GRAMMAR school old girls organising a reunion have set a date in May.

Former classmates at Bishop Auckland Girls Grammar School are travelling from around the globe to meet up after almost 50 years.

Girls who all started at the school in 1949 have been contacting organisers Margaret Gent and Pat Harvey since they appealed in The Northern Echo for them to come forward.

Now a lunch has been arranged for Wednesday May 30, at noon, in Bishop Auckland Town Hall.

Anyone who wants to attend should contact Mrs Harvey, formerly Pat Christie, at 5 The Parade, Chester-le-Street. County Durham. DH3 3LR.