 2020 10:47 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: WATER TOWER
Replies: 21
Views: 10173

Re: WATER TOWER

Is it not something like 6 feet lower than Sharpenhurst to balance the water from the reservoir there?
by Great Plum
Mon Feb 10, 2020 12:52 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: Cross-country runs
Replies: 45
Views: 29146

Re: Cross-country runs

AMP wrote: Sun Feb 09, 2020 2:08 pm
Great Plum wrote: Sun Feb 02, 2020 7:24 am
These days, the don’t run it outside the ring fence so I assume they must just run around big side or something...
Any idea why?
I would expect the danger of kids running on roads, especially over Peele Bridge as well as potential child protection concerns...
by Great Plum
Sun Feb 02, 2020 7:24 am
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: Cross-country runs
Replies: 45
Views: 29146

Re: Cross-country runs

In the 1990s, there were two versions of the steeplechase (junior and senior) They both started at the 1st XI cricket pavilion, over Peele Bridge, down Peele Straight and then up the footpath across the field to the church at Itchingfield. Then it was left. The junior course then turned left at itch...
by Great Plum
Sat Feb 01, 2020 10:20 pm
Forum: Stories, Reminiscing & Teacher/Pupil Memories
Topic: Milk
Replies: 28
Views: 20364

Re: Milk

I seem to remember nobody ever used a knife but just wiped the bread on the still-wrapped butter. :lol: knives were hard to come by, but I remember doing this too. Peeling the top of the butter pack, then rubbing it on the toast until the coverage was acceptable. I did this in the first share house...
by Great Plum
Tue Jan 28, 2020 10:03 pm
Forum: Stories, Reminiscing & Teacher/Pupil Memories
Topic: Milk
Replies: 28
Views: 20364

Re: Milk

I remember getting milk in cubes (like a wine bladder in a box) that fit into a little fridge. Must have been at least 20L in those, they seemed to just keep on coming. Can't remember there ever being a milk shortage :lol: I think they were called ‘milkpaks’ - they were an endless source of milk! O...
by Great Plum
Fri Jan 10, 2020 4:31 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: Relationships - Grecian / UF
Replies: 42
Views: 16798

Re: Relationships - Grecian / UF

I was starting my UF when the merger happened. It was quite usual for UF/GE girls to have a relationship with Grecians - in general terms girls are a bit more mature than boys of a similar teenage and on a specific basis initially there were 3 times as many hormonal teenage boys looking for relatio...
by Great Plum
Fri Jan 10, 2020 4:30 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: Old Blue Clearout
Replies: 34
Views: 16623

Re: Old Blue Clearout

Trying to remember whose mini (Gunning's ?) was placed sideways in the cloister archway whilst we there. I also still have a photo of the last morning of term on my deps (88?) when the year above had made a house of cards from toilet doors in the quad along with setting up a couple of classrooms (d...