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concerning
any
of
the
areas
listed
to
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left
can
be
emailed
to
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or
fill
in
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here
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la
Résistance,
24550
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du
Périgord,
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NEWS
OF
2000's
LEAVERS
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2008
News
Gemma
Brown
2000
I am
getting
married
on
June
20th,
2008
to
Ben
Jones.
It
is
an
exciting
prospect
and
i am
looking
forward
to
seeing
my
old
school
friends
there.
we
live
in a
village
just
outside
of
Coventry,
and
are
busy
doing
up
our
cottage.
I am
working
at
Coventry
Hospital,
and
am
in
my
first
year
of
specialist
obstetrics
and
gynaecology
training.
I
have
just
taken
my
part
1
exam
-
first
since
graduation
so I
think
my
brain
was
a
little
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NEWS
OF
1990's
LEAVERS
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2008
News
Tara
Dhillon
1992
Many
thanks
for
the
OGA
School
Tie,
which
I
picked
up
recently
from
my
old
flat.
I
have
now
rented
that
out
and
have
moved
back
into
London
(for
my
sins!)
to
be
with
my
fiancé,
since
December
2006.
Thought
I'd
might
drop
you
a
line
and
update
you
with
some
bits
of
news,
if
you
wish
to
add
to
the
next
OGA
School
Tie.
I am
getting
married
on
July
12*
(16
weeks
this
Saturday,
time
is
really
flying
by,
as
friends
have
told
me
it
would!),
so
that's
the
highlight
of
the
year,
I
guess.
Last
year,
I
bought
the
company
that
I
have
been
working
at
for
the
last
nine
years.
I
specialise
in
training
for
the
pharmaceutical
industry,
but
am
currently
working
on
offering
more
generic
types
of
training,
which
I'll
be
able
to
pitch
to
all
industries,
that's
the
plan
so
far!
As
far
as
old
girls
from
Ashford
are
concerned,
I
keep
in
touch
with
Marie
and
Kathy
Clark,
Joceline
Bushell
(now
Mrs
Topham)
and
her
sister,
Genevieve,
Anna
Denne
(now
Mrs
Parrett)
and
of
course,
my
sister,
Tanya.
She's
a
solicitor
for
a
law
firm,
specialising
in
divorce
(so
I
don't
aim
to
give
her
any
business
in
the
near
future!!).
Many
thanks
for
the
School
Tie,
it's
great
to
hear
peoples'
news
and
also
to
see
how
things
are
going
at
Ashford,
it's
changed
considerably
since
I
left
in
1992.
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2007
News
Claire Awcock(1990) is still much enjoying work as a Speech and Language Therapist specialising in early intervention and prevention. She wrote, ‘Up until April this year I was based at the Weymouth and Portland Sure Start Children’s Centre where I was responsible for co-ordinating and providing speech and language therapy services for local families with children aged 0-4 years as well as developing speech and language training packages for local nurseries/pre schools and family centres.
However more recently I’ve been developing my ‘mummy role’! My partner James and I were thrilled to have a beautiful baby girl called Megan Phoebe Robinson on 8th May this year. I’m on maternity leave until January when I may need to be dragged back to work – can’t imagine not being with Meg every day.
I stay in contact with Sarah Gleadall, another 1990 leaver, who had a small family wedding to her partner Ajay in Italy last year. Unfortunately we were unable to make their wedding celebrations in London in January because of moving house, but I hear that plenty of old Ashford School girls were there, including Jenny Boyd, Shan Cunliffe and Karen Baker (all now with different surnames and babies/bumps in tow!)
Amanda
Curtis-Christie
(Mrs
Tames),
'97,wrote
in
May
in
reply
to a
letter
from
Sandra
Noel:
"Thank
you
for
the
subscription
reminder,
I
must
admit
that
I
have
been
remiss
in
renewing
this
year
as I
have
been
extremely
busy.
Since
I
wrote
last,
in
2003,
I
graduated
from
the
University
of
Manchester,
as
predicted
I
gained
a
2:1
in
Media
specialising
in
Television
Production
with
Business
Management
and
IT.
I
also
married
my
husband,
Mark
James,
on
Saturday,
5th
July
2003
and
this
year
we
will
be
celebrating
our
third
wedding
anniversary.
Our
son,
Daniel
Benjamin
James
was
born
at
Warrington
General
Hospital
on
17th
August
2004
and
he
is
fast
approaching
2
years
old.
