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Overstone Association Membership for Old Overstonians and Staff Members
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NEWS and EVENTS
| WELCOME TO 2024 | ||
| This year our two planned events are a Founder's Day Meeting at Stowe Gardens and a 3 day trip to Cambridge. | ||
| The Cambridge 3 day trip began with a Committee meeting and a farewell to Sue Bennett as chairman. Wendy Coy was duly elected unanimously by the Committee. | ||
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| Sue ( centre) receiving a vote of thanks from th Committee | ||
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| The first supper party at Cote left to right : Di Meggy, Elaine Ralphs, Roberta Coe, Viv White ( standing) Sue Bennett ( standing) Liz Morgan , Julia Jelley ( standing) Marie Baker , Wendy Coy, Trudy Box, Jane Wilmot-Smith, Anna Gordon . The age range was year leaving 1958 to year leaving 1979. Quite a gathering! | ||
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| Viv White (1967) Liz Waldron (1958) Julia Jelley (1959) | ||
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| Marie ((1959 leaver) and Wendy ( 1979 leaver) | ||
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| Trudy Box (1979) Jane Wilmot-Smith (1972) Anna Gordon ( 1965) | ||
| Founder's Day at Stowe was well attended, we seem to have made Stowe Gardens our Founder's Day Preference. No booking required just come along to the cafe /restaurant and join in the lunch group at midday. | ||
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| Group photo outside on long table.with Catriona Bracken, Caroline Bowley recognisable | ||
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| Lorrie Lumley and Sue Dawkins | ||
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| Liz Waldron and Jane Howarth | ||
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| Mrs Robinson-Nash ( Trudy and Wendy's Mum ) who ran thr Girl Guide Troup. | ||
| WELCOME TO 2023 | ||
| It is with regret tht we announce the death of Di Heginbotham, nee Preston. She attended Overstone in the 1960s, leaving in 1969. The cremation service was attended by several Old Overstonians. She was a much loved mother, grandmother and friend to many who attended Overstone, and well respected by the wider Northamptonshire community. | ||
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| We had a wonderful day at Stowe Gardens., the weather was kind to us and not a drop of rain. There were 16 ladies and a dog called Bob who attended. Here are some group photos, the rest will be found under Member Photos. Thank you to all who came it was a very chatty day! | ||
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| Founder's Day is Monday 26th June at Stowe Gardens , a National Trust property. the post code is MK18 5EQ. We have been here before and it seems this is a good venue for a lot of our members. It is easy to park and a short walk to the restuarant. We can eat inside or outdoors. We generally meet around midday, if you are coming on your own, please dont be shy, there will be meeters and greeters to help you find your way and join a year group in which you may have something in common. | ||
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| The Reunion Lunch 2023 | ||
| The Reunion Lunch this year will be at Overstone Park Resort Golf Club, Billing Lane, NN6 0AS on Saturday 16th Sepember. Lunch will start at 1pm ,but the bar will be open from 11.30 for those who arrive early and would like a coffee of something more alcoholic. Invitations will be sent out to members of the Overstone Association with the new address booklet in April or early May. You will need to book and pay in advance for your 3 course meal. Prices will be similar to those of 2021. Any non member is very welcome and you can book through a member on her form or can contact a committee member to ask for an invitation. The email addresses are on the Home Page of this website. We have visited the Golf Club before and look forward to returning to see glimpses of the tower of Main House from a window. | ||
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| FOUNDER'S DAY 2022 Charlecote Park | ||
| There were 12 old girls who gathered for Founder's Day this year. We spanned an age range of 56 to 81 years. It was a sunny day and we all enjoyed a lunch in the Orangery. We managed to commandeer a complete section of the restaurant and stayed for several hours. | ||
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| Left to right: Marie Baker, Sanna Daw, Sue Bennett, Trudy Box, Liz Morgan and Sue Church | ||
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| Sue Church. Jane Haworth and Catriona Bracken | ||
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| Sue Bennett, Catriona Bracken, Sue Church, Lorrie Lumley Jane Haworth Marie Baker, Sue Sharland, Liz Morgan, Julia Jelley | ||
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| Jane Haworth, Julia Jelley Sue Sharland | ||
| OUR OVERSTONE | ||
