We had a marvellous day last Wednesday 13th Jan when members of the committee past and present attended the 2nd awards ceremony.It was the second attempt to organise the ceremony as the first date was cancelled due to the doctors strike. We felt for Jo Marinas having to reorganise and it so nearly happened again […]
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Prizewinners 2015
The Committee was represented by Mary Newton and Jane Kemp at the lunch prior to the award ceremony, this is also when the badges are presented. The Mary Jones award was shared by Leah Marsh and Hannah Standing O’Farrell. The Rebecca Haynes award winner is Emily Chesterman Laura Rowland won the Kate Morle Prize ( there […]
Meg Parkes Presentation at the Reunion
MEG PARKES Those of us at the reunion were delighted by Megs presentation regarding the publication of her book Captive Memories. Meg had previously asked us to advertise this book as she is hoping that members of the League may have been nurses on Tropics and nursed some of these men. If you do have […]
Edith Cavell Memorial Service.
This report has been contributed by Jane Kemp following her attendance. Edith Cavell Memorial Service 12th Oct 2015 Sacred Trinity Church, Salford Edith Cavell – background Edith Cavell was born in Norfolk in 1865 and trained as a nurse at the London Hospital (now the Royal London Hospital) Whitechapel (1905-1906) under Matron Eva Luckes. In […]
United Liverpool Hospitals Badge
UNITED LIVERPOOL HOSPITALS BADGE It seems that the badge we thought was a ULH badge and have framed with others in the Foresight Centre is in fact a ULH Nurses League badge. Does anyone have a UHL badge they would be willing to donate to the archives please?