The Roedeanian
Summer 2019
Developments at Roedean 2019
Sea swimming has been re-introduced at Roedean
Class of 2019 photo
Roedean’s Got Talent
Sport’s Day
Alumnae Events
OR Afternoon Tea at the Soho Hotel
OR reunion Naoko Watanabe, Lauren Tarry, Teresa Outhwaite and Emily Thornton
ORs, former and current staff enjoying OR Miztli Rose’s Brighton Fringe Festival Comedy show
ORs enjoying Britain’s Got Talent
What a fantastic year this has been at Roedean! It has been another tremendous year for the school, with many achievements, and more and more opportunities for the girls to try out new activities or develop new skills, alongside progressing through the curriculum. It really is a wonderful place to be, and I feel very lucky to be part of it. This year we were delighted that over 200 ORs and their guests, attended Roedean Day, including significant numbers from the classes of ’79 and ’89 celebrating their 40th and 30th anniversary reunions respectively. Two prize giving ceremonies were also held on Roedean Day, and it was a great pleasure to celebrate the girls’ outstanding achievements. Looking forward we have major plans for improvements and new builds for the Learning Commons (to upgrade the Library), extend our music and performing arts facilities and boost our STEM offering, as well as keeping an eye on classrooms and boarding capacity as we move to welcoming a record 650 girls at the end of August. And finally, I am delighted to announce the launch of the Roedeanian Society in September. This new Society will act as an umbrella organisation, run from a full-time office based at the School, looking after and bringing together all members of our wider Roedean Community. The Roedeanian Society will work in joint partnership with the Old Roedeanians’ Association to ensure that the very best possible service is provided to you, our wider Roedean family. You can read more about this new initiative in the enclosed leaflet. Membership will be lifelong and open to all girls, their parents, and former staff members. I trust you are all enjoying a restful and very pleasant summer.
Contents School Highlights
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OR News
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Roedean Day 2019
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With best wishes
30 and 40 Years On
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Mr Oliver Blond Headmaster
A Farewell to Mr England
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Inside Roedean’s Archives
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Obituaries
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Dates for your Diary and News from the Alumnae Office
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Roedean through the Ages
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School Highlights Roedean supports local Homeless Charity Off The Fence We are delighted that the School has started to support a local charity Off The Fence, which provides food for the homeless in Brighton. Every Thursday, Roedean will be providing lunch for 50 people at Off the Fence. Rather than simply donating left-over food, the Catering department will be preparing 50 additional portions of what the girls will be eating on Thursdays, and a hot main course and healthy pudding will be delivered each week by the Housemen. Congratulations to everyone involved in this project which really will make a difference to people’s lives.
Roedean’s F24 electric car storms round Goodwood! On Sunday 12 May, 9 students from Years 9-13 went to Goodwood to race Roedean’s electric car. This has been built over the last few years, and the students have been working exceptionally hard to upgrade the car throughout this school year. The improvements include a new throttle system, and an eChook to monitor the car’s performance on the track. The car performed well in the practice, and at the start of the second race logged the fastest lap of all the kit cars on track! Despite a few battery problems, the students thoroughly enjoyed themselves, as did parents who came to support. Next year, we plan to make further changes to the car to improve its performance. Watch this space! ‘It was my first time driving the car at Goodwood and I really enjoyed it. Although the battery died and we had to get picked up twice, it was a really fun experience and I cannot wait for next year.’ – Lucy H (Yr9)
Roedean and the Brighton Marathon On 14 April, 1000s of runners descended on sunny Brighton to take part in the 10th Brighton Marathon. This year, Roedean was thrilled to have its own Water Station right outside our historic gates on Marine Drive, to hand water to all the runners at mile 7.5. We were delighted that 30 girls gave up their time to arrive at a bright and early 7am to ensure all the runners were given refreshments, and lots of encouragement while out on the 26.2 mile course. 4
D-Day Anniversary Chapel On Thursday 6 June a whole School service was held in the Quad, overlooking the English Channel, to mark the 75th Anniversary of D-Day. During the service the school remembered Roedean’s strong connection with the Royal Navy and the sea. During WWII, the pupils and staff of Roedean were evacuated to Keswick in the Lake District and to Canada, and the school site was taken over by the Army for 6 months, and then by the Admiralty. From that point, Roedean became known as HMS Vernon, the Training School for Torpedoes and Mining and for the Electrical Branches of the Royal Navy. It was extremely poignant to be standing in the exact spot, where 75 years ago, the occupants of HMS Vernon, would have watched hundreds of ships, containing men and supplies, depart for the attack on Normandy.
