David Wood after his speech at the Christmas luncheon yesterday.

On Friday I had the pleasure and privilege to accompany Donald McGeachy (D-Day veteran) to the Residence de France in Kensington Gardens Place where he was appointed Chevalier de la La Legion d’Honneur by S.E. Sylvie Bermann, the French Ambassadeur to the Court of St James. As well as Mme. Bermann, I was able to meet and converse with her …

One of Geoff Wills’ school photographs kindly donated to our archives. Kindly note that we now have our own Archivist on the Committee namely Alan H J Green Esq. Writer and Lecturer and Old Cicestrian of course.

“Sam” Lambert There was a teacher of wood/metalwork (and perhaps a little physics?) called Lambert. He was unusual in having a northern accent which we boys found hilarious, and it may have led to his nickname “Sam” by analogy with the monologue that goes “Sam, Sam, pick oop thy moosket”. (Was it Stanley Holloway who did that and similar monologues?). …

Dated 13 May, 2017 The Rumpus goes to war     Dated 21 February, 2016 Marcus Rumpus (The Super Plumber)  Wasn’t there a story along the lines of “the chrome stopped bonding to the base at Wingard’s? This coincided when someone retired. The company had to bring him back as they could think of nothing else that had changed. He …