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- Wed May 21, 2014 1:18 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Whatever happened to J H Page?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2306
Whatever happened to J H Page?
Puzzled by the seeming disappearance of the thread about the late Jack Page (Horsham Staff 1947-79) . In the hope that it wasn't somehow caused by my action yesterday in adding his impressive Telegraph obituary, here's the obit again: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10839100/John-Page-obi...
- Tue Dec 31, 2013 9:39 am
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: New Year Honours
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3138
New Year Honours
Congratulations to the restaurateur Jeremy King (Peele A 64-72) on his OBE for services to the hospitality industry and voluntary services to the arts.
- Wed Dec 04, 2013 5:05 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Old Blue in the Lee Rigby trial
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3619
Old Blue in the Lee Rigby trial
Forensic psychiatrist Tim McInerny (ThB 74-83) featured in the Lee Rigby murder trial today: Earlier the court heard how a psychiatrist who assessed Mr Adebolajo concluded that he does not have a mental disorder. The expert who assessed Mr Adebolajo said he was polite and co-operative and had mental...
- Thu Aug 29, 2013 12:48 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Old Blue "coolest man on television"
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3526
Old Blue "coolest man on television"
Specifically, Alex Lanipekun (Lamb A 1992-99) in Big Bad World:
http://www.comedycentral.co.uk/news/040 ... elevision/
http://www.comedycentral.co.uk/news/040 ... elevision/
- Sat Jun 15, 2013 1:12 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Birthday Honours
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1433
Birthday Honours
Major-General F H R "Buster" Howes (Coleridge A 1971-?78) of the Royal Marines has been appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath.
- Mon Apr 15, 2013 11:56 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: RIP Sir Colin Davis
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6538
Re: RIP Sir Colin Davis
CH pays tribute (includes some details of his schooldays):
http://www.wscountytimes.co.uk/news/loc ... -1-5001002
http://www.wscountytimes.co.uk/news/loc ... -1-5001002
- Thu Apr 11, 2013 11:48 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Endeavour (Morse Prequel) ITV
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4475
- Fri Jan 11, 2013 8:58 am
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Exhibition in Horsham about CH
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1502
- Sat Dec 29, 2012 2:18 am
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: New Year Honours
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1299
New Year Honours
CBE: Prof David Millar Clark, FBA (Oxford)
National Clinical Adviser, Department of Health. For services to Mental Health.
I feel this must be David M Clark (MdA 64-72). Can anyone confirm?
National Clinical Adviser, Department of Health. For services to Mental Health.
I feel this must be David M Clark (MdA 64-72). Can anyone confirm?
- Wed Dec 19, 2012 2:01 am
- Forum: Stories, Reminiscing & Teacher/Pupil Memories
- Topic: Gruesome Encounter of the Newsome Kind
- Replies: 61
- Views: 43135
Re: Gruesome Encounter of the Newsome Kind
Newsome's daughter Louise - the historical novelist A L Berridge - writes about her father here:
http://the-history-girls.blogspot.co.uk ... ridge.html
http://the-history-girls.blogspot.co.uk ... ridge.html
- Thu Sep 13, 2012 10:56 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Death of Winston Fletcher, "adland's conscience"
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1192
Re: Winston Fletcher
This is his obituary in the Telegraph : http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/9534191/Winston-Fletcher.html "A bright child, Winston won a scholarship to Christ's Hospital in Horsham, but his career there was brief: 'It was full of posh boys and was all about sport, which I hated,' he reca...
- Mon Sep 10, 2012 11:11 am
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Death of Winston Fletcher, "adland's conscience"
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1192
Death of Winston Fletcher, "adland's conscience"
He was in Barnes B from 1948 to 1949 (just the one year):
http://www.campaignlive.co.uk/news/1148 ... s-aged-75/
http://www.campaignlive.co.uk/news/1148 ... s-aged-75/
- Sun Aug 05, 2012 10:51 am
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Anybody throw any light on this from the archives at all?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1172
Re: Anybody throw any light on this from the archives at al
Yes, this sad episode is the subject of the first chapter of Christ's Hospital: The Last Years In London by C M E Seaman (ThA, BaB 20-27, Headmaster 55-70). Unfortunately I can't find my copy just now, but I remember the story is told with shrewdness and compassion.
- Fri Jun 08, 2012 12:08 am
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: RIP Charlotte Mitchell, actress and poet
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1919
RIP Charlotte Mitchell, actress and poet
Sorry to see from this obit that she "hated" CH:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/ ... sfeed=true
http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/ ... sfeed=true
- Tue May 15, 2012 12:45 am
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Death of Michael Butler
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2114
Re: Death of Michael Butler
Interesting follow-up letter from Kira Cochrane (Old Blue, dates?), Michael's presentee:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/global/2012/m ... sfeed=true
http://www.guardian.co.uk/global/2012/m ... sfeed=true