THE
ALUMNAE
Edition 15 - Spring 2021
From the RHBA Committee
We need you!
What does it mean to be a Decade Rep? • You will represent your year group and those groups closest in age to you, giving your generation a voice and to help encourage attendance at reunions.
Many thanks to all those who have joined the committee as Decade Reps, the committee is delighted to have you on board. There are, however, a few more slots to fill as we would like to appoint two reps per decade, and pre-1998 per school, alongside two additional reps covering the period of the merger, one ex-RS and the other ex-BHS.
RHS
BHS
RS
2019-2028 Two Reps needed
1979-1988 Two Reps needed
1969-1978 Two Reps needed
RS/RHS
1969-1978 One Rep needed
1959-1968 Two Reps needed
1996-2001 One Rep needed
1939-1958 One Rep needed
1939-1958 Two Reps needed
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There is no set time commitment – give as much or as little time as you are able. We hold one meeting each term, plus an Annual Review open to all alumnae, which forms part of the main summer annual reunion. These meetings can be attended either in person (when Covid-19 restrictions are lifted) or remotely.
• After each meeting, minutes will be sent round with some key questions to feedback or vote on, allowing everyone to have a say. If you would like to volunteer, please contact f.orr@rhsb.gdst. net. Thank you in advance for helping ensure true representation of all generations of our school.
With no official positions, other than the Chair, the committee is run on an entirely voluntary and informal basis. To help you get to know who is part of the committee, we hope you enjoy reading the pen profiles for three more of our lovely committee members:
Carol Beaumont (RS 1998) I joined The Royal School in the summer term of 1990 and met my class of J3 (now year 5) whilst I settled into becoming a full-time boarder living in Northfields. As my Father was in The Royal Navy this provided much needed stability for the next 8 years until I left aged 18 in July 1998; the last day before the formal merger. I am still I touch with many friends I met in J3 and it is now over 31 years since we first met. I am a Children’s Physiotherapist and have worked in the NHS for 20 years. In my free time I love travelling (having had several career breaks) and I am a keen skydiver with over 1200 jumps. I loved playing lacrosse, which featured highly on the school’s PE curriculum and we would spend many hours walking up and down from ‘chill’ (now the Ensleigh development at the top of Lansdown) at least twice a week. We could have our own
pets in the rabbit house, which was next to the laundry and the school had a lovely, homely feel to it, only about 350 pupils from admission to leavers. The Memorial Hall and Chapel were incredibly special places for any RS girl. We used to shelter in the Chapel during nigh time fire alarms and host candle lit Carol Services with our families. Each November we would all stand and turn towards the memorial window during our Remembrance Day service whilst the last 6 15
post was played. It was always emotional with our school’s strong military history and lots of parents were actively serving during the current conflicts at that time. It is a pleasure to join the committee as a Decade Rep and I look forward to representing The Royal School and our history with current girls.