Roedean Summer production of Peter Pan The School’s summer production of Peter Pan was one for the books! The gasps were audible when Peter Pan, played by Dorothea B, flew onto stage through the curtains. Peter then taught Wendy and the other Darling children to fly, causing further gasps and much applause from the audience. Well done to those backstage who were holding the other ends of
the lines! This was a thoroughly entertaining production of Peter Pan, and once again the fantastic performances from the ensemble of Year 7-9s highlighted the excellent talent of the girls across the school. Thank you to every single member of the creative team who put on such a great show and congratulations to everyone involved!
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OR News Anabela Chan (No.1, 1995-2003) Congratulations to Anabela Chan and her husband on the birth of their son, Hendrick, born on 2nd February 2019. Hendrick joins sister Valentine, who turned 2 on the 13th August.
Christina Symes (Tanner, 2006-2009) Christina attended Roedean as an Art Scholar. Since leaving the School, she continued to pursue and grow her practice. In 2017, Christina completed a BA in Fine Art: Painting at Wimbledon College of Arts. During her Degree Show at Wimbledon, she was delighted to be selected as a participant in the Clyde & Co Art Award. Christina has taken part in multiple public exhibitions to date, and last year was shortlisted for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. She has also recently been invited to write articles for the BBC and the Huffington Post, about her art and her mental health advocacy work. Christina is currently completing an MA in Creative Entrepreneurship at the University of East Anglia, and held her first solo exhibition, ‘Liberation Through Nature’ this year at the Menier Gallery, London. The exhibition included a selection of her original paintings and limited edition prints. For more information about Christina’s work please see www.christinaartist.com
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Wendy Davis (No. 3, 1945-1947) Wendy was born in London, and then went to India with her mother and sister Joyce (No.3, 1935-40) to join her father who was serving there. Wendy’s memoir ‘Dal and Rice’ about her childhood in India was published in 2009. In 1914 Godfrey Davis arrived in India, a junior officer in the Indian Civil Service. By the time he reluctantly returned to England thirty years later he was a high court judge with a knighthood. Sir Godfrey fell in love with India. He sympathized with the independence movement and shared a great friendship and mutual admiration with Mahatma Gandhi. In ‘Dal & Rice’ Wendy chronicles the memories of her childhood, and offers a poignant and measured character study of her father. Her story is part social history, part travelogue, but mostly a very personal account of a relationship with an exotic, chaotic, and often mysterious country. For more details about Wendy and her life, please see her entry in the Virtual Bookshop on the Roedean Community Network.
Seema Sharma (Bahal, No.1, 1983-85) Congratulations to Seema Sharma who was awarded a Fellowship to the International College of Dentists in recognition of her services to the Dental profession, and her humanitarian work through Child Action, a charity she set up 9 years ago to support the education of underprivileged children.
OR News Sarah Davis: Paddle the Nile Former St Mary’s Hall student, Sarah Davis, (Chichester House, 1984-90) became the first woman to lead an expedition down the Nile River, one of the world’s longest and most dangerous rivers. Below we hear a little of her incredible seven-month trip. This expedition came from my search for more out of my life. After decades in the world of banking, moving from England to Australia and plenty of amazing adventures on the way, I was still searching. In 2016 it came to me, I was going to attempt to be the first woman to paddle the length of the Nile. That lightbulb moment set me on a life changing adventure and a completely new path. There were so many obstacles to overcome before paddles even hit the water, including my own self-doubt and fears. It was an intense two years of planning, that included making reconnaissance trips to Egypt, Sudan and Uganda to meet with Government and Embassy Officials, and meeting with fellow paddlers to potentially join the expedition. On top of the organising, I also had to prepare myself with training in wilderness survival, swift water rescue, remote first aid and Krav Maga self-defence training.
