THE NEWSLETTER FOR THE ALUMNAE OF ST TERESA’S EFFINGHAM 2013–14

Keeping in touch with old friends all over the world STOGA 2014

MEET THE HEADMASTER Mike Farmer joined St. Teresa’s school in September 2012 after nine years of successful Headship at Kilgraston School in Perthshire. Beginning his teaching career at Godolphin School in Salisbury, specialising in Economics, Business and ICT, Mike took up the position of Assistant Head of Headington School in Oxford in 1997. In 2003, he was appointed as the new Head of Kilgraston School in Perthshire, transforming the school to achieve the highest growth rate within its sector. In November 2011, Kilgraston gained national recognition by being named the UK Independent School of the Year. The distinguished panel of judges described the achievement in glowing terms, saying it was “an example to other schools”, with a recent inspection report highlighting the school as “sector-leading”. During his tenure at Kilgraston, Mike was also the Chair of the Scottish Girls’ Schools and a member of the Council for the Girls’ Schools Association. For the last six years he has been Scotland’s representative for the GSA boarding committee, and will continue as a non-regional member. He has also played an active role in the International Network of the Sacred Heart and represented Scotland and Ireland as a member of the European Core Team of Heads. The Network has kindly asked him to continue as an Honorary Member. Mike has joined the Boarding Schools Association as executive representing girls’ schools. Mike joined St. Teresa’s with his wife, Mary-Ann, who held the position of Head of Kilgraston’s Senior Boarding House, and they have two grown up children. Their daughter, Charlotte, read theoretical physics at St Andrews before going on to study education at Oxford and is now teaching physics at Caterham. In contrast, their son, William, is more of a thespian, and works for a top talent agency United in London, after graduating from Royal Holloway in Management with Marketing.

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I have been working in the Marketing Department at St Teresa’s for almost 10 years and have recently taken over the management of the Old Girls’ Association from within the school. The aim of the association is to reunite and rekindle old friendships, to keep our girls in touch with one another and to use the strength in our connections to better the school and the careers of our girls.

After 20 years on the Stoga committee and 10 as Chairman, Lindy Williams indicated her desire to step down some time ago. Additionally, Jill Trevor stepped down as Treasurer and Membership Secretary two years ago after 10 years. In the interim Lindy and Jill continued to support the Association together with Marion Corrigan, Pauline Lubbock and Sister Carmel. In the absence of new committee members coming forward they consulted widely and explored many options about how best to maintain and strengthen ties with you all, ensure the Association can fl ourish, and that everyone can be more involved. After consulting with Mr Farmer, the new Headmaster, a decision was made to bring the running of the association in house where it could benefi t from the technology and facilities available here at the school. We decided to scrap the subscription fees and bring STOGA up to date using the alumnae section of the school website PLEASE and social media to connect with old girls, many of whom we had lost contact. On that note I have not got email addresses for many of you and I would be very UPDATE grateful if you would please send me your contact details to [email protected]. That way we will be able to alert you of any reunions we are planning for your year group or decade. YOUR DETAILS! We now have a Facebook account in the name of Teresa Effi ngham and a STOGA Facebook Page. I would encourage you to join Facebook to connect with old friends and Linkedin which is for business (if appropriate) to network Please visit: with each other. Links can be found on the Alumnae section of the school web www.st-teresas.com/school/stoga/ site: St-Teresas.com. I am very excited by the new friend requests we are getting and fi ll in a daily on our Facebook and our STOGA Page and I am thrilled that so many of you are participating. STOGA MEMBERSHIP FORM We are always delighted to hear from our old girls so please keep in touch. or email [email protected] We would like to have your news to include in our next newsletter. Please pop in if you are passing; there will always be a warm welcome here. I am organising a variety of new events to suit different age groups. Young Alumnae get togethers after work in London, decade and individual year group reunions and daytime walks and visits to places of interest for ex parents as well as old girls. WANTED Please keep an eye on the Alumnae section of our web site and Facebook for details of events. We will, of course, email you if we have your address and write to you if not. A huge thank you to Lindy, Jill, Marian, Sister Carmel, and the old committee DECADE REPS for all their wonderful work in the past. We are immensely grateful to them all. With best wishes We would like to recruit a representative from each decade to help us organise events. If you live locally and can spare 3 half days a year we would love to hear from you. Jilly Cooper [email protected]