| We are working on a celebratory self publish book on Overstone , gathering memories and photos before we all lose the plot! Here is a VERY early draft of the first pages, they have already been added to so not current. The contents page has been included and so you will see the sort of spread we hope to cover. If you have any memories or photos to share for the book please emailthem to Julia Jelley ( nee Stone), whose email is in the OA Address Booklet. You can send them to website@overstoneschool.co.uk if you cannot find Julia's details. Please remember not to include any names ( a girl in our class, some of Vb etc). It may be others will have submitted the same memory and so we reserve the right to edit or leave out as the book comes together. The idea is to have it published on line so members can go online line and order and pay for a copy without the OA needing to print, order and store. We will, however , have a few copies to peruse at various meetings as soon as it is ready. We are hoping to work on this over the Winter 2018 and have something like a final copy in 2019 POSSIBLY ready for the 2019 Reunions. | ||
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| We had a very good Founder's Day meeting at Upton House on 25th June. 18 old gilrls came to have lunch altogether in The Pavilion Restaurant. Here is a photo of the whole group, the rest of the photos are on the Member's Photos page | ||
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| Founder's Day 2018 , 25th June at midday Upton House OX15 6HT | ||
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| We are looking forward to meeting any old girls at Upton House Near Banbury on Monday 25th June. Just come along to the restaurant for midday and look for the noisy ones! There is no need to book, if you want to tell us you are coming that is always helpful: website@overstoneschool.co.uk Last time we had about 18 girls, both members and non members are welcome. After York for 3 days we hope this one day outing will prove just as popular, especially to any local girls. | ||
| Change of Venue for first night in York Tuesday 17th April | ||
| There were so many of us attending the first night supper in York we have had to move to Cote Brasserie, 49-51 Low Petergate YO17HT. The website notices have all been changed and all the 20 attendees have been informed. We are really looking forward to such a grand mid week break. This seems to be a popular departure from other events. We will have to think where next? Answers to website@overstoneschool.co.uk | ||
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| Founder's Day 25th June 2018 at Upton House,Near Banbury, Warwickshire OX15 6HT We meet at midday in the restaurant, this is a National Trust Property with free parking 300 yards away, and a shuttle buggy service to the house and restaurant. There is no need to book, just come along and look for the noisy girls! | ||
| GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION | ||
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will be sending all members a form with your impending copy of
Keystone, which by law wehave to produce and you need to sign and
return. This is to safegaurd your privacy. In particular it deals with email information. We wish it to be known that the Committee never divulge personal details to anyone, not even another girl who contacts us for information. The contact information is only available to members in the address booklet which is posted to paid up members. When you receive your next subscription form you will find we have added a Privacy Statement , again to comply with the law. We hope you will help us and return the form in a stamped addressed envelope for which a member has kindly donated the funds. At this time, can we also remind members that prompt payments and responses to Keystone news requests would be greatly appreciated. This year, 2018, has proved to be one where we have had to chase members rather a lot! We quite understand that some members no longer wish to keep up membership, but many have simply lost the form, or quite humanly forgotten! When it pops on your doorstep, please pay it straightaway, it's so easy with BACS! | ||
| A Visit to York 17th April to 20th April ( 3 nights) | ||
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have sent out via email more details of the proposed visit to York. As
with Edinburgh last year Old Overstonians should organise their own
travel and accommodation and be at Cote Brasserie 49-51 Low Petergate
YO1 7HT for 6pm so we can plan ahead and have some supper. If you
intend
to come to Cote please let Sue Bates know, suebates359@gmail.com as
at the moment there are 19 of us from all years and a table has been
reserved. Edinburgh proved a great success with many folk joining
up together for a visit, lunch and supper, whilest others went off and
did their own thing and came to the meals when they could. It makes a
refreshing change to see many Old Gals in a different part of Britain. | ||
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| Funeral Tuesday 14th November at Sywell Parish Church | ||
