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Class of 1975 Reunion Our woman in Lusaka
(https://www.facebook.com/groups/KHVIIIseventieseighties/)
I left Henry’s in 1992 and went
to UCL London to study
French and German.

I tried my hand at a few differ-
ent jobs, including teaching
and accountancy, and then in
2001 my husband, Andrew
(from Bablake!), and I were
posted to India for his job in
international development.


Outside the new sports centre. We spent two amazing years
in Delhi and saw some fantastic things, including the Taj
On 7 June 2014, members of the Class of 1975 celebrated Mahal and the palaces at Jaipur. I had a variety of inter-
their collective 50th Birthday with a tour of the school fol- esting jobs in India, including doing voiceover work for an
lowed by drinks at The Royal Oak and a meal at Millsy’s IT training company who needed a “British” sounding
restaurant in Earlsdon. voice!

This was the year group that joined the school aged eleven After India we were posted to Islamabad in Pakistan for
in 1975, took their O Levels in 1980 and their A Levels in two years, during which time our daughter Emily (now 8
1982. With some notable exceptions, we are all 50 years years old) was born.
old during this 2013/14 academic year. It is a significant
year group for the school because it was the first year in A year in Pretoria, South Africa, followed and there our son
which girls were admitted; a milestone the school will be Jack (now 7 years old) was born.
celebrating in September 2015.
We came back to the UK in 2008 and I set up my own
Several former members of staff joined the tour and the business running French classes in nursery schools and
meal: Rod Dunnett, Max Field, Roger Howes, Peter Lock- after school clubs. It was lovely to be able to use my
yer, Dave Roebuck and Jeremy Thomas. French and very satisfying to teach a language to young
children.
The tour included recent impres-
sive additions to the school facili- Five years on, however, we felt the lure of the overseas life
ties, including the new sports again, and in December last year we moved to Lusaka,
hall, swimming pool and Jeff Zambia, which I think might be my favourite posting so far!
Vent Archive Room. However, it
was the older parts of the school In the six months
that prompted the most discus- since arriving, we
sion as people reminisced about have visited the
who had done what, where and mighty Victoria Falls,
with whom. It is this history of been to Cape Town,
shared childhood experiences done a boat trip on
that makes school reunions Jayne Lewis (nee Skipper), the Zambezi River,
such friendly occasions, even if one of the first 30 girls seen hippos, ele-
not all the experiences were to join the school in 1975 phants and croco-
pleasant at the time. and former Girls Senior diles in the wild and
Hockey Captain 1980-1 done some seriously
The Old Coventrians’ Associa- hardcore 4x4 driving!
tion hosted the tour which was followed by tea and home- The children are
made cakes in the new Trevor Webb Sixth Form Centre. settled in an inter-
national school and
After the tour, we regrouped at The Royal Oak before an we have made lots
early meal at Millsy’s, followed by more drinks at the Oak. of friends of all na-
The evening was very relaxed and the food excellent. tionalities.
Several more photographs are posted on the Facebook
Group page.
Hopefully we will
The next opportunity to meet up is at the Old Coventrians’ have many more
Annual Dinner on Saturday, 22 November 2014, and I exciting adventures
hope to see you there. to come!

Helen Cooper (‘75) Rowena Ockenden
Chair, OCA (nee Morgan, ‘85)

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