My
daughter,
Bethany
Amber
James,
will
be 5
in
November
and
is
due
to
start
school
in
the
next
academic
year.
This
year
I
have
been
lecturing
part
time
at
my
local
college,
teaching
Moving
Image
theory
to
post
16
year-olds.
In
September
this
year
I
will
be
returning
to
University
to
gain
my
PGCE
in
further
and
higher
education
at
the
University
of
Bolton.
We
are
also
in
the
process
of
moving
house
so I
would
be
most
grateful
if
you
could
send
any
information
at
present
to
my
parents'
house
and
they
can
then
forward
it
to
me.
I
would
be
most
grateful
if
you
forward
the
above
information
to
the
School
Tie
for
its
next
publication."
Sarah
Milburn
'91
is
now
living
in
Montreal
-
the
association
has
an
up
to
date
email
address
which
is
available
to
members
if
required.
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NEWS
OF
1980's
AND
1970's
LEAVERS
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2008
News
From
Rebecca
Walker
'89
(Mrs
Ireland)
I am
a
busy
working
mum
with
2
boys
-
Ben
6
and
Ollie
2. I
am
still
at
Clarkslegal
LLP
in
Reading,
and
practice
employment
law.
I
was
made
up
to
equity
partner
in
2007.
Whenever
possible
we
escape
to a
small
apartment
we
bought
in
the
Pyrenees
last
year,
lots
of
fresh
air
and
sun.
The
ski-ing
is
good
in
winter.
My 2
step
sisters,
Bo
and
Katie
bates
live
near
reading;
Katie
has
2
boys
as
well
so
family
get
togethers
are
a
bit
riotous.
Bo
still
works
for
the
British
International
Rowing
Association,
and
sails
at
the
weekend.
She
recently
participated
in a
yacht
race
across
the
Atlantic,
finishing
second
to
an
all
professional
crew.
After
all
the
hard
work
she
was
able
to
relax
in
the
Caribbean
Sun
over
Christmas.
I
keep
in
touch
with
Catherine
Pring,
who
now
lives
in
Surbiton,
commuting
into
London
to
het
job
in
telecoms.
Her
real
passion
is
photography,
so I
forsee
a
possible
change
of
career.....
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2007
News
200rom
Vicky
(88)
and
Teresa(83)
Heaton.
Vicky
is
now
married
(Mrs
Heaton-Tongsi),
living
in
the
north
of
Thailand
with
her
young
son,
Toby.
She
also
works
part-time
for
the
British
Council
Teresa
(Mrs
Heaton
Adegbile);
married
with
two
sons,
lives
in
Thamesmead
and
is
currently
trying
to
start
up
her
own
business
selling
children’s
clothes
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NEWS
OF
1960's
LEAVERS
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2008
News |
2007
News
Felicity
(Flick)
Johnson
'61
(Mrs
Ellis)
has
been
in
touch
by
email
with
Carolyn:
from
August
"Such
a
long
time
ago
but
I
remember
you
vividly.
We
were
in
Nightingale
together
and
you
invited
me
to
stay
in
your
mews
house
in
Kensington
one
weekend.
Just
recently
I
met
Carolyn
Waterhouse
(Mrs
Smith)
at
my
mother's
funeral.
She
put
me
in
touch
with
the
Ashford
O.G.A.
where
I
have
just
seen
your
name
as
the
Secretary
on a
copy
of
the
May
newsletter.
I am
planning
to
come
to
the
Hop
Pickers
lunch
on
llth
October
and
wondered
if
you
would
be
there?
I'm
afraid
1
haven't
been
any
good
at
keeping
in
touch
though
Clare
Davidson
and
I
are
still
best
friends!
She
is
returning
from
Santa
Fe,
New
Mexico
next
year
and
would
also
like
to
visit
Ashford
again
and,
like
me,
make
connections
to
an
earlier
life!"
and
from
the
following
day!
"As
I
read
your
email
the
years
rolled
back!
Do
you
remember
some
of
us
called
you
'Nelms'!?
How
wonderful
of
your
father
to
pay
half
my
fare
to
Australia!
This
I
had
forgotten.
I
stayed
there
for
over
2
years
and
after
that
returned
to
London
and
have
been
here
ever
since
though
have
done
a
great
deal
of
travelling
as
well.
We
also
have
a
boy
and
girl
-
Rachel
30,
Joe
28.
