A former pupil of Pewsey Vale School has proved that it's never too late to get a degree by gaining a BSc in Community Studies from Gloucester University at the age of 53.
Catherine Gurr, originally from Bondfields, Woodborough, lost both her parents in her teens but followed in her mother's footsteps by developing a career in nursing. She originally trained at Devizes and District Hospital and is now working for the Gloucester Royal Infirmary as a bank nurse.
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