JohnnieWalker
Sanctuary Point, Australia |
1426 of 1434
Sun 13th Mar 2022 7:46pm
Very sad - but not unexpected. He's not been well since he had a stroke a few months ago. He would have been 87 this year. I've been in touch with Ted and Emi for years, and visited them several times when I was in Coventry. He would have been pleased to have completed and published his memoirs - Cursus Honorum - in 2019. He had quite a profound influence on me, not least by introducing me to orienteering. RIP Ted!
The photo is from his book, and must have been about 1966 - as many of us would remember him!
True Blue Coventry Kid
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Earlsdon Kid
Argyll & Bute, Scotland |
1427 of 1434
Sun 13th Mar 2022 7:53pm
So sorry to hear the news. I posted a while back about some of my experiences with "Droob" (post 1266 in this thread), he definitely was a character and encouraged me in cross-country. Fond memories, RIP Ted Norrish.
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Prof
Gloucester |
1428 of 1434
Fri 12th Aug 2022 7:47pm
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3TA
nowhere |
1429 of 1434
Sun 1st Jan 2023 6:09pm
Yep, he was a character, I wanted to do cc running but he frightened the kerapp out of me so I took great delight in beating the ccr members in our first year when we could not play rugby, and later beating his athletes in the house matches as I got older.
I also thank him for making me give up Latin at the earliest opportunity, yes I could hear the shouting and palpable fear.
I also saw the lighter side, the fun when he packed too many into and onto the Droobmobile, if he had just wound in the fierce I think I would have viewed him differently. I see how he inspired others but for me he terrified. Maybe I expected too much, maybe I was a wuss. |
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PhiliPamInCoventry
Holbrooks |
1430 of 1434
Mon 7th Aug 2023 2:22pm
Hi all,
Just had a reminder of my first day at the prep school. Mrs Gates transition class. At 3.50pm, most of the mum's were there to collect the darlings. All I wanted to tell my mum is how good the dinners were. I was reminded of that as I've just enjoyed some Ambrosia Rice pudding. The dinners, all cooked on site I thought were really good. The senior school salads were really good too.
I'm a big boy now, well just a little bit. Someone posted a picture that includes me on the very first post on this topic.
My mum & dad only wanted the best. Whatever, I'm so grateful for that! |
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PhiliPamInCoventry
Holbrooks |
1431 of 1434
Thu 24th Aug 2023 3:42pm
Has anyone been celebrating their historical O or A level passes of late.
Sixty years since my O levels. Can anyone remember the split of the fifth years, upper & lower?
It for me was a rare occasion where both my mum & dad were reasonably pleased with the outcome.
Just a bit of explanation.
King Henry VIII, senior school started as year two. The first year was in the prep school. |
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bohica
coventry |
1432 of 1434
Thu 24th Aug 2023 7:02pm
4 'O's and requested that I leave and never darken their doors again.
Since then I have a stream of qualifications that would have ended in a PhD, but for my stubbornness in 'amending' my research to suit political dogma. |
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PhiliPamInCoventry
Holbrooks |
1433 of 1434
Thu 24th Aug 2023 7:38pm
My post on this subject is because for me it's exactly 60 years ago. |
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Slim
Another Coventry kid |
1434 of 1434
Wed 10th Apr 2024 9:19am
On 24th Aug 2015 2:23pm, forgotten most of this said:
Piggy Shore's hobby was marking where my sideburns should end with biro.
I've just found this post. I wonder if you were the boy with the blond hair that Piggy called out in front of the whole school, using the address "the boy with the tea-cosy hair"?
I was reminded of KHVIII last night. The Cottage in Kenilworth has recently re-opened after a long closure, and they are now selling Foghorn IPA!
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