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Norrine in September 2018
Norrine Redfern (nee Kaye) - Class of 1955

It is with great sadness that the school has learnt of the death of Norrine Redfern, a former Head G…

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Jennifer Matthews (nee Aylward) - Class of 1964

Jennifer joined the Lower School at Action in 1954 aged 8 and left from the Upper Sixth in 1964 to b…

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Margaret Pannell (nee Bullivant) - Class of 1956

Margaret Pannell (nee Bullivant) who attended school from 1949 to 1956 died 3rd November 2022 just b…

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Greeting HRH Princess Margaret at the opening of the Sports Hall in 1988
Gordon Bourne - Chairman of Governors

Gordon Bourne who was Chairman of Governors at Elstree in the 1990's sadly died on 5th November 2017…

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Barbara Newton (nee Hobbs) - Class of 1946

Barbara Newton (nee Hobbs) died 4th May 2022 in Australia where she had made her home in retirement.…

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Barbara Shersby (nee Barrow) - Class of 1952

Lady Barbara Shersby (nee Barrow) died of breast cancer on 19th October 2017. Barbara studied at th…

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Remembering Mary Vaulk - Class of 1939

Mary Vaulk who spent 21 years teaching in Ethiopia died in London on 22nd March 2018 at the age of 9…

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Mrs Penelope Penney - Headmistress 1991-2005

Mrs Penelope Penney, who was Headmistress 1991 to 2005 passed away following a short illness on 31st…

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Mollie West (left) and Marjorie Betton (nee Paine) both from the Class of 1946
Mollie West - Class of 1945

Mollie West who attended school 1933 to1943 before going to the Royal School of Music in Kensington,…

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Priscilla Eve (nee Leppard) - Class of 1940

Priscilla Eve (nee Leppard) who was at school from 1926 to 1939 died peacefully in her sleep on 9th …

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Peggy Flew (nee Ellis) - Class of 1938

Peggy Flew who attended school 1932-37 before going to Bedford College died age 95 on 15th July 2014…

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One of Jane's watercolours of an Ealing street scene
Jane Harding (nee Joan Harvey) - Class of 1942

Jane Harding who attended school from 1929 to 1939 and went on to become an artist died 28th March 2…

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Angela Pearson (nee Smith) - Class of 1960

Angela Pearson (nee Smith) who was at school 1951-54 suffered a heart attack and died suddenly age 7…

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Pamela Ludford (nee Sutcliffe) – Class of 1947

Pamela Ludford (nee Sutcliffe) who was at school 1938-47 died 22nd July 2001 in Ithaca, New York Sta…

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Kathleen McLeod (nee Poole) – Class of 1941

Kathleen McLeod (nee Poole) who was at school 1934-39 died 6th May 2021. She left from UVth after t…

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Miss Day in 1974
Miss Mary Day – French Teacher 1955-1986 & Acting Headmistress 1973-4

Miss Mary Day who taught French at both Acton and Elstree from 1955 until her retirement in 1986 die…

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Keldine Fitzgerald - Class of 1962

Keldine who was a pupil in the Junior School from September 1949 until July 1953 died on 18th March …

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Mary Elworthy (nee Allen) – Class of 1951

Mary Elworthy (nee Allen) who was at school 1944-51 before studying at the School of Pharmacy died 1…

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Jillian (Jill) Tappin (nee Howland) - Class of 1953

Jill Tappin (nee Howland) who was at school 1945-52 and then taught music died on Sunday 9th August …

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Audrey Hawkridge (nee Smart) - Class of 1943

Audrey Hawkridge (nee Smart) died peacefully on 20th February 2020 at Arcot House Care Home in Sidmo…

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