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We remember the good old days of our youth,
however even the youth of today seem to be experiencing the same 'o poop
that we had when we were wee whipper snappers. Anyway we chronicle
what was was, now and cast an elderly person's point of view on Blair's
Britain.
4/3/99 - Ban Smoking in Public - well that's what Brian
Derbyshire wants... as he reacted to a government survey on the matter. "it's a
lack of bite in the nation. Until we are prepared to ban smoking in public this
problem will not go away". He said about 10% of his students smoked in the open
air zone set aside for pupils. He fought for a smoke free college but had to
introduce the zone after complaints from neighbours about students going out onto the
pavements to have a smoke" - now who's lacking bite eh.... someone pass me a Silk
Cut.
21/2/99 - HHC Brochure - spotted on a chance visit to Haywards
Heath Library, was a fold out brochure for said college - I'm swear that college wasn't
that fun... and there weren't any attractive girls in our year!
31/12/98Disney Trip - nice to hear that some
students from HHC enjoyed a trip to Disneyland Paris as part of a UK College Convention,
will that sure was educational eh? What the hey it came out of their middle class
parents pockets! Now what do I choose to drive the Volvo or the Vectra?
Check out the 1998-99 College Prospectus, very much an in house production the
overall feel is that is is very poor, well
Does the status gang
still sit around the coffee machine as they did in my time i.e. 1990 to 1992?
And does the Principal Brian Derbyshire still wears his safari suit in the summer
term?
It doesn't matter what year and even if you didn't even know our
year 1990, you wanna share some witty inside top trot, then email me some of your
bleatings and I'll consider them for inclusion. You may also want to check
out www.oathallsch.fsnet.co.uk
for a less official view.
23/8/00
College loses pitch battle - looks like the old folk the out of
touch town councilors have won the day. Well that is until
Oathall resubmits the planning application, greases a few
"palms" as it were.....
5/8/99 Second to None - Mike Amor has retired from Oathall - the bell
bottomed fashion challenged guru has decided to call it a day.
28 years.... whoa that's a long 'un! From the TAHHP team have on
on us!
15/4/99
Floodlit Pitch Plan Turned Off - Geddit? anyhows it appears that instead of
providing a sanctury for young upstarts who could so easily be turned to the nasties of
drugs and alcohol, the old lot managed to say what about us and got the plan rejected.
Oh well!! And what do the children think... well if they all started writing
to their councillor I know what might happen!
04/02/99 SAVED - Oathall Farm Delight - Hooray, looks like New
Labour pandering to the masses whenever it needs good press has pulled a few strings and
changed current guidelines so as to include Oathall farm in the swath of government
grants. Anyway well done Tony Blairs yet again you'll get the credit that the people
of Oathall should have deserved!! (check out Soames Watch in the Press)
14/1/99 Top Marks - Oathall received a glowing report from
Blair's cronies at Ofsted, John Rimmer said "the report validated my high
expectactions of all who work and learn in the college". Well on paper
Oathall's arch evil rival Wardy Park still beat it, although there is no mention of this
in the article!
14/1/99 College Farm Under Threat - Looks like the bureaucrats
in Chi are at it again!! Looking to save money on food bills they look towards the
source of the problem, yes that's it the animals. Well the farm has been running for
all of 58 years and Howard Wood is doing his nut. How's this for a dichotomy, Ofsted
said it was an exceptional resource. Well I guess the best thing to do in a case
like this is shut it down... doesn't that make sense!
14/1/98 Hot Meals Cut Leaves Them Cold - The bureaucrats
in Chichester aim to cut the subsidies given to schools for meals by £300k, there has
been the usual widespread condemnation. Oh well shit happens!
31/12/98 the middy ran a recent article on community heroes.
Mark Willer who will always remain as "Mr Willer" since those long gone days of
Oathall, although lacking his trademark 'tash, he knew when to call a spade a spade and as
long as you didn't cross him he treated you right!
23/12/98 a couple of kids from oathall gave a presentation
at a police forum. The kiddies put forward some good points, which unadoubtively reduce
the instances of petty crime and vandalism. Apparently Mayor Lesley Wilkins was impressed
and has invited them to anothere meeting, were it is more than likely that squat will come
out of it!
13/12/98 - Simon Larkin via e-mail
Just
thought after reading your request for witty Oathall trivia, you may wish to know that the
greatest pottery tutor ever, Mr Jarvis, bought our old house off us in Gower Road, years
before I started going to Oathall in 1989. I'm not sure if he still lives there, but my
dad carried out some tiling for him a five years ago. With my parents knowing Mr J on a
personal level, my time at Oathall in his year group was easy, as I knew beneath that
strict exterior lay the heart of a gentleman.
(Well I'm not too sure, albeit he told
us never to look in the kiln when it was fired up, he kept calling me lofty - a bit of an
insult, as I likened him to that twat on Eastenders - Ed)
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23/8/00
College loses pitch battle - looks like the old folk the out of
touch town councilors have won the day. Well that is until
Oathall resubmits the planning application, greases a few
"palms" as it were..... 