Rachel
is
in
Brazil
though
we
have
much
contact
via
Skype
and
visits;
Joe
lives
round
the
corner
with
a
long-term
girlfriend
who
is
much
like
another
daughter.
I
could
go
on
and
on
but
will
refrain
from
too
much
information
at
this
stage!!
We've
probably
both
had
lives
that
would
fill
several
volumes
(most
people
have
by
the
time
they
get
to
our
age).
My
sister-in-law
has
a
beautiful
farmhouse
house
just
outside
La
Guepie,
in
SW
France
so
we
know
the
area
quite
well
and
have
over
the
years
spent
many
holidays
all
over
France.
We
love
it."
Ed's
Note:
My
father's
huge
investment
totalled
£5!!
Remember
the
Government
Scheme?
Rachel
Cecil
'62
(Mrs
Hardy)
wrote
a
note
on
their
Christmas
letter
saying
they
had
met
up
with
Janet
Richer
(now
White)
and
her
husband
Chris
in
Melbourne.
They
all
had
dinner
together
and
Rachel
sent
a
lovely
photo
(which
we'll
put
on
the
website).
Later
in
the
year
she
joined
up
with
Margaret
(Cecil,
Mrs
Vasconcelos)
and
Alec
and
their
family...children,
spouses
and
their
children
in a
hilltop
village
on
the
Spanish
side
of
the
Pyrenees.
They
got
fit
walking
up
and
down
the
steep
path
between
the
house
and
the
car.
She
also
visited
sister
Anne
in
Ohio
for
Thanksgiving,
another
wonderful
family
get-together.
These
are
just
notes
for
us
on
the
back
of a
very
interesting
"travel"
documentary
with
photos
about
a
five
week
trip
to
Sydney
on
the
Silver
Cloud,
spending
their
40th
wedding
anniversary
on
board,
and
many
other
trips
to
US
and
around
Europe
which
followed.
As a
proud
mum
Rachel
tells
of
her
daughter
Catherine's
success
with
her
restaurant
in
Edinburgh,
The
Left
Bank,
winning
the
Best
Cheap
Eats
Restaurant
in
the
UK
award.
She
ends
by
saying
that
the
old
Town
Hall
in
Birmingham
has
been
beautifully
restored
to
its
original
splendour,
and
is
back
in
business
with
musical
concerts
several
times
a
week,
and
just
outside
their
front
door.
Sue
Hooker
'64
(Mrs
Waters)
wrote
before
the
last
Quaglinq's
luncheon:
"No
doubt
you
will
know
by
now
that
I
have
succumbed
and
will
be
coming
to
the
lunch
this
November!!
Sandy
Hollander
spurred
me
into
action
and
I
have
since
been
in
touch
with
Sue
Helfand
(Mrs
Banks)
who
I
gather
has
been
in
touch
with
you,
and
also
Val
Taylor
who
will
be
coming.
Am
trying
to
get
Jenny
Massey,
Carol
Scott
and
Pauline
McDermott
(Mrs
Finn)
to
come!
I
have
persuaded
Gill
Waters,
my
sister-in-law,
to
come.
She
is
trying
to
find
a
few
of
her
contemporaries
-
she
is
10
years
older
than
me.
Di
Wiggins
asked
me
to
play
in
the
Silver
Tassie
Cup
this
year
but
unfortunately
I
ended
up
going
into
The
Somerfield
Hospital
to
have
a
total
knee
replacement
at
the
beginning
of
May.
I
have
been
putting
off
the
evil
day
for
about
4
years
and
was
hoping
to
leave
it
until
this
autumn,
but
the
consultant
was
very
adamant
that
I
wasn't
to
play
golf
this
summer
so I
thought
I
might
as
well
get
on
with
it
-1
had
10
weeks
to
get
back
to
some
sort
of
normality
as
James
our
eldest
son
was
married,
down
in
Cornwall
at
the
end
of
July!
- a
very
happy
occasion
enjoyed
by
all.
Anyway,
all
seems
to
be
going
in
the
right
direction
and
am
back
on
the
golf
course,
in a
buggy
at
the
moment
until
I
can
walk
down
hills
comfortably.
Hitting
60
seems
to
be a
milestone
for
problems!!!
Really
looking
forward
to
meeting
up
with
you
again
at
Quaglinos!"
Judi
Wilson
'67
(Mrs
Hirst)
has
been
in
touch:
"I
am
Judi
Hirst
nee
Wilson
at
school
from
1961
-1967.
