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I also learnt which combination of drinks for £5 in the grecians club was most likely to get you on route to drunkness

blondie95 wrote:I also learnt which combination of drinks for £5 in the grecians club was most likely to get you on route to drunkness

Is the club still there and in the same place it was years ago?

its still there although no longer has liecense (so seems a bit pointless to me) its just after the entrance to the sport centre

No licence?

Any hint of alcohol was usually an expulsion order under the C.M.E. Seaman regime !

No discos or Grecians Club in my time!

When did the Grecians Club come into being?

I came down to an Old Blues Day c 1979 and a few of us had a pint there.

Mid A 15 wrote: When did the Grecians Club come into being?

You didn't miss it by much! It was there in 1975, but I can't remember if that was the first or second year. I think it was located at the back of the dining hall off the road that led down to the station and post office. I do remember that the ration was two halves (I don't think you could order a pint...). It was one of those handful of groundbreaking developments that CH made over the years, you know, treating teenagers like young adults (I don't even recall any close supervision by staff), though if they don't have a licence any more it all becomes rather redundant...

blondie95 wrote:its still there although no longer has liecense (so seems a bit pointless to me) its just after the entrance to the sport centre

Ahhhhhhhhhh when did this happen - national outrage - I should write to my MP - has anyone told the Queen?

I need to go and lie down in a quiet place..........

So haw do grecians get p****d up nowadays (apart of the long tradition of vodka hidden in studies)

You honestly expect 'em to reveal their secrets on here, Craig ???

The Grecians Club serves soft drinks, coffee etc a couple of nights a week I believe, and also is used for "Theme Nights" when Deps and Grecians are given alcohol ( no longer can they buy it there , of course) - rationed, but we all know there are ways around that!!

cstegerlewis wrote:So haw do grecians get p****d up nowadays (apart of the long tradition of vodka hidden in studies)

or in cereal boxes bought in from Horsham!

Mrs C. wrote:The Grecians Club serves soft drinks, coffee etc a couple of nights a week I believe, and also is used for "Theme Nights" when Deps and Grecians are given alcohol ( no longer can they buy it there , of course) - rationed, but we all know there are ways around that!!

That's a shame. I was lucky as I had almost 2 years in the Grecians Club as my birthday was at the start of the school year. We could buy cider & lager and possibly bitter. Half a pint was 35p in chits A pint 70p (obviously). I don't rememer anyone going there for soft drinks!

Mid A 15 wrote:No discos or Grecians Club in my time!

When did the Grecians Club come into being?

I came down to an Old Blues Day c 1979 and a few of us had a pint there.

The year after you left... HPH being one of the originals who set it up!

It's a shame that the the licence was revoked but I think this is the same with every boarding school that had something similar...

Great Plum wrote:

Mid A 15 wrote:No discos or Grecians Club in my time!

When did the Grecians Club come into being?

I came down to an Old Blues Day c 1979 and a few of us had a pint there.

The year after you left... HPH being one of the originals who set it up!

It's a shame that the the licence was revoked but I think this is the same with every boarding school that had something similar...

bl**dy typical!

If only I could describe how tired I am in words!.

I'm about to drop my head onto the keyboard so I'll just keep it to saying hi for the moment. Hi!
Yeah, everythings so great and when I get home on friday ( SLEEEEEEEP ) I'm sure I'll spend ages on the computer.


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