3 STOGA 2014 REUNIONS Reunions SUMMER REUNION JUNE 2013

On a blustery day in June, 70 ‘old girls’ returned to the school for a wonderful reunion and a real “trip down memory lane”. It was fantastic to see such a good turn out from each of the decades from the 1950’s right through to the 2000’s. Friendships were re- kindled and new ones made as the girls reunited over drinks and canapés and then toured the school to see what had changed and what hadn’t!. Many stories were swapped and the younger girls were astonished by some of the tales from the old days, such as in the 1960’s girls had to speak in French in the senior dining room and girls were allocated a number when they joined the school. They were referred to by that number and not their name during their entire time at the school. How times have changed!

Above: Lindy Williams (née Graham)1953 (former STOGA Chairman), Judy Renucci (née Williams)1979, Jennifer Young (née Caddy), Dawn Horrill (née Newman)

1960’s girls (above) Pamela Hanratty (née Hoare) 1967, Liz McLaren (née Cousland) 1969, Annabel Gardner (née Balls) Christabel Goodwin (née Balls) 1966, Di Cheveley (née Ward – Smith)1965

1970’s girls (left) Jo Daley (née Knight) 1974 Gabrielle Joyce 1974 Julie MacAmhlaoibh (née Dupenois) 1974

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1980’s girls (above) Melanie Nelson (née Farley) 1983, Julie Lawson (née Bounden) 1983, Biddie Davies (née Williams), Cathy Guiry (née Stevens) Bridget Quirke 1983, Emma Fennelly (née Hammond) 1981

Young Alumnae Right: Rosie Grieve 2009, Margaret Ford (née Auger) (former Deputy Head), Libby Simpson 2009, Charlotte Scudamore 2009 Below: Taymar Scudamore 2011, Libby Simpson 2009, Charlotte Scudamore 2009, Niki Waite 2009, Janet Gardner (Assistant Head Teacher), Selina Greenland Above: Bridget Cordy (née Page) 1982, Maureen Wilkinson 2010, Margaret Ford (former (née Murtagh) 1981, Paula Switzer (née de souse) 1982 Deputy Head)

5 STOGA 2014 GRADUATIONS Graduations

Jo Winter 2009 Graduated from the University of Warwick with a 2.1 1 BSc in Biomedical science.

1 Alice Antcliffe 2010 I graduated in July with a 2.1 Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Exeter. My dissertation was a group research project investigating the negative effects of praise. It was guided by a member of the research staff and amazingly our fi ndings in our research project were signifi cant and are going to be published (along with other research conducted by my tutor) in a few months’ time! (This is quite a rare achievement).

2 Veronica Chung 2007 Graduated with a BA in Accounting & Management from Exeter and an MSc in International Marketing Management from the University of Surrey.

3 Katie Russell 2010 2 Graduated with a high 2:1 in History with Sports Coaching and Physical Education from Oxford Brookes University. 2

Natasha Tighe (2008) Natasha graduated from the University of Kent this year with a 2.1 BSc in Psychology.

4 Judith (Judy) Renucci (née Williams) 1979 Judy graduated from Middlesex University in July with a 1st in Homeopathy (BSc). She now has her licentiate as a homeopath. (She was a linguist and export marketer previously!).

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6 FAMILY NEWS STOGA 2014 Family News 1 2

BIRTHS 1 Claire Choroba (née Troy) 1992 with daughter Florence born 16th June 2013

WEDDINGS 2 Julie Lawson (Bounden) 1983 3 We got married on 20 April, the ceremony was held at the church I was christened in, St Mary’s in Horsell, and we then had our reception at Barnett Hill just outside Wonersh, Surrey. It was a fantastic day with our friends and family, some of whom had travelled from as far away as Canada to see us tie the knot. We’ve been together for nearly 10 years 3 and we met at Mark’s sister’s wedding! Mark has his own business doing fi nancial recruitment and I work for a law fi rm in Guildford as head of Human Resources having defected from the City 11 years ago – I’d had enough of commuting into London every day. We are going to New Zealand for our honeymoon next year.

3 Lydia Halliwell (Bisgood) 2001 Lydia married Paul Halliwell a trainee accountant at Our Lady of Sorrows in Effi ngham in the summer. They live in Dorking and Lydia works as a nanny for a family in East Horsley.

