Unofficial Christ's Hospital Forum

I know of 3 marriages between CH couples from my year and the year above. I’m sure there are many more. Certainly there’s a couple from my sister’s year that are married... Two separate friends of mine (one was a year below and one was 2 years above) got together and eventually married when they me...

My understanding is that there is far less alcohol on a Saturday night as the house parents have breathalysers - no Grecians’ club either I LOVE IT PLUM ! Breathalysers at CH. Are they often used, and if so, what are the consequences ? 35 mg being the driving limit, is there a limit for pupils ? I’...

My understanding is that there is far less alcohol on a Saturday night as the house parents have breathalysers - no Grecians’ club either

Just spent some time going back through this thread. I believe the large castle type house mentioned in places is Holmbush House at Faygate which is just off the dual carriageway from Horsham to Crawley. I'm sure Plum would be able to confirm this. Lovely oldie worldly pub near by as well. Just spo...

I’m sure most of you will have heard by now but if not, here’s the email from the development director... I wanted to let you know that the CH Band will have the great honour of leading a special procession of 10,000 people past the Cenotaph in London this Sunday. The procession - called The People'...

On the 'flags' issue, as I recall, anyone has the right to fly the Cross of St. George, but MUST have local authority permission to fly the Union Standard, (Union Jack). Nope - not anymore see: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/15438/fly...

A quick skim read - I thought it was pretty good

I’ve yet to see it yet but the tag line ‘a school like no other’ has been running for a number of years...
Every school seems to have one it seems...

Wow, that's quite a coincidence that there are two Michael Porteouses (rare name) who are both roughly the same age and both employed in private schools... Indeed. What a coincidence. A photo, if possible, of the 2nd., (West Country) Porteous might be interesting. I’ve not found one but his wife is...

I would think it’s a different Michael Porteous - there’s a Canon Michael Porteous in the West Kerrier benefice near Penzance who is more likely to be him...
http://www.westkerrierbenefice.org.uk/c ... -team-.php

LHA wrote: ↑Mon Oct 01, 2018 6:54 pm A decent enough letter. Who are the six expelled? Husband, Dobbie, Webb, Burr, Karim and ???

It could be any old blue who has been convicted of sexual offences m

J.R. wrote: ↑Mon Oct 01, 2018 2:41 pm I have received the October CHOBA newsletter, but not this letter, but then again I didn't receive any response to an E-Mail to the HM some weeks ago.

Persona Non Grata, me wonders ??

Such a conspiracy theorist, John!

There is a link in that email from choba...

When I was at CH, I was a vertigo guide and there was one occasion when we took (with a member of the maintenance staff) a group of engineers down the tube around the dining hall area.

In recent years, there have been tours on OB day - nothing recently due to the rebuild of the kitchens.

Talking of sport, oldies among us will remember the athletics track, which was dug up some years ago and turned into a carpark. Now, under a revolutionary plan, the carpark is to be dug up and turned into - would you believe? - an athletics track. That's progress. No wonder the school has to keep a...

A couple of points - whilst I obviously didn’t sleep in the houses (until I was a Grecian), I was up and with the house for shoe inspection at 7.15 in Maine B and only home when it was time for bed. This continued in Maine A (no shoe inspection though by then!) I do not recall eating a meal in term ...