Old Queens School Chester pals go back to class

By Chester Chronicle on Aug 1, 08 10:19 AM in Chester City

OLD girls have caught up with former schoolfriends at Chester's Queen's School.

Two groups of former pupils arranged reunion lunches at school to celebrate the anniversary of the day they left school.

One group was the Class of 88 returning after 20 years, the other was the Class of 48, who left the school 60 years ago.

Organiser of the event Margot Lumb, of Chester, said: "Some of us return to school regularly for meetings of the Old Girls' Association, but some of my contemporaries have not been back to school for many years.
"Inevitably there have been a lot of changes and they were fascinated to see all the new developments. We had a lovely lunch and exchanged news."

The Class of 88 greeted the arrival of their former headmistress, Margaret Farra and deputy head Elinor Edwards, with cheers and applause.

Headmistress Catherine Buckley, who welcomed all the former pupils said: " We were delighted to see so many old girls of the school.

"We are always keen to host reunions for former pupils, but this is the first time I have welcomed ladies who left us so long ago. I am pleased that they still want to return to their old haunts and remember their days at Queen's."