I
was
a
boarder
in
Nightingale
House.
I am
in
contact
with
Yvonne
Bridgeland
(Mrs
Goodwin)
Hilary
Kirby
(Mrs
Paterson),
Kathryn
Pittock
(Mrs
Sarton-La
Pierre)
Marion
Goodchild
(Mrs
Riley),
Lesley
Cannings
and
Sue
Bates
(Mrs
Reynolds).
I
have
just
met
up
with
Hilary
Paterson
having
not
seen
her
since
1967.
I
would
love
to
get
in
touch
with
Elaine
Webb,
Cilia
Parkei;
Maryanne
Seldon,
Sanishad
Pirani
and
Jackie
Barton
that
were
all
at
school
with
me.
I
have
just
joined
the
Old
Girls'
Association
and
was
wondering
if
any
of
the
above
have
been
in
touch
with
you.
I
live
near
Sandwich
in
Kent
-
have
2
children
both
married
and
a 15
month
grandson
which
I
enjoy
looking
after
1
day
a
week."
Dianne
Geary
'69
(Mrs
Weeks)
who
wrote
on
becoming
a
member:
"Having
just
joined
the
OGA
and
having
received
the
latest
bulletin,
I
have
been
inspired
to
write
and
say
how
exciting
it
all
is
to
stir
up
those
old
grey
cells
with
names
from
the
past,
so
much
so,
I
will
update
you
on a
great
reunion
of
my
own
I
have
had
recently
with
2
other
Old
Girls.
My
name
at
school
was
Dianne
Geary
and
I
was
there
from
the
Prep
school
in
1958
(I
think!)
until
I
left
after
A
levels
in
1969.
I
subsequently
went
to
King
Alfred's
College
in
Winchester
to
train
as a
teacher
and
have
just
retired
(well,
very
early,
you
understand!)
from
my
second
headship
in a
junior
school
in
Andover,
Hants.
I am
married
with
2
boys
(21
and
23)
to
David
and
we
are
both
now
dabbling
with
a
spot
of
property
developing,
restoring
and
racing
vintage
cars,
breeding
chocolate
Labradors,
writing
novels
(me,
that
is)
and
travelling
the
world.
In
conjunction
with
this
last
activity,
we
met
up
last
year
with
Fiona
McAdam
(now
Dr
Foster)
and
Susan
(Tophee)
Sharp,
now
Sue
O'Leary,
on a
round
the
world
trip
we
did
over
some
5
weeks
and
5
countries,
including
Grand
Cayman
where
Figgs
lives
and
Australia
where
Tophee
now
resides.
The
exchanges
of
photos
and
memories
was
relentless;
schoolgirl
giggles
rang
through
the
homes
and
our
husbands
were
subjected
to
seeing
their
beloved
wives
revert
to
childhood
once
again.
They
can
now
both
sing
the
School
Song
and
the
Liberty
song,
though
more
through
involuntary
saturation
than
independent
desire.
Tophee
was
still
working
in
the
Tax
Office
1
believe
when
we
saw
her
but
she
was
so
taken
with
stories
of
us
"Retirees"
that
she
has
since
joined
the
club.
They
have
recently
moved
to
Queensland
to
be
near
her
first
grandchild.
(I
can't
believe
she
is
old
enough
or
sensible
enough
to
be a
grandmother,
for
goodness
sake!)
We
had
a
fab
time
in
Perth
with
them
both
and
were
given
a
tour
of
the
area
with
plenty
of
swimming
(with
no
necessity,
I am
glad
to
say,
of
having
to
change
on
Lib
Lawn
as
we
did
at
school!)
We
tried
to
love
their
two
alpacas
but
they
were
rather
aloof
but
their
horse
Blue
Gum
loved
being
tickled.
We
finished
up
our
tour
of
far-flung
places
in
Grand
Cayman
where
once
again
the
years
were
rolled
back.
We
were
greeted
at
the
airport
by
Figgs
wearing
an
old
Ashford
panama
hat,
just
in
case
we
didn't
recognise
each
other
but
we
needed
no
such
aide-memoire.
(I
was
impressed
that
she
still
had
the
hat
which
she
had
commissioned
a
friend
in
Scotland
to
bring
over,
as I
distinctly
remember
shredding
mine
on
the
last
train
journey
home
between
Ashford
and
Bearsted!)
Again
we
saw
the
lovely
island
from
top
to
toe
and
all
the
ravages
of
Hurricane
Ivan
two
years
previously.
