Judith McConnel (nee Hannaford) left 1956, and her two sons run a cider business from their farm in Monmouthshire. Ben, her youngest son, makes the cider and Alex, her eldest son, is the marketing director. The cider is called Ty Gwyn and is delicious. Their website is www.tygwyncider.co.uk.
Tissie Reason (nee Munro-Ashman) who left FHS in 1969 is Director of the Chatsworth International Horse Trials - 11-13th May 2012 - which promises to be an exciting competition in the Olympic year. They have again been invited to host the only UK round of the FEI World Cup. This event will be fun for all the family as well as top equestrian sport. Tickets and more information are available on www.chatsworth.org/horsetrials
Jane Christodoulidis (nee Couroussopoulos) who left FHS in 1980 is an artist who teaches painting and drawing at Leith School of Art and for Edinburgh City Council's Community Education programme. She shares a studio with three other painters and continues to paint herself and exhibit every few years. She has an artist's website www.janepaint.com
Flora Pethybridge who left FHS in 2005 is working for Coates & Seely, a sparkling wine vineyard/producer in Hampshire. The first wine, a rose, was released in Spring 2011, and the Blanc de Blanc will be next January, followed by the Brut Reserve NV soon after that. She also works for the Wine Pantry at Borough Market, an English Wine specialist where they do tastings as well as sell wine. If anyone wants to buy or taste anything, further information is at www.coatesandseely.com
Lecture - November 2011
A very successful Old Girls' lecture entitled Hi-diddle-de-de, an actor's life for me was held at FHS on 9th November 2011. Our thanks to John Standing who kindly entertained us with colourful and very amusing stories of his career as an actor both on stage and on screen. His journey from his school days to the present took him around the world and introduced him to the stars. Thank you also to the old girls, parents and former staff who joined us.
Art by Blue Macaskill
For those of you who remember Blue Macaskill, she's working as an artist in Wales. Please see her website for further information about her various exhibitions and to see some of her work www.bluemacaskill.com
ANY FORMER FHS GIRLS' INTERESTED IN JOINING A GOLF TEAM (updated SEPT 2011)?
Lynne Proctor (Aspinall) is looking for a further three old girls to take part in an old girls’ golf competition, The Tassie. This is held at The Berkshire Golf Club, near Bagshot, every year in the middle of June. For further details please contact Lynne at:
lynneaproctor@aol.com
Clare and Kerry Collins, launched a travel company called Here's My Card in May 2008 designing tailor-made itineraries to Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands for honeymooners, couples and families. They've already organised some fabulous honeymoons and holidays for various other FHS old girls and families. To find out more click here for their flyer and their website www.heresmycard.uk.com
NEWS REQUEST?
We are looking forward to having news from Old Girls to include in this year's newsletter. Please do send your news to sarah.mahaffy@zen.co.uk Thank you.