So good to see you after all these years

Six friends who went to South Dorset Technical College in Weymouth 50 years ago met up half a century to the day after they all left.

The six enjoyed lunch and walked around some familiar places five decades after they completed their secretarial course at Connaught House in Cross Road, which has since been demolished.

One of the six, Angela Stevenson said: “The department was headed by Mr Heath and the tutors included Mrs Jean Memory and Mrs Dorothy WildeEdwards. Several in the group were taking a twoyear bilingual secretarial course which was intended to prepare girls for the commercial opportunities that were expected to arise following the UK’s recent entry into the European Common Market.

“As well as traditional secretarial and business studies, the students were taught French shorthand, visited French companies and gained qualifications as secretarial linguists.

“Most of the group left Weymouth after finishing their course and have followed a variety of careers since then. For some, the French language and shorthand qualifications proved invaluable. My first job was personal secretary to the French owner of a Southampton shipping and haulage company, whilst

Sue Brown spent time in France working for French friends before taking up a post at Bridport Gundry where she was also involved with translating technical documents.

“Others went on to run their own businesses or worked in banking. Two left England altogether and emigrated to Canada where Julie Miles also used her French qualifications, working for a French oil company in Calgary.”

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