house was found for us by the “Escape to the Country” team. It was a very interesting and fun experience making a TV programme. Diana Pemberton-Pigott (Sellman) 1969 I have had 2 very tough years as my beloved grandson was diagnosed with a brain tumour almost 2 years ago. He bravely endured one whole year of gruelling treatment which sadly led to his death last year aged 5. I now help my daughter and son-in-law run the charity set up in his memory; Blue Skye Thinking (in memory of Skye Hall). Sheila Sutton (Hartwell) 1973 Personal events this year have been, sadly, the passing away of my lovely 100 year old father on 22 March and the far happier news that there is a fifth ‘step’ grandchild on the way. Rachel Bourgoin (Frisby) 1974 I have finally embarked on a career and am working at a FE college in Exeter teaching A Level English Literature and Language. Jenny Briggs (Cooper) 1975 I retired from teaching in 2007 after parttime work at Northwood College and the last 14 years teaching full-time at North London Collegiate School. With my husband I enjoy our 6 grandchildren and travelling - most recently to South America during which we recalled Joan Hendry's sabbatical in the early Seventies when she travelled to Bolivia and Peru. It is still quite an adventure so how much more so, over 40 years ago! Elizabeth Darke (Braham) 1975 Now that my two children are getting to the end of full-time education, I am spending more time on my own greeting card business and as a trustee of the Samson Centre for MS, a multiple sclerosis therapy centre in Guildford, Surrey. Lesley Pollard (Wineman) 1975 Very briefly, a potted resume. I joined the BBC immediately after leaving school as a trainee secretary. I moved to Paris for two and a half years before returning to England.
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I met my husband, Steve, in 1983 and we got married in 1984 after a 'whirlwind' romance. Some said it was 'a bit quick' and others said 'it'll never last' but we celebrated out 30th anniversary last year! I have worked as a book keeper for the last 19 years, which I infinitely prefer to secretarial work! I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2001 but I am lucky that I am still able to get about a bit, albeit with a stick. Katy Batory (Briers) 1981 I am just finishing my second year of teaching. I am also getting re-married in August in Las Vegas! Mrs Catherine McBride (Martyn-Johns) 1982 It is a long time since I was a pupil at Notting Hill and 19 years since I attended a reunion. My two daughters are both older than I was when I left in 1982 and my son is the age I was when I acted in Time and the Conways for the 1979 school play. I'm not sure why the last 33 years since I left have gone by so much faster than the 11 long years I spent at NHEHS - I've been in my current job for as long - but I have so many vivid memories of my time there, the best of which were acting in the school plays directed by Miss Peerless, and the brilliant two years in the Sixth Form. The inspirational language teaching from Mrs Cuthbert-Smith and Mrs Watkins during my upper school years influenced my choice of career and the way I teach my own pupils today. Helena Bogdanopoulos (1985) Very much enjoying the Mediterranean lifestyle here in Cyprus but after 8 years as Chief CT/ MRI Radiographer at the Ygia Polyclinic, Limassol, I left and am now studying for a BSc (Hons) in Psychology. I now have more time to enjoy my hobbies: pilates, swimming, Greek and Latin American dance. I have also started learning classical guitar and have developed a passion for portrait painting/drawing, animal as well as human !! Jane Fitz, Headmistress, 1983 - 1991 I was lucky enough to visit Australia early this