| It is with great sadness that we inform you of the death of John Urmson, a member of staff who came to the school to teach history in 1963. With his wife Trudy, who survives him, he made a great impression of the girls at that time, and is remembered with affection. The chairman has both spoken and written to Trudy on behalf of the Association. The funeral is on Tuesday 14th November at 2pm at Sywell Parish Church. Refreshments will follow in the Village Hall. The family will depart for the Crematorium immediately after the service but will be back at the Hall for 4pm and hope some guests will be able to stay and talk to them. | ||
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| John Urmson with 1970 pupils | ||
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| John Urmson with 1960s pupils | ||
| Mid Week Get together in York 17thApril to 20th April | ||
| Following the great success of an Edinburgh meeting we are proposing a break in York. There are quite a few members in or around York and we hope they will join those of us in accomodation for days out, lunches and suppers over 3 days. You don't have to attend every day! We aim to meet on the first night at 6pm at Cote Brasserie, 49-51 Low Petergate YO1 7HT. We can have a relaxed supper here and plan the first day. There is so much to see in York, groups may wish to follow their own programme but always have an idea where most of us will head at lunchtime the next day, or where we will have booked a table for supper the next night. We planned the days like this in Edinburgh and it worked very well, no one was left out. Mobile phones were a godsend. Anyone travelling to York will arrange her own travel and accomodation, do use the new address booklet to work out who might be local and get advice from them. An email will go out in the New Year asking who is interested and then those girls will get updates as to what is going on, this saves other members being bothered by items that don't concern them. There will always be updates on this page in case you want to catch up. | ||
| Fabulous day at the University Women's Club | ||
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had 26 members for lunch at the club on saturday, sadly two people
couldn't come at the last moment. There will be more pictutes posted on
the Members' Photos page, but
here is an overall view of the day. Cherry Gibbs was thanked for her
service as Chairman and Sue Bates was voted in as the new chairman.
There will be a Chairman's letter sent to all by mail before Christmas
so watch out for this as it will have the new address booklet with it.
This is only available to paid up members so if you want to join
contact Jo Northfield on info@overstoneschool.co.uk | ||
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| 1970s Leavers in foreground, 1960s to the right and 1950s /60s to the rear | ||
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| Outgoing Chairman Cherry Gibbs enjoying a well earned drink | ||
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| Incoming chairman Sue Bates needing a drink! | ||
| Saturday 2nd September at the University Women's Club, Audley Square, W4K 1DB , at 12.30 for 1pm lunch. The bar will be open from 11.30 am for any early arrivals . | ||
| The invitations are about to be emailed to the members of the Overstone Association, please look out for them and if you don't think you have received yours contact info@overstoneschool.co.uk, or web@overstoneschool.co.uk. Those at Stowe Founder's Day have already had the opportunity to book seats and so please do try and come along. Non -members are very welcome for a small amount more. Last year we had 30 girls , sadly 2 on the day were unable to come. Do make an effort, get a party up, it was very jolly last year, especially when the bar opened and we went out into the garden for pre lunch drinks! There is a copy of the booking form if you scroll down and you can photosnap, or even write a covering letter with your cheque if you aren't a member or are a member and can't get emails. | ||
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| Last year at the University Women's Club, let's try and make it a bumper year this year! | ||
| A very successful Founder's Day Outing on 19th June at Stowe. 18 old girls arrived for lunch and a walk around the gardens. There are more pictures of the event under Members' Photos. | ||
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| L to R Marie Baker/Hodson, Julia Jelley/Stone, Mandy Park/Lawrence (hidden) Cherry Gibbs/Drummond, Lerryn Rice/Ralt, Sue Sharland/Ennis, (LOVELY hat) and Jane Burrell/Haworth. More photos of the day on the Members' Photos page | ||
| OVERSTONE BI ANNUAL LUNCH AND
GENERAL MEETING University Women's Club , Audley Square, London W1K 1DB 12.30 for 1pm two course lunch with coffee. Bar will be open from 11.30 if anyone arrives early! |
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| Below is a copy of the booking form for anyone who would like to come and is not a member, or a lapsed member. You can cut and paste this to send back to the Treasurer. If you cannot do this you can email info@overstoneschool.co.uk for a paper form to be posted or emailed directly to you. All members should receive an emailed invitation and booking form within the next few days. | ||
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September 2017 Full
name ..……………….……………………………………….…………………………………….…. Maiden
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to book …….... Member’s tickets at £30 each and …..…..