It was a huge leap of faith that got me to Africa. As I left Sydney in September 2018, I still didn’t have all the teams in place for the trip or all the approvals needed. But I knew I had to go out there to give it a shot. That leap of faith paid off. Within a month three Ugandan rafting guides and I were on our way to the source of the Nile in Rwanda. It was the start of an incredible life-changing journey that involved over 1,100km of rafting and 3,000km of kayaking. I travelled with the team of rafting guides through Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda and local paddlers while kayaking through Sudan and Egypt. I had hoped to complete an entirely human powered descent of the Nile. However, conditions dictated a more patchwork approach, primarily through kayaking and rafting, but also traveling in boats, cars and a plane. I was disappointed that South Sudan had to be skipped as it was deemed too dangerous. I had to come back to my ‘why’ for this trip, which was around fulfilment, getting a sense of achievement and more out of my life. Even with this section missed and the patchwork approach I was still meeting my ‘why’ and that’s what mattered, not the ‘how’. The expedition was a mix of adventure, drama and immense personal challenge. I was attacked by a hippo, arrested and detained in Burundi and ran a rapid we should not have survived. I made lifelong friends, experienced wonderful local cultures and the endless kindness of strangers who made this trip possible. I am going to write a book about my journey and share the lessons about resilience, risk taking and getting out of your comfort zone through speaking engagements in Australia and the UK. To learn more, visit online www.PaddleTheNile. com, oh, and of course plan the next expedition!
Katy Bourne (Waller, No. 3, 1975-81) Congratulations to Katy Bourne on receiving an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours, for public and political services. Katy is in her second term as the Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex. She was first elected in 2012, and then more than doubled her majority in 2016. She is well respected both in Sussex and nationally,
and is widely regarded as one of the most effective and innovative Police and Crime Commissioners. She brings a genuine passion and commitment to make a difference, and her work to support victims of crime has won her praise from successive Home Secretaries and Prime Ministers. Katy was also nationally recognised for founding the award-winning Sussex Youth Commission in 2013 and the Sussex Elders’ Commission in 2015.
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Roedean Day 2019 On Saturday 22 June, a perfect summer’s day, we were delighted to welcome back 204 ORs and their guests as well as former staff to Roedean Day, one of the most important days in our calendar. We were especially pleased that so many ORs attended from the Class of 1979 to mark their ’40 years on’, and the Class of 1989 to mark their ’30 years on’. Heartfelt thanks and congratulations to Sarah Thompson (Button, No.4, 1969-79) who did an amazing job ensuring so many attended from the Class of 1979, and Camilla Nightingale (Johnston-Lyon, No.1, 1981-89) and Karoline Molberg (No.4, 1981-89) with the Class of 1989. The day began with registration, coffee and pastries in the Studios. After an hour of catching up with old friends and teachers, Year 12s (6.1s) took ORs on a tour of the School. Everyone enjoyed seeing the changes that have been made at the School, as well as what has remained the same. As well as the School tours, there was plenty for our visitors to see, including the Archives in the Blyth, and the Art Exhibition in the Art Studios and Old Ref. From 12 noon drinks were served in the Cloisters, which was followed by a delicious lunch in the Dining Room. Ginny Stephen (de Trense, No.3, 1954-60), President of the ORA, gave a short address. This was followed by the Headmaster, Oliver Blond, who gave an interesting update on recent successes and exciting future plans for the School. After lunch, a large group of ORs braved the ‘Tunnel Tour’, while others enjoyed strolling through the grounds to the playing fields, where they enjoyed watching (and participating in!) the School’s Sports day. Congratulations to all ORs who took part in the Golden Mile relay race, particularly the team from the Class of 1979! The day was rounded off by afternoon tea enjoyed in the grounds of the School. It was a pleasure to host so many ORs, former staff and their guests. Hopefully even more will return for Roedean Day next year. We would love to see your personal photos from Roedean Day and hear of the memories evoked by your visit to the School, please email them to Harriet at hdb@roedean.co.uk. 8
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It felt like yesterday… surely it’s not… …40 Years On The Class of ’79 made a very strong showing of 30 at Roedean Day, and many more have now been contacted, and will hopefully attend future events, thanks to the incredible year-long efforts of Sarah Thompson (Button, No. 4, 1969-79). Their reunion began with excitement at seeing familiar faces gradually gathering in the studios for Registration and continued with much excited chatter and catching up all day. At lunch tables were reserved for the Class of ’79, so they could spend the time reminiscing, laughing together and quickly losing the 40 years that have passed since leaving Roedean. After lunch, it was time for the more sporty amongst the group to represent their year group in the Golden Mile relay
…30 Years On To the shriek and giggles of girlie laughter, the Class of ‘89 Reunion weekend kicked off at The Ivy restaurant in Brighton on the Friday night for drinks and canapés, the perfect setting for those first glimpses of each other. The following day, the sun was shining, the sky was blue …what a perfect setting for a trip down memory lane. Saturday was in full swing as the Class of ‘89 sheepishly arrived at registration, a little later than the others… Over 12 months of planning meant we had 42 ladies from our year group attending the Ivy event and 40 joining us for the lunch on Saturday, it was an enormous pleasure and delight to see so many familiar faces. We have also successfully reconnected with many more from the year group through various channels leading up to the day. We’d only have dreamt of using these communication links as young Roedeanians – email, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, LinkedIn, telephone calls and in some cases old fashioned Royal Mail! Tracking everyone down continues today, and we have just 6 stragglers we still need to find.
