Magazine 2013 - City of London School for Girls

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Magazine
2013
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
CLOGA COMMITTEE MEMBERS
& OTHER OFFICERS
President
Miss Diana Vernon
Headmistress
City of London School for Girls
St Giles’ Terrace, Barbican
London ECY 8BB
Email:vernond@clsg.org.uk
Hon. Treasurer
Ms. Elizabeth Lewzey 1966-74
Somerled
8 Kings Warren
Oxshott, Surrey KT22 0PE
Tel: 01372 844 020
Email: Elewzey@Tomkins.co.uk
Vice Presidents
Lady France
Castle House
Castle Lane
Eynesford
Dartford, Kent DA4 0AA
Hon. Secretary, Co-ordinator for Regional
Representatives (to retire 2013)
Mrs. Wendy Davies (Cox) 1950-55
57, Grafton Road
Worthing, West Sussex BN11 1QY
Tel: 01903 200 194
Fax:01903 216 402
Email: wendycloga@hotmail.com
Mrs. L.E.M. Betts
Cotswold
39/61, Upper Tooting Park
London SW17 7SU
Dr. Y Burne OBE
4, The Marlins
Eastbury Avenue
Northwood, Middlesex HA6 3NP
Deputy Head
W. Andrew Douglas
(Address as for headmistress)
Email:dephead@clsg.org.uk
Tel: 020 7847 5500
Fax: 020 7638 3212
Executive Chairman,
Representative for AROPS,
Mrs. Jill E. Dixon (Andrew) 1955-63
“Kimba”, 6A, Bell Weir Close
Wraysbury, Berkshire TW19 6HF
Tel: 01784 483 309
e-mail: dixonj.home@btopenworld.com
Merchandising Officer and
Travel Club Organiser
Mrs. Beryl Ambrose (Osborne) 1946-55
7 Wonford House
Heath Drive
Walton-on-the-Hill
Surrey KT20 7QL
Tel: 01737 812 503
Email:b_ambrose1@hotmail.co.uk
Assistant Secretary
Miss Sheila Lewis, 1938-39 (Co-opted)
701 Grenville House,
Dolphin Square,
London SW1V 3LR
Tel: 020 7798 8083
Email: SheilaRALewis@aol.com
Representative for
City Schools Freemen’s Association
Mrs. Ann Reed (Hutchison) 1949-56
Flat 3, 12 North Hill
London
Deputy Chairman, Social Events
N6 6QA
Co-Ordinator, Subscriptions Secretary Tel: 02073512855
Mrs. Gillian Simcox (Galilee) 1954-59 Email: ann.reed@fastnet.co.uk
48, Rochester Way
London NW1 9JL
Prize Fund
Tel: 020 7485 8884
Miss Joyce Lee, 1999-2006
Email: GillianSimcox@tiscali.co.uk
52 Cromwell Tower,
Barbican, London EC2Y 3DD
Membership and Records Secretary Tel: 020 7588 9640
(inc. Database)
Email: joycejulielee@msn.com
Mrs. Fiona Porter (MacHaffie) 1957-64
17, Selwyn Road
New Malden, Surrey KT3 5AU
Tel: 020 8942 1742
Fax: 020 8942 3669
Email: Fionaporter@LineOne.net
CLOGA Magazine Editor
Dr. Farine Clarke (Saeed) 1973-78
Farthings
Newick Lane
Mayfield
East Sussex
Tel: 07786110288
Email: farineclarke@yahoo.co.uk
Miss Kathryn Jiggens
(Kumar), 1991-98
8 Barleycorn Way,
Emerson, Hornchurch,
Essex RM11 3JJ
Tel: 01708 437 049
Email: Kathrynjiggens@yahoo.co.uk
Mrs. Anita Lowenstein Dent
(Lowenstein) 1977-84
109 Elgin Crescent,
London W11 2JF
Tel: 020 7727 0856
Mob: 07896 005 544
e-mail: anita@lowensteindent.com
Mrs. Catherine Delany
(Lister), 1959-67
41A Pope Road,
Bromley,
Kent BR2 9QP
Tel: 020 8460 6413
Email: cdelany@tiscali.co.uk
Miss Olivia Gray, 1992-2003
7, Elnathan Mews,
London W9 2JE
Tel: 07950 258 017
Email: Olivia.h.gray@gmail.com
Careers Teacher
c/o CLSG
Head Girl & Deputy Head Girls
c/o CLSG
‘Young’ Committee
Olivia Gray.
Kathryn Jiggens,
Joyce Lee
CONTENTS - CLOGA Magazine 2011
Committee Members and Contacts Editor’s Letter Chairman’s letter
Prize Day Alumni News Millennium Scholarship Report Prize Fund Report Bec Astley Clark and the AGM Keep Calm...Its Only Trimmings!
Visit to Shakespeare’s Globe Down Memory Lane I Fell in Love with an Elephant Old Girl’s Survey Results Girl’s Around the World On Top of the World Treasurers Report Reunions Marriages Obituaries
inside front cover
page 2
page 3
page 4
pages 6- 10
page 11
page 12
page 13
page 15
page 16
page 17
page 18
page 20
page 23
page 24
page 30
pages 32 & 33
pages 34 & 35
pages 36-40
New CLOGA Members
Inside back cover
Ann Peters, Betty Graham,
Dr Joyce Mary Havelock,
Marina Sharf, Dorothy May Dark,
Francis Skinner
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OF OLD GIRLS and YOUNG SPORTS
Happiness is two old mares
who understand each other!
I should start this editor’s letter with a hearty and warm greeting but
every time I write the words: ‘Dear Old Girl’, I cringe and can go
no further. My horse, who turned 18 this month, is an ‘old girl’ and
I often find myself saying: ‘There there, dear old girl’, somewhere
between my kicking her on to go a bit faster, and her strangely
energetic responsive buck. In her opinion I should respect my elders
(in horse years) and everyone knows that an old mare cannot canter
away from home (aka where the carrots are) but has absolutely no
problem galloping back towards them! On these occasions, when I
find myself flying past the traffic on our too narrow country lane, I
have other names for her, none of which are printable here.
So, ex-CLSG fellows, what should we call ourselves? Are you happy with Old Girl? If not and you have a better term,
then please send your suggestions on a post- card. And while you’re at it, what do you think of the term CLOGA? I for
one do not find it particularly inspiring. It seems to me like a mis-spelt pair of open backed wooden shoes. I yearn for
some frightfully clubby ‘What Ho Jeeves’ sort of title, full of girlish rebellion and high spirits. This may be because
my son is now at boarding school where they have nicknames for everything; from sweets, called ‘grub’ to an early
morning alarm call, a so called ‘early bird’ for those who want to rise with the dawn chorus and get up extra early to do
something illegal in the woods. The whole thing conjures up Blyton-esque visions of lashings of ginger beer and lemon
drizzle cake. My husband’s old school for example have a ‘Pineapple Society’...... something to do with a dining club
which met in secret during the war (I know I’ve got that a little wrong, so please don’t send letters.) I am not suggesting
we call ourselves the ‘old fruits’ but......
And it’s no good hiding behind knitting needles and cries of infirmity because this issue of your magazine testifies to
the huge amount of spirit, energy and overwhelming vitality that exists among the alumni whatever name they care to
go by.
In this issue alone we have girls pulling teeth from pumas (I am not kidding) as well as others receiving OBE’s, running
successful businesses and nipping out from their extremely busy day job for a quick climb up Mount Kilimanjaro.
And its not just the young-ish employed who show spirit. Oh no, your comments on the survey put paid to that idea.
Take for example madame-gallows-humour (you know who you are) whose answer to the question: ‘are there any
clubs or societies which you would join?’ may be in keeping with leaving school in the 1940s. Still, ‘How about grave
digging for my age group?’ is not quite the response one expects from a lady of a certain age.
So I do hope you enjoy this latest issue of your magazine. I could go into a long explanation as to why it is so late, but
my excuses will sound like: ‘the dog ate my homework’. As I began this piece with horses, and we’ve discussed the
pumas, I think introducing another animal at this stage will simply cause confusion. Suffice it to say that the magazine
depends on you for success. It depends on your participation, suggestions and ideas. Most of all it depends on your
stories and pictures. And you don’t have to climb mountains to be a part of it. You simply have to be a ‘good old sport’,
with the emphasis on the young (at heart)!
Farine Clarke
Editor
The City of London Old Girls’ Association
www.clsg.org.uk
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CHAIRMAN’S LETTER
In her letter to members, Chairman Jill Dixon highlights CLOGA’s activities and future plans.
When you read this we will be in the afterglow of the Olympics/ Paralympics event and all its successes. I am sure
you will all agree that the whole event was brilliant with our GB athletes surpassing all expectations, splendid venues,
fantastically enthusiastic crowds, excellent organisation and thankfully good weather. I was lucky enough to go to
the Hockey Final in the Olympic Park but I also found the television coverage of the Olympics was an enormous
distraction and compulsive viewing!
Since the last magazine I have been delighted to represent CLOGA at the School’s Scholars’ concert, the Senior Carol
Service in 2011 and the Junior Carol Concert in 2012 with the traditional carols and readings and the wonderful choral
music from the choirs was splendid; a most professional performance of CLSG and CLS’s ‘Grease’ and recently a
rousing Sing and Swing Concert. I am always very impressed with the high quality of performance and the variety
of music selected for the various musical events. Maggie Donnelly head of music today certainly is carrying on the
tradition of encouraging girls of all ages to appreciate and enjoy music - over 50% of the girls study and play a musical
instrument. Whatever our particular subjects were, music is always mentioned in everyone’s reminiscences of their
days at the City. In the Autumn Term I much enjoyed the School’s Senior Drama Group’s splendid production of
Measure for Measure.
Our AGM, although sparsely attended, went well and the buffet was particularly well received! It is difficult to find a
date, time and day of the week that suits everyone. Your Committee will endeavour to do this and also, to encourage
all of you to attend, arrange a ‘must not miss’ important attraction and encourage reunion events to coincide with the
AGM.
CLOGA’s Year 13 Leavers’ lunch is a welcoming event to our newest members of the Association and was again a
great success. The girls said they really enjoyed such a wonderful lunch and had a fantastic time. They wanted CLOGA
to know that this, together with our contribution towards their Leavers Ball, was very much appreciated.
I represented CLOGA and duly attended the AROPS 2011 AGM held at St. Paul’s Girls’ School and glancing round
the splendid library I noticed pictures of past headmistresses which included that of Ethel Strudwick, the second
Headmistress of City, who left to become High Mistress at St. Paul’s Girls’ School in 1927. The 2012 AGM was held
at the City of London Boys School. It was great to hear the Headmaster extolling the virtues of the John Carpenter
Club and the assembled company much appreciated a very excellent talk given by an old boy of the School, Sir
David Walker who is Master of the Royal Household. As an AROPS Committee member now I also attended their
Conference held at Rugby School and am looking forward to meeting up with many other representatives of alumnae
associations at the forthcoming conference in Portsmouth.
Several snippets of news following on from last year’s letter; with regard to our founder William Ward’s tomb, the
City Surveyors Department have advised his great-great-great nephew, Nicholas Ward, that they would be examining
the site and would be producing a report which is still awaited, the agreed Life Membership subscription for all girls
leaving the School came into operation in September 2012 and the updated CLOGA page on the School’s website will
be up and running soon.
I reiterate what I have been saying since becoming Chairman that we really must reflect on what CLOGA’s aims are for
the future so that we continue to have an association relevant in the 21st century. I also think we should encourage the
School to give continued support to CLOGA and show that they are committed to an active ‘Old Girls’ association. I
am delighted that we have just set up a younger Sub-committee to report back on what their thoughts hopes and wishes
are for our future.
My grateful thanks to all the officers and Committee members who have been, and I hope will continue to be, the most
loyal and tremendous help, members of staff who have assisted us over the past year and finally to Diana Vernon, our
President, sincere thanks for her continued support and advice.
I retire as Chairman of CLOGA at the AGM in April 2013, a position I have been proud to hold, and I look back on a
most pleasurable and busy six years at its helm. I hope my successor Gillian Simcox will enjoy her term as Chairman
and derive much pleasure and satisfaction in leading our Association. We look forward to welcoming you to events in
the future which I hope many of you will be able to support and in the meantime send you all my very best wishes.
Jill Dixon - Chairman - CLOGA
March 2013
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PRIZE DAY
Parents and Pupils Eagerly Await the Prize Giving
Like Dick Whittington before her, Jill Dixon also
enjoyed the splendour of London’s historic Guildhall.
On this occasion she was there to celebrate CLSG’s
annual distribution of prizes.
It is always a pleasure to approach the imposing Guildhall
along the cobbled courtyard, flat shoes obligatory (!) The
School’s Prize Day on Tuesday, 6th November 2012,
was wet and windy day so it was gratifying to enter
the bright foyer and to be greeted by welcoming staff.
Into the Great Hall and a little time to look around - the
windows contain the names of previous Lord Mayors of
London interspersed with the monograms of reigning
monarchs. There are splendid monuments to national
heroes including Admiral Lord Nelson, the Duke of
Wellington, and Sir Winston Churchill.
Also to be seen are the huge figures of the legendary
giants Gog and Magog who were said to have founded
London – the original ones were made of papier mache
and replaced in 1708 with oak figures and then in 1953
with limewood ones. As this imposing Great Hall filled
up with students, staff and parents the buzz of voices
grew ever louder as we waited for the arrival of the Lord
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Mayor.
