Unofficial Christ's Hospital Forum

Sir Colin Davis presented the prizes at end of term Hertford prizegiving Summer 1969, I remember as I actually received a prize for progress and as a 13year old, was quite in awe of going up and collecting it from him. It was The Complete Works of Shakespeare, still on our bookshelf today!

abode

Does anyone have any news of how Kerren is doing.. and any news of Neill?

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murderer

That's very nice of you - thanks! Having been a cherished child at home, it was a bit of a shock to be at CH and to be always in trouble. It was OK in a Junior House at first maybe, because even as 11 year olds, we all could see that our Housemistress Miss Miles (Millie) was crazed in various ways, ...

muncher

How miserable for you to go through all that Angela. I could never bear to dish out any puinishments when I was a senior, I thought it was very cruel, and who were we but mere pupils, just a few years older than juniors? Punishment , I believe then and now-is the job of school staff to administer. P...

I am/was not a very sporty person, but my proudest sport moment at Hertford was when I scored 3 goals in netball. Somehow I got picked for the 4B form team :o for position of goal shoot. We were playing a strong team from 5B,firm favourites to win. I scored my hat trick when we were 1-5 down. We sti...

time

I live in the same area as Neill and there has been no notices in the local paper which I think there would have been, as he is a councillor and he has written to the Editor on the letters page, but not for months. As anniexf says, a letter addressed to Anne would be the best idea.

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crisp -as in Quavers

Yes he is so inspirational to get this special orchestra together-wonder if we will hear any more about them or was it a one off for the Paralympics?

No halfterms, only had one long sat 10am-7pm, once a term, but we were allowed to be taken out on other Saturdays for a shorter time-I think. Probably it was limited to 2 a term max, can't really remember. Those of us who lived a long distance from the school only got the one visit a term, unless th...