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Class of ‘89
Class of ‘79 race, and whilst the result was perhaps not quite what they hoped, the consensus after the race was that they had at least competed in style (helped along by their fabulous pink team shirts!) The party continued on into the evening with 22 of them going on to dinner (and I’m sure a few drinks!) at the Lion and Lobster in Brighton. A brilliant end to a fantastic reunion. Class of ’80 you’re up next! Grace Chaston, Head of Alumnae Relations From the far-off lands of Japan, Australia, Tasmania, Hong Kong, South Africa, Malaysia, Nigeria, the UAE, Europe and of course the closest in Brighton, we all came together over this weekend. The ease of the conversation and banter was self-evident. Our year group photos show our continued joie de vivre and how the deep friendship ties have sustained despite three decades passing. Following drinks in the Cloisters, we were off to lunch, and the nostalgic smells of the dining rooms really took us back to our school days. Fully fuelled with lunch, and with a healthy appetite for competition, the sporty ones amongst us headed down to the lower pitch for Sports Day. Jostling for inclusion in the ‘Golden Mile’ that day, there were a few who we all know will be there in 10 years’ time still keen to take part. The sound of school sports is special and energising. To round off the weekend many of us went on to the Retirement party for Mr England held at the Hove Cricket Ground, hosted by Roedean Rocks. It was a memorable send off for a dedicated teacher of Chemistry and Cricket who taught many of us and inspired us to go on and achieve. With a nod to Mr England, we thank you. As the weekend came to a close, we left Brighton with that tingly, rosy feeling of having celebrated our teenage friendships whilst bringing nostalgia up to date. We all thoroughly enjoyed our weekend and look forward to many more reunions in the future! Thank you to everyone who attended and to all the staff at Roedean who made it such a wonderful event, inspiring us all to get out there and enjoy life. Camilla Nightingale (Johnston-Lyon, No. 1, 1981-89) and Karoline Molberg (No. 4, 1981-89)
The Book of Andrew A Farewell to Mr England by Fiona Walker, Head of Chemistry In September 1978 a young Mr England arrived at Roedean School, fresh from Natural Sciences at Cambridge and a PGCE, straight into his first job, and here we are, nearly 41 years later! Chapter 1 - ‘The Statistics’ Thanks to the School’s in-house statistician, we have the following numbers to report. These are very accurate and have in no way been approximated! During Andrew’s Time at Roedean he has had 7 Head teachers, has taught 2,870 pupils, had 6,765 School lunches, taught 27,060 lessons and shaken 110,700 hands! Chapter 2 – ‘The Cricket’ From Cricket playing on the TV in the background of A level practicals, to girls going on to be part of the county side, the overriding theme is of the fun and camaraderie of playing in a team. The best story I have been told is of Andrew, driving the minibus to away matches and the whole team stopping at a pub for a pint on the way back! Andrew almost singlehandedly ran the cricket for the whole school from his first year here. Chapter 3 – ‘The Chemistry’ Andrew has never been one for dumbing down the content of his lessons, and his approach has yielded great success over the years with the Chemistry department. Andrew was a real showman and the girls loved his demonstrations. It is safe to say that Andrew has never been overcautious in terms of risk assessments, his success criteria for a practical is ‘no one died!’. Rosemary Lewis, ex deputy head and Biology teacher shared the following story; One morning, we were both teaching when I saw a sheet of flames spread across Andrew’s lab window. Thinking the
lab was on fire, I hurriedly told my class what was happening and that I had to go to help. One pupil immediately piped up “don’t worry Madam, it will only be one of his experiments, it happens quite frequently!”. Chapter 4 – ‘The Maverick’ There are just too many stories to tell under this banner, 41 years of maverick behaviour have made Mr England a real legend. As you can imagine, Andrew is the bane of the lives of head teachers, as summed up by previous Head, Carolyn Shaw; The strongest memory is of the maverick, laughing Andrew, the one that no school should be without and who brings education to life for the pupils; but also one who is also responsible for grey hairs in those trying to run a predictable, accountable school day. No head who knew Andrew could ever forget him! And finally I think this sums it all up, from OR Christine Luscombe (No.2, 1990-96), Professor of Chemistry at the University of Washington in Seattle; Most of us had that one special teacher who had a lasting effect on us, and for me, that teacher was definitely Mr England. I remember the passionate speech he once gave us when students were complaining that he was teaching too many things that weren’t on the exam syllabus – he talked about the importance of having broad knowledge and how he wanted to provide a solid educational foundation for us. I remember all the titrations he made us do trying to get that right shade of pink with potassium manganate, and the seemingly endless balancing of equations. I remember the day he made us all sign a sheet of paper because he was so sick of so many of us failing to wear safety glasses. I think of him every time I look at a periodic table (which happens a lot in my profession!). Above all else, I remember the passion he shared with us for the subject, I would not be doing what I do today if it wasn’t for Mr England, I can’t thank him enough. Andrew will miss Roedean but not half as much as Roedean will miss Mr England.
