Unofficial Christ's Hospital Forum

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!

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?)

What can I say, apart from timing ??

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

Yes, an excellent Old Blue - well done!

Kerren.

I think the matter has been resolved.

J.H. might have explained in another thread !

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

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.

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!

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.....

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!

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!

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?

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).

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 !)