The Prize Day programme began with the Overture
Oberon (Weber) and the Processional was the March
from Scipio (Handel). This was a rousing entrance for
the Lord Mayor, Alderman David Wootton, in all his
finery accompanied by the Sword and Mace Bearers.
The School Caretakers looking extremely formal in
smart suits, formed a ‘guard of honour’ at the foot of
the raised dais as the Lord and Lady Mayoress, their
entourage, the Headmistress and Governors took there
places.
The new Chairman of the Governors, Alderman White,
opened the proceedings by welcoming us all and inviting
the Headmistress, Diana Vernon, to give her resume of
the School’s past year. She reported that throughout the
year there had not only been excellent academic results
but that the girls also excelled in sports and enjoyed
a variety of extracurricular activities; they also took
part in many fund raising activities particularly with
regard to care in the community and other charitable
organisations.
PRIZE DAY - cont.
The Lady Mayoress then distributed the Prizes which
included the CLOGA awards. These days, the Prize Table
does not groan with the weight and number of books
as it used to as these have been replaced by envelopes
signifying the award but there are still a few rather nice
silver trophies! She then gave a short speech applauding
the girls’ splendid achievements, highly praising the
excellent staff and, of course, complementing the parents
for all their support.
The proceedings of the afternoon were interspersed with
some wonderful music from the School choirs, orchestra
and Madrigal Group. And with the ‘business of the day’
over, the Lord Mayor and his party left to the orchestra
playing, ‘Allegro con slancio’ from Serenade (William
Mathias).
The CLSG Orchestra Added to the Splendour of the Day
We then assembled for tea in the Old Library. This used
to house over 40,000 volumes manuscripts and maps
but this collection was moved to the West Wing and the
Museum of London in 1974. At the north end of the room
is a magnificent stained glass window depicting William
Caxton. After a most welcome cup of tea together with
some excellent finger sandwiches, and rather delicious
little sweet temptations, the assembled company drifted
away from the bright lights of the Guildhall into the grey,
cold, wet and windy City.
The Girls Appreciate the Opportunity to Chat
with London’s Leading Dignitaries.
Each year the Guildhall hosts not only the Lord Mayor’s
banquet, but also royalty and state visitors. Dick
Whittington even entertained Henry V and his Queen in
this historic building. How splendid, therefore, that it
has played host to the City of London School for Girls
Annual Distribution of Prizes for many years.
Jill E. Dixon (nee Andrew)
November 2012
Music was a Strong Feature of a Wonderful Day
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NEWS
The ‘Young Girls’ Sub-Committee
The Young Persons Sub-Committee
comprises Olivia Gray, Kathryn Jiggens,
Joyce Lee and Rachel Courtenay-Pinfield.
The aims of this sub-committee are to address
the issues pertinent to the younger alumni
and offer support as well as providing them
with contacts and help through a range of
methods.
Olivia Gray, Kathryn Jiggens and Joyce Lee of
the Young Girls Sub-Committee.
Hilary Lane
Our congratulations go out to Hilary Lane who was
awarded an MBE in the New Year’s Honours List
for Services to the Arts. Hilary collected it from HM
Her Majesty, The Queen, at Buckingham Palace in
February.
Hilary was very modest about us printing this story, but
we felt her friends from City, and indeed all of us –
would like to know more. So we persuaded her to share
her experience here….!
I was amazed to learn that I had been awarded an MBE
in the New Years Honours List for services to the arts.
The letter came in November and I managed not to tell
anyone until the list was published . My neighbour said:
“ Oh look there is someone with the same name as you
is in the Honours List”.
The MBE is the award that long serving school crossing
people get and in a way that is the best way to explain
it. I have been seeing arts organisations, writers, artists,
musicians, dancers and theatre companies across the road
in various ways for 40 years, most recently as Cultural
Strategy Manager for East Sussex County Council, a
post I left last August. I have also been the director of a
university gallery and worked for the Arts Council in a
variety of ways including devising and selecting touring
exhibitions from their collection. I have enjoyed trying
to find ways of making art in all its forms more widely
available to people so that they can get to know and
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Some of the areas which the committee plans
to focus on include; networking, family and
social events. If you have any ideas or would
like to be involved in any way, then please
contact...
olivia.h.gray@googlemail.com.
enjoy it without telling them what to think.
The MBE was particularly meaningful because the
process was instigated by artists and arts companies that
I have worked with. It is their inspiration and energy that
has sustained me over the years and it was in recognition
too of all that they have achieved.
The investiture of course required the wearing of a hat. I
have a huge head and can’t buy hats off the peg. I used to
have my school hat and boater made specially. Happily
my son has a friend who is a milliner: Lady Gaga and
Kate Middleton are amongst his clients. I tried on some
wonderful hats at his workshop including one embellished
with a huge golden apple. He made a beautiful, discrete
black beret for me which was perfect. Because my
husband is a wheelchair user we did not sweep up the
Grand Staircase. However we had excellent glimpses
behind the scenes and our own cloakroom and for my
three guests, front row seats. I met many delightful,
interesting and brave people in the pre-event mingling.
Everyone I met was extremely nervous including the
golfer Lee Westwood who said it was much more nervewracking that putting that final shot in front of expectant
crowds, which I found hard to believe but was obviously
true. I had no nerves at all. The Queen looked reassuringly
like the Queen, very pretty in mauve and was smily and
Hilary Lane MBE (1957 - 1964)
warm.
NEWS - cont.
The Channel Swimming Team
Our survey which is reported in this issue, showed that
many girls who left school in the 70s remember the cross
channel team. This picture is in a display of Channel
swimming memorabilia in Dover Museum .
Back Row
Rosalind Hawkins; Anna France; Fiona CramptonSmith; Margaret Lyons; Janet Weiner; Judith
Lowenstein; Heather Fairclough; Jayne Dale
Front Row
Heather Mitchell; Jane Allen; Lucie France; Geraldine
Scales; Joy Adams; Hilary Nicholson; Jillian Pritchard
Form IVb - Joy Adams and Jillian Pritchard
Form Vb - Heather Mitchell, Jane Allen, Hilary
Nicholson, Geraldine Scales, Lucie Harwood
Form Va - Janet Weiner and Fiona Crampton-Smith
Lower Sixth - Judith Lowenstein, Rosalind Hawkins,
Heather Fairclough and Margaret Lyons
Upper Sixth - Anna France
The Alumni Webpages
The Alumni webpages are being updated on the CLSG
website and will be launched soon.
This will be an area that the alumni can access and see
events and news from within the association. It will also
be an opportunity to re-connect with the School or fellow
pupils from days gone by.
If you are interested in submitting some news or would
like to get involved with the webpages then please
contact:
Kathryn at kathrynjiggens@gmail.com
Jane Cresswell writes…..
I enjoyed reading the interview with Elena Mauro in the
last edition of the magazine. She was in the same school
year as me, albeit not in the same form ... though we
were for many years in the same French class with Miss
Garnett.
Having been licensed as priest in charge of St Paul‘s
Nork in Guildford Diocese in July, I am enjoying the
challenges which the new post brings, having completed
my curacy in Southwark Diocese. The parish here has
been very warm and welcoming.
My four children are now all taller than me, which
is a little alarming! The eldest who is 21 is working
as a computer software engineer and doing an Open
University degree, and the 19 year old is also working at
present and dithering about what to read at university theology or philosophy. Meanwhile the 16 year old awaits
GCSE results this week, but is happily employed for the
holiday in his father’s company as well as doing some
freelance work designing a website for another company!
Though he says he will be pleased to get back to school to
commence his A level courses. And the youngest who is
14 is about to start his GCSE courses next month. Where
did my babies go?!!!
Jane S Cresswell
The Tassie - Two questions:
Are you a woman? Are you a golfer?
If you can answer ‘yes’ to both then the Old
Queenswoodians have a treat for you - the chance to enter
The Tassie, an interschool golf competition for women
alumni.
Audrey Butler of the Old Queenswoodians Association
explains:
“The Silver Tassie was first played in 1961 between
the former pupils of a few girls’ schools. Since then the
competition has grown and migrated as “The Tassie”
to the Berkshire GC from Sunningdale Ladies GC. Its
format has always been the same:
Each school raises a team of 4 Old Girls with a handicap
limit of 24. The competition is Foursomes Medal played
over 27 holes, 18 in the morning and 9 after lunch.
Tea and Prize giving end this fiercely competitive and
enjoyable day.
The Tassie Committee is keen to encourage more women
competitors not only from girls’ schools but from those
now co-educational schools with growing numbers of
women alumni.”
For Further information please contact Jill Dixon
dixonj.home@btopenworld.com
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NEWS - cont.
Kirsty Johnstone & Teddies
I was at City from 1972 to 1979. Although I no longer
work I am an Arctophile with a very large collection
of ‘teddy bears’. This is not as kitsch as it sounds! I
specialize in bears “with provenance” specifically with
an historical background.
For example I have one that was in his owners pocket
when killed on the Somme. Having done some research I
now have army records. I have more like that as well as a
pair whose family are German and were after split by the
Berlin Wall, with one lady marrying an English officer
caught behind German lines.
Kirsty Johnstone
Vicky Tallon, an update:
I have moved to Newbury, Berkshire following two years
working for the British Embassy in Madrid. I now work
for SABMiller in a project management capacity. I live
near my sister, Lizzie, who was also at City, and her three
gorgeous children. I am loving the access to outdoor
pursuits, which are on my doorstep here at Newbury. I
would love to keep in contact with my class-mates or
year group so please let’s get in touch, Vicky Tallon.
vicky.tallon@gmail.com
News of the Paing’s;
Mother and Daughter!
Jenny writes......
Whilst browsing the ‘net’ this morning on the first of
a few days off work, I found a link to the OGA and
thought I might take advantage of the link to update our
information on your files!
My name is Jenny Judge (née Paing) school years 1969
- 1975, I started school in IIIC in the brand new building,
Miss Champness was our form mistress. Miss Colton was
the headmistress, later to be succeeded by Miss Mackie.
I am a lifetime member of the OGA. I loved my school
years and look back on them with much affection!
My mother is Elizabeth Paing (née Simmonds) school
years 1952 - 1956, under Miss Colton then too. In the old
Carmelite St. School of course - I attended my interview
there and a very daunting building it was too!
We currently live in a house we bought between us last
year in the west of Norfolk , and I don’t think I have yet
provided you with the new address. So for your records
we are now at:
29 Burrett Road , Walsoken, Wisbech, PE13 3RF .
Tel: 01945 465521.
Should you be able to put this into the next copy of the
City magazine we would love to hear from anyone who
knew us then!
Jenny Judge
Pictures
make a magazine....
Girls gather in 1975 for a minibus donation
So send us yours.
Claire Hammer (née Ritchie)
about to enter the pre-prep in 1970
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They can be funny, serious or even sad, but they were taken
during your time at school to be shared....one day.
So dig out those snapshots of you playing netball, hugging your
best friend, almost falling into the water in front of the school, or
even painting a picture with your tongue sticking out.
What good are they doing hiding in a box in your loft?
We all have them....somewhere. So send them in. Share them!
NEWS - cont.
Penny Woods a new role:
Dr Penny Woods (1973 - 1980) became Chief Executive
of the British Lung Foundation in September 2012.
Penny writes that: ‘the British Lung Foundation is
the only national charity that works on behalf of ALL
patients affected by lung disease, 8 million people in the
UK’. Penny would like any girls wishing to know more
to visit: www.lunguk.org
Penny Woods
Update from Yvonne Burne,
Headmistress of CLSG from
September 1995 – August 2007
“I haven’t got a vast amount of news I’m afraid, except
to say that I am finding life busy and am still deeply
engaged with education on various fronts, as a governor,
trustee and, from time to time, consultant. My most
recent venture has been in helping governing bodies
recruit heads and I have greatly enjoyed this. I had no
anticipation of becoming a ‘Headhunter’ on retirement,
but it seems to involve mentoring as well as interviewing
and is very satisfying.
On the personal front, we now have a third grandchild, a
beautiful girl called Rose. She smiles nearly all the time
and is also very active! Tony and I find looking after the
three of them, Isobel, 6, Laurence, about to be 4, and
Rose, 15 months, quite a challenge! Our son is to be
married in September.”
Yvonne Burne
Jacquiline Kingsford
(nee Harmer) has asked for help
to contact classmates.
She writes....
Thank you so much for sending the latest copy of
the CLOGA magazine. I really couldn’t put it down
when it dropped through my letterbox a few days
ago!
In particular I enjoyed seeing the photo on page 36
of some of my year group at the ‘class of 1962-1969’
reunion.
My email is jkd49@hotmail.com and I would be
delighted if you could forward this to any or all of the
following with a view to getting in touch and renewing
old friendships; Pat Hawkins, Meriel Sawtell, Jane
Few, Barbara Reeves, Iris Constantinedes, Jillian
Prichard, Linda Nathan and Sally Hetherington.
Jacquiline Kingsford
News from Jo Greeno
I was at the City from 1959 until 1965.
Then I attended Harrow Girls Grammar School for the
6th form, followed by 3 years at Bristol University and 1
year at Southampton University.
I studied Psychology and then did a PG Diploma in
Education and worked in various schools from 1972 until
1991 when I left my Headship to work for myself.
I have spent the last 21 years making/designing Teddy
Bears. This second career has taken me to USA, Japan,
Australia, Switzerland, Singapore, France and Germany.
I travel less now as have three grandchildren (no. 4 is due
in October) who need FREE childcare so their mums can
work !!!
Presently I am exhibiting 4 times a year, twice in London
and twice in Japan.