OBITUARIES We are opening a remembrance book, so if you know of a Lyndsay Lowe (née Norman) died 24 Dec 2010 former pupil who has died and would like her to be remembered please let me have her name, the year she left St Teresa’s and the Karen Shipton 1990 died 1998 aged 27 date of death. Karen’s sister Mandi wrote “Karen was taken poorly whilst in the 5th form at Dr Juliet Camilla St Teresa’s and was later diagnosed Frankland (née Brown) with kidney problems. She suffered left St Teresa’s 1949 many years of dialysis and had many died 9 June 2013 operations and several postponed transplants but she always tried her Juliet studied at hardest to live a normal life. She went Royal Holloway and on to college and studied art, at which was a distinguished she excelled. She was truly amazing; her botanist and famous sense of humour was genius and her fungal ecologist. The laugh infectious, she always had a smile and made time for other photograph (right) was people.” It was 15 years in August since Karen died and Mandi ran taken at Grange-over- the Snowdon Marathon on October 26th to raise awareness and Sands, where Juliet improve the lives of other patients in Karen’s memory. worked on the decay of bracken on which Harriet Crosby she was the world (O’Kelly) 1988 expert, with 74 scientifi c Harriet, sister of Emma papers to her name. She O’Kelly, died on 15th was president of the November 2010 of Mycological Society for cervical cancer. She a period. Her sister was leaves two daughters the fi rst ever woman and is much missed. ambassador. The photograph shows Emma’s daughter, Olivia with Harriet’s daughters Juliet Frankland (née Brown) Thea and Rosie. top right in this photograph

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1949 1956 Patricia Dunworth (née Boston) Jenny Smith-Connor (née Smith) Patricia and her husband have recently celebrated their I was at school 1951-1956 so not many of my vintage left perhaps? golden wedding anniversary. They have a daughter I have two sons on the farm helping grow bull beef cattle into hamburgers - Elizabeth Ann who is married to a Canadian and has 2 meat for export and breeding purposes in the Fresian dairy world. They have children. Patricia and her husband now live in the Isle six grandchildren whom we see regularly and our two daughters have another of Man three grandsons and one granddaughter 8 boys and two girls- l4years to 2.5yrs alltogether which is grand. Sadly they all live 4 to 5 hours’ driving from us but we 1951 baby sit in their homes from time to time and keep up to date when they visit us. Jennefer Laidlaw (née Whitehall) We have an annual Jet boat speed racing day on our property each year which is televised and thrilling to watch and the grandchildren have fun riding their kayaks Gordon and I had our Golden Wedding Anniversary round the course at other times. A great life here for young folk as we live beside in the school on 13th April 2013 with 40 guests and it a large river also. was such a happy, memorable occasion and everyone remarked on the unusual homely venue (as I had so I still keep in touch with Michele le Grindle-Langman and Heather Orr-Curtis. many memories of my schooldays in those rooms Michele has visited us a couple of times but I can’t be sure I’ll get to England again with piano lessons, musical appreciation and elocution - it is such a long haul fl ight. I am going to Japan in September for two weeks’ lessons) which made a most attractive, elegant setting home stays and a week touring which will be super and can see how I cope after for a party. that and maybe UK in 2014. I have to go to town later this morning and have an interesting project of building a town house for retirement. If any old girls want to visit our area - Hawkes Bay north island New Zealand on their OE or gap years I could possibly be of use but not getting younger so not able to mentor or network- 33 kms from nearest town! i.e. Hastings and 43 kms from Napier’s airport. Give my best wishes to Mother Margaret Mary if she is still there and some of the older sisters of whom we were very fond way back then! I hope the school is still thriving and Lindy Williams is still in action.

1962 – Reunion Jennefer Laidlaw (née Whitehall) with Brenda Monica Brohm, Maxine Levers, Vicki Read (Bennet) Pippa Campbell (Rigby), Sloane (née Binnie) Caroline Corboule (Corby) The idea was to try and get as many as possible to have a pamper day in Oxford. In the end 5 of us made it to the Oxford Raquets & Squash Club Spa where we swam Brenda Howlett (née Hamilton Jones) visited us from and used the jacuzzi then had a massage and lunch. It was all very relaxing and we Melbourne, Australia for a week and we had a very had a lovely time. As Monica lived in Henley on Thames we decided to descend on happy time together. We three “old girls” are now all her for the night. We had a great supper with plenty of wine and eventually dragged 80 years old!! ourselves off to bed rather late! After breakfast the following day we had great fun in Below: a photo of Brenda “Ham” at Wisley with my phoning people who weren’t able to make it to Oxford, Liz Chalk (Duffy) and Carol husband Gordon, me and our daughter Anna Silk (Tee) then we all went our separate ways, promising to get together again soon.

