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Yes I know this is late and should of been on here ages ago, sorry.
Hope everyone had a great time at the reunion this year, again it was a real success with a good number of people coming back for the first time. the following report has been written by Georgie Hamari, who like so many past pupils did not want to get involved with the past pupils scene. but decided to give it a go. she is now part of our committee, so helping shape things for the future.
Thanks very much Georgie and over to you!
In 1968 when i left St Vincents i made a promise that i would never return.
For 43 years i kept that promise and then by chance i heard there was to be a reunion of past pupils being held in May.
I suddenly had the urge to return.
On my journey down from Middlesbrough i had a lot of mixed emotions, trepidation of entering the school again which were filled with memories of home sickness and excitement at meeting old freinds again.
As the taxi swept up the driver, at first glance i was amassed at how litle the building had changed.
On entering the school a sense of dread enveloped me and if people hadnt been directly behind me i would have took flight and gone home.
Michael and Marie introduced themselves and made my husband and i feel so welcome that my fears evaporated and i began to relax.
When we had settled into our room we made our way to the diningroom for a cup of coffee, as we made our way down the corridor it was like being in a time warp, very little had changed and memories came flooding back, to my suprise some of the memories were filled with sadness but on the whole most of them were happy ones.
In ther dining room i met up with freinds that i had not spoken to since leaving St Vincents, Patty Angus, Katherine McCall and Sheila and John Garbet.
We sat reminising and the old freindships were just the same as they had been 43 years ago.
Over the weekend i not only rekindled old freindships but i made new ones .
As anyone will tell you who knows me, im not backword in coming forward and when i knew committee members were needed, i put myself forward.
i can promise you i will give the committee and members of the SVOPA my full commitment.
My one regret is that i have waited 43 years before revisiting St Vincents.
I cannot tell you how pleased I was to see Sister Rosily and Sister Claire.
I would like to take this opprtunity to thank everyone involved in this weekend from organisers to participants for making Andrew and myself feel so welcome.
Georgina Hamari nee Smith
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