So I am still hanging in there as I approach my 63rd
birthday.
Jo Greeno
Annabel Mander writes.....
I recently received the invitation for the CLOGA visit
to Mansion House. While I can’t make it myself, I just
wanted to let you know something that I’m proud of as
a daughter. My father John Mander’s company, Mander
Organs, (taken over from his father, Noel Mander) was
recently commissioned to build an organ as a gift to Her
Majesty The Queen to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee. It
will reside in Henry VII’s Lady Chapel at Westminster
Abbey but, for a while, it will be at Mansion House for
the Lord Mayor’s Appeal. I’m not entirely sure when the
move to the Abbey will take place, but perhaps the organ
will still be there when you visit. If it is, it’s worth asking
for a demonstration of the bird stop, which, when played,
makes two birds pop over the top and spin around...
perhaps those on the tour might find that fun! My father
himself and his brothers were City boys, but his two
sisters, Ruth and Margaret, were City girls and Ruth
(Hudson, nee Mander) was - I think - Head Girl in her
time. Perhaps it’s another nice link to City while you tour
Mansion House. Either way, I hope the tour goes well.
http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/newsroom/pressreleases/2012/Pages/city-of-london-organ-gift-for-hmqueen.aspx
Annabel Mander
Roxanne Keynejad.....
Roxanne Keynejad (1992-2003) graduated from the
Guy’s, King’s and St Thomas’ School of Medicine four
year MBBS and is now working as a Foundation Year 1
Doctor in St Helier Hospital, Surrey, followed by FY2 in
St George’s Hospital, Tooting.
Roxanne Keynejad
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NEWS - cont.
Higher Trwellard Hill Farm,
the holiday let is the left hand half
Stunning View from the House
Victoria Osborne-Broad (nee Veronica Cutler) who was at CLSG from 1959-1968
runs holiday lets from her house, Higher Trewellard Hill Farm in the far west of Cornwall.....
The house has spectacular views of the north coast and although quiet and secluded is only a mile from
the facilities of the nearest village. The rented part of the house is completely self contained. For any Old Girls
who are interested in full details please Google: ‘Higher Trewellard Hill Farm’ and follow the Youtube
guided tour, or take the link to Cornwall’s Cottages for a complete set of pictures and other details.
News from Margaret Maw….
Who says ‘retirement’ – we have never been so busy. How
did we find time to work? My husband and I have been
very fortunate in being in a position to travel. Our daughter
lived abroad due to her husband’s job, we have been to
Romania twice and Thailand four-times-places which we
may not have visited without an enticement. Now we visit
Lucy and Alistair and our two grandaughters of three and
six in Bangkok. We have recently stayed for five weeks
so we have become familiar with the temples, museums,
the Chao Praya river, Skytrain, lovely hotels and constant
stream of traffic. The compound where they live is just
tucked away a short distance from the Sukhamnvit Road
and is so peaceful that one is transformed into another
world. Their neighbours are a rainbow of nations so this
makes life very interesting as everyone is very sociable.
It was lovely to be able to take Arabella to the British
International School and see the girls riding, swimming
and going to ballet –doing all the grandparent things!
My husband and I have travelled around going to Sukothai,
the old capital ‘now very quiet’ to see the Temples and on
our various visits, have also been to Chiang Rai, Chiang
Mai and Ayuthia as well as further afield to Cambodia
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and Borneo. All wonderful. Who would have thought I
would have visited these places when marking them on a
map in Miss Church’s geography lessons!
I still see Elizabeth Bennett (née Sharpe) and Diana Jones
(née Brown) and we have good times together.
Margaret Maw (nee Southall. 1954 – 61)
CLOGA MILLENIUM SCHOLARSHIP 2011-2013
Jill Dixon highlights the value of the
CLOGA Millennium Scholarship, not
only to the recipient, but also to the
school by helping a talented girl
to achieve her potential.
Interest rates are still low and in the current economic
situation, the Millennium Scholarship Fund is certainly in
need of revenue to keep it in a healthy position. Inserted
in the magazine is a donation/standing order form. I do
hope you feel able to contribute as any amount would
really be most gratefully received.
Our current recipient has had glowing reports from the
School for the past academic year. They say that it has been
an extremely positive one for her and they are extremely
impressed with her attitude and determination.
She has developed into a very courteous and hardworking
young woman, and their confidence that she would
achieve impressive results in her GCSE examinations was
well-founded, as she received an A or A* in 9 subjects.
She has made the transition into the 6th Form very well
and balances her academic work with active participation
in a healthy range of extra curricular activities.
I think all members should feel proud that the Association
is providing this student, who would not otherwise be
able to attend the school, the opportunity to enjoy and
benefit from a splendid education.
CLSG are very pleased that the she has matured and
flourished as she has gone up the school and they feel she
is a thoroughly deserving and very pleasant student. They
are very grateful to CLOGA for supporting her.
Jill Dixon
March 2013
Millennium Scholarship Fund
Please support the CLOGA
Millennium Scholarship Fund.
This unique fund helps a girl to benefit from an
outstanding and unique CLSG education, which they
would otherwise be denied. Your donation could
make all the difference. Please fill in the form which
is enclosed with this issue of your magazine.
Our Thanks To outgoing Chairman Jill Dixon
The committee is sure that the alumni will
join us in sending our heartfelt thanks to
Jill Dixon who has done a stirling job as
chairman of CLOGA for the past six years.
Jill has worked tirelessly, not only as the organisations’
representative at every event from prize giving to attending
school conferences and a wide range of meetings, but also
behind the scenes. As the Headmistress, Diana Vernon
said at the 2013 AGM: ‘Jill had run her committee with
intense professionalism’.
The whole committee and indeed the whole organisation
will always be extremely grateful to Jill for all her hard
work. As Gillian Simcox the incoming Chairman put it,
‘She will be a hard act to follow’.
We also wish Gillian every success in her new role.
Jill Dixon, the outgoing Chair of CLOGA
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Prize Fund Report 2013
CLOGA sponsors several prizes which the school awards
to girls at the annual Prize Giving.
Here Joyce Lee, Prize Fund Secretary,
highlights the details about the 2012 recipients.
at Downing College.
The recipient of the Renwick Music Prize was last
year’s Head Girl, Ella Cape-Davenhill. She was a
great contributor to Music throughout her career in the
school and gained an A grade in Biology, an A grade in
Mathematics and a B grade in Music. She will be going
either to Bristol or Durham to read Music.
Lena Garrett was awarded the Woolley German
Scholarship. She achieved an A in German and A*
grades in Mathematics and Physics. She has a place at
Brasenose College, Oxford to read German and Russian
and will be travelling to Germany to hone her language
skills.
Kitty Burne, Head Girl 2012-13 speaks at
the CLSG Prize Day 2012
The recipient of the Belgrave Classics Prize was Sofia
Carreira-Wham. She achieved an A* grade in English,
an A in Classical Greek, an A* in History and an A in
Latin and will be going to Caius College, Cambridge to
read Classics.
The EDM Winters English Prize was awarded to Mollie
Wintle, who was Deputy Head Girl last year and who
achieved an A* grade in English, and A* in Greek, an
A* in History and an A* in Latin. She will be going to
Murray Edwards College, Cambridge to read English.
The Ethel Studwick Prize was awarded to Katie Wingrove.
Katie is a great all-rounder who has made a contribution
to a wide variety of aspects of school life. Academically
bright, she achieved A* grades at A level in History and
Mathematics and an A grade in Government and Politics.
She also obtained A grades at AS level in Economics
and Thinking Skills. She is currently taking a Gap Year
whilst she considers her options and may apply for
universities in Canada or the USA where she has family
connections. During her time at the school she made a
great contribution to the extracurricular life of the school,
running the Politics Society and representing the school
in a number of sports. She also helped younger girls
develop their sporting skills as a member of the staff/
student PE Committee.
The Julia E Turner History Prize went to Emily Wingrove.
Emily achieved A* grades in History and Government
and Politics and an A grade in French. She will be going
to St Andrew’s University to read History.
The Bugby Mathematics Prize was awarded jointly to
Grace Beckham and Jessica Glynn. Grace achieved A*
grades in Mathematics, Further Maths and Physics and
an A in Chemistry. She has a place at Girton College,
Cambridge to study Engineering. Jessica achieved A*
grades in Mathematics, Further Maths, Physics and Latin
and she also has a place at Cambridge to read Engineering
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Joyce Lee. Reports on the Prize Fund
CLSG have expressed their appreciation to
CLOGA for the generous support given to the school.
Joyce Lee
Talk by Bec Astley Clark before the AGM
In order to make the association more appealing to a wider range of the alumni and
to boost attendance at the AGM, the committe invited a guest speaker, taken from the
talented pool of former CLSG pupils, to talk at the event.
Our first speaker at the 2013 AGM
was Bec Astley Clark who has
managed to combine creating
beautiful jewellry with running a
hugely successful global business.
Bec told her audience of the CLSG alumni that
she recognized a niche in the luxury jewellery
market because the so called ‘up-market’ brands
were reluctant to get involved in on-line sales.
She used both her initiative and her extensive
understanding of e-commerce to gain funding to
launch her business.
Perhaps as a testament to her confidence from
School, Bec also told the audience that she had
faith in her own abilities and was not afraid to
take a chance to get started.
That so called ‘chance’ clearly paid off, and the
business grew from selling online luxury brands
that already existed to creating the famous
Astley Clark brand, which comprises 80% of the
company’s sales today. Bec achieved all of this
within three years.
Bec Astley Clark speaking to the CLSG Almuni.
Below left & right: girls gather for the talk.
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ASTLEY cLARK - Contd.
The Headmistress, Diana Vernon,
introduces Bec Astley Clark talumni
After starting in 2006, Astley Clark is now a global
brand with a unique and beautiful style. Girls at
the meeting were treated to her lovely brochure
which alone sits well on the coffee table! Not
content wih his considerable level of sucess, Bec
is already thinking of expanding further into the
USA, Australia, China.
Bec is based at her studio in London, not far from
her City roots!
Which Speaker
Would You Like to Hear?
Some examples of
Bec Astley Clark beautiful jewellery.
@astleyclark2012
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The CLSG alumni is rich with talented,
experienced and interesting girls.
Which former pupils would you like to listen to?
Write and tell us, together with your reasons
why and we may invite them to give a talk.
Or, if you are willing to share your experiences with
former classmates, then nominate yourself.
email: farineclarke@yahoo.co.uk
KEEP CALM IT’S ONLY TRIMMINGS
As ex-City Girl, Caroline Max explains,
a cup of tea and some creativity can dry even her most
volatile customer’s tears …..after all, it’s only trimmings!
to become embroiled
in it all, but for me it’s
important to bring a
bit of fun to into it.”
Caroline has noticed
that more and more
customers are turning
to the shop to help
them find a way to
inject some new
life into old clothes.
“There’s a definite
make do and mend
culture at the moment;
we have a lot of ladies
who come in with a
moth-eaten jumper
asking us what’s the
best way to cover it
up. They’re looking
Caroline Surrounded by Treasures in her Shop
Situated in the heart of London’s West End, it is little
wonder that Barnett Lawson Trimmings has a whiff
of showbiz about it. Set designers and costumers have
flocked to the Aladdin’s cave filled with ribbons, sequins,
tassels and more for over 50 years and the shop continues
to play a part in a host of exciting projects. “We supply
to the theatre, film and television trades and just about
anybody who needs exciting trimmings for any purpose,”
explains owner Caroline Marx. “You name it, we’ve done
it.”
Despite its star status, the shop resolutely keeps its feet
on the ground (or underground due to its basement
location!) and retains a sense of humour even when it
gets too much for a few customers. “There was a girl who
came in last year looking for a heart-shaped sequin motif
and because the one we had wasn’t quite right, she burst
into tears,” says Caroline. “She had been everywhere and
had no luck finding anything.
We gave her a cup of tea and sorted her out but it gave me
the inspiration to create one of those fashionable vintage
signs saying ‘Keep Calm. It’s Only Trimmings!’ It’s easy
to update their wardrobes in cost-effective ways; people
have definitely got more of a conscience these days when
it comes to throwing things away.”
With a huge customer base, staff are used to seeing their
most loyal shoppers almost daily. “We have people who
come in two or three times a week, sometimes every day
if there’s a show on,” says Caroline, whose expertise is
also called on by the fashion industry. “Companies like
Topshop also come to me with their sourcing problems,”
she adds. Caroline acquired the shop eight years ago after
the previous owner retired. “Some of the staff have been
here for 30 years and the knowledge they have passed on
is just tremendous.
I think customers are drawn to all of that knowledge
as well as the fact that we have over 12,000 trimmings
under one roof. We have a huge variety of products and
because we’re wholesale, cost is kept to a minimum,”
she explains. “Friends say that this job was tailor-made
for me; I love the creativity, the colour, the various
customers and discussing their different requirements.
It’s wonderfully engrossing and very rewarding.”
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globe visit
Visit to the Globe Theatre in October
No dressing rooms for Elizabethan actors – they had to
make do with a small space behind the backcloth, shared
with each other and the props. All actors were male,
meaning questions of immodesty did not arise.
After our tour, all 18 of us repaired to the Swan Bar for
lunch, where we sat at a long table. Afterwards, members
were free to look at the Globe Exhibition which is so
comprehensive that it is difficult to take in all at once.
I particularly liked the display of props made exactly
as they would have been in the 16th century (original
practice) – gold leaf was used for gilding!