non-members at £35 each I
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Reference:
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when at Overstone) Please
return this Form by 31st
July 2017, together with your cheque if sending to: Viv
White, The Beeches, Darley,
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| Note from website organiser ...since moving to Windows 10 I am having a bit of a struggle getting conformity with the new programme, please bear with me, I am learning as quickly as I can! | ||
| FOUNDER'S DAY 2017 | ||
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| The beautiful gardens at Stowe National Trust Property give us our venue for 19th June 2017. As usual we will assemble at midday in the cafe/restaurant of the NT property. There is no need to book a place, this event is always very casual and a great deal of fun because no one worries about clip boards or lists! Members and non members are welcome. Last year we had around 20 people. Do spread the word and get a party up to come along. | ||
| At the same event there will be news of the Reunion Lunch at the University Womens' Club, Audley Square, London. This will be held on 2nd September 2017 at 12 o clock for lunch at 12.30. The invitations will soon be winging their way to you. Again non members are welcome,at a small extra cost. Members £30, non members £35 . More details will be published after our Founder's Day Outing | ||
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| The exhibition took place as advertised. As could have been predicted there was a lot of local opposition to the size of the site, the access to the site and the infracstucture in the village. Some old Overstonians went to the meeting and felt pleased that there was a proposal to restore the house. The biggest development is to the left of the drive as you enter the park. Here is a map of the proposals from Framptons. We wait to see if there can be an agreement reached for the enabling permission so that the restoration can continue. | ||
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Many
of you on Facebook will have seen the news about Main
House. There is to
be a public exhibition of the proposed planning application on 23rd
March
from 3 pm
to 7.30 pm at the Overstone Golf Club,
Barry Howard, the developer , or an associate, will be on hand to talk
to you. Barry is very keen to gain as much information about
the
original Hall that we knew. He is already seeking oak to re
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Our Founder's Day is on Monday, 19 June at Stowe School Gardens, Buckingham, MK18 5EQ, Telephone 01280 817 156, don’t forget you don't have to say if you are going or not, just turn up. There are beautiful grounds to have a walk round and a lovely café that can accommodate all of us. It is once more a National Trust property. We meet at the cafet at midday. These very informal days are proving popular, you don't have to be a member, you don't have to fill in a form, just be there! You will recognise the group. all quite noisy chattering away. Last year’s Founders day at Hughenden House was well attended in spite of rotten weather! It was good to see Anne Thompson and Sally Myron who hadn't been to any Overstone events for a while. Sally has now joined as a Member, so Welcome Sally. https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/stowe REUNION
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John
Watson Airs died peacefully at home on 13th November 2016, aged 83.
