Old Girls Luncheon at the Burlington Hotel on 14th November 2013
I apologise for the lateness of the report. No excuses…just apologies!
69 ladies sat down to our November lunch. They came from as far afield as London, Harwich,Kent,Leicester,Felixstowe, Harleston, Beccles and Salhouse.
The food was tasty as always and Jane thanked the Burlington for yet another good spread!
Sadly Jane had to report that two of our member had died since the last lunch; Joan Baker and Joan Chowles.
Jane also welcomed four new members; Pamela Bye nee Harrington, Marilyn Ribbands nee Jones, Ilene Hadden and Linda Traill nee Fellas.
Our speaker was John Balls, who taught at the school from 1960-1965. His subject was “Norfolk Survivors on the Titanic”. A fascinating insight regarding those who were from Norfolk and were unlucky enough to be on the Titanic on 15th April 1912, when she took 1,517 women, men and children to the bottom of the ocean. John knew his subject extremely well and had researched these Norfolk people for a very long time, meeting up with relatives to get to know even more about them. It was obviously a subject very close to his heart and accompanied by some very interesting photographs.
He has written a book Titanic: The Norfolk Survivors
An interesting link here:
http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/picture_gallery_relatives_of_norwich_survivors_of_titanic_gather_for_special_anniversary_event_1_1349180
Freda Clark nee Bootman had sent her good wishes to all the ladies at the lunch. She was hoping that perhaps someone remembered her and would contact her fredaclark38@gmail.com She was at the school from 1949-1956 and has lived in Vancouver, Canada since 1975. She has been retired for 10 years now after a career as a teacher.
Carla Nottage nee Middleton also sent her good wishes. She was at the school from 1957-1961. She moved to Australia in 1968 and now lives in Queensland. She would love to catch up with former friends. donandcarla@hotmail.com.
The next luncheon will take place on 24th April 2014, The Burlington Hotel, Great Yarmouth.
A Happy Christmas to everyone….just think….next time we meet it will be SPRING!
I apologise for the lateness of the report. No excuses…just apologies!
69 ladies sat down to our November lunch. They came from as far afield as London, Harwich,Kent,Leicester,Felixstowe, Harleston, Beccles and Salhouse.
The food was tasty as always and Jane thanked the Burlington for yet another good spread!
Sadly Jane had to report that two of our member had died since the last lunch; Joan Baker and Joan Chowles.
Jane also welcomed four new members; Pamela Bye nee Harrington, Marilyn Ribbands nee Jones, Ilene Hadden and Linda Traill nee Fellas.
Our speaker was John Balls, who taught at the school from 1960-1965. His subject was “Norfolk Survivors on the Titanic”. A fascinating insight regarding those who were from Norfolk and were unlucky enough to be on the Titanic on 15th April 1912, when she took 1,517 women, men and children to the bottom of the ocean. John knew his subject extremely well and had researched these Norfolk people for a very long time, meeting up with relatives to get to know even more about them. It was obviously a subject very close to his heart and accompanied by some very interesting photographs.
He has written a book Titanic: The Norfolk Survivors
An interesting link here:
http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/picture_gallery_relatives_of_norwich_survivors_of_titanic_gather_for_special_anniversary_event_1_1349180
Freda Clark nee Bootman had sent her good wishes to all the ladies at the lunch. She was hoping that perhaps someone remembered her and would contact her fredaclark38@gmail.com She was at the school from 1949-1956 and has lived in Vancouver, Canada since 1975. She has been retired for 10 years now after a career as a teacher.
Carla Nottage nee Middleton also sent her good wishes. She was at the school from 1957-1961. She moved to Australia in 1968 and now lives in Queensland. She would love to catch up with former friends. donandcarla@hotmail.com.
The next luncheon will take place on 24th April 2014, The Burlington Hotel, Great Yarmouth.
A Happy Christmas to everyone….just think….next time we meet it will be SPRING!
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