dorabelle if you 'report' your post you can ask GNHQ to transfer this thread to 'Chat' where you may get a better response. At the moment it looks as though you're about to hold a meeting in the convent.
Hello Geraldine Cooper here nee Sullivan . I remember Sister Peter and her dog. I took it to a dog show once- no idea why . It bit the judge . Didn’t win . I was at St.Teresa’s appx 1966-1969 ?
Hi, Jane Pamenter here. I think I started at the convent around 1959/60. I was possibly there for about five years. (My parents moved me to Mary Help of Christians in Chertsey when the convent changed its status - can't find any info as to exactly when that was). I have three 'memories' from my time there: 1. The aviary full of budgies. 2. The woods where we went at lunchtime. There was a 'shop' where you could 'buy' things to build little dens around the foot of the trees. 3. Learning to play the... dulcimer??!! I recall learning a song from Gilbert and Sullivan, I think it was from The Mikado and I think it was The Lord High Executioner!! (Did I dream this last one?!) I'm enclosing a photo of the 1961 school play, of which I have no recollection but I can name a few faces... (Is there a chat set up for this thread?)
I have no problem with my name being on a public forum. I wouldn't, however, include anyone else's. Happy to delete the message and the photo if you don't think it is appropriate.
this is not really what meet-ups is about. so you might do better to move it to chat section. ask GN HQ, they'll move it. as to revealing actual names on open forum, i think it is unwise. such a lot of ID fraud around. why not stick to user-names on here; then eg. bigmouse can private message to tessy terror, and reveal themselves as old girls susan box and mary moore.
Without spoiling the thread, I agree, certainly, quite naive and foolish to give full names. No matter how much we emphasis the pitfalls of giving full names on a PUBLIC forum, people continue to do so.
Not everyone reading these posts is an innocent old lady or gentleman. Quite a few on here have been approached by scammers by PM in the past.
My name was Chrysanta Foster and I attended St Teresa's Convent between 1970 and 1976. My form teacher throughout was Mrs Goulden. My friends still are Daniela, Monica and Amanda, Maria. Does anyone remember us? Sister Cyril was our Head Teacher.