Evelyn Dove (1902-1987) Evelyn was the daughter of a lawyer from Sierra Leone in Africa and his English wife. She was a student at the Royal Academy of Music, which is a bit like the Royal Academy where Fanny Eaton modelled, but for music. While she was there, she performed with some of the world’s…
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Originally posted on Year Four @ Selsdon:
On Friday, Key Stage 2 were lucky enough to have a ‘Bigfoot Assembly’ based on music. Here are some photos of the fun (excuse the quality) ??? ???? ???
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