CLOGA and the CSFA chose a beautiful day weatherwise
to combine forces beside the Thames for a guided tour
of Shakespeare’s Globe. This was led by Hannah, a
young woman born in Germany, brought up in Sweden
and now living and working in London, in a job that
she really loves at the Globe.
Hannah explained how the Fathers of the City of London
did not approve of entertainment and thus all the fun was
to be had on the South bank of the Thames. The Burbage
family had built a new theatre in Blackfriars but were
not allowed to operate it because of complaints by local
residents (nothing changes) and so dismantled it and
ferried the wood across theThames to use in building the
Globe.
I joined a costume dressing demonstration and learned
the origin of “straightlaced”. This is where a wealthy
woman had her corsets straightlaced at the back by her
servants whereas a woman of lesser means who had to
earn her living laced her corset at the front. When she
got hot and bothered at her work she loosened her laces,
hence the term “loose woman”.
There is much, much more in the exhibition to see and
absorb so, if you have not visited yet, do go.
Gillian Simcox
We were taken to sit in the gallery of the theatre and Hannah
recreated the experience of the Elizabethan theatregoers.
Up to a thousand people were packed standing in the
yard, those at the front resting their chins on the edge of
the stage (in the present it can accommodate up to 700).
The best place to sit is in the middle gallery, facing the
stage. The roof is thatched with Norfolk reeds, open
in the centre which allows for daylight performances
without the need for candlelight.
Gillian & Tony
Gillian was appointed the new
Chair of CLOGA at the AGM in April 2013
The talented pupils from CLSG will be
performing at Shakespeare’s Globe later in 2013.
For ticket information please see page 26.
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Once upon a time, and long ago!
Former City Girl, Dorothy Bell
takes a trip down memory lane....
Most school mornings from September 1930 to
July 1935 I walked, brown leather satchel in hand,
with my father from Lincoln’s Inn down Chancery
Lane to Carmelite Street where the City of London
School for Girls then stood. A five storeyed building
with a large light central ‘well’ in the middle, a long
way up for young legs to reach the top floor where
it seems I spent all five years in one or other of the
three classrooms there, together with the sick bay!
The first and second years with Miss Helby, a genial
figure; after that I’m uncertain whether we had a
specific class mistress, though I remember the names
of Miss Murray and Miss Cuthbertson.
I’d been taught by my mother until I was six, already
loved reading, practised very careful handwriting, specially good examples of the latter adorning the walls of my doll’s
house! The only thing I remember in particular of those first years was the geography exhibition where, with a brother
working on the Union-Castle line, I scored highly with exhibits from South Africa! For handwork I learned to cane a
little square wooden stool which I still have though, alas, the original caning has been long gone.
Of the following three years I recall little except break-time in the basement (a very long way down and up) where for
various games we counted out the individuals for teams “eeny meany miney mo, catch a …!’ Politically incorrect to
continue! There was a less contentious “One potato”, two potato (sic), three potato… and perhaps others.
One year I was awarded a prize; my parents chose Lamb’s ‘Tales from Shakespeare’. Sadly, I was unwell on the evening
and I remain touched by the remembrance that Miss Turner, the Headmistress, came all the way to Lincoln’s Inn to
bring it to me in bed! Prize Givings took place annually in the splendid hall of the City of London, City Boys School
on the Embankment, though dilapidated. I recall the heady perfume of hundreds of crimson and white carnations
adorning the dais – and of course the school song. Though I can still hum the tune, only a few lines remain in my
memory: ‘here in the heart of the pulse of the earth” and “daughters and mothers of England to be”; stirring stuff!
In May 1935 we were allocated seats in front of the Boys’ School for the Silver Jubilee procession of King George
V and Queen Mary. In the same carriage as their grandparents were the two young
princesses Elizabeth and Margaret Rose. We were each given a fountain pen as a
souvenir with a tiny silver side view of the royal couple on one end.
Every afternoon my mother was there to collect me, the evening papers were being
sold in the nearby streets. The vendors shouted out:“Star, News or Standard”, as there
were three evening papers then. We had to watch out to avoid the enormous rolls of
paper waiting to be used for later editions. Fleet Street really was in its heyday for
all the news of a pre-war world.
I look back with gratitude for the grounding I received at CLSG “in the heart of the
pulse of the earth”; for a long time I had my autograph book (I think I sent it to the
School Archives), now only two names of classmates come back to me: Joan Cutting
and Margaret McDonald – with Kathleen Scudamore as the Head Girl one year. Why
should I think she went up to Cambridge?
I went to see if the building in Carmelite Street still stands, alas no, probably bombed and now with a small plaque
stating that the school began in 1874, started by a Mr W Ward. May the CLSG flourish in the Barbican!
Dorothy Bell
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I FELL IN LOVE WITH AN ELEPHANT
Since reading ‘My Family and Other
Animals’ at City, Anna Westbury
has been passionate about conservation
and animals. Here she describes the
fascinating and varied career she
has enjoyed...so far!
This zoo needed a great deal of attention, in terms of animal
welfare (there were a lot of chronic health problems and
nutritional inadequacies) and also the infrastructure – for
example enclosures housing big cats were on the verge
of collapse. With a small but dedicated team I worked
14 hour days, 7 days a week for a couple of years. We
renovated fences, dug holes, constructed electric fences
and built suitable animal housing. I set up good animal
husbandry practices; put overweight animals on diets,
called in favours from zoo vets and the UK’s only zoo
dentist to get the animals back in optimum condition.
I even used some skills acquired at “City” during this
period – for example, when an Amur Tiger was due to
move to a zoo in France as part of a conservation breeding
programme I was able to phone the receiving zoo and ask:
“avez-vous une boîte pour le tigre?” Eventually we were
able to fulfil the UK zoo licencing legislation and re-open
the zoo to paying visitors. This work is documented in
the film “We Bought a Zoo”.
Boy the Elephant
Since leaving CLSG in 1996 I have spent my time
studying and preparing for my current career as an exsitu conservationist. At school I was passionate about
the environment and ecology. I studied for an HND
and BSc Honours degree in Applied Biology. During
this time, having been inspired by reading “My Family
and Other Animals” whilst at CLSG, I applied for a
work placement at Gerald Durrell’s Jersey Zoo. Here
and at Whipsnade Wild Animal Park I found that I
had an affinity for working with animals – ensuring
high standards of welfare and facilitating the captive
breeding of critically endangered species.
I developed my education further with a Masters in Wild
Animal Biology at the Royal Veterinary College and the
Institute of Zoology.
Following this I worked in several UK zoos to gain more
experience working with the animals. Not long after
graduating I received an interesting phone call: a small
zoo in Devon had been closed following violations of
animal welfare and zoo licencing legislation. The animals
were all on site and a new owner had been found who
unfortunately had no background in animal management.
This opportunity intrigued me and I presently found
myself moving to Plymouth and working as the Animal
Manager at Dartmoor Zoological Park.
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Anna Assisting in a
Tiger Operation
Whilst at Dartmoor I was asked by a veterinary charity to
visit and assess Kyiv Zoo – a zoo with a notoriously bad
reputation in Ukraine. I visited and wrote a report on the
zoo with my recommendations for future development.
This was accepted by the Director who then surprised
me by asking if I would work for her and implement my
plans. This was an interesting prospect as I had always
wanted to work overseas but I tended to imagine I’d
be somewhere a bit more tropical. I arrived in Kyiv to
temperatures of -30ºC and snowstorms. The zoo and the
rest of the country have suffered greatly since the fall of
the Soviet Union. A small amount of people have a lot
of money, and a lot of people have a small amount of
money.
Kyiv Zoo and living in Ukraine is probably the greatest
I FELL IN LOVE WITH AN ELEPHANT - cont.
challenge I have faced (more so than being chased by
a tiger, which happened to me a few years ago!). Zoo
Keepers in Ukraine and in the UK are paid tiny salaries,
but in Ukraine there is no prestige for the work and
keepers there are considered no differently than road
sweepers. As a consequence, the zoo was understaffed,
many keepers were barely literate and some had no
passion for the work. This needed to change – the keepers
(despite their backgrounds) had great knowledge of their
charges and many instinctively knew what was good for
the animals. I campaigned on their behalf to the Director
to gain finances to improve conditions and worked with
the keepers to develop “Enrichment Programmes” for
the animals – giving them activities to stimulate natural
behaviours and reduce boredom.
I spent a lot of time with Boy – the zoo’s lonely 6 tonne, 40
year old, grumpy (double keeper killer) Asian Elephant.
Everyone was so scared of Boy that he had been severely
neglected and overfed to keep him placid. Boy’s biggest
problem was chronic foot pain. Elephants in captivity
need regular foot care otherwise their nails overgrow.
Boy had the most overgrown toenails I have ever seen.
To deal with this I drafted in a team of German Elephant
Keepers and Zoo Vets to anaesthetise Boy and help me
trim his nails. Elephant anaesthetics are dangerous to
elephants because of their size, and to vets and keepers
due to the unpredictable nature of wild animals. Boy’s
went relatively smoothly and in the course of a morning
we wore out 4 angle-grinders getting his nails to a
manageable length. Following this I had a protective wall
constructed and used operant conditioning and positive
reinforcement to train Boy to put his feet through openings
in the wall and allow me to give him manicures!
Anna with a
Baby Skunk
Anna and Puma
at the Dentist
For personal reasons I had to leave Kyiv after a year and
found myself back in the UK. Boy sadly died about 6
months after I left and I miss him every day. Most keepers
build up special bonds with their animals, I’ve done it
previously, but I’ve never been in love with an elephant
before!
Now, I’ve found myself a position at Twycross Zoo in the
East Midlands, the only UK zoo where you can see all the
species of Great Ape; gorilla, orang-utan, chimpanzee
and bonobo. I work as Team Leader managing the Birds,
Tropical and Domestic Animals sections on a daily basis,
as Animal Manager for the whole zoo most days and I
have various other responsibilities too. I lecture at all
the local universities on Zoo Legislation and Animal
welfare.
Twycross Zoo is also a zoo re-inventing itself, but not
to the extent of the other places I have worked. The zoo
previously became famous as the home of the PG Tips
chimps and the future is to develop as a centre of expertise
and excellent welfare and conservation standards for all
species. I enjoy championing the less high profile species,
the fascinating overlooked animals that people walk past
on their way to the gorillas, elephants and snow leopards.
My team of keepers are hardworking and thoroughly
dedicated. We take pride in high standards, educating our
visitors and getting our animals to breed.
I think that those who knew me at “City” will not be
surprised by my unusual career choice. It is intensely
satisfying and completely different every single day,
whilst being physically and emotionally demanding and
totally draining. I can’t imagine doing any other type of
work.
Anna Westbury CLSG 1989-1996
I hope you agree this is an incredible story and any girls
wishing to support Anna’s work should contact her at:
anna_westbury@yahoo.co.uk
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OLD GIRLS’ 2011 CLOGA Membership Survey
A good proportion
of the alumni
returned the survey
which was enclosed
with the last issue of
the magazine.
In the report below,
Farine Clarke outlines
the key findings, many
of which are surprising.
Which decade did you leave school?
0% 6% 13% 26% 18% 19% 8% 7% 3%
1920s 1930s 1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s 1990s 2000
Thank you very much to everyone who filled in the
survey which was circulated with your last issue of the
magazine. And even greater thanks to those who took the
trouble to write accompanying notes and who expressly
said they enjoyed filling it in. What a varied and talented
group of girls you are! It took me a week to analyse the
results. Well actually the analysis probably took a day,
the rest of the time was spent reading your creative and
spirited comments, many of which had me laughing out
loud!
To give you a flavour of what I was up against, your
memorable experiences included; ‘Chaining Mr Kent’s
leg to his piano stool while he was playing,’ and ‘Winning
the inter-house hockey, with an unusual -but legalmanipulation of the rules!’ Both of which reminded me
of watching our petite French teacher fall into the bin
when she ran out of blackboard but continued trying to
write her very long sentence!
So, time may have passed for many of you, but it is clear
that your memories have not faded.
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To
the
question, ‘what was
your worse experience of school?’
‘falling down the ‘stairs from heaven’ into
the dining hall’ seemed strangely popular, and brought
visions of flying hockey sticks and red flannel knickers to
mind, not to mention the health and safety implications.
School wouldn’t be school without the worst memory
for many girls, namely, ‘the pain of waiting outside the
headmistresses’ office.’ Although, interestingly this was
not mentioned by a single girl who left school after 1980.
Have headmistresses softened somewhat I wonder?
However: ‘The day I left,’ summed up the sentiment of
most girls as the worst thing that happened to them at the
City of London.
In total some 70 surveys were analysed, although not
every respondent replied to every question which is why
the answers are presented as a percentage of the specific
question total (are you still with me?). The survey
was deliberately general and before those of you with
advanced statistics degrees – of which there appear to be
a fair few - write me an outraged letter, I know the results
will not stand up to intense scientific statistical scrutiny.
What they do do give us is a fantastic flavour of your
thoughts and experiences at school. And there is no doubt
that there are specific trends and commonalities amongst
those girls who responded.
There was a reasonable spread of respondents, although
they were biased towards those who left school during or
before the 1960s (67%). The other main group left in the
OLD GIRLS’ 2011 CLOGA Membership Survey
1970s. Very few girls responded who left school in the 21st
century! Having said this, a few spirited girls who left
school in the 1930s and 13% who did so in the 1940s also
returned the survey. This profile may loosely reflect
the current membership of the alumni
organisation which has
been
acutely
aware of the
need to increase
membership
amongst younger
girls for some time,
without of course
losing the invaluable
contribution
from more mature
members. A number
of
initiatives,
including the new
‘young
committee’
which is highlighted
in the news pages, have
been specifically set up
for this purpose.
