Homerton Roll Newsletter, 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----places in this country and abroad and have recently returned from trekking and camping in Bhutan in the Himalayas. Two of our children went to Cambridge, so it has been nice to continue to visit. The Art department was very good when I was at Homerton and I was sad that John Jackson died last year. I was also sad to see that Tony Crowe had died. He was endlessly enthusiastic, sharing his passion for literature and film in a way that made a lasting impression on me. Marian Clements (née Curtis) 1973-76 I am still happily married to Gary - we married in June 1976. We spend most of our free time on our yacht which we keep in Plymouth. I am still working in education full-time but for the first time in my career I am only actually teaching for 2.5 days/week - I share a class with the deputy head. The other 2.5 days are taken up with my role as SENCO in the Junior School where I teach and in the neighbouring Infant School (the two schools are separate but are in the process of becoming a Federation). Muriel Male 1973-76 This year, rather to my surprise and certainly to everyone else's, I have taken early retirement from teaching! Having decided to leave whilst still enjoying myself I'm really looking forward to the new chapter about to unfold. Denise Prosser (née Cawley) 1973-76 Loving retirement - however did I find the time to prepare lessons and teach? Sue Rodford 1973-77 Continuing to travel and run all external exams whilst still finding time to costume two drama productions a year and help with various extracurricular activities. Husband Phil decided to retire in July 2010 and spent three months touring America as the 'roadie' for a small Christian rock band, raising money for charity. Son Ben is still at home, working in Cheltenham and captaining Gloucester Rowing Club in his spare time. Daughter Beth continues to row for GB; has moved from W8 after gaining 5th place in Beijing Olympics and is now in the Women's Quad which became World Champions in NZ in November 2010. She is hoping for a place in the team for London 2012 - lots of training! Jane Scott (née Lumsden) 1973-77 After thirty years living and working in London I took up my second headship in Sevenoaks in 2008. I am enjoying the beautiful Kent countryside and the ability to be in London in less than half an hour. I am divorced and my two children, Emma (twenty-
six) and Alex (twenty-three) are pursuing careers in the music world. Helen Bristow (née Burns) 1977-81 I have just been appointed Senior Project Officer Writer, Curriculum in the classroom project, eLearning, Web & Digital Delivery Dept Education and Training, Brisbane, Queensland Australia. My eldest son is doing a Drama degree, while my youngest son has another year before finishing school. Sheila Davies (née Thompson) 1977-81 Sheila has two children - Adam (1984) and Rhiannon (1986) and is a Registered Landlady with Glamorgan University. Alison Arnott 1978-82 I am currently teaching literacy to children in the Primary and High School classes in a small remote Aboriginal community on the edge of Lake Dora, a salt lake that lies between the Great Sandy and Gibson deserts, eight hours drive from Port Hedland. The Martu people speak their own language so English is the children's second language. I have been in Australia for twenty years now and my beautiful girls have flown the nest, so I was free to go and teach in an indigenous community. It is both challenging and rewarding in equal measure. Elizabeth Dickinson 1979-83 In September 2010 I won the National Pro-Am Ballroom Championship at the Bronze level in American Smooth Dancing (Waltz, Tango, Foxtrot, Viennese Waltz) with my teacher, Jeff Nehrbass. The video may be seen on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLN2PfXCnq4&fe ature=youtube_gdata_player
1980s Alison Dack (née Crompton) 1981-85 Alison works two days a week at a local village school, covering PPA time. She has been married to Peter for twenty-one years and has a twelve year old son, James. Emma Hoare (née Awdry) 1981-85 I recently married for the third time and seven of my Homerton contemporaries organised a hen weekend at Center Parcs. This fantastic group of women consisted of Amanda Child (née Archer), Pamela Barrack, Victoria Duckett (née Chubb), Alison Watson (née Crane), Andrea Jacobson (née Butters), Mary Webster (née Dobbin and Annabel Nnochiri (née Barrington Brown). We were all rd undergraduate chums on 3 ABC staircase and as truly modern women we make up a gang of eight 21