The Old Blue - A big bit

cj · Post by cj » Mon Mar 05, 2007 2:09 pm

about us in the new copy of The Old Blue, which fell onto my mat this morning. Is this a staple of the aforementioned magazine or a one-off? It may encourage others as a first port of call if they've been awol from CH for a while. Bravo, jt and jhopgood!

DavebytheSea · Post by **DavebytheSea** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 2:15 pm

Yes - a fine issue John and a new departure with an emphasis on the girls. Well done!

(a Page 3 girl in the next one?)

J.R. · Post by **J.R.** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 2:56 pm

What can I say, apart from timing ??

kerrensimmonds · Post by **kerrensimmonds** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 10:58 pm

Timing, JR?
What's the significance of that... sorry if I am being thick.
Acutally I might be being thick. Today I replied to a mobile phone message from my 10 year old nephew, thinking he was using my sister's phone , to reply to a message from me - I knew that he was in the car with her at the time . I got it rather wrong.. he was calling me on his own phone (which I did not know he had...) and then he confided to my sister, rather publicly, that he thought I was not 'very bright'. Ho Hum!
Anyway, back to the Old Blue. Yes, John, a cracking edition (as ever.....) and one on which we can only build for the future.
Keep up the good work
Kerren

Great Plum · Post by **Great Plum** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 9:57 am

Yes, an excellent Old Blue - well done!

J.R. · Post by **J.R.** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 3:47 pm

Kerren.

I think the matter has been resolved.

J.H. might have explained in another thread !

kerrensimmonds · Post by **kerrensimmonds** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 3:56 pm

Oh - OK. I'll go thread hunting then!
My only 'criticism' (if that's the right word) is the heading of the reminiscences bit about Miss West. She was NEVER known as 'Dorothy'. Formally she was 'Miss DR West' - but to her family and friends her name was 'Ruth'.
Memorial Service now confirmed for 16 September. I'll do another thread on that one, too!
Kerren

Vonny · Post by **Vonny** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 8:55 pm

I enjoyed reading this Old Blue. It was interesting to read the article on how the CH Hertford site has changed since we left. I'd love to visit & have a nose round but can't see it happening.

Katharine · Post by **Katharine** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 9:45 pm

Vonny wrote:I enjoyed reading this Old Blue. It was interesting to read the article on how the CH Hertford site has changed since we left. I'd love to visit & have a nose round but can't see it happening.

Did you notice that it referred to the Crush Hall - I still don't remember the name!

kerrensimmonds · Post by **kerrensimmonds** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 9:49 pm

Yes I did.. re Crush Hall. And the reference is exactly where my memory says it was... to the left hand side of the School Hall.. and through which we trooped, in Houses, as we filed up the stairs to Dining Hall.
Kerren.....

Vonny · Post by **Vonny** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 9:50 pm

Katharine wrote:
Vonny wrote:I enjoyed reading this Old Blue. It was interesting to read the article on how the CH Hertford site has changed since we left. I'd love to visit & have a nose round but can't see it happening.
Did you notice that it referred to the Crush Hall - I still don't remember the name!

I don't remember it being called that either!

Mid A 15 · Post by **Mid A 15** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:18 am

Good job once again John!

My only observation is that there no longer appears to be a letters page.

Maybe nobody has written to you though!

Mid A 15 · Post by **Mid A 15** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 12:31 pm

kerrensimmonds wrote:Yes I did.. re Crush Hall. And the reference is exactly where my memory says it was... to the left hand side of the School Hall.. and through which we trooped, in Houses, as we filed up the stairs to Dining Hall.
Kerren.....

What era are the girls from photographed on the stairs?

Are any of our esteemed fellow posters shown?

Who is the chap sitting with the girls?

kerrensimmonds · Post by **kerrensimmonds** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 12:37 pm

The 'chap' sitting with the girls is the Duke of Gloucester....
The girls are the Monitresses of (I think) 1977 or 1978, when he visited the school in celebration of 425 years - or something! There was a big bash, anyway - and I have seen a whole 'official' photograph album which commemorates the visit (it was after my time).

J.R. · Post by **J.R.** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 12:39 pm

Mid A 15 wrote:Good job once again John!

My only observation is that there no longer appears to be a letters page.

Maybe nobody has written to you though!

Probably from France !

(titters into coffee cup !)