Your
memorable
experiences at CLGS are
a book in themselves, and
tend to reflect the decade
you were at school. The
war, billeting and returning
to school post- evacuation,
were strongly recurring themes
among those who left in the
1940s.
While the wonderful
teachers, musicals, plays and
trips to Russia are a foremost
memory
for those who left in more recent decades.
The Queens’ coronation (and being given crowns by the
Lord Mayor), and the lawyers raising their bowler hats
as you walked through Temple Courts are amongst the
memories of those who left in the 50s.
Those swinging 60s girls remember attending John F
Kennedy’s memorial service in St Paul’s and ‘being gated
but still watching two journalists being arrested outside
the Daily Mail offices.’
The cross- channel swim and the move to the Barbican
was cited frequently by those who left in the 70s. A picture
of this famous team can be found in the news pages.
‘Is there anything you do today
as a direct result of your teaching at school’ ?
Good manners and respect for others were frequently
mentioned in response to this question. As were; discipline,
hard work and an inability to ignore poor grammar or
spelling. A love for art and classical music were also an
important legacy from your schooldays.
One respondent wrote: ‘Miss Wickham’s
music lessons gave me a desire to learn
an instrument, which I finally achieved
when I stated learning the clarinet at the
age of 65!’
Fluency in languages, particularly
French, featured strongly amongst
many girls. Some girls who are now
of a ‘certain age’, say they are still
learning new languages as a result.
Confidence was probably the one
key characteristics which girls felt
came from school, no matter which
year they left. Or as one respondent
put it: ‘ Yes- my ability never to
be at a loss for words.’
‘Answering lots of questions on
University Challenge correctly,’
was another heartfelt benefit
felt by one respondent!
Of your comments on what
you do as a result of being
at City, perhaps the one
which sums them up best
is: ‘Direct-no. Indirecteverything!’
Are you still in touch with the girls from your class?
Yes: 76%
No: 24%
As the figures show, the vast majority of girls are still
in touch with former classmates. Of those who are not,
this is usually because they have lost their close friends
through bereavement rather than an inability to stay in
touch.
Have you encouraged your daughter/ a friend’s
/relative’s daughter to apply for CLSG?
Yes: 84%
No: 16%
It is a strong inication of your past experience and the
current reputation of the School, that the overwhelming
majority of girls would recommend CLSG to their friends
or relatives. Those who would not frequently qualified
their answer with comments about difficulties in travel
arrangements.
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OLD GIRLS’ 2011 CLOGA Membership Survey
Did you sit School Certificate or
O Level Type exams at 15 or 16?
Yes: 95%
No: 5%
Did you sit Matriculation or
A-Level exams from City?
Yes: 79%
No: 21%
As is the case today, the overwhelming majority also
achieved O Level or equivalent exams at 15 or 16. And
considering the age group of the girls involved, it is
remarkable that only marginally less achieved A Levels or
equivalent at 17 or 18. This must have been a far greater
number than the national average of the day.
Were you promoted during you working life?
Yes: 75%
No: 25%
Of great interest is that after school 82% went on to
University or higher education, and the overwhelming
majority (95%) also continued to work after this. And it
simply is not the case that those few who did not work left
school in the 30s and 40s. In fact all the girls who left in the
30s worked in serious posts, including the civil service, for
several decades. Clearly there is no job a City girl cannot
do and the list of occupations includes everything from;
stints in the War Office, to qualified doctors, vets, nurses,
secretaries, teachers of all disciplines, architects, concert
pianists, actresses, solicitors, barristers, High Court judges
and QCs. And of course, a splattering of headmistresses
(yes, I know they’re also teachers, but they do deserve a
special mention!)
Have you had children?
Yes: 68%
No: 32%
Did you undertake continuous or
intermittent paid work after having children?
Yes: 96%
No: 4%
Despite the huge amount of life skills which City girls so
clearly have, less than half (37%) felt they had sufficient
to help other girls and even fewer (32%) were willing to
mentor other girls. This raises a serious question as to why
and it would be interesting to hear people’s thoughts on
this?
Amongst the societies you would like to see launched, sports
figured heavily amongst the younger girls. A ‘grave digging
club’ for the older members (which I have already mentioned
in my front page letter) was amongst the ‘useful’ suggestions
from a girl who left school in the more distant years!
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Many of those 75% who said they would not follow
CLOGA on Facebook explained that they were sceptical
or not on-line or did not have a computer. In a similar
vein most of those 80% who do not attend the AGM cite
age and distance as the key reasons. Although it must be
said that a few feel they are boring with nothing useful to
offer and some girls also felt the organisation was very
removed from the wider alumni. The committee hopes
that the introduction of a speaker at the AGMs will attract
more of the alumni to attend and create a more lively and
in-touch atmosphere for the meetings.
There was surprisingly no criticism of the magazine,
although several girls asked for more news items. As the
current Editor, I would like to point out for this to happen
girls need to send in their news (and please don’t forget
the pictures!) Of greater concern some girls asked for the
frequency to increase to twice yearly! As this issue of the
magazine begins with an apology from me for its delay
(albeit cleverly concealed within a story about horses) the
likelihood of this happening remains, well.....unlikely!
Those girls who left school in recent decades wanted
the magazine to be electronic, although there was also a
recognition that the older members may not wish for this
to be the case. Many girls said they keep their hard copy
for reference.
Do you consider that there are enough organisations to
support women after they have left education?
Yes: 34% No: 25% Don’t Know : 41%
Overall the survey gives us a really interesting and
informative insight into the views of the CLSG alumni
and it would be fun to repeat it in a few years to see how
things may have changed.
In summary, the spirit of City decades ago seems very
much alive today. It seems that girls have never felt
disadvantaged by being ‘girls’ and even in the days
where very few women went on to University or higher
education many of you did so.
It also appears that good old fashioned values including
good manners and good grammar have been at the forefront
of a solid City of London School for Girls education for
many decades.
What Networking Opportunities do You
want from Your Alumni Organisation?
CLSG is one of the most successful schools in
the country, which means Old Girls should be
able to advise and assist each other throughout
their lives. Many good schools provide excellent
networking opportunities facilitated by their
alumni organisations.
Write and tell us what you would like to see
provided by yours.
Please email:farineclarke@yahoo.co.uk
GIRLS’ AROUND THE WORLD
Jane Lelue has certainly travelled since
leaving the City of London in 1965, be that
to China, Pakistan or Cheshire, as she
describes in her article below....
If I were to meet up with any of my old City classmates
(1958/1965) they might think at first that I had lead a
very ordinary life, as I have been married, to the same
man, for 43 years, brought up two sons and practised
as a solicitor in a small country town.
In fact, thanks to the man I married, I have at times had a
very interesting and, sometimes exciting life.
It began in 1980 when the boys were 4 and 2 years old,
I was a full time mum and my husband, John, agreed to
take over his Civil Engineering firm’s Middle East office
in the United Arab Emirates. We moved out to Sharjah,
the Emirate adjacent to Dubai.
The building boom in the
UAE and Dubai in particular,
had begun but fairly slowly.
Dubai was a fraction of
its present size and much
less sophisticated. We were
even paid an, undeserved,
hardship allowance.
John had to travel around
the Gulf part of the time
and as I had a live-in Indian
houseboy to help with the
house and children I soon
found part-time work with
an Arab law firm in Dubai to
occupy me whilst the boys
were in nursery and school.
Jane and her boys in
Sharjah circa 1982
My job involved advising UK and American businesses
on compliance with local laws and the increasing
requirements for local partners and representing the
interests of maritime insurers. It took me to the Ruler’s
palace, the Dubai Central Prison and an Onassis oil tanker
on a night’s sail through the Straits of Hormous, among
other places.
The expatriate social life was a lively one and we spent a
great deal of time outdoors on the beach or exploring the
desert in four wheel drives.
We returned to England to live after 4 years and a two
month round the world trip. Home and life was fairly
ordinary for a while with John making only short trips
abroad.
In the 1990’s however he set up his own consultancy
and began working for the World Bank and the Asian
Development Bank in countries such as Mongolia,
Bosnia, Slovakia, Pakistan, Russian and the former
USSR states that all seemed to end with “stan”.
Since the boys have grown up and thanks to the generosity
and flexibility of my partners in a local law practice, I
have had many fascinating trips to join John in the more
convivial of these places
or to meet up with him for
some R&R in Istanbul,
Paris or Dubai.
The most memorable of
the visits to places where
he has been working have
been the following;
Jane with a few of the
Terracotta Warriors
1)
St. Petersburg, where I spent three weeks
exploring this beautiful city, its palaces and museums,
whilst changing our dollars in small amounts everyday
as the rouble was falling like a stone and the shops were
putting up their prices overnight.
2)
The Northwest Frontier Province of Pakistan (pre
9/11) where we took a trip up the Karakorum Highway
to the Chinese border through the glorious Hunza Valley
and from Gilgit to Skardu, site of the base camp for
climbers on K2, staying in very basic motels and eating
lots of curry! We didn’t manage a trip up the Khyber Pass
whilst I was there, although John did it later, as a local
disturbance with the Taliban made it too dangerous for
the train, even with an armed guard!
3)
China. I have visited many of the famous sites
such as the Terracotta Warriors, and the limestone peaks
of the fabulous Guilin area but amongst the things that
stand out in my memory are; shopping in the markets
and supermarkets in areas well away from tourists
where I was a curiosity to the locals who wanted to take
my picture, travelling on a train with John’s Chinese
colleagues and trying to eat a fried egg served with lunch
with a pair of chopsticks, the live chicken brought to our
restaurant table for us to see whether it was large enough
to eat (I opted for pork) and, on my last trip, the power of
the large (2008) earthquake which shook, but fortunately
didn’t damage, the hotel in which I was sitting.
We have both retired now and spend our time between our
home here in Cheshire, our house in France and visiting
our families, including our granddaughter, in London
and the Midlands. We still enjoy travelling farther afield
however and have spent recent holidays in Sri Lanka,
Canada and Alaska, Egypt and Cuba.
On one of our
trips to London
it would be good
to meet up with
some of those
classmates
and find out what
THEY have been
doing.
Jane Leleu
The family in France for our
(née Taylor)
40th wedding anniversary
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ON TOP OF THE WORD
Mount Kiliminjaro
Professor Frances Flinter practiced for her amazing ascent of Mount Kilimanjaro by
climbing the stairs to her office at Kings‘ College, London. Not only was she part of a
team which raised over £600,000 for a very worthwhile charity, she also explains below
why the whole experience was so enriching.
Maybe it was the thought of turning 50? The need for
a different type of challenge? Certainly the difficulties
faced by the NHS in affording increasingly sophisticated
equipment were on my mind when I happened to come
across an article about climbing Mount Kilimanjaro for
charity. I like walking, and climbing holidays have been
a regular event for many years; but at the end of each
day the best bit is a long hot shower, fluffy white towels,
a really good meal with wine and then a comfortable
night’s sleep. That is not quite the deal on offer for people
who climb the tallest free standing mountain in Africa….
but the photos were amazing.
It was clear that I could not do this on my own, so I
asked a couple of colleagues and they were surprisingly
keen. An email sent one Friday afternoon inviting staff
who work in the Evelina Children’s Hospital to come to
a meeting and find out more soon identified 46 intrepid
volunteers with an age range of more than 30 years. We
had a charity fund raising target of £300,000, at which
point the hard work began. Clearly we could not all go
together as this would deplete the hospital of too many
staff at once, so we split into 2 teams, one climbing in
June and the other in July 2011. We had to get ourselves
fit enough to make the attempt safely, and find sufficient
sponsorship to ensure that we would raise the money
needed to buy new equipment for the hospital.
Over the next 18 months we walked and climbed anything
and everything that went uphill – the stairs in the hospital
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(my office is on the 7th floor), the escalators on the tube;
and, at weekends, hills and mountains all over the UK
(and occasionally abroad). Nothing can prepare you for
the altitude (nearly 5,895 metres at the highest summit)
but at least you can get your legs used to climbing.
Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro is a big undertaking. The
porters, who carried the tents, food and kit, are the real
heroes; but we had to carry our day bags with spare
clothing, plus water and food, which were heavy enough.
It took a week to get up and down – that’s a week with no
electricity or running water and no toilets. For people who
are used to washing their hands innumerable times every
day this was quite a challenge; we got through dozens of
bottles of alcohol gel and industrial quantities of baby
wet wipes. I’ve never gone for a week without washing
my hair, but after a while you stop worrying about it.
The climb was amazing – from tropical rainforest to
frozen wastes (at minus 20 degrees centigrade – imagine
camping in that!) in just 4 days. It was un-seasonally
cold and very windy, and on summit night, when we
left the camp at midnight, it was only an hour before
all my drinks had frozen solid despite being wrapped
in spare walking socks. The final push involves a steep
climb in the dark for 6 hours before reaching the summit
at Gilman’s point just as dawn breaks – an exhausting
and very emotional experience. We then had the option
of continuing round the rim of the equator for another 2
hours to reach the highest peak, Uhuru, where the photo
was taken. The air is so thin that simply bending down
ON TOP OF THE WORD - cont.
leaves you completely out of breath for several minutes;
but most of us made it, and the sense of exhilaration gave
us the energy to start the long trek down. We had another
8 hours walking still ahead of us that day as we had to
descend sufficiently low for it to be safe for us to go to
sleep for the final night under canvas.
