Helen Sweetman Retirement Dinner

13th January 2003

The Helen Sweetman Retirement Dinner (Left to right: Father Luke, Dominic Strickland, Ken Ross, Helen, Julian Gairdner, Julie Armstrong)

In the summer of 2002 Helen Sweetman retired from her post as Matron of Austin House. She had worked at Worth for nearly 45 years. As a mark of this outstanding service to, and care of, boys passing through Junior House at Worth, Andrew Boys, Chairman of Worth Old Boys’ Society, presented Helen with a set of antiquarian ornithology books as a sign of appreciation from all Worth Old Boys.

The Helen Sweetman Retirement Dinner (Left to right: Andrew Boys (Chairman), Marie-Clare McMenemy (Secretary), Helen, Dominic Strickland)

Some of those who have served on the WOBS Committee under Andrew Boys and their other halves attended a dinner in honour of Helen on Monday 13th January.

The Helen Sweetman Retirement Dinner (Father Luke, Andrew Boys, Helen)

The dinner was held in the Officers’ Mess of the Inns of Court and City Yeomanry, 71st Signals TA Regiment, Chancery Lane, London.

The Helen Sweetman Retirement Dinner (Left to right: Helen, James Vernor-Miles, Ken Ross, William Swakey, Bridget Ross, Father Luke)

Those present were: Helen Sweetman, Peter (Headmaster) and Julie Armstrong, Andrew Boys (Chairman, R’64), Chris (S ‘66) and Jo Dobson, Julian Gairdner (S ‘89), Father Luke Jolly (C ‘71), Marie-Clare McMenemy (Secretary), Simon McMenemy (R ‘89), Glenn Robertson (teacher at Worth from 1970), Dominic Strickland (C ‘81), Ken (G ‘65) and Bridget Ross, Robert Bodnar-Horvath (B ‘74), William Swabey (G ‘81), and James Vernor-Miles (G ‘89).

Helen thoroughly enjoyed the evening and thanks all Old Boys for the dinner and present.