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- Sat Jun 11, 2011 4:08 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Birthday Honours 2011
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2218
Birthday Honours 2011
At least two CH people are on the list: David Green (ThB 64-71) , formerly director, Revenue & Customs Prosecutions Office: Companion of the Order of the Bath Craig Oliphant (Horsham Staff 84-89) , formerly head, Eastern Research Group, Foreign & Commonwealth Office: OBE Congratulations to t...
- Thu May 19, 2011 1:18 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Old Blues on You Tube...
- Replies: 34
- Views: 14821
Who is the Barnes block named after?
Not all CH Houses are named after famous Old Blues ----- Barnes, for one, is named after an early Benefactor, whose portrait used to hang at the East end of the Dining Hall --- he has now been "Relegated" to the Counting House ! Never heard that one before, Neill. I've always understood i...
- Wed May 04, 2011 12:13 am
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: BUCKLES
- Replies: 26
- Views: 10881
Re: BUCKLES
There's a long article about the Travers buckle (and the whole Travers bequest) in The Blue for July 1950, pages 196-200. A short follow-up piece appeared in the December edition, page 54.
Can't help with the Sacristan, I'm afraid.
Can't help with the Sacristan, I'm afraid.
- Mon Mar 28, 2011 6:33 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Michael Wilding
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1691
Re: Michael Wilding
He was in Maine A between 1922 and 1928. His best friend is said to have been Patrick Parsons (same house, same dates) who became the B-movie star Patrick Holt. He wrote a little about his CH days in his autobiography Apple Sauce (published posthumously in 1982) but I'm afraid I don't recall any of ...
- Thu Mar 24, 2011 2:28 pm
- Forum: General Chat - Non CH
- Topic: RIP Dame Elizabeth Taylor.
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6545
Re: Elizabeth Taylor
No chance, sadly - he died in 1979.Chris Blewett wrote:Then why isnt he on the Forum (or maybe he is??!)
- Sun Jan 23, 2011 11:20 am
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Our man in the Sudan?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1404
Our man in the Sudan?
The people of Southern Sudan have been voting in a referendum on whether to split from the North and become a separate country. According to the press report below, the person running the referendum in the state of Western Equatoria is one "Forojalla Sibrino". I suspect this refers to Sibr...
- Fri Dec 31, 2010 12:35 pm
- Forum: General Chat - Non CH
- Topic: Happy Birthday...... REX !
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1529
Re: Happy Birthday...... REX !
Only just seen this. Thanks to you both - I'm touched. Highlight of the day was lunch with my old house captain Phil Coad (Middleton B 1968-75) and (most of) his family.
- Fri Dec 31, 2010 12:30 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: New Year Honours 2011
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1900
New Year Honours 2011
At least two Old Blues are on the list:
Howard Davies (Maine A 1956-63), stage director, CBE for services to Drama
Nicolas Chisholm (Thornton B 1961-68), formerly headteacher, Yehudi Menuhin School, MBE for services to Music
Congratulations to them both.
Howard Davies (Maine A 1956-63), stage director, CBE for services to Drama
Nicolas Chisholm (Thornton B 1961-68), formerly headteacher, Yehudi Menuhin School, MBE for services to Music
Congratulations to them both.
- Mon Aug 16, 2010 2:12 am
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Old Blue injured at Birdman event
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1474
Old Blue injured at Birdman event
A horrible episode for Holly Walsh (Leigh Hunt B 1992-99) – I hope she recovers well:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-10981589
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-10981589
- Fri Aug 06, 2010 11:30 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Does anyone know the school latin motto?
- Replies: 117
- Views: 29037
The slow death of the Votum
Can anyone remember when and why the Votum was cast on the scrap heap? The rot started in 1970, when David Newsome became Headmaster. Under his predecessor Clarence Seaman, a small choir (I was in it in 1969) would stand on the Big School stage at a Junior Assembly in Michaelmas Term and teach the ...
- Mon Jun 14, 2010 10:51 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: CH Influence
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1684
Re: CH Influence
No, he was earlier: 1950-51.jhopgood wrote:I can't remember him although he might well have been there in my time.
- Sun Jun 13, 2010 6:25 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Birthday Honours
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2999
Re: Birthday Honours
What is a Comm. of the O. of S.M. & S.G.? The Order of St Michael and St George is an order of chivalry founded in 1818 "to honour individuals who have rendered important services in relation to Commonwealth or foreign nations" and therefore consists mainly of diplomats, I think. Comp...
- Sat Jun 12, 2010 12:58 am
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Birthday Honours
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2999
Birthday Honours
Congratulations to Adrian Fulcher (Thornton A 1970-77, Senior Grecian), Counsellor at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, on his appointment as a Companion of the Order of St Michael & St George.
- Fri May 28, 2010 12:07 am
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: DUNKIRK
- Replies: 1
- Views: 890
Re: DUNKIRK
Major-General (as he became) Donald Wilson-Haffenden (Coleridge B 1911-16) was quartermaster-general at Dunkirk, leaving on the last destroyer out.
- Sun May 09, 2010 7:24 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: OB out of House of Commons
- Replies: 34
- Views: 7178
Old Blue MPs
...delighted to hear that CH produced a Labour MP. Seems that most OB's end up as Tories... Hannoir, may I quote something I wrote in The Old Blue two years ago, in an item about two influential Tory backroom boys, Steve Hilton (Ma A 81-83, La A 83-86) and Stephan Shakespeare (Kukowski, Pe B 68-75)...