So what did we achieve? Well, we raised £610,000. This
was more than double the target, thanks to incredibly
generous sponsorship from patients, colleagues, friends
and families. Just as valuably, we had set out as a team of
colleagues, but returned as a group of very close friends,
who had supported each other through some pretty tough
moments, all the way there and back. We work together
differently now – there are shared jokes and very personal
memories; and we have a deep understanding of the
personality of every member of the team and what each
individual can bring to a challenge, which has influenced
our clinical practice in a very positive way.
Professor Frances Flinter (nee Morgan) 1969 - 1977.
Professor of Clinical Genetics, King’s College, London
Consultant in Clinical Genetics and Caldicott Guardian,
Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
So if you feel like a challenge and are prepared for both
the best and the most difficult thing you will probably
ever do, then try climbing Mount Kilimanjaro.
You can also read about Professor Flinter’s daughter,
Charlotte’s wedding, who also attended CLSG on
page 34.
Evelina Children’s Hospital staff at the summit of Mount
Kilimanjaro.Professor Flinter is sporting the purple jacket.
Travel Club
on an open top bus in stratford-upon-avon
The travel club enjoyed travelling
on an open top bus (albeit with their
umbrellas) and an unusual
performance of Twelfth Night during
their visit to Shakespeare country
A small group spent an interesting four days during
early October in the delightful town of Stratford -upon
-Avon staying in a tavern frequented in the past by the
Royal Shakespeare Company. The open top bus proved
an excellent means of transport to visit Ann Hathaway’s
cottage, Shakespeare’s birthplace, Hall’s Croft (home
of Shakespeare’s daughter) and Mary Arden’s Farm .
Having said that, sheltering under umbrellas on the
top deck during a heavy shower also proved to be a
challenge.
To complete our full Shakespearian experience we
attended a modern production of Twelfth Night at The
Royal Shakespeare Theatre, which caused a mixture of
shock and amusement!
It was wonderful that several ‘Old Girls’ who lived in the
area were able to join us for an extended lunch one day.
Needless to say, as we had not met one another for over
40 years, much reminiscing about school life took place,
particularly about school life in Carmelite Street.
It has not yet been decided where and when our next
Travel Club destination should be but we would welcome
anyone who wishes to join us
Beryl Ambrose
1946-1955
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MEASURE FOR MEASURE
The 2012 Senior School Production of
Measure for Measure - November 2012
I was delighted to be asked to attend a performance of the
2012 Senior School production of Measure for Measure.
The director Steve Morley was certainly presented
with a challenging task particularly as there is a lot of
movement within the play and somewhat limited space in
the school’s hall. However, having the talents of CLSG to
hand I am sure he much enjoyed such a challenge for it
was a most eloquent production and congratulations must
be given to all the cast for their excellent performances.
It is certainly a ‘problem play’ with a certain amount of
comedy. The main element of the plot, that of a woman
forced to surrender her chastity to a corrupt ruler in
exchange for a condemned man’s life, is a familiar
theme in western literature and may have originated in an
actual incident which took place in Milan in the 1540’s.
‘Mesur for Mesur by Shaxberd’ was performed before
King James 1 in 1604 and in the period that culminated in
the writing of this play Shakespeare had assumed a more
thoughtful attitude to life. Morality had become a new
preoccupation and supposedly a favourite Court topic.
Measure for Measure was, therefore, consonant with the
spirit of the time. All this I am sure led the CLSG girls
to some thought provoking discussions on the real moral
questions of the play!
Jill E. Dixon (nee Andrew)
December 2012
Don’t Miss the
CLSG Performance
at Shakespeare’s Globe
The talented girls from CLSG will be
performing The Merry Wives of Windsor
at Shakespeare’s Globe on Monday 4th
November. What a wonderful excuse to
get a group of your classmates together
and visit this historic venue. Any girls who
wish to attend should register their interest
by emailing: marketing@clsg.org.uk
The School will send out ticket notification
by email once they know the full ticketing
details. Make sure you and your friends
get tickets for the hottest show in town!
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celebration of GCSE results
On December 6th, the whole of
Year 12 together with their parents
was treated to an evening in celebration
of their GCSE results. Yasmin Duffy
describes the evening.....
‘Don’t believe people who tell you that you are overambitious in a derogatory way. And don’t think of ambition
as a positive male trait and a negative femail trait. If a
person believes that remember that is their problem not
yours.’
FC
The girls who had left last year returned and it was lovely
to catch up with them, while enjoying the refreshments
provided. After receiving certificates commending
our achievements, we were given a speech by an oldCity girl Farine Clarke. After leaving school Farine
studied medicine and qualified as a GP bfore moving
into publishing. She was promoted through the ranks to
become Managing Director and Main Board Director
and a published author. Farine was invited by the
headmistress, Diana Vernon, to talk about her experienes
before handing out the cetificates.
This created a network of women who were able to share
advice obtained from their experiences, proving to be
invaluable. Farine left us with the saying ‘The world
is your oyster, but look around you at your friends and
remember that right now you’re surrounded by pearls’.
This reminded us of the significance of friends and
acquaintances who will ultimately prove to be more
useful than any other advisers.
Yasmin Duffy Year 12
‘What your parents have given you is more valuable
than a Nicole Fahri jumper or a million pound house, or
whatever material thing you may think you want now. It
is something few people, and sadly even fewer girls, are
ever lucky enough to receive. It is this. It is an education.
But a CLSG education is not an ordinary education.’
It was an absolute pleasure and honour to be
invited back to my old school to speak to the
girls and their parents. Although it was somewhat
unnerving to be on the stage, as, like many of my
generation, my overriding memories of the hall
are of sitting in assembly with my classmates,
looking up at the stage and trying not to fidget.
Times may have changed but the fresh-faced
enthusiasm of the girls has not. Because this was a
celebration of GCSE results and because we were
at the City of London School for Girls, the number
of certificates was rather overwhelming. Although
shaking hands with such an array of different
coloured nail polishes made me smile. I’m pretty
sure I will never be asked to hand out quite so
many awards in recognition of excellence at any
other institution in the future!
This was undoubtedly the highlight of the evening.
Farine expressed how grateful she was for receiving
such a brilliant education at our school, and informed
us of how this had given her the confidence to make the
decisions, allowing her to have such a successful career.
One of the most important pieces of advice she gave us
was the value of staying in contact with old friends. By
networking with fellow former City girls, she was able
to maintain a number of useful contacts, both in careers
related to hers and ones completely different.
Farine Replies....
Get Involved with Your Magazine
There are no rules governing who can be involved in CLOGA amd the magazine.
Every old girl is eligible to contribute. You might want to write an article telling us about your
memories of School, or interview a schoolfriend about their life. Or, you may have special skills
which can be put to good use helping to ensure your alumni organisation is as vibrant, productive
and exciting as the fantastic School it represents. You are bound to have ideas about what you
want from your organisation, so why no share them? Your input will be very welcome by everyone.
Therefore if you would like to be involvd in any way at all, please do tell us.
All ages, skills and ideas are welcome.
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CLOGA’S SIXTH FORM LEAVERS’ LUNCH 2012
For several years now,
CLOGA has organised a lunch
at school for the Sixth Form Leavers.
This year’s lunch was a great
occasion. The Sixth Form
Centre was packed with lively
Sixth Formers along with a
few teachers and CLOGA
members. The Headmistress
gave a welcoming speech and
CLOGA Chair, Jill Dixon, also
said a few warming words.
Over an array of wonderful
foods, there was some nostalgic
talk as well as conversation
about future plans. Some of
this year’s Sixth Formers are
planning to go on to study a
range of different subjects
at University from Bio
Engineering and Maths to
Jill Dixon Addresses The Girls
Music and Languages or to
take a GAP year. There were
also discussions about their
attire as they were dressed as
what they had wanted to be
when they were young as part
of their festivities for their
final days at City; there was an
archaeologist, some astronauts
and Minnie Mouse; not all of
them have adhered to their
childhood aspirations.
With their new aspirations and
as they move forwards with
their futures ahead of them,
they will be able to keep in
touch with each other through
CLOGA.
Joyce Lee
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The Girls Dress According to Their Childhood Aspirations, Mini Mouse’s Ears are Just Visible
Prep Christmas End of Term Concert 2012
Near the end of the Christmas term, the
Prep Department, led by Miss Murphy and
accompanied by Mr Stokes, put on a lively
and joyful concert for parents and guests.
by Nirmala Shah. The Cello Group gave dynamic
performances of the ‘Wallace and Gromit’ theme tune
and the ‘Can Can’. And the large orchestra played several
pieces with gusto including the Overture to ‘William Tell’
and ‘Autumn’ from Vivaldi’s ‘The Four Seasons’.
The Preps whetted the audience’s appetite by beginning
with a piece called ‘Rain’ which they improvised
themselves; the girls impressively created the sound of
rain by clicking their fingers and clapping their hands.
This was followed by a range of songs from different
cultures across the globe including a Chinese Christmas
Cradle Song and a traditional South African song,
‘Siyahumba’. The Prep Senior Choir’s rendition of ‘Can
You Hear Me?’ was accompanied by two of the Preps
who skilfully signed parts of the song. The Preps sang
together with enthusiasm as part of their form groups as
well as part of the Prep Junior and Prep Senior Choirs.
Each year group performed a poem. Lower One formed
a Christmas tree shape as they recited ‘The Little
Christmas Tree’ while Upper One’s performance of
‘Miss Houlihan’s Christmas Cake’ was accompanied by
guitar music and dancing. Lower Two gave an amusing
delivery of ‘Under Santa’s Hat’ which involved wearing a
variety of different hats and Upper Two gave an animated
performance of ‘Santa’s Journey’ creating the impression
they were in a large sleigh.
The girls also displayed their other talents in the concert.
Two girls performed a dance to Upper Two’s vocal of
‘Ame Sau Vala Tara Bal’, or ‘We Are All Your Children’,
The concert finished with all the Preps joining together
to sing ‘Frosty the Snowman’ followed by an encore of
‘Gonna Rise Up Singing’. It was a successful concert
that left the audience in the festive spirit.
Joyce Lee
As well as a fantastic
end of term concert,
the girls from the prep
department showed further
talent in the form of their
hats at their Christmas lunch
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Treasurers report
At the Annual General Meeting
Liz Lewzey explained the key points
and highlighted the strong balance sheet,
in the CLOGA accounts.
Total expenses were £927 in 2012 compared to £4,082
in 2011. CLOGA did not incur any magazine costs in
2012, compared to £3,056 in 2011. In 2012 we wrote
off slow moving stock of memorabilia. Going forward
income from the sale of these items will be taken straight
to income. Once again the Association made a donation
of £400 to the school ‘Leavers Ball’.
CLOGA made a net surplus of £9,518 for the year ended
31 December 2012.
The balance sheet of the Association remains strong, with
net assets of £32,744 at 31 December 2012.
Total income was £10,445 compared with £11,317 in the
prior year. Subscriptions were down year on year because
of amendments to the parental scheme. Pupils are now
being offered a life sub for £300 payable over the years
of attendance at the school. As a result, a proportion of
subscription receipts have been taken to deferred income
and will be taken to income over the 20 years following
the leaving date of the pupils.
Cash balances stood at £82,383, of which £10,150 has
been put aside for the Bursary fund. Deferred income,
which is made up of subscriptions paid to the Association
for future year’s membership under the Parental Subs
scheme and other life subscriptions received, stood at
£40,115.
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Liz Lewzey
Treasurer April 2012
Treasurers report
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REUNIONS
Class of 1980 celebrate turning 50!
It was on a bright October day that I
found myself tottering across Paternoster
Square clutching a huge box which
contained a very valuable cake!
Smiling all Night
A picture of Ros castle, taken by the CLOGA travellersNobody
from Stopped
the lake.
The 50th Cake which was Carefully Transported across St Paul’s
‘Make way,’ I shouted to the men in suits, ‘Stand
aside please...... Valuable cargo coming through.....Very
important party soon to be had...... Lots of VIP ladies
about to arrive.’
And that was how I felt because the class of 1980 all
turned 50 (give or take a few months) in 2012 and
although many of us had enjoyed private celebrations
we could not let an excuse for the biggest joint party of
our lives to simply pass us by. We made light work of
getting organised and hired a lovely room in a wine bar,
which was fittingly situated in the heart of the City. We
organised nibbles and drinks to everyone’s taste (like all
good parties the joy was as much in the anticipation as in
the final event). We even took soundings about the best
pyrotechnics for maximum effect (nothing beats a Mount
Vesuvius candle and the threat of the City fire-brigade to
make a party swing). And, most importantly, emailed all
and sundry in the year to be there or be extremely square!
Needless to say that those who could not attend were not
square, but really sad to miss it!
Of course we had a ball. It was as if we had never left
each other and were instantly transported back thirty
years to the days of netball tournaments, rounders
matches, art lessons and biology teachers driven to tears
by our imaginative explanations about how kangaroos
reproduce. Life had never been better since.
Lisa Cohen, who really had done a stirling job at
organising the whole thing, even set up a file sharing site
for our pictures afterwards so that we could relish the
event forever.
The O Level Russian Group
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We have left ourselves no choice but to repeat our party
every year (even if that means remaining 50 for the next
decade or so) and strongly suggest that all ‘old girls’ do
the same!
Farine Clarke
REUNIONS - Contd.
A reunion at Strada near St. Paul’s
by Pat Repuski.........
