Hi Francella, oh it's really good to hear from you didn't think I would get a reply from anyone. I was there in 1975 round about the 7th or 8th of August 1975 for one night only but had payed a visit to Bartestree convent one sunday afternoon with the Nun's and rest of the girls.
I was living in the convent at Northfield in Birmingham before the accident, I can't spell the Nun's name who was in charge of us so please for give my spelling on her name. Sister Rosesio was in charge of us girls and Sister Enda was her assistant. There was only six of us girls with the Nun's at the time but the night before the accident two had run away for what ever reason, so that just left four of us girls setting of to Hollyhead to catch the ferry to go to Ireland via Hereford with our two lovely Nun's. The other three girls name's were Sharon' Audrey and Mary, Mary had only been with us for two weeks and Sharon was like a big sister to me.
On the afternoon of the 1st of August 1975 we left Northfield, Sister Enda was drving and Sister Rosesio was sitting in the front seat, I was asleep laying on the three seater seat behind the driver seat, Mary was sitting in the single seat near the side door and Sharon and Audrey were sitting in the back two seater seat by the back doors of the mini bus. I remember it was such a hot day too, the next bit of the story is only what I have been told as I said earlier I was asleep.
Sister Enda passed out over the while driving somewhere along the Hereford road to Hollyhead, I was told that the Mini bus came off the road and just round over a few times crushing the mini bus into a sardine can. Mary was killed out right and Sister Rosesio die on the way to Hereford General. Sharon and Audrey suffered cuts and brusie's along with Sister Enda and I was unconscious for six days.
When I came round, after a couple of days I was discharge fro hospital into he care of Sister Prepetua and Sister Josiephine and was taken to Bartestree convent for the night before being moved to waterlooville convent the next day where I spent another three wonderful years of my life.
To this day I am still in contact with Sister Charlotte, like you Francella it too was the best thing that ever happen to me. I have been lucky enough to have all the Nun's in my life as over the years I have got to know them all from different convents, they have become my family. I went back to work for them for five years before moving to Cornwall.
I do hope to hear from you or anyone from the convents again
Theresa x