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by pierre
Thu Nov 10, 2022 3:36 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: teaching relevance in later life
Replies: 24
Views: 47217

Re: teaching relevance in later life

Like you I was in the doldrums on leaving ch. I did sciences for a levels but failed to get grades sufficient for uni. Career advice at housey was frankly appalling : a grotty filing cabinet of leaflets tucked into an out of the corner of the new science block. I am relieved to see the the old libra...
by pierre
Thu Aug 18, 2022 10:25 am
Forum: Stories, Reminiscing & Teacher/Pupil Memories
Topic: Horsham Pass - Downs Link path
Replies: 7
Views: 4488

Re: Horsham Pass - Downs Link path

Interesting, in the era of hm CME Seaman old blue, CH was a closed community, no going to the outside world in termtime without written permission and for very good reason. Especially not to the fleshpots of Horsham although what he thought we could get up to in full housey dress God alone knows. Ci...
by pierre
Wed Aug 17, 2022 12:33 pm
Forum: Stories, Reminiscing & Teacher/Pupil Memories
Topic: Horsham Pass - Downs Link path
Replies: 7
Views: 4488

Re: Horsham Pass - Downs Link path

No such thing as a Horsham pass in the sixties but there were ways round!! I did Duke of Edinburgh to avoid CCF and this enabled me to use a bike. ( Bike use then was only for monitors which I wasn't). Reason : my d of e activity was brass rubbing in country churches only accessible by bike!! I neve...
by pierre
Wed Jun 29, 2022 3:45 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: Opinions on the recent ‘Final Band Parade’ Videos
Replies: 14
Views: 12662

Re: Opinions on the recent ‘Final Band Parade’ Videos

Agreed, the videos appeared to me to be a one off harmless bit of fun. Not sure what Clarence Seaman would have made of it but times change thank god. Have band parades fallen victim to the cafeteria style catering? Requiring a more staggered approach to queuing? Cramming 850 pupils through two door...
by pierre
Wed Jun 29, 2022 10:49 am
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: Opinions on the recent ‘Final Band Parade’ Videos
Replies: 14
Views: 12662

Re: Opinions on the recent ‘Final Band Parade’ Videos

Last band parade a week before the end of term seems more of a degrade?
by pierre
Fri Sep 13, 2013 2:01 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: Barking In Essex
Replies: 18
Views: 6717

Re: Barking In Essex

In the sixties, the dining hall peas were like bullets, stick the end of a knife into the edge of the table, add pea, bend knife and flick. Managed to to hit Clarry boy Seaman from the Thorn A table one time! The Verrio was professionaly restored whilst I was there, covered in scaffolding for weeks,...
by pierre
Mon Feb 25, 2013 2:06 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: Punishments at CH
Replies: 80
Views: 29177

Re: Punishments at CH

My memory from the sixties was a four minute quick change as being games clothes to housey to games clothes, but I could be wrong! We also ran Eight minute miles. I remember Pongo Littlefield in Barnes A as being a beater with the cane for very little reason. But on transition to the New senior hous...
by pierre
Thu Dec 06, 2012 2:57 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: school scarf
Replies: 26
Views: 8607

Re: school scarf

Angela
For part of my career, I was the UK National Pavilion coordinator for Trade Fairs in France (around 100 events a year) and as such was required to monitor the finished product by occasional site visits which included Paris Fashion Week. I got to know Paris and Cannes quite well!!
by pierre
Wed Dec 05, 2012 11:57 am
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: school scarf
Replies: 26
Views: 8607

Re: school scarf

I used to attend the Paris Lingerie show for work (life as a civil servant can be really tough!!) and was amazed at the wide range of male posing pouches on display. The mind really boggles after that!!
by pierre
Tue Dec 04, 2012 12:45 pm
Forum: Leigh Hunt Photos
Topic: Leigh Hunt House Photos...
Replies: 50
Views: 42626

Re: Leigh Hunt House Photos...

The one abiding memory I have of Miss Haigh in Prep A days, was the occasion (1962) when a family friend sent me a fruit cake for my birthday.
I was summoned to Matrons room, allowed to open said parcel and eat one small slice. The parcel was then rewrapped and returned to sender!! Cruelty or What??
by pierre
Sat Dec 01, 2012 4:13 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: school scarf
Replies: 26
Views: 8607

Re: school scarf

Just checked: mine is still servicable, just needs a few holes darned. It definately came from John Lewis, Oxford street, I can remember going there to get it along with the games clothes.
by pierre
Fri Nov 30, 2012 8:27 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: school scarf
Replies: 26
Views: 8607

Re: school scarf

My knitted one, when turned in, also did admirable service as a wooly hat.
I even used it as a useful container when scrumping apples from the orchard.
by pierre
Sun Oct 21, 2012 2:02 pm
Forum: Jobs/work experience - wanted/available
Topic: FCO advice
Replies: 3
Views: 4775

Re: FCO advice

I retired five years ago from UK Trade and Investment and I seem to recall that we occasionally hosted work experience students there. It may be worth contacting their HR department: Enquiries: UKTI Email: enquiries@ukti.gsi.gov.uk Website: http://www.ukti.gov.uk/ Tel: +44 207 215 8000 UKTI is the j...
by pierre
Mon Oct 15, 2012 3:09 pm
Forum: Stories, Reminiscing & Teacher/Pupil Memories
Topic: Did we have half terms?
Replies: 11
Views: 4729

Re: Did we have half terms?

I have a feeling that a long week end was introduced in the summer term to replace the Thursday whole holiday sometime in the late 60s . We used to live in Torquay and my widowed Mother could only get time off to travel up at week ends so the whole holiday was a no-no for parental visits! In the end...
by pierre
Fri Oct 05, 2012 12:09 pm
Forum: Stories, Reminiscing & Teacher/Pupil Memories
Topic: CH station : Closure Guildford line
Replies: 7
Views: 4371

Re: CH station : Closure Guildford line

No steam in my day, I was there when the train crash occurred and the loco was definately a diesel.