Unofficial Christ's Hospital Forum

Will do. Opening a new topic as I have had a response to my letter.

Rob

Hi Cstergerlewis

Interesting about the scout camp in '84. Don't suppose there is any chance of saying who the scouts masters were attending? You make more than an interesting point but I'll come back to that.

Thanks

Rob

Hi Bob Thanks for this - but I thought he had one named after his parents prep school? Anyway I have found two people who remember Burr from the boats at Napton. One was a former landlord of The Folly (a good pub right next to the canal and the flight of locks - Napton Flight). He remembers Burr bec...

Hayden does not appear in the Blue Book '72 - 73. Burr no longer appears in it for '75 - 76. It is believed that he was removed with a god reference for striking a boy. The Rev Atkinson is in it for '72 - '73 along with Rev Robson as senior Chaplain. They are both still there in '78 - '79.'s. I beli...

Vilified
You are not getting in the way - you are making a very valuable contribution - so don't just shut and go away - you are better than that and you know it.
Rob

Vilified You are completely missing the point. No one, least I, is suggesting that you did anything other than go on the boat. What you did do is provide cover for others in the sense of normality to the boat and the trips. Not much happened on the boat - at least not on the one day trips - other th...

So leaving Hayden aside the question of the narrow boat(s) is interesting. I am going to be very careful with names here well no just how I phrase things. I will leave John to edit it but for safety it is said 'Without Prejudice'. The first boat was called The Empress of Blanding(s). It was a joint ...

agreed

Ok just one answer tonight and the other tomorrow - that's a good deal as I am knackered. In the early 1970's (pre Mich term 1972) a master was 'removed' or suddenly left the school. He drove a white jag. This was Hayden. The reason was (and there does not have to be a discussion as I now know it is...

Hi John

Please do not be worried - I am going to push on - questions must be answered just to respect those who are unable to ask them.

Rob

I'm fine - tired and mentally exhausted but very determined and progress is now being made. But thank you for your concern. I just have a bad gut feeling that not all of the worms are out of the woodwork. Hayden is an issue for me as it's in my time but I am concerned with others (also from my time ...

Wurzel I've found them and will send an email. Thank you so much. I didn't even know they existed - but I still expect CH itself to provide some money to them. This may be the most important breakthrough - a little beacon of light into what for me has become a murky and mysterious, deep and dark swa...

Wurzel - YES, YES, YES

This is exactly what I am suggesting - sorry I can't think of every way of doing things, a bit too much on my plate!

How do I contact them? Is it the board that runs CHOBA?

Help please!

Rob

Hi postwarblue Thank you for your reply - you are absolutely right - pre 1967 it would have been a criminal offence if a teacher had known that abuse was being committed and not reported it - this really concerned the Homosexuality laws of the time which were abolished along with a raft of supportin...

Thank you DazedandConfused and Mid A 15 - I think I've got that right! What a lot of people don't understand is that it is far more complicated than it seems. What went on in the 60's, 70's and 80's is a complicated web of intrigue. What went on in the 90's is just - well it's unbelievable - it simp...