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...
by Chris Matthews | Jan 25, 2024 | Memorials
Tom Mocek . This post is dedicated to a man who I spent some time with at Midhurst Grammar School and about whom I realized in later life that I knew very little about. He was a year older than myself and I spent a year age 11/12 in the same dormitory as him, my...
by Chris Matthews | Jan 24, 2024 | Memorials
Benedict LeVay . This post is dedicated to a man who I spent some time with at Midhurst Grammar School and about whom I realized in later life that I knew very little about. He was a year younger than myself and while we chatted about politics and I probably spent a...
