2008 - 2009
In May, Peter Eddon, a local historian, gave an interesting and informative presentation on the life of Lady Peel.
As shown in the picture above, in the spirit of the talk, members wore hats and gloves to the meal.
In October S.I. Tamworth did not have a speaker but instead learned how to Line Dance with Gordon and Joyce Knight. Just over half the members took part (see picture below) and although some were a bit nervous it was an enjoyable experience. One or two of the novices were excellent - one or two decided not to give up their day jobs!!!
In November Members listened to travel tales from Dave and Nicky who spoke about their VSO work in Ghana where they were involved in teaching and setting up schools. The picture below shows one of the schools they taught in.
In January Professor Ian Booth, who is the Leonard Parsons Professor of Paediatrics and Child Health, and Dean of Medicine at the University of Birmingham, came to speak on behalf of WellChild. He told members about his work as a Gastro-enterologist and as a Genetic Epidemiologist. The majority of club had little knowledge of this, but Professor Booth explained superbly just what was involved in the work. He was an excellent speaker and everyone commented what an interesting evening it had been.
In March Corinne Knight who lives in Tamworth, came to speak about Purple Salute. Her partner Sergeant Bob O’Connor died while serving with the RAF in Iraq. She set up Purple Salute in his memory, but also to honour those who continue to serve our country – the ongoing efforts of our military and emergency personnel. Now a national charity, SI Tamworth has been supporting Purple Salute as part of club’s Programme Action work. This was another excellent talk.
Corrine Knight centre with left President Lisa Hardy, and right Vivian Khan, SI Councillor and member of SI Tamworth.