Old Cicestrian’s Christmas Lunch

Old Cicestrian’s Annual Christmas Lunch – December 2nd We are very pleased to announce The Old Cicestrians 2023 Christmas Lunch, taking place at the Dresden Room, 4 Canon Lane PO19 1PX on Saturday 2 December 2023. It will be preceded at 11.00-12.00 by the AGM at the Cathedral Bakery beside the Cloisters café at the Cathedral. The after-luncheon speech will be by John …

Summer Event June 2023

Summer Event Visits in Chichester Thursday 22 June 2023 This year’s Old Cicestrians summer event was in Chichester in June this year instead of an autumn date as in recent years. Numbers were up with over 20 booked originally. And at an earlier date, namely June rather than September. We started with a guided back-stage tour of the Festival Theatre …

Old Cicestrians Summer Event – June 22nd 2023

This years’ summer event will again be in Chichester and at an earlier date, namely June rather than September. In the morning we will have a guided back-stage tour of the Festival Theatre which will include going onto the set of The Assassins. Michael Whittaker sent an e-mail reminding us that “It will 60 years to the day since a …

Chi High and the City

Chi High and the City  Chi High and the City was the title of the 2022 Summer event that took place on the 15th September. Alan Green led a small group of Old Boys and their spouses on a nostalgic walk in Chichester. After coffee at Darryl Wulff’s Tim Peake Sports Centre Gym, we commenced with a viewing through strategically …

Old Cicestrian’s Annual Christmas Lunch – December 4th

We are very pleased to announce The Old Cicestrians 2021 Christmas Lunch, taking place at Chichester Park Hotel on Saturday 4 December 2021. It will be preceded at 11.00-12.00 by the AGM at the hotel. The after-luncheon speech will be My Glory Days in Ron’s S.S.  by Mr Andrew Berriman. For more details, menu and the Booking Form

Financial Report and Accounts 2020

Treasurer’s Report on the Accounts for the year ended 31 October 2020 Despite Covid, we managed to increase our membership from 140 to 148 thanks largely to the hard work of Jonathan Harry, our Membership Secretary, and to the successful CHSB90 event in 2018. Our income from subscriptions and events once again covered our expenses and our bank balance remained …

Peter Thompson (died 20 December 2020)

Extract of a letter from Tony Keating: Sadly, Peter Thompson died on 20th December,2020. So sad to see yet another of the old stalwarts go. I am sure you will all have many happy memories of our old School Captain!   Peter James Thompson – The Eulogy Peter was born on the 29th July 1938 in Chichester, the only child …

Chairman’s Report for the year 2020

I am pleased to submit my third report on the activities of The Old Cicestrians’ and the Committee for the past year.  2020 was a challenging and difficult year for us all. Covid-19 has transformed society and all normal arrangements. As I write news of a successful vaccine may mean 2021 will mark a return to a new “Normal”. Finance …

The Old School Buildings

I have made a study of the school for my own interest, looking at the architecture, planning, the architects and other aspects of the site. I was wondering if you could tell me please, what happened to the 1933 plaque commemorating the opening of the extensions at that time and where was it originally located? Was there ever a similar …