Woodford County High School For Girls

We are really looking forward to celebrating the 107^th School Birthday and the Centenary of the OGA on Saturday 26^th September. And, of course, we are looking forward to welcoming a good number of “Old Girls” back to Woodford. It’s still not too late to book if you haven’t already – email catering.wchsoga@gmail.com or use the booking form below.

The timings are as follows:

You are very welcome to bring drinks and packed lunches to eat in the Conference Room (old gym) or the 6^th Form Block

12.00noon       School is open

1.30pm           AGM in the Main Hall (Members only)

2.40pm            Banner parade (Everyone welcome)

Please assemble outside the main front door (or in the South End Corridor if wet) after the conclusion of the AGM

We will need a good number of volunteers to carry the banners. If you’re interested in helping, please let us know.

3.00pm           Centenary Assembly in the Main Hall (Everyone welcome)

(including Gaudeamus and Forty Years on!) 

4.00pm           Afternoon Tea in the Dining Hall (open to all, £5 cash per head)

5.30pm           Time to go home 

Please don’t bring any food or drinks containing nuts as WCHS is a NUT-FREE ZONE.

Entry and registration will be through the North End door by The Charter Road (by the Old Gym).

Limited parking is available in the school grounds. The nearby Hawkey Hall car park is free on Saturdays; please consider using it if you are able to walk from there.

Don’t forget your £5 cash for tea, to be paid upon entrance to the Dining Hall at teatime.

There will be free mementoes of the Centenary for all attendees – please make sure you collect yours at registration. Extras will be on sale for a modest price, should you wish to buy more for yourself or treat a friend. Please make sure you bring some extra cash!

A display of school memorabilia will be set up in the Conference Room (old gym) – please make sure you visit it and take a walk down memory lane!

Please note that we will not be printing copies of last year’s Accounts and AGM minutes; they can be found in this year’s newsletter, so do bring your copy if you want to have them to hand on the day.

If anyone would like to donate a cake on the day, we would be delighted with all types including vegan, gluten and/or dairy free. Obviously, no cakes with nuts of any kind, please. In keeping with Natasha's Law it would also be helpful to have a copy of the ingredients. We are happy to cover the cost of ingredients; some sort of receipt, even handwritten, would be helpful if anyone wants reimbursing.

Please advise us ASAP if you plan to bring cakes: catering.wchsoga@gmail.com

Any offers of help with clearing up at the end will be most welcome - many hands make light work!

And finally, there will be copies of this year's newsletter available for anyone who wishes to join the OGA on the day; we are always glad to have new people join us on the OGA committee too. It is not a hugely onerous task, we meet two or three times a year (mainly on Zoom) to plan our September gathering and then meet in person in the late autumn to debrief from our September gathering and eat fish and chips!