Loïs Acton – The Social Justice Campaigner On 5 June, 2021 Loïs Acton wrote: I was Alan’s girlfriend when he was in the 6th form and was Martin Lake’s sailing crew/partner. I was in touch with them up to their disappearance. In later years, I started the first Missing People appeals on TV whilst a producer/director at ITV and then became …
Postcard – The Lancastrian School – Founded 1811-1812
The Archivist writes… In my wider role as a Chichester local historian I make a weekly trawl of Ebay to see what items of local interest might be lurking thereon, and I recently acquired a postcard giving an aerial view over the schools at Kingsham Road. It is titled “LANCASTRIAN SCHOOL, CHICHESTER Founded 1811-1812” and shews the Boy’s Lancastrian school …
Jack Tupper
James Tupper has contacted the OC Website with the following news: “It is with regret I wish to inform you of the passing of my father, Jack Phipps Tupper on the 14th November 2024 at 10.30 a.m. aged 89. Jack attended Chichester High School for Boys 1946 – 1954, Head Boy 1953 – 1954. This is in case you are …
Oh What a Lovely War 1974
Please see the message below from one of CHSG former pupils. If anyone can help please contact Trusske From: Truuske Odde <truuskeodde@gmail.com> Subject: 1974 production of ‘Oh What a Lovely War’ Message Body: Hi I am trying to trace a video (cine camera?) tape of the 1974 production of ‘Oh What a Lovely War’, directed by the English …
Michael Elphick – an Old Lancastrian
Michael John Elphick was an English film and television actor. Born in Chichester in 1946, he went to the Lancastrian school. He played the eponymous private investigator in the ITV series Boon and Harry Slater in BBC’s EastEnders. He was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the 1983 film Gorky Park. He …
OC Summer Event to Fishbourne Roman Palace
osed report of this event.
Ken Green
Kenneth Green 1932-2024 On 22 April 2024, Ken Green, CHSB Old Boy and local historian died, aged 91, in St Wilfrid’s Hospice. Ken was a proud Cicestrian, being born in this fair city in October 1932 and receiving the classic education for a Chichester boy – Central Junior Boys then Chichester High School for Boys. Photo caption – Ken Green …
Duane Eddy
Duane Eddy died recently. Here is a memory of the Twangy Guitar Man and a memory of an old school friend, Malcolm Withnall. 1960 was the year in which Eddy headed a package with Bobby Darin, Clyde McPhatter and Emile Ford on a barnstorming British tour, coinciding with two more concurrent smash chart hits, Shazam! and The ‘Twang’s’ The ‘Thang’, which …
David Pullen
John Child reports: Last night I received an email from Sue Hyland (John Hyland’s wife) informing me that she had just heard from a friend that David Pullen (former CHSB member of staff for many years had passed away). I do not know if anyone would wish to add a few words to the website? Sue went on to say …
Summer Event – Thursday 20th June 2024
This years’ summer event will be a visit to Fishbourne Roman Palace (PO19 3QR) where we will be given an expert guided tour of the spectacular remains of the Palace, followed by lunch at the Bulls’s Head in Fishbourne and then a walk to the waterside.
A contribution about Ron Austin from Trevor Wignall
I was pleased to know Ronald for the last 12 months of his life in Donnington House Care Home, where I was visiting a friend there. They died within a few weeks of each other. We had lunch each week, sometimes with Yvonne also. He was happy to learn I was a pupil at CHSB 1965-67. I used to “bowl” …