Author Archive | connect

Portmeirion Lunch 2011

The annual Portmeirion lunch was held today in North Wales. Fifty three ex LRI nurses gathered at the Portmeirion Hotel and enjoyed good company together with a three course meal of pork pate, roast salmon with asparagus and fresh peas and a passion fruit and chocolate mousse dessert. The weather was kind to us and for the second year […]

Continue Reading

Harold Francis Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist

The Liverpool Daily Post this week, reported the death of Mr Harold Francis, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Liverpool Women`s Hospital and Liverpool Maternity  Hospital, Oxford Street. His funeral service was held in Liverpool on 7th June. Many of you will remember Harold and his wife Winifred from your midwifery or obstetric days at Oxford Street. Wini Francis died in […]

Continue Reading

Liverpool Blitz 70

This weekend, Liverpool will be marking the 70th anniversary of the May Blitz of 1941. Many events have been planed. On Saturday morning 30th April, there will be a Veterans parade on Church Street, starting at 10.30am. In the afternoon (2.30pm), an original 1940`s fighter plane – a  Welsh Dragon Spitfire will fly over the […]

Continue Reading

Prizegiving 2010

The Liverpool University Nurse Graduation ceremony was held on December 15th 2010. Three members of the league Executive Committee, Carolyn Rankine, Mary Newton and Mary Howe, were invited to attend the post graduation informal get together in the School of Health Sciences and present the Liverpool Nurses` League Awards. The recipient of the Rebecca Haynes Award (best […]

Continue Reading

1955 Group Photo

A group from 1955 PTS celebrated their 55th anniversary at the reunion in October. Olive (3rd from left) travelled from Texas to join in the celebrations. Left to Right Eryl, Merryn, Olive and Ann

Continue Reading