Unofficial Christ's Hospital Forum

Don't get me wrong JR, I'm as nosy as you. However, from the point of view of the CH governors the "right thing" is to ensure the school's survival.

Dear richardb, We acknowledge receipt of your letter dated … We deeply regret the events to which you refer that took place between 17 and 40 years ago. Rest assured the school is fully cooperating with the police investigations. If you feel the personal episode you describe may be pertinent to pol...

Re: Letter to the Head Master
Post by J.R. » Sat Aug 04, 2018 11:21 am

A possible press threat could work well in our favour.

Care to elaborate that thought?

Unlikely that the school is going to make such disclosures. Why would they?

Richard, is that likely to happen?
The police have enthusiastically traduced the reputations of high profile deceased people like Heath by leaking stories, but what information about such investigations is publicly disclosable?

Re: What was the food chain?
Post by michael scuffil » Thu Aug 02, 2018 11:08 am

... must have had an inkling,

errm ... but he was the pocket billiards champion I mentioned in a post a few weeks ago.

While some of the older OBs are working on Seaman's beatification it might be worth remembering that there were quite a few masters in his time who were more than a little light in the loafers. Two of his appointees are currently in prison and the police say they are investigating CH back to the 194...

Ultima Thule! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DX8LcfaPdQs Yeah!

Did Ball visit CH?

Re: Over on Facebook
Post by marty » Sun Jul 29, 2018 10:07 pm

Very disturbing but eloquent witness statement re Peter Ball. CH & others get a mention at paragraph 14.

https://www.iicsa.org.uk/key-documents/ ... 000328.pdf

The redacted school is Lancing.

They will certainly share them with any of their pupils who were victims of Karim, so as to deflect liability to CH.

Likewise, you can be sure that CH will be sued by any Shrewsbury victims of Dobbie.

and apparently was not disclosed to the governors.

Webb has already served 18 months in jail in 2015 after admitting similar offences

http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/15776501 ... ol_jailed/

Re: Freemasons and questions to answer Unread post by Jolyon » Sun Jul 22, 2018 12:29 pm Is it beyond the realms of another male* organisation with secrets? * I encountered a huge gathering of female Freemasons in Birmingham at a hotel by the NEC, but in the main it’s a club run by men for the bene...