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1964 1966 Astrid Bartlett (née Powell) Alice Kirwan (née Hovenden) 1966 I am now a farmer, cheesemaker, writer and housewife living and We are three sisters Janet, Kate and Alice Hovenden, who all went working on an organic farm in Somerset. to St Teresa’s as boarders aged 7 to 9. We (JKA and husbands) all met in Berlin for the marriage of my eldest son Sam to Jana in May this year: Sue Symonds (née Moss) I am a former teacher and college lecturer. I developed courses in the arts for adults with learning diffi culties and disabilities. My life changed dramatically in 1987 when I had an emergency liver transplant. Twenty six years and one further liver transplant later I am fi t and healthy but secondary epilepsy limits the extent of my activities. I enjoy classical music (especially opera) and reading. I have enjoyed attending STOGA events in recent years with my husband and hope to attend many more. I was delighted to re-establish contact with Toni Skinner (now Mitchell) through STOGA.

1965 Antoinette (Toni) Mitchell (née Skinner) I am a former pupil as well as a former teacher. I married Nigel in 1977 whilst teaching at St T’s and moved to retire on the West Coast of Scotland in 2005. I am presently very involved as E Minister and Cantor in Oban RC Cathedral as well as chair of charities on Com councilcouncil.. We are also very busy in the garden tootoo,, which we built from scratch and now oopenspens at the end of JulJulyy for PPhotohoto ffromrom lleftef to right: front: Jana, Sam, middle: Alice, Janet, Joe tthehe Scotland National Gardens SocietSociety.y. (o(ourur yyoungerounger sson), Ginte (Joe’s partner) back: Tom (my husband), WebsWebsite:ite: wwwwww.barochreal.co.uk.barochreal.co.uk JJaneane (Tom’s sisister),s Kate, Ales (Jane’s partner), Steinar (Kate’s hhusband)usband) and JJohn (Janet’s husband) I am married wwith 2 sons and one grandson; I am a retired solicitor, llivingiving mainlmainlyy in France. My sister Janet Trythall (1962) gained an MMB;B; BBScSc ffromrom The University of Newcastle and had a career in mmedicineedicine maimainlyn as an anaesthetist. She retired in 2007 and is now hheavilyeavily iinvolvednvolve in a volunteer capacity with Elgin Museum and her Antoinette Mitchell iinterestsnterests are sasailing (boat on the west coast), hill walking, botany, and her husband, Nigel aarchaeology,rchaeology, aand fossils. She is married to John and has no children (f(fromrom choichoice)ce . Kate my other sister is married with 3 sons, 6 grgrandchildrenandchild in Norway, and is still working as an administrator iinn tthehe llocalo agricultural department.

19671967 JacquelineJacq Wadsworth (née Phipps) I leftle St T’s in 1966, having completed 1 year of 6th form,fo during which I achieved an AS level in Zoology, anda was Head Girl. I left because, at the time, St T’s wwas not able to offer the subjects I had hoped to sstudy to A level. Instead, I went to visit my sister in AAustralia, and then in 1966 commenced my nurses ttraining at Westminster Hospital. AAfter more aadventures in Australia, “I will NEVER forget I ccame back in those fantastic nuns, 1919757 and trained as a health visitor I guess things have aatt SSouthamptono moved on, but they UUniversity,niver qualifying in 11976,976, wwith a HV CERT were very special, [[NOW,NOW, it’s a DEGREE as was good old ccourseourse !!!!!!!]! Still going 37 yyearsears llaterate !!! Matron!!! Happy memories !!” Jacqueline Wadsworth

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1969 1983 Alex Denman Emma O’Kelly I was an opera singer and I now produce operas in Bath and Bristol. I have lived in Norwich since 1991 with my husband, Tim. We have three children (below) Olivia (18), Eddie (16) and 1972 Benedict (16) - yes I was in St Benedict’s house! Julia Harle (née Denman) I am a primary school teacher, currently teaching year 4 in our local I worked as a geologist for the Royal Navy but now I am a state Catholic Junior school. I am in touch, on FB, with several St T’s girls primary head teacher which is probably the best job in the world. I but have only seen Lisa Barnacle over the last few years. keep up with Jill, Gweno and Lee. I have 3 sisters: Alex (1969) she was an opera singer and now produces operas in Bath and Bristol, Candy (1975) who is an NHS inspector and writes detective stories and Cherry (1975) who is an illustrator and lives in Beijing. .

