Welcome to my home page. At the moment, I have a rather incoherent collection of pages, but I as and when I have the time, I will get things more organised.
	The following pages are loosely arranged according to my interests.

I have attended Peniel Church for some 24 years now. Based in Brentwood, England, this truly unique church demonstrates that when preached with bold clarity and simplicity, the Christian Gospel provides a solid foundation for the whole sphere of human activity.

Since 1982, the church has run its own school (Peniel Academy), which has now risen to become one of the most successful schools in the whole of the UK for 'A' level and GCSE results.

Table Tennis was chosen as the school sport because when it started, there were only 17 pupils in the whole school! Now Peniel Academy is the top school in the UK for Table Tennis, and has several players who have represented England in the World School's Table Tennis Championships.

The success of the school is as a direct result of it being an integral part of the church. The school is staffed by Christians and is for the benefit of the children of committed church members. Within this environment, the children grow up to be strong, balanced, well educated and useful members of both the church and society at large.

I have played the drums since I was 13 years old, and have been playing in church since 1986. See my page on drumming here

When I have the time, I study the fascinating science of room acoustics. This all started when we needed to build new audio control room at church. After some initial investigation, it became apparent that we would need to put a lot of careful thought into the design of the control room in order to obtain the correct acoustic environment. The results of my studies are some Excel spreadsheets that can be used to predict the basic acoustic properties of a rectilinear room, and predict the absorption curve of various designs of porous absorber. You can see my acoustics page by clicking here.

My grandfather (paternal) was decorated three times for his actions over France and Belgium in Sopwith Pups and Camels during WW1. His legacy is recorded here, and when time allows (which it does not at the moment), I will assemble into web form, all the correspondence and photographs that my Uncle has painstakingly assembled from the family archives. I am proud to think that my Grandfather left such a legacy.

The voice of ignorance speaks loud and long,
but the words of the wise are quiet and few.

                                                  Ancient Proverb

© Chris Whealy, 2008