We have been meeting almost every year since August
2007 and once more, in August, just after the Olympics
our little group met at Strada near St. Paul’s. This year’s
attendees were Veronica Beaumont (Basford), Yvonne
Neild (Eldridge), Beryl Ambrose (Osborne), Una
Hubbard (Brankin), Wendy Robinson, myself and as a
wonderful surprise Jill Davies (Cowie). Jill had a stroke
some years ago so has been unable to attend but this time
her husband braved public transport and brought her up
to join us.
We had a most enjoyable lunch with a great deal of
laughter especially when the waiter placed Jill’s salad
too close to the edge of the table and it fell into her lap.
Jill’s only concern was that she wouldn’t be charged for
two meals! Sadly we are now missing two members of
our little group - not only Frances Skinner who had died
shortly before our meeting in 2011 but also Ann Robinson
(Peters) who died very suddenly earlier this summer.
Unfortunately without Frances present to ask the waiter to
take a group photo we didn’t think of pictures until after
Jill had left - I think we were too busy talking. However
I did manage to take a couple of photos - one of Yvonne,
Veronica and Beryl and a second of Wendy and Una.
Later in the first week of September Liz Paing (Simmonds)
and I met up at the same restaurant as she had been
unable to join in with the bigger group. We strolled over
to the Centennial Bridge and looked down river to Tower
Bridge with the Paralympic symbols proudly displayed .
There were also several versions of the Olympic mascots
posed for tourists’ photographs. We were most amused as
the Boys’ school was open and we could hear the chatter
of boys through the open windows.
London certainly seemed more alive this summer than in
past years. I really enjoyed seeing all the Ambassadors
greeting and helping visitors. London is my favourite
place and I love visiting old haunts from my school days.
I can thoroughly recommend Strada as a meeting place they seem very happy to accommodate us and have never
made us feel we have overstayed our welcome no matter
how long we sit around and talk.
Pat Repuski (Garibaldi)
The picture above was sent by
Clare Holley (nee Mole, 1976 - 1982) who writes:
‘We were 3A in 1977 and most of those pictured stayed
on for the Sixth Form, although one or two of us left to go
to boys schools. We have met sporadically over the years
and when we all hit 40 6/7 years ago we had a big reunion
and have tried to maintain contact ever since. It was a
lovely class of girls and although some were unable to
attend we spoke with fond memories of everyone.
One of my daughters is now 17 and studying for A Levels
at The Leys, in Cambridge. At the Christmas Carol
Service I recognised the Head of Art as my old art teacher
from City, who was then Miss Chapman!’
Pictured left to right above:
Linda Kaye, Lucy Newham (nee Morgan),
Karin Cook (nee Mcleish), Joanne Kingston,
Jane Shalders (nee Llewelyn), Carly Lessoff,
Alexia Ring (nee Matthews), Clare Holley (nee Mole),
Jane Hughes, Anita Lowenstein and Louisa Hooper.
Why Not Organise
Your reunion?
You know you want to!
It is not nearly as difficult as it might seem
at first and once you’ve got a few girls
together the event will start to organise itself!
Let us know about yours and we will
always print your story, and pictures,
in your magazine.
Of course they will also be uploaded onto the
website as soon as it is fully functional
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MARRIAGES
Wedding - Charlotte Flinter (class of 2007)
to Thomas Halliday, 14th April 2012
Charlotte writes: ‘We had our ceremony and reception
in Pembroke College, Cambridge, where we were both
students from 2007-2010. It was a wonderful day (about
the only dry day in April!) and we were lucky to have
many of our friends there.
The music during the service was provided by our fellow
choristers in the Pembroke College Chapel Choir and
during the reception, Rachel Wick (class of 2007) played
her harp beautifully for us. My sister Elizabeth (class of
2004) was my chief bridesmaid (far right below) along
with my new sister-in-law Ellen. One of the readings
during the service was given by Francesca Yeldham
(class of 2007) who was also at Pembroke with us. We
celebrated the wedding afterwards with a traditional
Ceilidh which was great fun and a fantastic way to let off
some steam after the stresses of wedding organisation!
A huge thanks goes to my parents, David and Frances
Flinter (née Morgan, class of 1977), for all their help and
support in organising our wedding.
I am currently working on the NHS Graduate Management
Training Scheme where I am on placement as a service
manager at North Middlesex Hospital, whilst my new
husband Thomas is studying for his PhD on Palaeocene
mammals at UCL.’
Simone Ben Hur Wedding
Simone was married at the grand Connaught rooms in
the City of London on April Fools’ day (she is happy
to share this!) The lovely couple were, as Simone
herself says: ‘April Fools with luck on our side with
a beautifully sunny day. We even had a few City girls
present, from across London and one City girl even flew
in from America’.
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MARRIAGES - Contd.
Jordanne and Toby
Jordanne (nee Young) left City in 2005 and went on to study Classics
and Spanish at UCL, spending a year abroad in Salamanca. Since
then she worked in PR and set up her own agency, ‘Appear Here PR’,
working with luxury lifestyle and jewellery brands.
Jordanne married Toby Shackleton on 9th June 2012 at Trinity House,
London, in front of close family. They then celebrated with bowling
and dancing at Shoreditch House with friends and family.
An unforgettable day!
Who Needs Hello When you have Your magazine?
As you will see from these stunning pictures your wedding should be commemorated in print.
Girls from all generations would love to read about your wedding so make sure yours is in
the next issue of the magazine. They will also look wonderful on the website.
Send your wedding story and pictures us at: farineclarke@yahoo.co.uk
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ObituarIES
Ann Peters
Ann taken at a reunion lunch July 2010
Our thanks go to Patricia Repuski for these memories
of Ann.
I first remember Ann in V1-1 (as it then was - first year of
the Sixth). She was studying sciences and I was studying
English and languages so we didn’t cross paths very often.
We had a mutual friend in Veronica Beaumont (Basford)
so probably got together at break and lunch time. Sixth
forms were relatively small in those days so we were a
fairly close knit group.
Which House was Ann in? I have no idea. I was in Tudor
and I don’t recollect Ann at House meetings. She may
have been in Fleet with Veronica or Ward or St Bride’s.
I believe she was a prefect in V1-2 as were most of our
class. Ann stayed on for a third year in the Sixth Form
with Una Hubbard (Brankin). I think Una was Head Girl
and Ann Vice though I could be mistaken!
Ann invited me to accompany her and her parents one
weekend during the summer holidays to sail their yacht
(I had spent a week in the Norfolk Broads that Easter so
was deemed a “sailor”). I can’t remember exactly where
the yacht was moored - somewhere near Ipswich I think.
Ann and I slept in the bunk house whilst her parents slept
on board. We had to row out to it in the morning and Ann
spent quite a while trying to teach me to row. Dr. Peters
allowed me to steer for a bit which I enjoyed though we
were merely proceeding in a straight line.
When Ann was studying Dentistry she invited me over
to her small shared flat for supper one evening. I was
quite envious that both she and Veronica were studying at
University and I had merely studied typing and become a
secretary. They had flats and lived on campus - I was still
living at home with my parents.
Ann invited me to her 21st birthday party held at a big
hotel in Kensington. Luckily Veronica was there too so I
had a friend to talk to.
In 2007 Veronica and I with the help of Frances Skinner
organised a class reunion to which Ann came. Each year I
have returned “home” since a few of us have met up again
and Ann was one of the stalwarts. Sadly Frances died last
summer and now we have lost Ann very suddenly. We
are getting together again this August and will toast them
in coffee.
My condolences to Iain and their daughters. Ann was
very proud of her four girls and kept us up to date with
marriages and grandchildren. It seemed that there was a
new baby almost every year.
It is wonderful how one can meet up with school friends
after years and years and yet still chat together as if no
time had elapsed.
from Patricia Repuski nee Garibaldi (1949 -1956)
Betty Graham: 1913-2011
Betty Graham was Head Girl of the City of London
School for Girls and her brother, Jon was Head Boy of
the City of London School for Boys!
Anne Peters at a reunion lunch for the 1956 alumni.
From left; Patricia Repuski (Garibaldi),
Ann Robinson (Peters), Frances Skinner,
and Beryl Ambrose (Osborne).
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After school she went on to read History at St Hilda’s
College, Oxford, Through her brother she met her
husband Ian, who was at Trinity College, Cambridge.
They were married in 1940, after which she led a full and
active life.
Betty died peacefully in hospital on 23rd February 2011.
ObituarIES - cont.
Dr Joyce Mary Havelock (née Buck):
1923-2011
Joyce was born in Ealing in 1923. Her mother had been a
nurse in the First World War, and then won a scholarship
to the Royal College of Music. At the age of 4, Joyce
developed nephritis, and spent several weeks in St Mary’s
Hospital, Paddington, where Alexander Fleming was
then engaged in work that would lead to his discovery of
penicillin the following year.
Although her father was at the time the Financial
Secretary to the National Children’s home, with no
piscine connections, Joyce won a
Fishmongers’ Company Scholarship
to the City of London School for Girls,
where she started at the age of 11 in
1934. Her least favourite subjects were
hockey (at Grove Park) and Latin, but
she excelled academically, especially
in the biological sciences, and won a
number of prizes. The varied selection
of books thus gathered, including the
satirical “1066 and all That” and its
sequel, “And Now all This”, testifies to
the enlightened regime of the school.
Her school days were punctuated by a
number of important events, including
the abdication crisis (“Hark the herald
angels sing, Mrs Simpson’s pinched our King”) and the
Coronation of George VI in 1937, when each girl was
presented with a silver gilt spoon by the Lord Mayor of
London.
Independence was nurtured by travelling from the age of
11 every day by District Line from Ealing to Blackfriars,
and she took the opportunity of exploring London with her
friend, Elizabeth Nash (now Coton), particularly on wet
afternoons when games were cancelled. She maintained
her love of London to the end of her life, and also an
excellent knowledge of the bus routes. When war came
in 1939, the school was evacuated, initially to Ashtead,
and then to Keighley in the West Riding. Joyce was put
up, along with Elizabeth, by an affluent family among
whose friends was Sybil Thorndike, who once came to
tea while they were there.
She had known Brian, her future husband, from an
early age through the local Methodist Church, but their
relationship started to take a more serious turn early one
evening in August 1940 when he offered to accompany
her home from the local tennis club. It happened to be the
day the Luftwaffe bombers shifted their attention from
airfields to London, and the 17-year-olds trod the streets
against an increasingly incandescent sky reflecting the
conflagration of the East End.
Joyce’s ambition to study medicine had been galvanised
by the image of the idealistic young doctor in AJ Cronin’s
novel, “The Citadel”, which she read in her teens. In
1942, she started her medical studies at University
College London, later to be immortalised as “St Swithin’s
Hospital” in the original film of “Doctor in the House”.
The only medical schools in London at
that time that took women, apart from the
Royal Free which had no men, were UCH
and King’s. Going from the relatively
cloistered life of an all-girls school was
something of a rude awakening, and
Joyce used to muse on how quickly
and extensively her vocabulary and
experience of life had been enriched.
She moved to the West London Hospital,
Hammersmith, for her clinical training.
Soon after it started, the V1 and V2 raids
on London began, and she used to go
out in ambulances sometimes to help
treat victims on site. One of her mentors
was Col Vivian Green-Armytage, a
charismatic Harley Street consultant and pioneer of the
speciality of obstetrics and gynaecology, who had retired
in 1933 from the Indian Medical Service and since
become, in those pre-NHS days, an important figure in
the London medical scene. Joyce was taken under his
wing, and used to accompany him in his Rolls-Royce
on visits to patients in private nursing homes with their
confidential ailments.
She attended post-mortems conducted by Professor
Keith Simpson, then establishing his reputation as one
of the legendary figures of forensic medicine, whose
glamorous blond secretary used to sit at the end of the
post-mortem table typing to his dictation as he carried
out the examination. When Joyce qualified in 1947,
the year before the NHS came into being, she became
the first house surgeon to Harold Burge, a pioneer of
vagotomy (cutting through part of the vagus nerve) in
the management of gastric ulcer, before the advent of the
modern non-surgical approach.
In 1949, Joyce had married Brian, fresh from war service
as an RAF pilot, and Cambridge, who was moved by his
new employer, ICI, to temporary exile in Liverpool, and
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ObituarIES - cont.
another family friend. After 10 years or so, she decided to
take up new opportunities in public health, and became
for a time a Senior Medical Officer in Community Health
Services in south London. In the 1980s she turned to
occupational health, and for some 15 years ran the
service at St Helier Hospital, Carshalton. Meanwhile,
she continued with family planning, and served for a year
as Chairman of the London Family Planning Doctors’
Association.
Joyce worked for a time as an Assistant Resident Medical
Officer at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital. Her subsequent
experience of studying for the Certificate in Public Health
entailed a wide range of site visits which opened her eyes
still further to social medicine, and prepared her for her
next post as an Assistant MOH in Liverpool. This was the
heady time of post-war optimism in building the modern
welfare state, and expansion of public services, principal
among which was the NHS. It was a good time to be
a doctor, and particularly special to be a woman doctor
- and one of the apparent perks was that all three of her
children were delivered by (later Sir) Norman Jeffcoate,
who had recently been appointed as the first Professor of
Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Liverpool.
The family moved to Surrey in 1957, and after a period
of working in the school health service, Joyce became
involved in the early 1960s in what were still the
pioneering days of the Family Planning Association, at
that time still a charity independent of the NHS. Perhaps
her zeal for this work had been enhanced by her voluntary
position at a home for unmarried mothers. A symbiotic
arrangement had developed whereby the FPA were
allowed to use local authority (as they then were) clinics
free of charge. This usually worked well, except when, as
in the local area in which Joyce worked, the local Medical
Officer of Health was a Catholic, and therefore opposed
to contraception. Joyce became a doughty campaigner
for family planning, in which she believed passionately,
and something of a contraceptive crusader in bringing
the gynaecological gospel to some of the less salubrious
parts of south London.