Much loved husband of Annette; father of Matthew, Dominic, Chantal and
Lucy; and grandfather of Anne, Stanislas, Julie and Almaz. The funeral
took place in Mussidan, France, where he had lived for many years. |
| It is with sadness that we inform you of the death of Headmaster John Airs. His obituary in the Daily Telegraph is below. |
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Elspeth Page ( Mrs Lewin) , former Head Girl in the 60s celebrated a special birthday with friends from Overstone. |
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Back Row L to R: Fo Page, Roberta Tooke ( Mrs Coe) Di Harrison ( Mrs Scott) Lizzie Knights ( Mrs.Hayward) ) Jennie Groome ( Mrs Wills) |
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Front Row L to R Elspeth Page ( Mrs Lewin) Judy Knights ( Mrs Porter ) Mary Poe (Mrs Dean) |
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Edinburgh 2016, 10th to 15th July |
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10 old girls met up in Edinburgh and had a wonderful sunny and warm 3 days touring the city after Anna Gordon, our Edinburgh correspondent, invited us all this beautiful city at the September Reunion. Here are a few photos of the event. We always seem to be eating and drinking whenever the camera was produced! |
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L to R Mandy Park, Cherry Gibbs, Vivien White, JaneGalia, Sue Sharland, Anna Gordon, Roberta Coe and Julia Jelley |
| On Wednesday 13th we all managed to meet up from our various B and Bs and go round the Britannia. Joyce Peel took the train and joined us for a day. |
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L to R Sue Bates, Jane Galia, Viv White, Sue Sharland and Roberta Coe |
| We caught the bus down to The Shore at Leith and had a very good lunch at The Ship On the Shore. The buses were very easy, very frequent and £4 per day for a travel card! |
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We caught the bus up to the Royal Mile, went to look at the view from the Castle and then made our own arrangements for the afternoon until supper time ! |
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Our final dinner on Thursday night at Loch Fyne Restaurant, New Haven |
| Don't forget, you can still join us in Edinburgh, we are apporoximately 10 to 12 members who are meeting at the Apex Hotel Waterloo Place Edinburgh at 6 pm on 12th July. We will be in the bar and after sufficient time we will depart for a meal somewhere! We intend to visit The Britannia the following day with a possible lunch at Leith's Shore area. There is no need to book a place , if you want to join us come along to the Apex Hotel. If you want to contact a member who is going email website@overstoneschool.co.uk . The website email will be checked during the 3 day event and information can then be given as to where we will be as each day unfolds. |
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It was rather a miserable showery day when we all met up at Hughenden House, near High Wycombe on 20th June, but the weather didn't dampen the spirits of 18 old girls from a variety of year goups. Several girls were non members and so the website information service is working! The sun finally came out after lunch and several members went for a walk around the house, whilst others stayed and chatted. We all enjoyed ourselves and a possible 3 new members may join. It was the first Founder's Day for Jo Northfield, our new secretary , and our new treasurer elect Viv White met up with Sue Sharland to exchange more paper work before that arrangement goes ahead.Here are some photos of the day |
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Anne Groves (Tillotson) Judy Wenham ( Gross) Viv White (Syratt) |
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Jane Burrell (Haworth) Julia Stone (Jelley) Sue Ennis (Sharland) |
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Jane Cowling (Buckingham) Jo Northfield Sue Caple (Jordan) Sue Brown ( Dawkins) |
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Liz Waldron ( Morgan) Roberta Tooke ( Coe) Cherry Drummond ( Gibbs) |
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GOOD NEWS! |
| After all the sad announcements made in the last few months the Secretary had a wonderful post Christmas surprise. A beautifully wrapped parcel arrived containing a photo album of 150 photos taken by Mrs Winifred D Wareham ( WDW nicknamed Tigger) . She taught at Overstone in the 1930s and the album covers 1931/32. It was sent from the daughter of Miss Pahl , who taught needlework and other "practical fields" |
| The photos cover all sorts of events and a couple are reproduce here, and the rest in the Members' Photos page. The Committee will be looking into how we can preserve the best photos with professional scanning for our archive. We hope you enjoy these priceless pictures. |
