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20th Anniversary Lacrosse Match
ANNIVERSARY 20TH LACROSSE MATCH
On the Sunday morning of Founder’s Weekend, to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Downe House’s first National Schools’ Lacrosse Championships title win, Miss Charlotte Williams (Assistant Director of Sport – Competive Sport & Fixtures) organised an Alumnae vs Downe House lacrosse match – a brilliant game in which the DH Alumnae stole the victory by one goal after a closely fought match!
It was a wonderful opportunity to bring together alumnae spanning across the decades – five to be precise – united by one common passion – lacrosse! Four players from the historic 2001 winning team played – Tamara Gall (DH 2001), Charlotte Williams (DH 2001), Anna Glasswell (Brooksbank DH 2003), Annabel Simpson (Norris DH 2003), and no less that nine Downe House School Lacrosse Captains were present, some still playing internationals others who needed to borrow sticks. The game was incredibly close and oozed the grit, determination, athleticism and competitiveness that Downe House is renowned for.
Charlotte Williams commented:
“As I stood waiting to greet everyone at the main gate, I wondered if I would recognise everyone and if they would recognise me. I didn’t have to wait long to realise that everyone looked exactly the same as they did when they left School! It was wonderful to have so many socially distanced spectators line the sides of the pitches; current girls and staff but also the alumnae families – including husbands, children, parents and grandparents. Many had never seen a lacrosse match before, others were reliving standing on the side in the horizontal rain in years gone by. I can’t remember the last time I played in front of a crowd!
To my delight Mr and Mrs Gall brought an amazing picnic just like the good old days! After the match there was a lot of time spent reminiscing and hearing about all the exciting adventures everyone has been up to since they left.”
ANNA NEVILLE (DH 2020)