1974 Joanna Daly (née Knight) I have been happily married to Steve for 32 years. We were the fi rst people to get married at St T’s. I have two grown up children, Rebecca 27 and Ben 24. They both run our family property business. I still keep in close touch with Anita Lyons (née Wheatley), Julie Dupenois, Ambrosien Desoutter (née Day), Cathy Wardale and Fiona Richardson.

1975 Candy Denman is an NHS inspector and writes detective stories Cherry Denman is an illustrator and lives in Beijing.

1981 Dr Gabrielle Russell-Mundine (née Russell) Xanthe Ponsford (née Stewart) ’75–’81, daughter of: I am married with no kids, no dog but a big veggie patch! I now Ann Halliday (née Dommett) ’55–’60, also Stewart live in New South Wales, Australia and have been working in I have been married to Guy since 1990 and have three children: indigenous affairs. I work with Aboriginal people as an advocate on Adrienne 21yrs at York University studying Archaeology, Michael social justice issues affecting them and also work to educate non- 20 yrs and a professional musician who plays mandolin with Flats indigenous people about aboriginal people’s history and cultures. and Sharps and Cecily 17 yrs about to fi nish A’s at Penwith College 1987 and off to London Met to study fashion journalism and marketing. Sarah Speers (née Thomas) I have been working as a key worker at a drug and alcohol rehab for the last 11 years. I became sub editor for Sainsbury’s magazine and worked for Delia Smith before leaving to have children. I now live in Alfold and I Jane Catchpole (née Atkinson) have 3 children 15, 13 and 10 and a small retail/import business I am married to an Australian called Warwick who is just about selling recycled rice bags and other products which are made in to embark on teacher training, a big career change. We have two a Fairtrade project in Cambodia. recycle-recycle (www.recycle- children, Gemma aged 8 and Daniel aged 5, plus a cat called Woof recycle.co.uk). I work part time with Sarah Jane White another old and a dog called Mo. For the last 20 years I have been working as girl. We also sell on www.notonthehighstreet.com which is a lovely a medical legal PA to a busy neuro-psychiatrist. The photo (below) and very popular website. was taken last year when we moved into our new house, making the move from London to Suffolk. The only addition to the family since then has been a dog!

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1986 Reunion

1986 Reunion in Guildford May 2013 1990 Reunion – August 16th, 2013 Victoria Seanor (1988): On Saturday, 11 May, we did A group of 14 “old girls” attended a reunion at the fi nally manage a reunion of 18 people from our year school arranged by Caroline Troy and Pippa Le (nee group who did O Levels in 1986. We met in May at Wheeler) - many of them hadn’t seen each other for a pub just outside the centre of Guildford for lunch. To reconnect 25 years since leaving school in 1988 and reconnected with old girls via Facebook! They are spread all around the world, At the very back from left is: Pippa Woodhouse (née Garland), “friend” Kyra Mathers (née Windett) Second row from left: Charlotte ranging from Singapore, Germany, Holland, the United Jennings (née Watson), Victoria Seanor (née Guthrie), Vanessa St. Teresa’s States, as well as all over the UK. Many of them Holmes (née Conolly), Lisa Barnacle (me, née Danby), Sarah on Facebook brought their children and “future St. T’s girls” who got Lewis, directly behind her Lorraine Tyson (née Lawrence), which is listed to see where their mums went to school. Melanie Jenner (née Longmire), Charlotte Dearing (née McLeish) under the name of at very back), front row: Alice O’Connor, Sarah-Jane Pestana, Back row, L to R: Hannah Obee, Tania Waghorn, Sally Tanya Jessop (in grey tunic top) and Emma Kalupka-Brown. “Teresa Effi ngham” Doak(née Lovell), Shelley Forrester (née Smith), Sonya Qureshi (née Davies), Eloise de Graaf (née Anthony), Harriet Martin 1989 (née Edwards), Angela Dunlea Front Row, L to R: Caroline Troy, Pippa Le (née Wheeler), Francoise Balfe now lives in Maida Vale and is Head Harriet Herbst (née Briggs), Claire Donaldson (née Bingley), of Communications: Ministry of Justice. her daughter Zoe, Becky Irvine (née Young)

