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By Zenon Przybyszewski, North West Section Chair

A YULETIDE FEAST IN THE NORTH WEST

THE NORTH WEST Section’s Christmas some amazing tricks from Magician use the donations to make life more
lunch returned to the Mercure Hotel Harry and a talk from guest speaker manageable for those they help.
and Spa Blackburn, a beautiful Eric Jones, a former Detective Thank you to all our sponsors for
700-year-old country manor set in the Superintendent with Manchester CID, the kind raffle donations and their
Lancashire countryside. who had some cheeky stories to share. support for the event: Ameon, AVK,
This year’s event welcomed a record- As this was a charity event, we were Cadent, Crane, Energy Assets, Fastflow,
breaking 227 guests who enjoyed an delighted to raise over £2,150 from Last Mile, Lloyds Register, MCA Fusion
excellent three course meal with wine the raffle for our chosen recipients Hire, J Murphy & Sons, Morgan Sindall,
in the splendid Pendle Suite. the Pendle Hospice, selected in National Grid, Peak Pipe, PSS Hire,
Notable attendees included IGEM’s memory of former IGEM North West Simkiss, Synthotech and Utilise.
Vice President Ben Clarke, former North Section Chair Bill Maclean. A share of
West Section Chairs Tony Brennan, the proceeds will also go to Blessing
Steve Anderton, Peter Jellis, Tommy in Disguise, a local charity that helps
Knott, Karl Miller and Phil Croft, and with all manner of educational and
long-serving committee member and physical difficulties for children.
Yorkshire Gas Association Honorary The donation was accepted by Katie
Secretary John Holroyd-Doveton. Holt, who spoke before the lunch about
Delegates were entertained by how the charity started and how they

STEVE ANDERTON, PETER JELLIS, ZENON
PRZYBYSZEWSKI, BEN CLARKE, TONY
BRENNAN, KARL MILLER & TOMMY KNOTT ZENON PRZYBYSZEWSKI & KATIE HOLT

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