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Hockey team 1946. Unfortunately not all the names. Photograph provided by Maureen Edwards nee Reynolds. June smith goal keeper. Top Row 1st Right Kathleen Patricia Railton( nee COLBY). 2nd from R Maureen Reynolds Front Row 1st R Hazel Caradine Front Row 2nd R Jean Tooke Front Row 2nd L Sheila Williamson

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Sport 1945 - 1970

The School returned to Great Yarmouth in 1944 to find the treasured playing field at Barnard Bridge sadly neglected, and the pavilion burnt down. Miss Rayden retired after 27 years as PE mistress and two years later Miss Howell left. Not surprisingly the games results were described as poor. Miss Dorothy Capon joined the PE department in 1947 and largely due to her enthusiasm and encouragement things quickly changed.
Some notable reults in the coming years.

1947
Phyllis Nicholls took part in the All England Sports as a high jumper
Kathleen Colby won the Norfolk County Tennis Championship

1948
Marie Ward was Norfolk County 200yds Backstrocke Champion
Valeri Harboard was Norfolk & Midland 440yds Champion

1950
1st Netball V11 won the Norfolk Shield for the third year running

1953
Jennifer Drake won the Norfolk County Tennis Singles Championship
Jennifer Drake and Elizabeth Bushell won the County Doubles Championship

1956
Anne Pashley competed in the 100 yds at the Olympic Games

1957
Four girls competed in the All England Athletics Championships
Lesley Jellif (javelin) Judith Starling (long jump)
Margaret MacCullum (150yds) June Beck (high jump)

1958
The School moved to new presmises. Miss Capon requested and got 4 hockey pitches and 8 hard tennis courts

1961
Margaret Pascoe was Captain of the Norfolk County Hockey Team

1967
Pat Donaldson played for the England Hockey 1st X1. School party went to Wembly to watch her.

Late 60s
There was a decline in sports participation as girls began to obtain 'Saturday' jobs and time for sports suffered.

"HIGH SCHOOL ARE HOCKEY CHAMPIONS!"

The team:

Back Row L-R Judy London, Susan Saunders,Elizabeth Buck, Judith Wooding, Melanie Brown

Middle Row Stephanie White, Jane Bishop,Sandra Hargreaves,Angie Kirk

Front Row Lesley Sharman,Carol Sharman.

The picture and newspaper cutting were sent by Elizabeth Walker (Nee Buck)

Picture
Anne Pashley  receiving a Civic Certificate of Achievement for Sport and the Arts.
The 50th Anniversary of her Olympic Success 2008.
"Copyright: Eastern Daily Press"

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