Unofficial Christ's Hospital Forum

Synchronised boxing - that would be interesting. So would different weight categories in the synchronised swimming. Surely part of the charm of watching the Olympics on TV is the chance to see niche things that parade themselves as sports. Synchronised boxing - isn't that called wrestling? As for t...

I am aware that we frequently hark back to our schooldays on this forum but is this sort of f'naah, f'naah schoolboy 'humour' really appropriate? No wonder most of our female members no longer visit.

... aah, I've just noticed the timings of Mr Redshaw's posts, possibly after a beer or two perhaps?

Yes it's sad that the monasteries lost their social security role at this time Katharine. But imagine what would have happened if Iain Duncan Smith had been Henry's advisor at the time. Things would have been a whole lot worse. What on earth has Iain Duncan-Smith got to do with it? He is, I think, ...

Definitely an idea to ponder, had the monasteries not gone, there wouldn’t have been CH. so working back from that … I agree with much that losing a writes. Of course, whilst folk often conflate Henry VIII's split from Rome with the dissolution of the monasteries, without which there would clearly ...

Very interesting, as someone who doesn’t understand Horsham year names, how old would you have been in Upper Fourth? Upper Fourth (UF) aged 14 / 15. The Upper Fourth at Horsham was, in my time at least, the traditional fourth form (now Year 10) as we started at the Second Form (Year 7), then Third ...

From time to time I am reminded of a history essay topic that was set by M T Cherniavsky (aka Cherny) for his Upper Fourth A form in 1956. I have no recollection of what I wrote in response, nor what a pertinent response might be, but I remember the essay title very clearly. The title was: If Const...

At home in Lee-on-Solent where we watched the final on our rented black and white tv. It's one of my earliest memories though I don't remember the match so much as the fact of sitting in the drawing room watching it. I suppose I should, therefore, watch this evening's game but I suspect I'll only wa...

sentinejej, You write: " There were no movie ratings.... " Are you sure that is correct? I seem to recall that all films were seen by the British Board of Censors, who then classified them into 'U' (=universal; i.e., could be seen by any age)); 'A' (adults; i.e., over 16 (maybe 18); and I...

No more PG Tips to be found anywhere in Sweden I suspect, which is probably the result of the post-Brexit trade-deal, such as it is. Just another small example of the huge benefits to be enjoyed by us all, not just the UK but in the EU as well! Andrew. Just two very small points: - when did South G...

I have to admit that you have lost me. You said "No more PG Tips to be found anywhere". A positive and seemingly all-embracing statement, to which I replied that there are plenty of PG Tips on sale here in Devon (including half a shelf in Sainsbury's Newton Abbot at 1105 this morning - I ...

Just in case anyone missed the announcement we have soon to receive another valuable benefit from leaving the EU: the big 3 telecommunications companies are reintroducing roaming charges for British travellers to the EU (and vice versa). The sunlit uplands are getting nearer and nearer!! ... or will...

That’s a nice set of memories. I liked Atkinson - a thoroughly decent chap. Sadly, for me he’s singular because he was the only one of the chaplaincy for some time who didn’t have jail-attracting tendencies. During the 70s the Chaplaincy included John Robson, Godfrey Hall as well as Ian Atkinson. T...

Spoony, this toughening up business dates back to the days when we had an empire and needed to train little soldiers and administrators to go out to bash the natives around and not feel too bad about it. If one had grown up (I use the term advisedly) in an English boarding school, having been wrenc...

Who does vetting for these places? There is more to vetting than a DBS check. Indeed there is but I suspect that the DBS check is the only formal process that any of these authorities actually employ. Sadly, unless the type of positive vetting used by the security services is employed then she will...

Well the reason for that Phil is that when you're my sort of age you're struggling to deal with matters of PC and never quite sure who you're going to offend. Actually I'd rather imagined that any kickback I might get would be from some of the humourless drones who frequent this site and always see...