After a few holiday locums for a close friend who was
a singled-handed lady general practitioner, she took
advantage of the new opportunity in the early 1970s to
become a part-time salaried GP, and joined the practice of
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Joyce was now active in the Society of Public Health
and was a founder member of its Faculty of Community
Health, formed in the early 1990s to develop the
academic credentials of community medical practice,
including child health and family planning. She was the
third Faculty Chairman, and during her three-year stint
the Society went through the first of two reorganisations,
from which it finally emerged in 2008 as the Royal
Society of Public Health, of which Joyce was a Fellow.
After Brian died in 2000, she continued to run a women’s
clinic at a local practice until she was 80, when she finally
retired. Shortly afterwards, she underwent extensive
emergency cardiac surgery in 2005, from which she
made a remarkable recovery after six weeks in intensive
care. Up to her last few months, she continued to attend
meetings of her local Medical Society, and had many
other interests, including music and opera, the theatre,
and cats. She had a ready wit, a light touch and the
ability to make speedy but pungent judgements. She was
delighted to become a great-grandmother in her last year,
but slightly annoyed that the Queen had beaten her to it!
Joyce was always proud of her association with the City
of London School for
Girls, and grateful
for the impetus it
had given for her
professional career.
She
maintained
a close life-long
friendship with a
number of her school
contemporaries,
including,
as
well as Elizabeth
Coton (née Nash),
Monica Diplock and
Elisabeth Littlejohn.
Joyce in
March 2011
with her great
granddaughter, Lana
OBITUARIES - cont.
Hiliary Reed (née Fairhead):
1923-2011
Hiliary Reed (née Fairhead) CLSG 1928-1937
Hilary was born in Illford London in August 1919, as
one of five children. Her father was a master draper who
ran a successful shop. After leaving City in 1937, Hilary
worked at the Bank of England which she said she found
dull!
However, during the war she found her true vocation in
life and worked as a nursing aid in a military hospital .
Through nursing she put her desire to help others, sense
of duty and her quiet strength to good use. After the war
she trained and qualified as a nurse at the Royal London
Hospital.
Hilary travelled a great deal and in 1953 she became a
theatre sister n Singapore before moving to Brunai to
be a deputy matron. In 1963 she moved to Kuwait to
become matron of the Al-Sabah hospital, where she met
her husband a handsome engineer.
In Kuwait Hilary had a wide circle of friends and her
daughter, whom she adopted there, remembers activities
including yoga, swimming and going to “do’s” at the
Embassy.
After 20 years in Kuwait Hilary and her family returned
to the UK where she remained an active member of
the community. Not least at her church, St Paul’s in
Winchmore Hill. Hilary continued swimming every day
until the age of 80.
In 1997 she was granted the Freedom of the City of
London. Although she suffered a number of health
problems, including Alzheimer’s disease, Hilary remained
brave and uncomplaining in later life.
Dorothy May Dark (née Hempfield):
Attended CLSG 1950-1957
Marina Sharf: 1918-2011
Our thanks to Jean Cardy for the following synopsis:
Marina Sharf was in the sixth form when I started at
CLSG in 1936 but I remember her because she was
striking and elegant.
After the War, I heard that she had been dropped into
occupied Europe: that was probably not true but she did
work for British Intelligence, partly in India and was
mentioned in dispatches. However, she never spoke
about her wartime experience.
Years later I read a newspaper account that she was living
as a nun in a remote part of the Yorkshire Moors.
Her newspaper obituary told me more about her
remarkable life. She was born in Caucasus in the middle
of the Russian revolution, and was baptised in a flower
vase because firing prevented her parents from getting to
a church. When the family moved to England she attended
CLSG. She went on to Girton College, Cambridge to read
English. After the war she worked as a civil servant, an
actress and a teacher, and was Head of English at Bedford
Girls’ school.
In 1965 she became a Greek Orthodox nun . As Mother
Thekla she became muse, librettist and commercial
adviser to the composer, John Taverner who called her
his ‘spiritual mother’.
She gave him the words for the ‘Song for Athene’ which
was played under a different name as Princess Diana’s
coffin was carried out of the Abbey. She wrote a libretto
for his opera, ‘Mary of Egypt’, and various choral
works.
Her end appears to have been rather sad; an American
nun she hoped might take over the convent dumped her
in an Anglican convent in Whitby and sold the Orthodox
one. An Orthodox archbishop preached at her funeral an
two works by Taverner were played.
Dorothy passed away peacefully on Sunday 17th
February 2013 surrounded by family and close
friends.
Loving mother of Matthew, Heather and Gina.
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OBITUARIES - cont.
Frances Skinner:
1938-2011
Sadly after some 10 years and despite wonderful treatment
from Brompton Hospital side effects and lung cancer
took their toll and her heart finally gave out.
Frances was a loyal active member of the CLOGA
committee for many years, organising many visits to
interesting places and holidays in Europe with the Travel
Club. Despite the fact that she exasperated some of us
by constantly changing arrangements Frances lightened
our days with the apparently oblivious way in which she
sailed through one adventure after another. We were all
privileged to have known a true spirited Brit.
Ann Reed 1949-56
Our thanks go to Ann Reed for her fond memories of
Fances.
Frances was an extraordinary person, energetic,
eccentric, uncomplaining. Frances had to leave school
when her father died and there were only sufficient
funds to continue the education of one child ; her brother
attending CLS took precedence. Frances left school to
follow a career with Wandsworth County Council. I first
got to know her properly when Frances had retired. Never
having married Frances looked after her mother (who by
then was confined to a wheelchair) taking her to Paris for
a week endand anywhere else that seemed a good idea
to Frances. Nothing daunted Frances and this in the days
before the level of attention to the disabled that we have
now.
Not having had the chance to go to university, in her early
60s Frances took a degree in Biochemistry and obtained
a 2:1. With this Frances went to Africa with a medical aid
organisation.
Frances developed breast cancer while still looking after
her mother. This Frances bore very bravely, learning much
about her condition and treatment,correcting her doctors
if she disagreed with their advice: she never complained.
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In memory of former
CLSG Pupils
One of the functions of the CLSG alumni
organisation is to remember former classmates
who have been sadly lost to us. This includes
all generations of girls some of whom will
have been lost in their prime, perhaps leaving
young families behind.
Clearly the alumni would wish to remember
these girls and support their loved ones and
their friends. If you have a class-mate or friend
you wish to commemorate, then please write
and tell us.
It does not matter how many years have passed.
The alumni is here to remember and support
all former CLSG pupils.
new members of cloga
New CLOGA members are listed below.
The list gives the new members who joined on leaving school in 2012
Abrahams Kate
26 Princess Ave, London N10 3LR
Allen Isabella
2 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2PH
Amos Josephine
226 Alexandra Park Rd.
London N22 7BH
Andrade Sara
105 Longthornton Road
London SW16 5QF
Baker Jessica
9 Arlington Sq. London N1 7DS
Barrett Poppy
Wyngates, Spring Road,
Kinsbourne Green, Harpenden AL5 3PP
Bates Helena
12 Alwyne Place, London N1 2NL
Bayliss Rosie
4 Dereham Road, Essex IG11 9HA
Beckham Grace
13 Wallside, Monkwell Sq.
London EC2Y 8BH
Bhudia Damini
37 Penge Rd, London, E13 0SL
Brown Eliza
17 Kensington Palace Court
Sancroft St. London SE11 5UL
Cape-Davenhill Ella
34 Anson Rd, London N7 0AB
Carreira-Wham Sofia
9 Carlisle Mansions, Carlisle Place
London SW1P 1HX
Caslake Holding Florence
76 Regina Rd, London N4 3PP
Chan Abigail
127 The Vale, London N11 8TL
Chenciner Louisa
12 Lloyd Sq, London WC1X 9BA
Chovanec Sarah
12 Colmore Court, 283 Watford Way
London NW4 4TQ
Coward Deyell
148 Wanstead Lane, Redbridge
Essex IG1 3SG
Coy Poppy
12 Long Rd, Cambridge, CB2 8PS
Craddock Sarah
17 Pine Grove, Brookmans Park
Hertfordshire AL9 7BP
Cullen Gemma
9 Highfields Grove, London N6 6HN
Curtis Jessica
331 Nether St. London N3 1JJ
Dattenberg-Doyle Imme
2a Bradbrook House, Studio Place
London SW1X 8EL
Davies Rosemary
15 Herschell Road, Leigh-on-Sea
Essex SS9 2NH
Dayan Alyssa
117 Beford Court Mansions
London WC1B 3AG
Dillon Hatcher Eleanor
2 Banbury Rd, London E9 7DU
Dunne Elizabeth
76 Melrose Ave, London NW2 4JT
Evans Hannah
14 Keats Close, London SE1 5TZ
Garrett Lena
2 Willoughby House, 1 Willoughby Rd,
London NW3 1RP
Gillmore Katie
78 Offord Rd, London N1 1EB
Glynn Jessica
22 Navarino Rd, London E8 1AD
Greenwood Millie
17A Highbury Terrace Mews
London N5 1UT
Griffiths Olivia
54 Colebrooke Row,
London, N1 8AF
Hamilton-Jones Imogen
9 Kiver Rd, London N19 4PE
Harley Hannah
14 Petherton Rd, London N5 2RD
Hartnoll Beatrice
46 Offord Rd, London N1 1EB
Holcombe Eleanor
73 Conduit Way, London NW10 0SD
Holt Rosa
115 Whitecross St, London EC1Y 8JQ
Hudson-Kozdoj Zara
6K Stanley Terrace, London N19 4JX
Indwar Arsheya
20 Aberdeen Court, Maida Vale
London W9 1AF
Jack Apphia
47 Canonbury Park North
London N1 2JU
Januszczak Mercedes
54 Brookfield Mansions
5 Highgate West Hill, London N6 6AT
King Sarah
149 Kennington Rd, London SE11 6SF
Ledger Elizabeth
36 Liphook Crescent,
London SE23 3BW
Lineham Amy
11 Canonbury Park North
London N1 2JZ
Miller Madelaine
32 Gainsborough Studios North
London N1 5EB
Moinizadeh Anita
62 Addington Rd, Kent BR4 9BJ
Murray Asha
53 Kemp House, Berwick St.
London W1F 0QU
Nkee Vivienne
15B Ringcroft St, London, N7
8ND
Ohajah Elise
17 Hanover Road, London NW10
3DJ
O’Keeffe Sarah
92 Empire Square South, Empire
Sq.
London SE1 4NG
Oratore Alexandra
21 Wilton St, London SW1X 7AX
Panella Amelia
4 Brookfield Park, London NW5
1ER
Patterson Sally
31 Chalcot Rd, London NW1 8LP
Premathasan Thugitha
30 Lathom Rd, London E6 2DX
Pritchett Edith
5 Grotes Buildings, London
SE3 0DG
Raja Nitika
245 Haverstock Hill
London NW3 4PR
Rawlinson Isobel
52 Outram Rd, London N22 7AF
Richardson Madeleine
82 Lady Margaret Rd,
London N19 5ES
Rivett Miranda
27 Windermere Rd, London
N10 2RD
Robb Freya
35 Alkham Rd, London N16 7AA
Rosen Sarah
64 Kings Ave, Woodford Green,
Essex, LG8 0JF
Sands Madeleine
14 Highbury Terrace,
London N5 1UP
Selby Alana
49 Heber Rd, London NW2 6AB
Shang Yingxue
41 Villa St, London SE17 2EJ
Sharma Ekta
3 Limedene Cl, Pinner
Middlesex, HA5 3PX
Shearer Eleanor
17 Fournier St, London, E1 6QE
Sinyor Jessica
70 Sheldon Ave, London N6 4ND
Steer Florence
11 Sekforde St. London
EC1R 0HD
Subbiah Sheila
8 Old Manor Way, Chislehurst,
Kent BR7 5XS
Tai Allissa
145 Telegraph Place, Mill Quay
London E14 9XB
Tharmaraj Tamara
51 Middle Rd, Brentwood
Essex CM13 3QS
Tomic Tiana
Flat 4, 71 Southern Row,
London W10 5AL
Tweedley Ellie
100 Cloudesley Rd,
London, N1 0EB
Tyler Amy
4 St. James Mansions,
West End Lane, West
Hampstead, London NW6 2AA
Vasiliades Deana
Flat 4, 51 Hans Place,
London, SW1X 0LA
Veerabahu Amalia
16 Regent Court, 1 North Bank,
London, NW8 8UN
Wang Eileen
Flat A, System House,
3 Deanery Rd, London
E15 4LT
Warren-Hamps Beatrice
31 Chesterfield Grove, London,
SE22 8RP
Whitehead Samira
2 Maiden Place,
Dartmouth Park Hill,
London NW5 1HZ
Whitworth Ines
35 Devonia Rd, London
N1 8JQ
Wingrove Emily
26 Lancaster Grove,
London NW3 4PB
Wingrove Katie
26 Lancaster Grove,
London NW3 4PB
Wintle Mollie
31 York Rise,
London NW5 1SR
Wojital Klaudia
2 Spirit Quay,
London EW1 2UT
Wolman Sarah
28 Duncan Terrace,
London N1 8BS
Zelkha Sarah
35 Albion St,
London W2 2AX
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