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Backrow Left to Right : Joyce Powell, Eilen Brown, Joan Carver, Phoebe LeFoy, Helen Crichton Front Row Left to Right: Doreen Pitter, Pam Millard, Virginia Carver, Sylvia Mather, Poppy Catt, Mary Marsh, Margaret Taylor |
| OVERSTONE HOUSE: This is very recent news, Barry Howard Homes has exchanged contracts with a unilateral agreement to buy Overstone Hall. Barry Howard is a Northamptonshire based developer and has plans to restore the house. It is very early days in the planning, and he must satisfy the Listed Buildings Consent regulations as to what is possible. The Association is in touch with Mr Howard and will keep the membership informed of progress into 2016. |
| EDINBURGH 2016. At our reunion in 2015 Anna Gordon invited the membership to come and spend a midweek break in her city of Edinburgh. The dates are Tuesday 12th July to Friday 15th July. Everyone is welcome to join us, you need to arrange your own travel and accomodation. Anna has a suggested meeting place for Tuesday evening where we can all get together and make plans for the following 2/3 days. The meeting will take place in the bar of the Apex Waterloo Hotel at 6pm on Tuesday 12th July. Please make sure you go to the Waterloo Place Apex as there are 3 other Apex Hotels in Edinburgh! If you are interested in receiving full details of meeting places and meal venues please contact us through info@overstoneschool.co.uk Some of us have already booked city apartments to share so do get on with booking accomodation. |
| Founder's Day 2016: We will be meeting at Hughendon House, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire , HP14 4 LA on 20th June 2016. Hughenden was owned by Disraeli, and was a top secret HQ during WW2. We will meet at midday in the Stableyard Cafe. |
| We need to report another sad departure from our ranks. Jean Pinkney, aged 96, died on 27th December 2015. Jean left Overstone in 1937, and although we never met, her news for Keystone was always lively and showed how active she was right up to the Summer of 2015. She trained as a vet in Edinburgh, she would toss all her gear in the back of a car and set off to tend animals all over the borders. A fuller obituary will be available in the coming Keystone later this year. |
| Sadly this page seems to be full of notices of our friends passing on. Lalitha (Lolly) Burton-Hogan died earlier this month in South Africa where she had been living for some time. Davina Fillingham has written the following tribute to her friend, in conjunction with Sue Jordan (nee Caple) , Kate Sainsbury (nee Wharton), Judith Tony (nee Mitchell) and Lolly's husband Bob. |
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Lalitha Burton -Hogan ( Mrs Jones) Lolly was born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa moving to the UK at an early age with her mother. They lived in Great Ayton, Teesside, the birthplace of Captain Cook. Gaining a scholarship, she joined Overstone School in Junior House, moving to the Main House and later, the Sixth Form. She was a dedicated scholar and a talented sportswoman. She was Captain of the School's Tennis, Lacrosse and Netball Teams; playing in the First Lacrosse Team for four years. She was Topaz House Prefect and (on joining the Sixth Form) in 1974 became a School Prefect and Head of Games. After leaving Overstone in 1976 Lolly went to Sunderland Teacher Training College and gained a Certificate of Education. She started her career at Akeley Wood School, an independent school near Buckingham, teaching Geography and Sport, where she found she was a natural teacher. She worked there from 1979 to 1999, setting up and running The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme. In her own words she 'taught seemingly everything to all ages'. She simultaneously studied at The Open University and was awarded an Earth Sciences degree. Lolly was an inspiring and popular teacher who made a huge impact on her pupils' lives, keeping in touch with many of them once they had left school. After being diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in 1999 she retired from teaching and moved back to her beloved South Africa where she and Bob were married in October 2000. Treatment for the cancer consisted simply of chemotherapy tablets and for 13 years to all intents and purposes Lolly showed no signs of the disease. Initially in South Africa Lolly and Bob set up a golf travel business mainly for friends and colleagues at the courses they had been members of in the UK. A keen golfer, Lolly joined Stellenbosch Golf Club, where she became Ladies’ Captain. She was President of Boland Ladies’ Golf Union (Bob being her Secretary) and both voluntarily worked for 7 years for the South Africa Disabled Golf Association. Lolly also enjoyed crafts, designing and making jewelry, selling at local markets and an arts & crafts shop she ran with