We
played
Scrabble
(Figgs
always
won
as
she
uses
medical
words
that
I
have
never
heard
of)
and
swam
in
her
lovely
pool
and
the
crystal
blue
sea
with
the
stingrays
(pre
Irwin's
demise)
and
ate
and
drunk
a
little
(no,
I
lie,
a
lot!).
It
was
so
strange
to
see
her
dressed
up
looking
like
a
real
doctor
on
the
morning
we
left
and
she
went
back
to
work.
Such
wonderful
memories
were
aroused
and
new
ones
made
during
the
trip.
I
can't
wait
to
meet
up
again
with
them
and
others
to
capture
my
youth
which
tries
to
get
away
from
me
all
the
time
I'm
not
looking.
With
any
luck
I
will
try
to
get
to
the
London
Lunch
in
November
in
case
there
may
be
some
other
old
(as
in
the
past,
not
wrinkly)
faces.
All
power
to
the
OGA
which
beats
Friends
Reunited
any
time.
I
look
forward
to
keeping
in
touch
with
other
OGs.
All
the
best."
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NEWS
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PRE
1960's
LEAVERS
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2008
News
Mary
Wainwright
(Mrs
Hedgecoe)
1959
Six
years
ago
I
retired
from
the
job
as
school
secretary
which
I
had
for
20
years
-
loved
the
job
although
I
never
felt
I
quite
reached
Miss
Harland's
formidable
heights!
I
continued
with
a
very
part
time
secretarial
job
for
a
friend
of
ours
for
5
years
but
have
now
fully
retired.
We
have
three
sons
all
married
and
five
grandsons
four
of
which
live
in
London
and
Brighton
so I
am
very
involved
which
is
lovely.
Our
youngest
son
and
his
Ecuadorean
wife
live
in
Madrid
with
their
new
baby
so
we
do
quick
darts
backwards
and
forwards.
My
family
lived
in
Madrid
when
I
was
a
child
and
when
I
started
at
Ashford
I
went
back
to
Madrid
for
the
first
three
holidays
-
then
my
father
was
sent
to
Argentina
so I
used
to
go
out
one
year
to
see
the
family
and
they
would
come
over
the
next
year!
It
sounds
quite
archaic
now
but
there
were
a
lot
of
us
at
Ashford
who
were
in
the
same
situation
and
in
fact
I
think
one
of
the
reasons
my
parents
chose
the
school
was
because
it
was
"abroad-friendly".
My
sister
Katherine
lives
in
London
(she
is 3
years
younger
than
me)
and
my
youngest
sister
Frances
(8
years
younger)
lives
in
Yorkshire.
The
person
I
keep
most
in
touch
with
is
Georgina
Hyde
(who
is
now
known
as
Annie
Chariesworth).
She
lives
in
Wiltshire,
works
for
a
charity
and
leads
a
very
busy
life.
I
also
do
Christmas
cards
each
year
to
(but
have
not
seen
recently)
Gillian
Evans
(Mrs
Oxenham),
Susan
Brown
(Mrs
McGlaggan),
Jean
Richmond
(Mrs
Whittle).
Annie
and
I
have
thoughts
of
trying
to
organize
a
reunion
perhaps
next
year
as
it
is
50
years
since
the
last
of
our
year
group
left.
Should
we
get
our
act
together
I
will
certainly
get
back
in
touch
with
you.
Thank
you
all
for
everything
you
do
to
produce
the
School
Tie.
I
love
reading
it
but
as
you
know
I'm
not
very
good
at
keeping
in
touch.
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2007
News
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Penny
Hoes
(Mrs
Fawkner)
(53)
contacted
Dilys
Lougher
(Mrs
Harlow)
for
information
about
Rosemary
James.
Penny
met
Alison
Furneaux
(Mrs
Hough)
for
a
chatty
lunch
last
summer;
at
Christmas
she
received
a
long,
newsy
letter
from
Margaret
Taylor
–
Mexie
(Mrs
White).
She
and
her
husband
live
in
the
United
States
and
are
still
travelling
extensively
in
their
retirement.
Penny
also
heard
from
Angela
Gibson(Mrs
Martin),
whose
husband,
Michael,
is
recovering
from
surgery
following
a
heart
attack
in
August
2006.
