Summary
Former convent girls are getting together next month to celebrate their school's centenary. Women's Editor CHRISTEN PEARS finds out about their schooldays
CONVENT girls have always had a bit of a reputation. Beneath the chaste exterior we expect to find a rebellious streak that even the strictest of nuns couldn't tame. But is it true? Not according to two former pupils of The Immaculate Conception Convent Grammar School in Darlington, founded 100 years ago in what is now the New Grange Hotel.See the full content of this document
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The Truth About Convent Girls
The closest Pat Wardell came to rebellion was on a school trip to Austria at the age of 14 when she tasted her first alcohol, schnapps, and even then it was just a few sips. Hardly a major act of rebellion.
Along with Angela Stevenson, Pat was a pupil from 1...See the full content of this document
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