Making Memories

Don't Run in the Corridor

I can’t get over the photos in the previous magazines of the girls now, compared to us in our grey tunics, red belts, and deadly hair. It was war time too, of course. A different PF in every way to ours and a much better one now, I am sure.

Most of us were terrified of Bice as she swept down covered way in her gown. We all had to flatten ourselves against walls when staff went by, Bice particularly, of course. I broke a vase by RUNNING in the covered way, tut tut. I pushed the pieces under the seats. At the end of the evening service, every night in the gym, Bice sometimes had something to

Prior's Field to the Rescue!

Peter and I were married at Compton Church on Saturday 17th March 2001. It was a fabulous service, everything I dreamed of. It’s where we went to the Sunday service as a full boarder in my grey uniform cloak.

Our reception was due to be held in the beautiful Tythe Barn at Loseley Farm. Everything was set, including bowers of hops as decoration, Irish coffees on the menu and Guinness on tap, to welcome my husband and his Irish friends and family. Three days before the big day, a call came through from Mr MoreMolyneux. He was beside himself. He told me that the pressure of the foot-and-mouth pandemic, which was raging across the country at that time, had forced the farm to close to protect their beef cattle. They could not have ignored the threat to their ancient herd. Obviously I understood, but this was a huge blow to the dream day we had worked to achieve. What next? Fraught conversations with my mother on the train, as I sped back to Godalming that evening to try to find somewhere else. Prior’s Field came to the rescue! A most unlikely venue for a party in my mind at the time, but it worked. Drinks in the Oak Hall, photographs in the Head Mistresses office – who would have thought it? Friends and family transformed the rather clinical dining room into an environment for dinner and dancing. It goes down in our history as a fantastic wedding reception with a live band and then a disco into the early hours.

Thank you for saving our wedding day, Prior's Field! Peter and I have two children and will celebrate our 21st Wedding Anniversary in March 2022.

Suzie Tuomey née Whicker (OG 1981-1985)

say to the school. That night, "Someone broke a vase today. Will the girl tell me as she says goodnight?"

Of course, I went by, shook her hand, said goodnight and did not tell her. The next night the same, but Bice added, "If the girl who broke the vase does not tell me, the whole school will!"

I had to tell her. Some of my friends knew it was me of course, so shaking and feeling sick I said it was me and was told to wait. I was quiet and unobtrusive but a good school member so whatever the punishment was, it was not too awful. Bice knew quite well it would have been an accident, but I should not have been running!