others called ‘Hands On’ on the Delvera wine estate near Stellenbosch.. Both Bob and Lolly qualified as golf rules officials, working at many tournaments in South Africa. Despite being 6,000 miles away, Lolly would still regularly visit UK with Bob, marshaling at The Ryder Cup, catching up with Overstone friends, golf chums, ex-Akeley pupils and staff when she could. In summer 2014, they met Sue Brooks (Lolly’s PE teacher at Overstone), and on their last visit this year visited Davina Fillingham and Sue Caple (Mrs Jordan): two of the four members of the Sixth form at Overstone who left in 1976. Lolly was an animal lover and adored her 4 Bouvier dogs. She was a talented golfer and a keen and fearless skier. She enjoyed good food and wine and followed South Africa's cricket and rugby teams. She bore her illness bravely and fought until the end, never giving up or losing her sense of humour. The first of her form to die, her death has been a shock to all of us. As one school-friend said, ‘she was part of our team and that team now feels incomplete’. |
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REUNION 2015
We had the most wonderful and sunny day for our Reunion at The University Women's Club in London. 30 members and non members had booked to come, sadly 2 could not make it on the day. It was a very happy day with lots of chat and exchanges of stories and photos. For the first time in ages there was a majority of what we call "the YOUNG ones". Girls who left from 1971 to 1979. It was cheering to see so much support from all the year groups. The University Women's Club did a great job looking after us and it was agreed by all that this was a good venue for our formal events. |
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The draft minutes will be posted on the Business page of the website in due course. However the news is that Cherry Gibbs (nee Drummond), a 1957 leaver, was elected Chairman . Sue Dawkins (nee Brown) joined the committee without portfolio. Jo Johnson (nee Northfield) volunteered to shadow Sue Bates as secretary elect, and Viv White (nee Syratt) will do the same for Sue Sharland (nee Ennis) as treasurer elect. Anne Groves (nee Tillotson) remains our Victualler, providing a meeting place for Committee meetings and more importantly,sandwiches! |
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Anna Gordon, Jane Haworth (Burrell) Sue Sharland (Ennis) Roberta Coe (Tooke) Anne Groves (Tillotson) Viv White (Syratt) |
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Beany Everitt (nee Savory) Rachel Denton (nee Kirkby) Rosie May (nee Charlton) |
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Cherry Gibbs (Drummond) Maggie Jones (Bates) Jennifer Llewellin (House) |
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Clare Reffin, Sue Jordan (Caple) Beany Everitt, Rachel Denton |
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Mandy Park, Liz Morgan (Waldron) Mary Shaw(Albertini) Julia Jelley (Stone) |
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MOTTISFONT FOUNDER'S DAY OUTING This was a great success with 22 girls attending! Well done everyone who made the journey. The roses were wonderful, the scent in the walled garden particularly beautiful. In true Overstone style we comandeered tables and chairs from around the restuarant garden area and all sat and had lunch together. A mixture of years were present, 1976 leavers being the biggest group. Years 54, 57, 59,63, 65,67,70,71,74,and 75 were all there. Some new faces took Reunion booking forms away with them, so it would be wonderful if we could make the London Reunion as successful as this was! |
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Roberta, our Chairman, chats with Julia, our archivist and Belinda Everitt ( Beany) who brought photos that are on the Member's Photos page |
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Sue ( birthday girl) Claire, Judith, Kate, Sue, Anne |
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Kate, Davina, Fee, Sue, Claire, Judith, Kate |
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Katy ( honorary old girl for the day - Sue Bates acts as a sighted guide to Katy while she waits for a Guide Dog) Lorrie, Beany, and Binkle. |
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| Wednesday 17th June : Founder's Day 12 noon onwards at Mottisfont Abbey and Gardens, Romsey Hampshire SO51 0LP. There is no need to book for this meeting, just turn up and find us around the restaurant area. We hear about 9 girls from the 1976 leavers are coming, it would be great to see others from different years. The Committee members always keep a look out for members so don't be shy to come on your own! Mottisfont is a National Trust property and is famed for its beautiful rose garden, especially the walled garden. In June, if the weather is kind, this should be a perfect visit to see it. | ||||||