1990 Reunion

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Alison Loftin 2001 I now live in London and am Head of HR, UK & Victoria Shirvill (née Kelley) Ireland at Cathay Pacifi c Airways Ltd I have been in the Royal Navy for 8 years and have been all over the world. I My sister Christine Roberts (née Loftin)1992 – is have recently been promoted to Lieutenant Commander and am really enjoying married to Jonny Roberts and lives in Crystal Palace my job. My husband is also in the Royal Navy. with 2 children George 6 and Bea 3. I have looked through the school website recently and I am thrilled by all changes Pippa Le (née Wheeler) and family (below). and improvements. The girls who attend now are so lucky to have all the new facilities. I took part in a few of the school musicals while I was there (Bugsy Malone & Joseph & his Technicolor Dreamcoat) which were so much fun and now I look at the new Mairlot Hall which just sounds like a dream. I wish I was of an age where I could come back and do it all again. As I say, many fond memories.

2005 Natalie Coyle St Teresa’s alumna, the sensational Soprano, Natalie Coyle, has enjoyed a meteoric rise this year with widespread media recognition and industry acclaim off the back of her 1991 national tour with Classic BRIT Award winners BLAKE and her 3 performances of Mandi Shipton the National Anthem to sold-out crowds at I am a Professional Horse Rider & Trainer – Dressage Wembley Stadium. Natalie’s hard work is (manager of Olympic Dressage yard in Swizerland), clearly paying-off as she has been invited to Show Jumping and Eventing. Sports & Remedial make her debut performance for England at Massage Therapist – Human & Equine. the England v Fiji Rugby League World Cup I am currently living match in November. in the mountains of North Wales (Snowdonia) and between training and treating horses and mending people I am usually found outside either hill Even with her busy career, it is walking, climbing, important to Natalie that she ‘gives mountaineering, sea back’. She is Patron of Breathe Arts kayaking, surfi ng, Health Research and is heavily involved playing netball, with The Children’s Trust and Marie competing in triathlons Curie Cancer Care. In addition, Natalie and sometimes sitting in the sun reading a book. joined Olympic Heptathlete Louise I have many fond memories of St T’s and on the Hazel’s celebrity team for the Blenheim whole loved my days there. We had some wonderful Palace 10k in October, in aid of the people looking after us, Sister Carmel, Sister Catherine, British Heart Foundation. Mother John and Sister Benedict to mention a few. I Watch this space… was lucky also to have had some great teachers too, Miss Nelson who I believe is still teaching there, and 2008 I remember my Geography teacher who I think was Mrs Stapley? There are others I could mention but I Nicky Macpherson am not sure I would get the names right. I am now a singer/ During my days at the school the stables were still songwriter as well as open and Miss Hoare was our stable manager and a freelance Sports and instructor. I was in touch with Miss Hoare for many Talent Agent. I currently years as I actually bought one of her horses when write songs for pop I left. I don’t suppose you would have any contact groups, DJ’s and fi lm. details for her? Unfortunately we lost touch when I My songs have been moved abroad for a spell and I would love to tell her used for the blockbuster more about how well her horse has done competing. movie” Now is Good” and TV Shows such as If anyone has any contact details for Miss Hoare Made in Chelsea. I am please email [email protected] currently touring and Blanca Rdgues de Azero singing in a number of Blanca attended St Teresa from Tenerife when she bands and working on was 13 years old from 1985–1987 and she would my own album for 2014 like to contact old friends. If you would like to get in release. touch with Blanca please email [email protected]

12 JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS STOGA 2014 Jubilee Celebrations

Sister Carmel, Sister Brede and Sister Josephine celebrate their Jubilees The Sisters’ Jubilee celebrations were held on Friday 17th May 2013 - they held a Mass in The Church of The Sacred Heart and St Aldhem, Sherborne (during which the Sisters reaffi rmed their vows) - followed by drinks in the hall and a Celebration lunch at Sherborne Hotel - to mark Sister Carmels Golden Jubilee; Sister Brede’s Silver Jubilee; and Sister Josephine’s 60th Jubilee. Sister Carmel is also undertaking a pilgrimage to Lourdes to mark her Jubilee, assisted by donations from parishioners, family, friends and STOGA. The celebration was attended by family, friends, local parishoners and clergy; Stoga representatives Lindy Jill & Marian; former staff of St T’s (Sheila Longman EFL); Rev Mother General & Provincial from Belgium

