Trial of Gary William Dobbie
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It has been suggested to me that the 'former member of staff'' has been mentioned frequently on this forum on threads in time past..
As I said before, we will have to wait and see.
As I said before, we will have to wait and see.
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Did anyone go to Hove Crown Court today ?
Any news that can be posted on here ?
Monday, here we come !!!
Any news that can be posted on here ?
Monday, here we come !!!
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Looks like witness two was sworn today but their evidence was not concluded. Was anyone in court today who can clarify?
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I don't remember it being that often when I was there either. Like you, twice a week I think.
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When I was at CH (92-99), there were, as others have said, only two compulsory services a week - one on Sunday, either in the morning or evening, and the junior / senior chapels on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings.
There were other services, an 8am short communion on a Monday, never more than 10 people or so, a communion on Sunday (either the morning or evening when it wasn’t full school chapel) and compline on a Friday night at 9pm (always candlelit, good fun for pyros...)
Dobbie was, I think senior chaplain until the Mitras arrived which was the start of my UF, so September 95. He took fewer of the chapel services then. I can’t remember when he became housemaster.
There were other services, an 8am short communion on a Monday, never more than 10 people or so, a communion on Sunday (either the morning or evening when it wasn’t full school chapel) and compline on a Friday night at 9pm (always candlelit, good fun for pyros...)
Dobbie was, I think senior chaplain until the Mitras arrived which was the start of my UF, so September 95. He took fewer of the chapel services then. I can’t remember when he became housemaster.
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Hmmm, maybe not 4-5, but sadly not as good as twice a week. IIRC the seniors got less chapel too, but there were services that were basically hymn rehearsals with the lantern-jawed Allwood vainly trying to coax everyone to sing well.
Dobbie was possibly more prominent then, but prominence is relative. If you elected to go to voluntary services, including communion, you probably got more Dobbie. If you just went to the compulsory stock, then you got Dobbie (or the sour Banyard) doing prayers, announcing hymns, etc. Perhaps once or twice a term they did a sermon, but the habit was to cast the net wider for people to deliver sermons, like, er, (tediously) the HM, or (dubiously) Peter Ball or (dubiously) Enoch Powell.
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I swear there was also chapel on friday mornings in the mid 90s, so 2 or 3 times a week usually
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Enoch Powell gave a sermon in the Chapel? When?Avon wrote: ↑Sat Apr 27, 2019 7:15 amHmmm, maybe not 4-5, but sadly not as good as twice a week. IIRC the seniors got less chapel too, but there were services that were basically hymn rehearsals with the lantern-jawed Allwood vainly trying to coax everyone to sing well.
Dobbie was possibly more prominent then, but prominence is relative. If you elected to go to voluntary services, including communion, you probably got more Dobbie. If you just went to the compulsory stock, then you got Dobbie (or the sour Banyard) doing prayers, announcing hymns, etc. Perhaps once or twice a term they did a sermon, but the habit was to cast the net wider for people to deliver sermons, like, er, (tediously) the HM, or (dubiously) Peter Ball or (dubiously) Enoch Powell.
About the only memory I have of Dobbie preaching in chapel is reading out a piece by Martin Niemoller about spending your first night in prison.
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An appalling piece of judgement. It would be interesting to know who extended the invitation.
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And here indeed they are. I was around at this point but obviously went over my head.
http://www.enochpowell.info/speeches/
http://www.enochpowell.info/speeches/
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Twice! 1986 and 1987.
I’m not sure I would have paid much, if any attention, as a young teen. I generally remember the sermons being mind numbingly dull, but likely many of them would interest (or offend) me as an adult. I do remember Simon Weston speaking but no other standouts.
I’m not sure I would have paid much, if any attention, as a young teen. I generally remember the sermons being mind numbingly dull, but likely many of them would interest (or offend) me as an adult. I do remember Simon Weston speaking but no other standouts.
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I'm sorry Stephen, but on sound legal advice, I have deleted your post of yesterday concerning quotes from court proceedings, even though I appreciate it was from press coverage. IF a juror got access to this site and followed through subsequent posts and raised them in court, there could be serious implications.
Let's leave it to the trial conclusion to discuss on this site. Again, I'm sorry. John
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