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- Tue Oct 20, 2020 4:21 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Roger Allam in Radio Times
- Replies: 62
- Views: 35526
Re: Roger Allam in Radio Times
I strongly subscribe to the view that Old Blues go to Christ's Hospital so their children won't need to. The excellent education I received enables me to choose how to educate my daughter; this doesn't apply to everybody of course, especially the non-foundationers, some of whom are on this forum (a...
- Sun Oct 11, 2020 7:37 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Disabilities 50s, 60s
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3237
Re: Disabilities 50s, 60s
Two people whom I remember. Bob Galbraith (Col A), who only had thumb and little finger on right hand. Played the French horn, was my partner in some science labs and had no problem doing the experiments. Met him at a 50th reunion and think he said he was in the medical profession but I investigated...
- Thu Sep 24, 2020 5:31 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: School Chaplains
- Replies: 97
- Views: 65433
Re: School Chaplains
Almost on topic. After A levels I remember a class with J C Tod entitled “ The Bible as History”. I have always considered that the Old Testament was history interlaced with teachings.
- Fri Aug 28, 2020 10:20 am
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: The Housey Hotspots, etc
- Replies: 13
- Views: 15122
- Wed Aug 26, 2020 9:23 am
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: The Housey Hotspots, etc
- Replies: 13
- Views: 15122
Re: The Housey Hotspots, etc
Michael “Joe” Froggatt, (Pe B), a direct contemporary of mine as we went to junior school and CH together, formed the Jabberwocks, who played traditional Jazz. Froggatt was on the Euphonium, Noel Abel on trombone (he later went on to become a distinguished bass trombonist with top symphony orchestra...
- Mon Aug 24, 2020 12:55 pm
- Forum: Stories, Reminiscing & Teacher/Pupil Memories
- Topic: Pocket money, Nausea and more
- Replies: 21
- Views: 16511
Re: Pocket money, Nausea and more
Definitely payment in my day but I don’t recall how much. 15 florins seems a lot, all in one go, but I used to get one florin as a choir boy at weddings before I went to CH, so maybe it wasn’t that much. I was a swab for my second two terms to Launchfield, the Trades Monitor, and the all of my seco...
- Mon Aug 24, 2020 9:35 am
- Forum: Stories, Reminiscing & Teacher/Pupil Memories
- Topic: Pocket money, Nausea and more
- Replies: 21
- Views: 16511
Re: Pocket money, Nausea and more
Definitely payment in my day but I don’t recall how much. 15 florins seems a lot, all in one go, but I used to get one florin as a choir boy at weddings before I went to CH, so maybe it wasn’t that much. I was a swab for my second two terms to Launchfield, the Trades Monitor, and the all of my secon...
- Thu Aug 20, 2020 4:34 pm
- Forum: General Chat - Non CH
- Topic: Black Lives Matter
- Replies: 101
- Views: 72048
Re: Black Lives Matter
I was recommended to use DuckDuckGo as a search engine.
- Thu Aug 20, 2020 4:29 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: The Housey Hotspots, etc
- Replies: 13
- Views: 15122
Re: The Housey Hotspots, etc
There is a letter in the Lent 1994 Blue from Brian Stanley (Mid A 46 - 52), which mentions the Housey Hotspots. There is obviously a photo of them in a previous Blue, since he names some of them, Perry, (Col A) on saxophone, Austin (Th B), Bill Butler on drums and Nick Hull on French Horn. Unfortuna...
- Wed May 27, 2020 12:23 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: RIP Tom Jeffers 1944-2020
- Replies: 23
- Views: 9944
Re: RIP Tom Jeffers 1944-2020
Obit written by my cousin, Aidan Simons.
Apparently died of Covid-19
Apparently died of Covid-19
- Wed May 27, 2020 10:37 am
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: RIP Tom Jeffers 1944-2020
- Replies: 23
- Views: 9944
Re: RIP Tom Jeffers 1944-2020
Small world and I will have to check up with my cousin, but I believe my Uncle Mick was instrumental in setting up these Pilgrimages and if so, would probably have met Jeffers, who was after my time.
- Wed May 20, 2020 12:31 pm
- Forum: General Chat - Non CH
- Topic: Mr Redshaw's Rednecks
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7759
Re: Mr Redshaw's Rednecks
My 85 year old aunt lives near Deal and a couple of years ago I visited and was chatting to her son in law. He claimed it was impossible to discuss Brexit in the area because of the number of London Pensioners who had retired to the North Foreland and were all belligerent Brexiteers.
- Mon May 18, 2020 8:01 pm
- Forum: General Chat - Non CH
- Topic: Pilgrim Fathers 1620 -- 400th anniversary -- any connections?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6261
Re: Pilgrim Fathers 1620 -- 400th anniversary -- any connections?
There is a Shadrach Hopgood on the Speedwell whom my cousin believes is related to us, but I cannot trace the connection.
- Thu May 14, 2020 8:51 am
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: R Rae
- Replies: 23
- Views: 11434
Re: R Rae
The outcome, I don't recall, but it didn't reflect badly on Rocker. Remembering Mr. Rae, as I do well , I can only imagine the outcome as DIRE for the miscreant. Knowing Mr Rae from after your time JR, I think experience had mellowed him. He didn't have any problem keeping order and we were a Deps ...
- Tue May 12, 2020 9:32 am
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: CCF alternative
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7681
Re: CCF alternative
In my era it was called PSG (Public Service Group).
Three years in CCF then a choice of CCF or PSG.
I spent my year in the library helping classify the books according to the Dewey Decimal System?
Three years in CCF then a choice of CCF or PSG.
I spent my year in the library helping classify the books according to the Dewey Decimal System?