Lucy Turner (Kelly) A’95 is living in southern France with her husband and three children. The last three years have been very busy with the move abroad and getting to grips with the French system. Now that the children are all settled in school she has started practising nutritional therapy again. She keeps in contact with Alexandra White (Ballard) A’95 and Melissa Ellis A’95, who have both made the most of having a friend on the Côte d’Azure and visited! Odette Cann (Ovies) T’94 sent the above picture, taken at a get-together with friends in August, while she visited the UK from her home in America. Pictured, from left to right, are: Nyree Harutunian (Craig) T’94, Jessica Anderson E’94, Alice Savage (Potvin) T’94, and Odette.
1996 – 2000 Peer Group Co-ordinator: Alexa Ramsay (Laryea) E’00 The leavers from 1996 held their 20-year reunion on Saturday, 12 November in the Tea Crate at Sherborne Girls. The event was organised by Louisa East E’96 and Abbie Le Hardy (Brown) AE’96. Abbie’s mother, Morag, very kindly made a delicious selection of canapés. It was a great evening and enjoyed by over 40 girls from the year, and babies! After the drinks reception Old Girls met up with their guests and OSs in Sherborne.
is limited, if any, mains power and the hospital can go many months with no supply at all. Electricity is required for providing oxygen to newborn babies and children with severe infections such as pneumonia and malaria. Electricity also provides essential lighting for staff to work by overnight to assess new admissions and insert intravenous lines for fluid and medication. We are currently raising funds for the installation of solar panels for the paediatric ward. The system we plan to use enables storage of electricity generated during the day to facilitate 24-hour lighting and oxygen provision. The system will be installed by Energy for Opportunity, a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to the promotion of solar energy across West Africa. We are hopeful the introduction of solar power and the increased availability of oxygen and light will lead to a significant improvement in the quality of care provided to the children of Kenema District. The picture below shows Sarah during her trip to Sierra Leone.
Sarah Williams (Waddington) A’00 writes, “In 2011, my husband and I worked as Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) doctors in Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone has one of the highest child mortality rates in the world, with one in five children dying before their fifth birthday. The 66-bed paediatric ward at Kenema Government Hospital provides essential medical care to children and newborn babies. The ward is staffed by a dedicated team of nurses and community health officers. One of the greatest challenges to healthcare provision in Kenema Government Hospital is the lack of a consistent supply of electricity. There
2001 – 2005 Peer Group Co-ordinator: Tess Cavendish A’02 Connie Jackman (Anderson) A’02 and her husband Ross welcomed a son, Fergus, on 4 October 2016, a brother for Eliza (now 18 months old). They are embracing the chaos and are now living in Bristol for two years. Connie is still in touch with lots of former Sherborne Girls and Boys, and much enjoyed catching up with plenty of them at Jessica Gibbs’ A’02 and Rose Kingscote’s K’02 recent weddings.
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