by Chris Matthews | Sep 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
LABOR OMNIA VINCIT (Work Conquers All) That was the school motto, which I certainly paid little attention to. I returned to the Boarding House of Midhurst Grammar School to a number of new faces and a bit of attention from some of the girls in the Girls Boarding...
by Chris Matthews | Sep 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
In the mid 60’s in Britain, there were two TV sources, BBC(British Broadcasting Company) and ITV (Independent TV). However, there was only one legal radio broadcaster the BBC. It was a time when pirate radio stations were starting because the BBC was not filling...
by Chris Matthews | Jul 26, 2025 | Uncategorized
GRAMMAR SCHOOL MUSINGS When I arrived at the Grammar School in September 1963, there were many colorful characters at the school one of them was Richard Stephenson (aka. Kinky) In later years we might have referred to him as a bit of a “nutter”. He was...
by Chris Matthews | Jul 25, 2025 | Uncategorized
(My recollections from my personal blog posts) Midhurst 1962-63 Marjorie and Jim Norton were my Guardians when my parents decided to send me to England to get a good British education. They had moved to Hong Kong in 1959. I attended the Primary School in Midhurst in...
by Chris Matthews | Jan 16, 2025 | Chris Matthews
RUGBY PART OF THE 1ST XV 1968-69 Left to Right- David Rusbridge, Mark Davis, Chris Matthews, Ray Chell, Chris Smith, Andy McCarthy and some unknown small boy. Incidentally this is the only pic I have of me in school, thanks to Tilly Vacher (Wynn-Tyson) RANDOM RUGBY...
