Girls School Speech Day - 1969 Photograph

The following photograph is from school archive - report at end from 1970 School Magazine

Girls School Speech Day - 1969 Photograph

Girls School Speech Day - 1969 Photograph - who can you name??

Hi Martin,
Some names!.
Front row, 1st left is Lesley Melville.
Second row to the right of Gillian Walsh is Beverley Lennon, Pamela Seddon and Michelle Rhodes.
Third row is Susan Greenwood, Linda ?, Michelle Jones, Elaine and Linda,( don't know who's laughing but I bet they got in trouble) and Ruth Grindrod.
Will study the photo and let you know if there's anybody else who I can remember.

Maureen Knight

I recognise a few faces in 2nd row from front 3rd from left is Beverley Lennon then
Pamela Seddon and Michelle Rhodes.

Ann Ruthven

fr row, bottom r is Kay Wrench I think. 2nd row 1st l is Julie Gledhill. I think I (Stephanie) am just on the edge (aren't I always) in front of Ruth G, looks like I'm fidgeting as usual and possibly the cause of the laughing.I was never far away from Leslie and Beverley etc.

Stephanie Parker

Dear Martin
I've just found your website and this photo!
Next to Lesley Melville on the front row is Pamela Lord, then Susan Barton, Kay Wrench, and, I think, part of me! On the third row next to Susan Greenwood is Linda Davies.
I think you've got them all now.

Janet Fenton

Row 4 from left -
Laura Johnson, Elizabeth North, Sandra Denness, Lita Lawrence, Christine Bolton, Kathryn Durie, Gina Osborne, ? All 2y

Row 5 from left -
Julie Watson, Maureen Johnson, Linda Stephens, ?, Deborah Norris, myself (always giggling and in trouble for it. Mr Dawson once made me sit through an entire English lesson with a hanky in my mouth to shut me up!), All 2y

Row 6 from left -
Sheila Duxbury, Julie Farnworth, ?, ? Julie Jennings All 2z, then Julia Penfold, Dawn Wyatt, Susan Tribeck, and Sharon (an American girl from Arizona who was with us for a year or so) All 2y

Susan Green

Hello there - Row 6 from left next to Julie Farnworth is me- Karen Barker. Cheers, Karen

Karen Barker SPEECH DAY 1969

For the first time since the war the Collegiate School Speech Day was not able to take - place in the usual surroundings of the Winter Gardens. Owing to the kindness of Mr. Brooks, however, it was held in the Hall of Blackpool Grammar School. We are very grateful to him for this, as we also are to the Old Girls' Association for their generous contribution which made it possible for the Prize Giving Ceremony to take place.

The speaker was Miss Higginson, Headmistress of Bolton School, Girls' Division, who spoke to us on the theme- strength of character. Her speech was illustrated by a lively visual aid known as "Potty Putty". We were then addressed by two members of the school, Sally Greene who spoke to us about the School German Trip and Irene Fox who talked about the Geography Field Course. Towards the end of the afternoon we were entertained by the singing of Susan Pickup, Eileen Frost, Ruth Crystal and Brenda Hamilton, and by the playing of Sylvia Frost, Caroline Hague, Wendy O'Hara and Susan Gregory.

The school was very relieved that Speech Day was once again able to take place, for it has always been a valued tradition and an integral part of our school life.

Victoria Sivess
School Magazine 1970

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