Journal 2016
1966 – 1970 Peer Group Co-ordinator: Currently vacant Kay Stewart Sandeman (Brock) W’70 writes, “After a wonderfully varied four decades of work, which took me from the Ministry of Agriculture via business school to economic aid in post-communist countries, and then jobs with The Queen, six Lord Mayors and two Archbishops of Canterbury, I have retired! I’m now concentrating on learning German as rapidly as possible to keep ahead of my halfGerman baby granddaughter.”
Kay Stewart Sandeman Tiggy Bucknill (Hooper) AE’68 sent photos from the weddings of two of her children, in April and June respectively. The picture below shows Tiggy at her daughter Susanna’s wedding, with Jill Todd (Bishop) AE’68, Caroline Dallas (Cullinan) DH’68 and Verity Vickers (Coleman) DH’68.
The photo below shows the same Sherborne Old Girls plus Angela Bluett (Ross) DH’68. It was taken at Tiggy’s son Tom’s wedding to Alexandra Knatchbull.
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Tiggy’s elder sister Caroline Bucknill (Groves) AE’65 was at both weddings and has just retired from teaching at a special needs school in Surrey. Liz Poulson (Smith) AW’66 says, “Since last being in touch, life has changed dramatically. Geoff, my husband, died suddenly in February 2015 which meant that many things had to alter. The charity that we founded together 25 years ago was run from a rented holding and the work was beyond one person. Happily our son Roger and his wife and children have now moved in, purchased the holding and are running the practical side of the charity, Ewe & You. The charity works with disadvantaged children in the West Midlands and I remain as Chairman of the Trustees. I now live in Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire and am still very much part of the church where Geoff was one of the retired Assistant Clergy. Do look me up if you are coming this way – I should love to see friends again and still keep in touch with Penelope Brain (Webster-Smith) W’66, Philippa Pearce (Galloway) AW’66 and Patricia Blower (Scott Bolton) AW’66. Fifty years on, Kenelm’s class of 1966 had a reunion in Sherborne on a very sunny August weekend. Many of us hadn’t seen each other for all those years and we were happy to find how easy it was to bring back to life the deep and warm friendships we formed as teenagers. Although we all look very different now, it wasn’t difficult to recognise each other and memories came flooding back. We were given a very warm welcome by the school and invited to stay in the new Kenelm, which seemed the height of luxury to us, compared to the austerity of our time: “Carpets!” we all said on walking along the main school corridor. The school seemed a very warm and welcoming place and we were delighted to come back to recapture our schoolgirl past. The photo top right shows Kenelm’s class of 1966, who came to the new Kenelm for a reunion in August. Pictured, from the left, are: Sue Berey (Burrows) K’66, Catriona Mundle K’66, Philippa Downing K’66, Susie Lewis (Dearden) K’66,
Marilla Benedek (Satterwhite) K’66 Jane (Minette) Marrin (Hislop) K’66, Caroline Rosoman (Newton) K’66, Jeni Trythall, in front of Minette – Sarah Williams (Maxwell-Lyte) K’66, in the wheelchair and Felicity Duder K’66.
1971 – 1975 Peer Group Co-ordinator: Jocelyn Passey (Humfrey) K’73 The highlight of the SG calendar was the SOG AGM hosted by The Baroness Jenkin of Kennington, Anne Strutt (Jenkin) E’73 at the House of Lords in May. In amongst the throng of attendees were Jenifer Ball E’72, Karin Hyde AW’73, Mary Rogers (Symes) E’72, and Helen Strong (Talbot Baker) AW’74. My Sherborne sisters continue with busy working lives: Gay Passey (Cheyne) K’70, Miranda Passey (Chalk) K’77 and Jill Passey (Eyre) K’80. Thank you to all of you who responded to my email and for those who wanted the following news to be put in print. It is always really nice to hear from you, even if you do not have any news for the Journal.