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Inside Roedean’s Archives Cecile Edgley in her WREN uniform
Our Archive collection continues to grow, usually through memorabilia donated by Old Roedeanians. We were delighted to receive a recent donation from Cécile Edgley, a former St Mary’s Hall pupil and WREN who was based at Roedean when it became HMS Vernon during WWII. The items included her WREN uniform, hat and belt, along with photographs of her wearing them. Cécile worked in the Naval Stores at HMS Vernon from 1941 until 1944, and wrote a booklet called “Navy Rum & Brown Sauce” based on her wartime experiences. “The day finally came when I was told to report to Roedean and make my way to No. 3 House where the Naval Stores offices were situated. Passing through the large iron gates just off the sea front road, which were guarded by armed sentries, I reported to the Officer in the Guardroom nearby and, together with a number of other naval personnel, began to walk up what seemed an interminably long driveway cut into the surrounding grounds. The extensive school buildings appeared to grow in importance the nearer I approached, and with only the sky as a background and with the White Ensign [now in the School Chapel] flying proudly in the foreground, they presented an impressive sight.” Another fascinating donation we have recently received was from Elizabeth Chapman MBE (No.1, 1963-69), who kindly donated a large collection of material from her time here in the 1960s. It included luggage labels, photographs, sundry notices and documentation of a trip to Norway in 1968, including her airline ticket!
Ceceile Edgley WREN uniform belt
Donations like these greatly support the Archive and help build a vivid picture of the school. If you wish to send contributions, please mark them for the attention of Jackie Sullivan, School Archivist. If you do not wish to part with items, they can be scanned and returned to you. You can also contact Jackie by email on jsu@roedean.co.uk.
Elizabeth Chapman’s sundry notice 12
Elizabeth Chapman’s Airline ticket
Obituaries Ray Maulkin
Roedean Organist and visiting teacher 2011-2018 It is with great sadness that we commemorate our dear colleague Ray Maulkin who died at home on 23 March 2019. Ray was born in Southend and studied at the Purcell School, the Royal Academy of Music and Durham University, and was a Fellow of the Royal College of Organists. One of his former students, Lizzie Wilmot (No.3, 200916) describes what a wonderful teacher he was: ‘I was fortunate enough to be tutored through my Grade 5 theory examination by Mr Maulkin. I will never forget how kind and considerate he was, and the way he persevered throughout two whole years of tutoring me in an examination that
Mary Vesty
(McIlveen, No.2, 1948-55) Mary was born in 1937 in Birmingham. Following in her mother’s footsteps, Phyllis McIlveen (Baker, No.2, 1927-31), she went to Roedean and excelled as an all-rounder. She played lacrosse for the school and subsequently University, captained the first XI at cricket (as had Phyllis before her) and reached the final of the England Schools fencing competition. After school Mary studied dentistry at the Royal Dental School, a pioneering role for a young woman in the fifties. There, she met her husband John and they married in 1960. They set up their own dental practice in Leicester and had four children, two of whom – Philippa Terry (Reeves, No.2, 1975-81) and Jo Russell (Reeves, No.2, 1979-86) also went to Roedean. Her links with the school were strengthened
Patience Rosemary Grant (Bisset, No.3, 1944-48)
Patience (Pay) was born on 11 November 1929 in Buckinghamshire and was the 4th daughter of Vice Admiral Arthur William La Touche Bisset. Rumour has it that he longed for a son so needed patience when he had his 4th daughter! She was a fine sportswoman playing Lacrosse, Tennis and Athletics for the school and Wye University. One of the best stories of her determination is how she took her horse on a train all the way to Wales, and then rode on horseback all the way back from Plynlimon in Wales, via
many accomplish in just one term. He would always remind me that it was not my fault, as I was learning theory as a singer and not as an instrumental player, hence why I found it so hard. This idea kept me from giving up, and the look on Mr Maulkin’s face and the way he congratulated me when I started to get his questions right was like no other joy. It was at times like this when I realised what an exceptional teacher he was, and how lucky I was.’ Those who knew him will remember his kind smile, his learning, his musical talent and as a teacher, his genuine unconditional belief in others. Our sympathies are with his wife, Kathryn, his two sons and his family.
