Old Girls' Association - Malvern St James

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1967
Sarah Kuipers has been working in the fi eld of Complementary
Medicine for over 20 years and is now doing a masters
research study on stress in CM practitioners whilst working
part time as a lecturer. Now that her three sons have left
home she is enjoying living in the Hampshire countryside.
1968
Joan Orton (Moult) gave up work two years ago and since
then her fl ute playing has improved. Her sister Angela
Hollin won a prize at work and in February took her to Las
Vegas which included a helicopter trip over the Grand
Canyon. ‘It was a wonderful few days’. With her husband
David, she enjoyed a week in Northern Ireland, visiting
various cathedrals with The Friends of Cathedral Music. She
has also been to Copenhagen to meet former colleagues
from World Health Organisation days. She also meets Mary
Partington regularly who taught music at Malvern Girls’
College in the early 1950s.
1969
Caroline Morgan (Cornes) is now Chief Executive of
Dyfed Powys Probation Trust and still enjoying working in
probation after 34 years; ‘no two days the same’. She is
in touch with Caro Bourne (Jenkins), Tricia Austin and
Rosie Gerrard.
1970
Margaret Bruno (Donaldson) is still a Probation Offi cer in
Lancaster. Bridget Cowper-Coles (Elliott) is back in London
after three and a half years in Riyadh where her husband was
British Ambassador. She misses her gyr falcons that she had
to leave there but is happy to be back and able to help her
fi ve children in London. Her husband is now Ambassador
in Afghanistan where she is only allowed to visit ‘but each
visit has been fascinating and a real eye-opener’.
1974
Marian Brebner (Atkinson) was looking forward to a
joint celebration of her 50th birthday and 30th wedding
anniversary last summer. Her mother, also an OG,
celebrated her 80th in March.
1975
Heather Farmbrough (Mills) is still working as a freelance
journalist living in London. She has one son at university
and a daughter about to go.
1976
Margaret Sharland (Dutton) has now remained free from
breast cancer for fi ve years, and celebrated her 50th birthday
with an annual visit to Wimbledon’s excellent pantomime.
Lindsay Stead (Bibby) and Nikki Henshaw (Marples) marked
their half centuries by cycling from their homes to Caernarfon,
calling in at School en route and taking in some mountain
passes in mid Wales. They were sad to see Summerside empty
and untended. Lindsay is delighted that Penny Greaves
(Hobhouse)’s son, a godson, has got a place at Oxford.
1979
Claire Hall (Cave) is a full-time haematology consultant at
Harrogate with children aged 18 and 11. She is kept very
busy as a mother, wife and doctor as well as caring for an
aged mother. She has seen Miranda Plunkett (Pascoe) and
Frances von Bertele (Loudon).
1980
Rossy Mclaren (Lock) moved with her family to Devon
in 2007 after 26 years in Cambridge. She now works as a
part-time research assistant in the Psychology Department
at Exeter University. ‘A great, fl exible job that allows me
plenty of time with husband, two children, a dog, three cats
and a huge vegetable garden’. Rosemary Tusa (Hattrell)
is kept busy with three children, singing, golf and charity
work. She is in touch with Alison Seaton (Jones), Nicky
Milner (Jones), Samantha Schmiegelow (Clegg), Shelley
Hughes (Law), Emma Froy (Gurney-Champion) and Pippa
Ogilvie (Taylor-Young). Alison Robertson (Donaldson) is a
surveyor in Edinburgh with three children.
Jane Shea (Plaisted) married Paul in Oxford in August 2007,
followed by a blessing and christening of their son Michael
in Bredwardine, Herefordshire. Her sister Lydia Provest,
Jane Walker, Penny Smith, Rowena Westacott and all
their families were present. Jane now works as a Travel
Counsellor for Travel Counsellors and would be happy to
hear from any Old Girls. Jane Walker (Ashwell) has been
married to Derek for 19 years. She has three children,
Victoria, 16, Mark, 14 and Simon, 12, who all take after her
with their sporting abilities, representing their county in
various events. She continues to be a lady who lunches and
keeps in touch with Alison Gardner, Penny Smith, Jane Shea
and Rowena Westacott. Rowena Westacott (Evans) and
Christopher celebrated their Silver Wedding Anniversary on
5th June 2007 and were joined by Jane Walker, Elspeth
Cramb, Jane Shea, Penny Smith and all their families.
Elspeth fl ew in from South Africa which was a wonderful
present. Rowena has spent the last two years converting a
set of traditional brick and fl int barns into one house and
fi ve offi ces. She has two children, William, 24 and Edwina,
19. She keeps in touch with Alice Seebohm (Miller-
Bakewell), Phillippa Quesnel (le Neve-Foster), Elizabeth
Shillingford (Lule) and Harriet Pope. Penny Smith (Reay,
Bowen) lives in Malvern with her family of six children, fi ve
boys and one girl, aged from 7 to 21 years old. She has been
married for 10 years to Geoff , who is a graphic designer.
She teaches Mathematics at Malvern St James and would
be happy to show any Old Girls around the school.
1982
Emma Ramsay (Savage) is a GP in Newmarket married to
a consultant ophthalmologist. With two sport-mad boys
she spends most of her free time driving children to cricket,
rugby and football matches.
1983
Fiona Jenkinson (Wright) is still a part-time dentist and
juggling work with school runs for an eight year old daughter.