From West Heath to Albert Square: Tishy Potter makes EastEnders debut
Patricia ‘Tishy’ Potter made a dramatic debut in BBC1’s EastEnders recently when she crashed a car into Albert Square. Tishy, who was a pupil at West Heath in the 80s, has joined the long-running soap as Gemma Hawkins. She is…
Will Earl Spencer’s book on his sister Diana mention her West Heath schooldays?
The prospect of fresh revelations about Princess Diana’s childhood and schooldays is already generating considerable interest ahead of the publication on 22 September of a new book, Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, written by her brother Earl Spencer. Described as…
More pictures from the past
As reported in last month’s story, Gorringe’s Auctioneers sadly denied the West Heath Old Girls Association permission to use the photographs and letters featuring Diana Spencer which had been put up for sale by former pupil Katherine Hanbury. However, the…
West Heath golfers win The Silver Tassie for the first time
A team of golfers from West Heath won The Silver Tassie Trophy for the first time on Monday, 1 June, at The Berkshire Golf Club. The Silver Tassie was founded in 1961 by Gerty Hubbard and West Heath has competed…
BBC pioneer’s path to success began at West Heath
What have Queen Victoria, Lord Nelson and Lord Byron, all got in common? They have all been the subject of BBC television documentaries, written and produced by a former West Heath School pupil. West Heath has an impressive list of…
Memories of Diana go under the hammer
A remarkable collection of photographs and mementoes belonging to former West Heath pupil Katherine Hanbury is due to be auctioned by Gorringes on 7 July, and among the treasures are several previously unseen photographs of a young Diana Spencer during…
Meeting up with old friends
A year group of former pupils, who started at West Heath in 1981/82, reunited for a trip down memory lane over lunch at The Phene, Chelsea recently. The consensus from those who attended is that the reunion was a wonderful…
Still not ringing any bells?
The question over whether there was once a large bell hanging somewhere on the West Heath estate remains unanswered. We appealed for memories after Laurence Corper contacted WHOGA and said he inherited a bell that his father told him came…
Can you help solve another school mystery…
Does this story ring any bells? Does anyone recall there being a bell at West Heath? Not a hand-held one, but a large bell which would have been hanging somewhere. Laurence Corper has contacted WHOGA to ask if anyone remembers…
Old girls clear up confusion over Miss Elliott’s accident
The confusion surrounding the location of the accident that caused the death of former West Heath headmistress Miss Phyllis Elliott, has finally been cleared up thanks to memories provided by former pupils. Previously, stories circulated that she drowned in January…