Veronica Fewkes, Head of Music
further by her serving as a member of Council in the early eighties. Mary’s husband John tragically died in 1987 and Mary carried on the practice until she retired. Mary remarried in 1996, and she and her husband John Vesty enjoyed a full and active retirement. Sport remained a passion throughout Mary’s life, and she would rarely pass up an opportunity to participate. She once drove Philippa to a lacrosse match and found that the team were a player short. Without hesitation, and despite not having played for over 30 years, she borrowed boots and a stick and ran onto the pitch. The odd illegal tackle aside (new health and safety rules evidently) she played amazingly well. Mary was a pioneer, an inspiration, a remarkable lady, and a truly loved mother. She is hugely missed.
Jo Russell (Reeves, No.2, 1979-86)
Malvern and Oxford high streets and camping on route to Windsor - all for a job interview! She got the job to work for Captain Bennett–Evans as one of the first shepherdess’s in Wales from 1952-58. Pay met George Brabazon Grant in 1958 in Wales, married and moved to Church Farm in Wiltshire in 1959. They raised three sons at Church Farm, William, Tom and Joe (who now runs Church Farm) Pay passed away peacefully after a short illness aged 88, with her beloved cat and dogs by her side. Pay was a truly amazing woman; inspiring, intimidating, and glorious. William Grant
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News from the Alumnae Office Congratulations to Head of Alumnae Relations, Grace Cather, on her recent marriage to Neil Chaston. Grace and Neil had a wonderful time celebrating with family and friends at the beautiful Worthing Dome. Grace will now be using her married name, Mrs Grace Chaston, and her email address remains the same glc@roedean.co.uk.
Get in touch with your news! We always love to hear good news stories from ORs. So, if you have an exhibition coming up, a book being published, started your own business, just got married or had a baby, please do drop Harriet an email and let her know hdb@roedean.co.uk. If you would like to arrange a visit to Roedean, or would like to help to arrange a reunion, please get in touch with Grace on glc@roedean.co.uk or by calling 01273 667398. You can also read more about OR businesses and books on the Roedean Community Network Business Directory (https://community.roedean.co.uk/news/businessdirectory) and Virtual Bookshop (https://community. roedean.co.uk/news/virtual-bookshop). To add your own entry, please contact Harriet on hdb@roedean.co.uk.
Dates for your Diary Thursday 5 September 12 - 3 pm
OR London Lunch We are delighted to invite Old Roedeanians to join us for the annual London lunch at The Royal Thames Yacht Club, 60 Knightsbridge, London, SW1X 7LF on Thursday 5 September 2019. Tickets are £40, and to book you can either go to https://roedean.ticketsolve.com or send a cheque payable to ‘Roedean School’ to The Roedeanian Office, Roedean School, Roedean Way, Brighton. BN2 5RQ. Booking Closes on 28th August.
Friday 27 September 4.20 - 6 pm
Founders’ Day and Commemoration Service Roedean Chapel followed by Tea in the Studios at 5 pm. To see a list of those being remembered this year, please visit https://www.roedean.co.uk/roedean-community/remembrance. If you would like to attend to remember a friend please email alumnae@roedean.co.uk.
Saturday 7 December 10 am - 1 pm
Christmas Fair Roedean School.
Wednesday 11 December 11 am - 12 pm
Carol Service and Lunch Roedean Chapel
For more information and booking, please contact Grace: glc@roedean.co.uk. You can also call us on 01273 667398 14
Roedean through the ages Cricket with Andrew England, 2019
Cricket with Cecilia Robinson, 1955
Play, 1979 Junior House Nativity
School production of Peter Pan, 2019
Boarding cubicle, 1931
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Roedean pool, 2019
Swimming baths (open air), c1930 15
Illustration by Sylvia Lawrence
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