Events

Obituary – Dinsdale (Jim) Compton, MdB 42-48

Submitted by his daughters Julia, Penelope and Hilary. Dr Dinsdale Michael James (Jim) Compton, who attended Christ’s Hospital from 1942-1948, died on January 3, 2026, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. Aged 11, Jim won a London County Council (LCC) scholarship to Christ’s Hospital. He retained very fond memories of the school throughout his life. Many teachers had returned from the (ongoing) war, and the atmosphere was collegial. Jim liked to tell how he and other students regularly used to push one of the …

Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the CH-Bryn Mawr-Gilman Student Exchange Program – 18th April

On Saturday, April 18th join Friends of Christ’s Hospital to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the transatlantic student exchange program between CH and the Bryn Mawr and Gilman Schools of Baltimore, MD.    The dinner to welcome the CH exchange students, their exchange counterparts, host families and staff from Bryn Mawr and Gilman will be held at the Mount Vernon Club, Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore.   This is always …

Ken McDonald: An American Schoolboy’s Memories of CH

Original article : https://www.christs-hospital.org.uk/old-blues-updates/ken-mcdonald-an-american-schoolboys-memories-of-ch/ J Kenneth McDonald (LaB 50-51) is an American academic, who came to the UK in 1950 from Phillips Academy, Andover (a boarding school near Boston, MA) to Christ’s Hospital School. He had won an English-Speaking Union British-American Schoolboy Scholarship (a scheme dating back to 1928). This September marks the 75th anniversary of his transatlantic adventure! In …

Founder’s Day Dinner NYC – Oct 18 2025

Friends of Christ’s Hospital (the alumni group for US-based Old Blues) will hold itsFounder’s Day Dinner on Saturday October 18 th , 2025 at the Amali restaurant, 115 E 60th St, New York, NY 10022.6:00 p.m. Reception7:00 p.m. DinnerCost: $125 per person. For young Old Blues (under 30 years old) the cost is $99. TICKETSPurchase on-lineVisit the FCH Website www.fch-usa.org/donate …

Obituary – Richard Dixon – Mid B 1941-48

Richard Frederick Jesse Dixon, an Old Blue who attended Christ’s Hospital from 1941-1948, died on November 21, 2024, in McKinney, Texas, USA. Richard was born in Exmouth, Devonshire in the United Kingdom on May 8, 1932. Richard’s father and paternal grandfather were both Captains in the Royal Navy and Richard attended Christ’s Hospital from the age of nine on an …

April 5th 2025 –  Christ’s Hospital Transatlantic Exchange Dinner

Sponsored by Friends of Christ’s Hospital, Friends of Christ’s Hospital Transatlantic Schools Exchange Dinner took place on 5th April at the Mount Vernon Club in Baltimore Maryland. The dinner welcomed two Christ’s Hospital students who attend schools in Baltimore for a month, while living with an American host family. A child from the host family will later have the opportunity to spend …

FCH 2024 Newsletter

It has been a fun and full year of events for US-based Old Blues and other friends of Christ’s Hospital. To learn more about them, as well as the refocusing of FCH’s Mission, please click on the button below to access the Friends of Christ’s Hospital 2024 year-end Newsletter.