North West Air Ambulance 10th Birthday report
Recently the NW Air Ambulance invited the group representatives to attend their 10th Birthday celebration and fund raising event.
This was held at Formby Hall Golf Club on September 25 and our President, Kerry Ross and his wife Josie, Mike and Cathy Nixon attended the event. Our Chairman, Derek Fabby and his wife Judy had intended to be there but called off due to illness.
NW Air Ambulance are a charity and receive no government or lottery funding, thus relying on donations and fund raising events. Ceri Glen, an accident survivor related his story of how the air ambulance saved his life after a near fatal crash on the M6.
The auction and raffle raised well over £10,000 towards the annual running costs of £3.9m per year.
A small contribution was made by purchasing raffle tickets, any further donation will be referred to the committee for a decision in the future.
This was held at Formby Hall Golf Club on September 25 and our President, Kerry Ross and his wife Josie, Mike and Cathy Nixon attended the event. Our Chairman, Derek Fabby and his wife Judy had intended to be there but called off due to illness.
Following a pleasant meal a raffle and auction were held to raise much needed funds for the air ambulance, especially as a second helicopter is now based at Barton Aerodrome.
NW Air Ambulance are a charity and receive no government or lottery funding, thus relying on donations and fund raising events. Ceri Glen, an accident survivor related his story of how the air ambulance saved his life after a near fatal crash on the M6.
The auction and raffle raised well over £10,000 towards the annual running costs of £3.9m per year.
A small contribution was made by purchasing raffle tickets, any further donation will be referred to the committee for a decision in the future.
House of Lords report
On 25 January Safety Groups UK held their meeting in the Moses Room at the House of Lords. Prior to the meeting, an optional tour round the two Houses or up St Stephens Tower was available.
Cathy Nixon represented Manchester at this meeting where some the Alan Butler Awards were presented with the remainder after lunch in the Cholmondley Room. Before this however the option of the visit round the Houses was taken up.
The original building was a Royal Palace until Henry VIII moved out in 1512; it then became the home of the English Parliament.
In 1834, the Exchequer was faced with the problem of disposing two cart-loads of wooden tally sticks. These were remnants of an obsolete accounting system that had not been used since 1826. When asked to burn them, the Clerk of Works thought that the two underfloor stoves in the basement of the House of Lords would be a safe and proper place to do so. As a result of this, the House of Lords was set on fire, with the flames gradually spreading to the rest of the Palace. Both Houses were destroyed. The only parts to survive were Westminster Hall, the Jewel Tower, the Undercroft Chapel, the Cloisters and Chapter House of St Stephen's.
It was during the reign of King George I that Parliament as we know it today came about. George was German and did not speak English, thus came about the role of the Prime Minister, the first to hold the position being Sir Robert Walpole.
During World War II the building was bombed on several occasions including two which fell in May 1941 destroying the Commons Chamber. As the Commons Chamber was totally destroyed and the Lords Chamber was damaged, both Houses moved to the Church House annexe and sat there from 13 May. From late June 1941 until October 1950, the Commons met in the Lords Chamber, while the Lords met in the Robing Room.
Westminster Hall is still used for important functions today, it can be used for visiting Heads of State to speak to both houses, or it can also be used when an important person, e.g. Winston Churchill or the Queen Mother dies and their body lies in state prior to their funeral.
Our thanks go to the Safety Groups UK President, Lord Brougham and Vaux for making this day possible
Cathy Nixon represented Manchester at this meeting where some the Alan Butler Awards were presented with the remainder after lunch in the Cholmondley Room. Before this however the option of the visit round the Houses was taken up.
The original building was a Royal Palace until Henry VIII moved out in 1512; it then became the home of the English Parliament.
In 1834, the Exchequer was faced with the problem of disposing two cart-loads of wooden tally sticks. These were remnants of an obsolete accounting system that had not been used since 1826. When asked to burn them, the Clerk of Works thought that the two underfloor stoves in the basement of the House of Lords would be a safe and proper place to do so. As a result of this, the House of Lords was set on fire, with the flames gradually spreading to the rest of the Palace. Both Houses were destroyed. The only parts to survive were Westminster Hall, the Jewel Tower, the Undercroft Chapel, the Cloisters and Chapter House of St Stephen's.
It was during the reign of King George I that Parliament as we know it today came about. George was German and did not speak English, thus came about the role of the Prime Minister, the first to hold the position being Sir Robert Walpole.
During World War II the building was bombed on several occasions including two which fell in May 1941 destroying the Commons Chamber. As the Commons Chamber was totally destroyed and the Lords Chamber was damaged, both Houses moved to the Church House annexe and sat there from 13 May. From late June 1941 until October 1950, the Commons met in the Lords Chamber, while the Lords met in the Robing Room.
Westminster Hall is still used for important functions today, it can be used for visiting Heads of State to speak to both houses, or it can also be used when an important person, e.g. Winston Churchill or the Queen Mother dies and their body lies in state prior to their funeral.
Our thanks go to the Safety Groups UK President, Lord Brougham and Vaux for making this day possible