Heather Turton (née Smith)

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I never liked writing essays so this will be a précis version of the last 50 years!

Secretarial college and first job in London, then returned to Bournemouth as I had already met Roger, now married for 45 years and in our thatched cottage for 40 years. Worked locally and became a medical secretary in a psychiatric hospital for several years.

Our son Steve, an engineer, now lives and works in Bangkok.  Our daughter Nicki left TH in 2005 for Aberystwyth University, then recently changed careers to study physiotherapy at Liverpool Uni, with adventurous travel plans before starting her first physio job.  Family holidays can vary from playing with our lovely grandson in Thailand, to dog walking in north Wales!

Roger’s hobby is flying,  mine include badminton, gardening and supporting AFC Bournemouth.  I still enjoy working at TH (for 20 years now!) as a teaching assistant in the Pre-prep Department – very different views of Talbot Heath as a pupil, parent, OGA secretary and an employee!

Lexi Dick

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Current Name: still Lexi Dick, though I write fiction under the name Lexi Revellian (a name I made up in a cunning plan to come up first on Google).

On leaving school I studied 3D design at Ravensbourne College of Art, then did a postgraduate course in jewellery at the Royal College of Art. I work as a self-employed designer jeweller in my studio in Hoxton, London. I'm a liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, whose Hall is a handily short bike ride from my workshop. When I'm not making jewellery I write novels, and have sold about 75,000 so far.

I'm divorced, and brought my daughter Minty up on my own. She is 28 and totally brilliant.

I like restoring rocking horses when I have time.

Debbie and me, photographed at Beales at Christmas

What I liked best at TH: the woods.
What I liked least: some of the mean old bats who taught there. And that uniform...

Find me at:
Lexi Dick Jeweller
Lexi Revellian Author
My Amazon author page