Unofficial Christ's Hospital Forum

It was only in 1891 or so that any fees were paid by the families of Blues - for some 350 years the full cost of the education of Blues was covered by the Endowment. Until 2007 and the Franklin Era the commitment to the ethos of essentially just educating the poor and needy was followed pretty well....

Many thanks. I will need to email you privately... David

My sincere condolences for the passing of an Honorary Old Blue and great supporter of Housey. Would you be a signatory on the Petition to Council next month please?

There are many good things about Housey today as the latest Blue demonstrates. Franklin has undertaken worthwhile educational experiments and improved the infrastructure as well as fulfilling the tertiary ambitions of virtually all leavers in a diverse manner. His legacy will be important to value. ...

Many of the developments of the Franklin Era are to be applauded but the decision of the Treasurer in 2008 to allow 20% FFP and open the floodgates to a radical change of ethos needs reversing at the Council of Almoners meeting in March. Society in the UK has maybe 2% of families who can afford the ...

Many thanks for these contributions. We have issued the letter below for consideration also with the Amicables. David Taplin -------------------- To: Old Blue Associations From: Executive, British Columbia Old Blues Date: 21 January, 2016 Dear Old Blues, Sui Generis: Preserving the Housey Ethos We w...

A number of Old Blues are of the view that 26% Full-Fee Paying Children from wealthy families is too high and that over the next decade a strategy should be formulated to reduce this to 10% by 2027. This is in accord with the ethos to educate poor and needy children. Clearly this means a major fund-...

This is summer 1950

Its Summer 1953 Stewart X X Parker Gillespie Young Earl Clarke Wornell Miller Skinner Hewitt Pearcey Madge Richardson Bates cousins wells Moth Taplin Swayne Waldrom Chapman Brindley x Harrison Wheatley Hines Cordingly Nisbett Pitter Bamford Purdue Pitter Archbold Miss Hull Barker Miller Dyball, Gray...

Yes, hopefully Zoe will provide a report on any interest. Have you Steve Webb's email address please?

This new club has progressed quite well since its founding over two years ago -- providing mainly links between OB sailors and encouraging sailing developments at CH. Jonathan Eastburn, Club Secretary, is leaving CH soon but we hope he will continue in this role. Steve Webb suggested some developmen...

A formal proposal has been made to Le Cordon Bleu through Wendy Kilner to establish the OLD BLUES CRUISING CLUB to foster the sport of sailing : cruising and racing --- amongst Old Blues and at the School itself. There will be an Inaugural Meeting on September 9 2005 at 1900hrs at the Royal Western ...