Dear Member, In these difficult times, memories of “days in the sun” at Chi-High no doubt come flooding back. Cricket, Athletics and, inevitably, exams filled our days. Not so easy for the children today with no sport and home learning. I discovered some photographs I took at the 1988 60th Anniversary re-union which are now on the website. There are …
1988 60th Anniversary Reunion
The 60th Anniversary ReunionRecently discovered photographs of this event: the quadrangles, the main hall and cricket match players. Please note that if you wish to enlarge a photograph, simply left click it with your mouse.Doug Murgatroyd looking happyMartin “Mac” McGranahan on the left Doug on the leftThe Assembly Hall for morning prayers and noticesOne of the quadrangles with Dutch Holland’s …
Annual Report and Accounts 2019
Chairman’s Report for the year 2019 It gives me great pleasure, once again, to submit my second report on the activities of The Old Cicestrians and the Committee for the past year. I must first thank an active and supportive committee who worked hard for the Association during the year. The year 2019 was a quieter and more normal one …
Ken ‘Bogey’ Murch – Teacher and Spitfire Engineer
“Taking The Rough With The Smooth” with an Introduction by Doug Murgatroyd Ken (Bogey) Murch will be remembered as the enthusiastic, knowledgeable teacher of biology at school. Homework consisted of collecting wild mushrooms and toadstools, the largest leaves, jam jars dipped in water from woodland ponds full of water boatmen, amoebae and frog spawn which we all viewed through a microscope. …
Colin St. John Walters (CHSB 1954-1961) Died 22 October 2019
First Piccadilly Radio programmer Colin Walters has died Colin started his radio as a Producer Presenter in the late 60s on the newly launched BBC Radio Nottingham. In 1970 he became Deputy Manager and by 1972 was Manager. When commercial radio started in 1973, he famously wrote to all his staff warning of the dire consequences should anyone be as …
AGM and Christmas Luncheon 2019
Christmas Lunch 2019 Dear Member We are very pleased to invite you to The Old Cicestrians 2019 Christmas Lunch, taking place at Chichester Park Hotel on Saturday 7 December 2019. The after-dinner speech will be “A Marine Biologist? I don’t think that’s a good idea!” by Inigo Everson OBE. Inigo was at Chi-Hi from 1954 to 1961 followed by UCNW, …
Jack Reynolds (1922-2019) CHSB 1933-1939
From the BBC: A British soldier photographed sticking two fingers up in defiance to his World War Two German captors has died at the age of 97. Lt Jack Reynolds – who served in the 2nd …
Norman Dalleywater (CHSB 1945 -1950)
Dear All, I am writing in response to a reunion meeting I had recently with Geoff Wills and his brother Robin. The background to this meeting was that coincidentally both me and the Wills brothers were returning to our roots in the village of Amberley – to the churchyard – and after a period of approximately sixty-five years have met …
Colin Geatrell (CHSB 1956-1964)
Colin Geatrell died suddenly in February 2019 from a brain haemorrhage. Barbara Geatrell – his widow
The Summer Event – a trip to the Isle of Wight – recently favoured by both Tory Leadership candidates!
Your Committee has gone to a lot of trouble to secure an Isle of Wight Steam Railway block booking for the round trip from Smallbrook Junction to Wootton in reserved compartments. You will be served a fine restaurant luncheon at Haven Street station. The price includes visits to the workshops and museums. The cost is only £19 each for Old …