Right: Sister Francis and Sister Pauline Below: Sisters Carmel, Brede and Josephine receiving gifts from the parishioners Bottom left: Sister Josephine and family Bottom right: Sister Carmel

13 STOGA 2014 JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS Plymouth Diocesan Pilgrimage

24th – 31st May, 2013 This year, being my Golden Jubilee, STOGA helped It also proved to be The Military Pilgrimage that weekend too. Many forces and me celebrate, giving me a bursary towards the cost countries were represented and Lourdes was full – all the different uniforms, the of going to the shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in talking and singing and band-playing – quite spectacular, even though some of the thanksgiving. pilgrims didn’t sleep well for the noise. Our group was lucky as our rooms faced the side and back of the street. We had the English soldiers in our hotel, now serving in Cyprus after fi nishing a tour in Afghanistan. They were a jolly group too. As part of my thanksgiving I was able to help in The Baths each day. A wonderful experience but tiring. We began with prayers before the pilgrims came and worked in our allotted cubicles helping the pilgrims undress, go to The Bath, and dress again. There were 10 cubicles in all, including a mother and baby one, and each cubicle had 6 partitions. So 6 people helped the pilgrims and another 3 helped in The Bath area. Our schedule was either 8.15 to 12 or 1.30 until the last pilgrim between 4.30 – 5 pm. We interchanged roles but we didn’t have a break or sit down during our shift – hence feeling tired but so exhilarated – it was such a rewarding time. During our stay the weather!!!! Saturday and Sunday were warm, sunny with the odd shower (rather like the English weather) but from Monday to Friday we had torrential rain (nothing I have ever experienced even though we have lots of rain in England – as you know!!!) So we were paddling in 2” or more of rain most of the time. On Thursday – the feast of Corpus Christi – we had Mass at The Grotto joined by two Irish pilgrimages. We sat for 2 hours in the pouring rain – it was incredible, very prayerful and joyful until you had a shower on you from a tilted umbrella, that is!!! On the return journey we had a half-hour delay at the Airport due to the weather conditions. On the way to the airport we saw lots of fi elds and roadways fl ooded, and the River Gave – outside the hotel , it fl ows down the main road, The pilgrimage started on Friday, 24th at Exeter was very swollen but it was another 10 days before the devastating fl oods ----- Airport with a four hour delay! We fi nally arrived at we were so lucky to have missed it, even though we paddled most of the time our hotel – The Alba – at 8 pm, (9 pm French time,) with our umbrellas!!!!! we were ushered in quickly to have supper which they kindly had kept for us, just as well, as most of us A very big thank you to STOGA, when Lindy Williams was chairman and Marian hadn’t eaten since lunch!!!!!! So all the pilgrims were Corrigan was Treasurer, who helped make this pilgrimage possible. content and happy to have arrived safely. Sister Carmel Heller

BURSARIES There is a bursary fund of up to £500 per year to support current pupils, fellow old girls, Community and current staff undertaking an activity for charity or educational purposes.

Past Bursary recipients have: • Undertaken medical electives in poor rural communities in Africa • Participated in World Challenge community projects in schools and villages in Tanzania, Cambodia and Thailand. • Undertaken nursing projects in charity bush hospitals specialising in Aids treatment. • Helped youth programmes in the UK … to name but a few!

2014 Bursaries will be available from STOGA How to apply: Please write a short paragraph explaining how the money will be used, to be received by 5 May 2014. Applications from current pupils need to be signed by the Headmaster before submission to STOGA. Successful Bursary recipients may receive up to a maximum of £200 and will be notifi ed by the Summer half term. Recipients are each requested to write a short report, with plenty of photos, following their activity for inclusion in the next STOGA Newsletter.

