Through the good offices of Chris Moller (Pe A 63-70) (today a telecoms consultant and project manager) the School acquired its first computer, a thirteen-year-old GEC-ELLIOTT 920A.

The Debating Society celebrated its centenary. CH hosted the first round of the Observer Silver Mace competition.

An exceptional production of Troilus and Cressida featured Nick Pike (La A) (Troilus), Matthew Jenkins (Mid A) (Achilles), Dan Atkinson (La A) (Agamemnon), James Rogers (La A) (Hector), Robert Fabbri (Mid B) (Diomedes), Millree Hughes (LaA) (Pandarus) and Tom Hare Duke (Mid B) (Ulysses).

Other drama: Mother Courage (Col B), The Devil’s Disciple (Th A), The Fourth Wise Man (Ba A) and Joseph and his Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat (Ma A).

A major concert in Chapel and Dining Hall employed the talents of John Shippen (Staff 66- ), Tom Jeffers (Staff 72- ), Paul Maddren (Staff 74- ), Trevor Hoskins (Col B 40-50, Medical Officer 69-90) and Nicolas Chisholm (Th B 61-68), now head of the Yehudi Menuhin School. It included a Kenneth Leighton anthem written for CH to sing at Westminster Abbey in 1966.

The First XI played 9, won 4, lost 5, but scored more goals than their opponents. Mick Hiard (Col B) was captain; vice-captain John Cullen led Pe A to victory in the Rugby Sevens, and captained the school rugby seven which did well. The hockey First XI under Clive Kemp (Staff 71- ) won four of the six matches the weather permitted.

Andy Howgego (Th A) won the Senior Steeplechase, defeating favourite Nevil Griffiths (Pe A - the winning house). Intermediate winner (two hundred ran) was James Board (Col B), later in the French Foreign Legion.

The authorities rebuffed an attempt to found a hanggliding club.

During the Easter holidays an outstanding CH choir performed at Chartres and sang mass with the monks and nuns at Bec. Ten boys went to Istanbul, the CCF airmen went to RAF Wattisham and Alan Bellingham (Col B 72-77) sailed on the Malcolm Miller.

The CH Masonic Lodge marked its 80th anniversary.

J H Lewen (La A 31-39), British Ambassador in Moputu, was appointed CMG. T H Bradbury (La A 34-39) was promoted Rear Admiral. Colin Davis (Th B 38-44) received the Evening Standard 1976 Opera Award for his work at Covent Garden. Heavyweight boxer Simon McKie (Th B 67-74) triumphed in the Oxford and Cambridge match.

Deaths included Major W D Harrup (Horsham Staff 20-47), Adrian Kent (Horsham Art Master 39-51), Rear Admiral Alan Laybourne (Ba B 11-15, Governor & Almoner), Jimmy Medhurst (12’s 1888-95) (the ‘Oldest Blue’), Lady Fyfe (widow of Sir William Hamilton Fyfe (Headmaster 19-30)) and Gordon Seaman (Th A 17-23), brother of another ex-Head and lynchpin of the OB community in wartime Cairo.

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