PARABOLA ARTS CENTRE - OPENING SEASON 2009-2010

The Parabola Arts Centre will be completed in the Summer and details of the Opening Season are now available, please click here for further details.

PARABOLA ARTS CENTRE LAUNCH EVENT FOR GUILD MEMBERS -
FRIDAY 11 SEPTEMBER

The Cheltenham Ladies' College Edinburgh Fringe Play, Thérèse, written and directed by Fiona Ross, will be performed for Guild members on Friday 11 September at 7pm.  A drinks reception will precede this at 6pm and will give Guild members the opportunity to look around the newly opened Arts Centre.  Further details will follow in due course.

GUILD REUNION (1986-1995) - SATURDAY 9 MAY

The Guild Reunion took place on Saturday 9 May for all former pupils who left College between 1986 and 1995.  A report will follow here shortly.

 

WORK PLACEMENT - LAW STUDENT

The Cheltenham Ladies' College are very lucky to have been offered a Work Placement at Harrison Clark Solicitors in Worcester (www.harrison-clark.co.uk). For further details click here.

Alice Bonifacio is dreaming of an acting career

ALICE BONIFACIO APPEARING IN 'EIGHT' AT THE WEST END IN JULY 2009

Having wowed audiences in Edinburgh and New York, ‘Eight’ is coming to The West End this summer, playing at Trafalgar Studios from the 6th – 25th July. Please click here for further details.

ATLANTIC RISING

Atlantic Rising is a project circumnavigating the Atlantic along the 1.5meter contour which is predicted to be the new coastline of the ocean in 100 years.  Guild member Lynn Morris (Sidney Lodge/Beale, 1992-1998) will be departing on 21st June, the aim of the expedition is to establish a network of schools in English speaking communities around the Atlantic rim in places as far apart as Scotland, Ghana, Belize and Canada. To follow Lynn's trip and for for further information please click here or goto the Atlantic Rising website.

 

PROFESSIONAL GUILD LUNCH - MEDICINE
A lunch for Guild members working in the Medical professions was held on Wednesday 22 April 2009 at Chandos House, London W1.  We were thrilled that Mrs Clare Fane (Marx, 1968-1972,Roderic) generously agreed to speak after the lunch.  A report will follow here shortly.

 

GUILD BROOCHES AND PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE BAGS

FOR SALE...

The Guild Office has some Silver and Enamel Brooches for sale at a cost of £55 (plus P&P) and some Performing Arts Centre Bags at a cost of £14.99 (plus P&P).   For further details please email guild@cheltladiescollege.org or telephone 01242 256581.

CLC young enterprise company 'Neon' is selling engraved silver rings with the CLC motto 'Coelesti luce crescat'.  If you are interested in purchasing a ring and for further details click here.

 

CLC young enterprise company 'BAM' is selling sturdy canvas bags, one design with a Tube-map style CLC points of interest and another with Monochromatic print with 'CLC' in subtle lettering.  If you are interested in purchasing a bag and for further details click here.

SPONSORSHIPS

Guild invites members of all ages to apply for a donation from the limited funds available to support challenging projects which should include a course of study, research, training or life-enhancing experience and there must be some form of service to the community or to the environment.  There are various criteria to be fulfilled, for further details please click here.   To read the latest sponsorship reports from 2004 leaver Catherine Wilson and 2002 leaver Lucy Simmonds on their medical electives in Kenya and Peru respectively click here.

CHAIRMAN AND VICE CHAIRMAN OF GUILD

At the Guild Biennial Meeting in 2008, Fionna Cardale and Dragana Hartley retired from their positions of Chairman and Vice Chairman respectively and Maggie Henderson-Tew (Tew, 1976, St Margaret's) was voted in as the new Chairman and Katie Robyns (Etchells, 1981, Glenlee) was voted in as Vice-Chairman.   To find out more about Maggie and Katie please click here.

FRINGE BENEFITS LEAD TO A NEW YORK TRIP FOR ACTRESS FROM CLC - Broadway beckons for 2007 leaver Alice Bonifacio. Click here to read more.

LOST TOUCH? Guild Online can help... In September 2007 we launched Guild Online.  For further details click here.

Exciting events for 2009 ...

Looking ahead for the year don't forget these dates for your diaries:

Saturday 5 September

2009 Leavers' Lunch

12.30pm in GCR

Friday 11 September

Parabola Arts Centre Launch Event for Guild members

Thérèse -  CLC’s Edinburgh Fringe play.  Written and directed by Fiona Ross

6pm-8pm

Saturday 5 December

Dorothea Beale Debate - CLC v Guild

9am in PH

Leavers' Concert

7.30pm in PH

For further details and a complete list of events please go to the Events page or click here.

Local events...

There are a number of local events planned in for next year which are being organised by the Area Representatives.  For further details click here.

Finally a message for all 2008 leavers!   Photos and reports of both the Leavers' lunch and the Leavers' Ball have now been published on the 2008 Leavers' Page. If you have any photographs which you took on your camera/phones, and would like to see included, please do email them to us and we will add them to the webpage. Also, don't forget to send us your stories and news for the 2008 Leavers' Page.  If any of you are at a loose end for a few weeks and would like some volunteer work experience (always good for the cv!), St Hilda's East is looking for help at their day centre in London.  Contact the Guild Office or St Hilda's East for further information.


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St. Hilda's East

Guild has close ties with this charitable organisation.  St. Hilda's aims to meet the diverse needs of the local community by providing good quality services that promote social inclusion and help and empower individuals.

An update from St. Hilda's East was given earlier this year in prayers by Director Rupert Williams, to read more click here.

Click here for the latest St Hilda's East Newsflash (No 6 Spring 2009)

 

Click here to find out more about the work undertaken at this London community centre.