14 SCHOOL NEWS STOGA 2014 School News

RECORD ADMISSIONS St Teresa’s, has experienced an unprecedented demand for places within Year 7, and has moved from a 2 form to 4 form entry. In addition, numbers at the Prep have risen by 35%, and Boarding has increased by 25%. The new Year 7 pupils have come to St Teresa’s from a wide range of local schools, including St Teresa’s Prep, Notre Dame, Coworth-Flexlands, Danes Hill, Esher Church, Halstead, Holy Trinity, Longacre, Micklefi eld and Royal Kent.

NEW PREP HEADMISTRESS - SUE NELSON Mrs Sue Nelson (BA Hons, PGCE, NPQH) began her tenure as the new Headmistress of the Nursery & Preparatory School, having held previous roles at Coworth-Flexlands School in Chobham (Head of Prep and whole school Deputy Head) and Downsend School Leatherhead. Qualifi cations include a BA (Hons) in English Language and Literature from the University of Liverpool, before going on to teach English for many years. Married with three grown up sons, Sue has a determination to provide children with the best possible start in life. Outgoing Headmistress Mrs Mary Arnal has joined the prestigious International College, Sherborne School, as Principal. A LEVEL SUCCESS DEVELOPMENT The outgoing Upper Sixth girls achieved an outstanding set of results at A level with 52% of St Teresa’s has undergone many grades gained at A*/A (the second highest on changes and improvements in recent record). Needless, to say with such impressive results months. Over the summer the school the girls sailed into university. maintenance team (supported by a small army of contractors) worked fl at out on a large number of projects. SIXTH FORM SUMMER BALL The boarding facilities (right) have Girls in the Sixth Form enjoyed a wonderful night been stripped bare and completely for their summer ball at Clandon Park, along with refurbished. The dining room has their dates and friends. A fantastic event included a undergone similar treatment with new champagne reception, three course meal, an awards round tables and More House has ceremony, and girls galore dancing the night away. been transformed into a state of the art science centre (below). In 2013 we recruited a swimming pool manager and introduced a Swimming Academy. The new equestrian centre is due for completion in the summer 2014 and will feature six loose boxes, washroom, feedroom, tackroom and offi ce. A manège will be created for tuition, controlled schooling and demonstrations of horsemanship. The centre will be run by full time professional staff. Additionally a Tennis Academy, headed by Lee Childs a professional tennis player, has just been launched. Future developments include a new Visual Arts Centre which will replace a pair of prefabricated and outdated classroom buildings. Art has been particularly strong at the school for many years, and the new centre will provide exciting new opportunities for ever-increasing levels of excellence.

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KEEP THE DATE CONTACT DETAILS SURREY HILLS FESTIVAL – GALA CONCERT St Teresa’s, Effi ngham, Surrey RH5 6ST St Teresa’s School, Saturday 3 May Telephone: 01372 750215 email address: [email protected] DECADE AND HALF DECADE REUNION Website: www.st-teresas.com/school/stoga Saturday 14 June - lunchtime All welcome but - A special reunion for all those who left in a year ending in a four or nine so 1954, 1964, 1974, 1984, 1994 and 2004 - 1959, 1969, 1979, 1989, 1999, 2009 (year groups assume you left at the end of the end of the 6th form) St Teresa’s Facebook: www.facebook.com/teresa.effi ngham Please keep an eye on the website (www.st-teresas.com) - if you ‘befriend’ Teresa Effi ngham you will be able to see other for dates and details of other events during the year. old girls and communicate with each other and the school. These are some of the events we have in mind: STOGA Facebook: GUIDED WALKS (small charge) www.facebook.com/pages/STOGA/302718213188649 • Historic Sights of Guildford - if you click ‘like’ when on this page you will be kept informed of events and see any photographs that we put up. However, you will • Chelsea Walk – London’s Ancient Riverside Village not be able to see or contact other St Teresa’ girls. To do that you • Little Venice, London will need to befriend Teresa Effi ngham on Facebook – see above. • A guided tour of Polesden Lacey – Bookham Free entry to Polesden Lacey for National Trust members but additional small charge for the tour. VISIT TO THE WALLACE COLLECTION Linkedin this is a business networking group The Wallace Collection is a national museum in an historic London www.linkedin.com/pub/teresa-effi ngham-jilly-cooper/70/a91/213 town house. In 25 galleries are unsurpassed displays of French 18th century painting, furniture and porcelain with superb Old Master please add yourself to our professional network to see what other paintings and a world class armoury. Admission free St Teresa’s girls are doing now.

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