Penny
had
a
shoulder
operation
last
October
to
mitigate
the
effects
of
arthritis,
but
she
and
her
husband
are
still
very
active
in a
number
of
local
societies
with
various
hobbies
including
music
and
painting
–
there
are
never
enough
hours
in
the
day
for
everything.
Jill Barfoot 1952
While staying with Penny Barnett (Mrs Spence) in France this summer I met one of her neighbours, Audrey Wiles (Mrs Hay), always known as Katri, who has recently moved to France to live near her son and daughter-in-law. Katri was at Ashford 1930-36, first in the newly-built Cranmer, and then in Chaucer (her father was on the Town Council with Cherub.) Katri remembers Miss Salmon, Miss Webb, Miss Wilson-Haffenden, Joan Balcomb (Somerville matron) and Miss Murdoch (Cranmer matron), as well as Dr. Paul Steinitz of the Music department. She also remembers pupils Eithne Stallon, Phyllis Baker, Ruth Marsh, (Chaucer), Noel Viner (with whom she is still in touch), Pat Strickland (from Bermuda), Ivy Graham (from the Far East) and three sisters from the West Indies: Dorothy, Joan and Betty Wells.
Among Katri’s memories are taking part in a dress parade on the Asphalt, the pupils wearing dresses they had made, and being judged by Haffy’s sister, the noted theatrical dress designer, Elizabeth Wilson-Haffenden. She also remembers some of the traditions which continued for decades – the senior girls’ dances at Sutton Valence (where her brother was a boarder); and Cherub touring the boarding houses each evening, in all weathers, to kiss every girl good-night!
One year, much to her parents’ delight, Katri was awarded the English Literature prize, and asked for ‘The Poems and Essays of Oscar Wilde’, only to be summoned to Cherub’s study and told that she had made a most unsuitable choice. She should go and choose one of the books on the recommended list – or forego her prize. She told her parents that there had been a mistake about her prize, but they still came to Prize Giving, and sat at the back of the Hall with her (she wearing a navy dress, unlike the prize-winners at the front in their suits and shirts. To her surprise her name was called, and she went up to be presented by Lord Cornwallis with a book – ‘The Plays and Essays of Oscar Wilde’. Katri’s English teacher had persuaded Cherub that the book had literary merit, and was suitable for a girl with Katri’s bent for literature!!
Rosemary Freeland (Mrs Helbling)1941
Carolyn received an e-mail from her daughter, Karen Harney, who is helping to write her mother’s history, and wondered if anyone can help with information. Rosemary lived in Smarden, and travelled from Pluckley Station to Ashford from 1937-1941with her friend Monica Cambetta (who has sadly died). When the school was evacuated to Devon, Rosemary’s mother persuaded the Ashford billeting officer to evacuate her to Countess Wear, and Karen believes she was the only ‘day girl’ there; she took her School Certificate in 1941 and went on to The Central School of Dramatic Art which was also based in Exeter. Among those about whom Rosemary is hoping to find information are Sheila Crichton, who sent her daughters to Ashford, Margo Jago, Sheila Tritton and Josie Brockman.
Valerie
Davies
'54
(Mrs
Arends)
wrote
on
another
email:
"ANOTHER
SURPRISE!
I
have
just
come
from
a
Kensington
&
Chelsea
Conservative
Lunch
-
and
a
friend
of
mine
brought
a
guest.
Her
name
is
WENDY
OXFORD
and
she
was
in
my
class
at
Ashford!
She
was
a
Chaucer.
She
has
not
changed
much
-
same
dark
hair
and
of
course
her
name
is
the
same
as
she
has
never
married.
I
recognised
her
immediately
-
but
she
took
a
while
to
see
through
my
"blonde"
hair!
She
is
very
keen
to
see
the
School
Tie.
She
only
kept
up
with
a
couple
of
friends
-
Ann
Parsons
(who
I
think,
Wendy
said,
died
last
year)
and
another
Chaucer
who
lives
in
Canada."Ed's
Note:
The
first
surprise
was
discovering^
that
Vivien
Rieden,
someone
she
had
known
for
15
years
as a
fellow
committee
member,
was
in
fact
Vivien
Hirst
with
whom
she
had
been
at
School!
(see
60s
letters)
Letitia
Anderson
'56
(Mrs
Sinker),
always
a
good
correspondent,
included
in
her
latest
email:
"We
have
just
returned
from
a
few
days
in
Avignon
travelling
by
Eurostar
and
TGV
-
how
civilised
and
SO
reasonable!
