Vale - Gill Bridgwood Memorial Service - 12th June, 2021

Published on May 21, 2021

It is with sadness that we pass on the news of the passing of beloved former Somerville House teacher from 1960 to 1994, Gill Bridgwood. 

Somerville House warmly invites members of our school community to join us in giving thanks for the life of esteemed and long-term former teacher,
Mrs Gill Bridgwood.

Date:
Saturday 12 June

Time:
10.30am 

Venue:
Somerville House Chapel and Valmai Pidgeon Performing Arts Centre (VPAC),
Gate 5, Level 5, 17 Graham Street

RSVP:
Saturday 5 June, 5.00pm

Please click link HERE to RSVP your attendance to the memorial service. 

Please check out the interview Gill Bridgwood gave in 1995 to the State Library of Queensland on her time teaching at Somerville House on the link HERE. 

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We regret that parking is not available on the School campus.

Somerville House has strict COVID-19 protocols in place to ensure the safety of all guests while on campus. We kindly ask that you minimise your movements in the foyer and ancillary spaces to ensure that physical distancing is maintained at all times.

Please do not attend if you, or another member of your household, have cold or flu-like symptoms.

 

 

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