Unofficial Christ's Hospital Forum

kerrensimmonds wrote:Come on! On his pilgrimage, Josh even slept in public loos (well, in at least one

Well there are the ones at the back of Coleridge...thanks Auntie J! I may take you up on that...this all depends on dates and work etc., but I'd really quite like to get there.

....that was a test, oh yes definitely...well done, you passed!

*smiles absently*

(If anyone with Authority feels like fixing it...feel free )

A family friend's DS is going for the residential in January...exciting times! I went with them on their first open day in March 2010

I know it's still only December (even if it is the tail end) but who's planning on going to Old Blues' Day? I'm looking into it, and if I can get the time (it's smack in the middle of Deadline Week) I'm hoping to head down. Incidentally, does anyone know of an easy place to stay Fri & Sat nights...

NEILL THE NOTORIOUS wrote:PERHAPS --- "Somebody on Authority" will read these posts ----- ???

Well, there are rumours of shadowy eyes reading...

Kit Bartlett wrote:Question asked by WCMC. What is the first reference to cricket in the Bible. No-one knew the answer which was Acts of the Apostles 2 v 14,
"But Peter standing up with the eleven lifted up his voice"

That'll be on the college circuit by tomorrow, I guarantee it! Classic

Noooo! I wonder why?

ailurophile wrote: You remember correctly Josh. This system was changed a couple of years ago

Is it too soon for me to moan about 'back in my day'??

lonelymom wrote:Mine just bring home their dirty washing, some shoes, unwanted tuck etc, so you'll be find on the train.

Sorry, what do you mean, unwanted? I didn't know there was such a thing!

This Sunday, YOB Jonny Howard will be on Songs on Praise with the King's Singers to celebrate Bible Sunday. Catch him on BBC 1 from 5.25.

I had the good fortune to camp with my scout troop recently and was very much taken by how modern everything is. Being more used to Icelandic and Bell tents, which took four people just to carry, I was very surprised to see that the tents we were using could a) be carried two at a time by one person...

Was there not a special note that when played by the organ vibrated in the Head Master's stall at the far end of the Chapel? I remember Corks mentioning this at Choir Practice once. Like all pipe organs, it can occasionally "cipher" - sound one note continuously even though nobody is pres...

YadaYada wrote:House funds are now £25 - a year I think - and are automatically added on to fees.

I seem to remember it being £20 per term, but was separate to fees, and was a cheque paid to the house.

My next one is a biggie - Christ's Hospital and Gene Simmons - the lead singer and womaniser from the rock band Kiss came and 'taught' at CH a group of LE (I think) for a series on Channel 4 called Rock School. Our very own Eruesto (Josh Bell) was the lead singer of the band called 'The Class'. The...

Chris Blewett wrote:oh well...great minds and all that!!

Hope it goes well for you!! enjoy your course!

Cheers!

Great Plum wrote:Yes Josh, I fell for it... even had Radio 4 on this morning!

I hope you weren't up especially?