Whilst
waiting
at
Lille
station
I
got
into
conversation
with
a
fellow
traveller
who,
on
learning
that
we
were
only
going
as
far
as
Ashford,
said
that
she
once
knew
a
teacher/house
mistress
at a
boarding
school
in
Ashford.
This
person
turned
out
to
be
Margery
Baker!
I
was
then
told
of
an
incident
which
occurred
whilst
they
were
visiting
Spain.
It
was
New
Year
and
the
small
group
decided
on a
picnic
on
the
beach,
this
was
a
time
of
high
alert
in
Spain
and
the
Civil
Guard
were
suspicious
of
anything
unusual.
It
became
apparent
that
no
one
spoke
English
or
indeed
Spanish
but
one
of
the
Civil
Guard
spoke
Latin
and
so
did
Aunt
Marge
so
the
problem
was
quickly
resolved.
How
does
one
explain,
in
Latin,
that
the
New
Year
was
being
"seen
in"
with
a
picnic?
I
was
not
a
very
good
Latin
scholar
so
to
me
this
was
nothing
short
of
marvellous!
I
was
not
one
of
Miss
Baker's
pupils
so
did
not
know
her
very
well
but
I am
sure
a
lot
of
you
reading
this
did,
therefore
you
can
imagine
the
scenario."
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Irene
Dawson
1930-1934
wrote
to
Sandra
in
October
'07
saying:
"I
am
writing
to
tell
you
that
I do
NOT
have
computer
access.
My
postal
address
will
remain
as
above
(Reading).
I
enjoy
receiving
occasional
news
and
was
interested
to
see
news
from
Muriel
Judd.
I
hope
she
is
still
well.
I
had
a
quiet
but
pleasant
90th
birthday
in
February
(2007).
I
keep
in
touch
with
Betty Allnut
(Mrs
Knight)
1 do
not
think
she
is
still
a
member.
I
appreciate
my
Hon.
Membership
very
much
indeed.
Please
convey
this
to
the
Committee.
It
is
two-and-a-half
years
since
I
moved
here.
The
management
arranges
interesting
outings
by
minibus
so I
am
able
to
discover
the
beautiful
countryside
but
I
still
miss
the
sea
at
Tankerton
very
much,
especially
as I
can
walk
quite
well
with
a
three-wheeled
walking
frame
out
of
doors.
Sorry
this
is
rather
a
long
letter
but
you
did
mention
you
would
like
to
know
what
we
are
"up
to".
With
best
wishes."
Asst.
Ed's
Note:
For
Irene's
address
please
contact
a
member
of
the
Committee
The Association is pleased to congratulate Betty Harvey (pupil in 1930s and Somerville Matron 1952-82) on the approach of her 90th birthday. We shall be sending some flowers from all of us to her home in Westgate-on-Sea.
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WHERE
ARE
THEY
NOW? |
Jill Barfoot ’46-’52, Cranmer, would love to hear from:
Suzanne Russell and Meralyn Kingsley (who may have married an Australian
Rosemary
Freeland
would
love
to
hear
about
Sheila
Tritton
and
Josie
Brockman
(1937-1941)
Sarah
Selbie,
(Mrs
Cook)'72,
is
looking
for
Alison
Wright
who
was
in
Brooke
House
at
the
same
time
as
herself.
Margaret
Fearnehough,
(Ferney)
(Mrs
Langoulant)'63,
would
like
to
contact
Carol
Scott
and
Penny
Shute
if
anyone
can
help
her.
Joyce
Moir
would
like
any
information
possible
regarding
Aimee
Margaret
Moir
who
became
Mrs.
Mervyn
Osmond
in
1940
and
was
known
as
"Marge".
Any
help
would
be
much
appreciated.
She
was
born
in
Calcutta
in
1915
and
returned
to
this
Country
when
her
mother
was
ill
and
subsequently
died.
Please
contact
Carolyn
with
any
information
so
that
she
can
send
it
to
Joyce.
School
Tie
Ed's
Note:
Information
on
'Missing
Persons'
to
Mrs Carolyn Chamberlain (nee Nelms)
Tel: 00 33 5 53 28 86 32
Email :
carolyn.chamberlain@wanadoo.fr
We would
like
addresses
for
the
following:
Claire
Andrews,
Jacqueline
Atkins
(Mrs
Doodie
Grubb);
Alison
Bradstock,
Caroline
Court,
Rotimi
Dare,
Freya
Faulkner,
Suzanna
and
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