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Margaret Richards neé Westley (Maggie R.)
After leaving school I became an Executive Officer Civil Servant working for three years at the National Assistance Board in Hertford.
I then gained a place at Nottingham University to study Social Administration, a degree suitable for those people wanting to do social work. I obtained an Upper Second Honours Degree in 1969, and I was fortunate to get into the Institute of Medical Social Workers’ final graduate social work course, qualifying in 1970.
I met Don who was Civil Engineer from Melbourne
working in London while at The Institute. We married six months later, and I came to live in Australia in 1971.
I have had a long and very enjoyable career, in Medical Social Work since 1970, and reached a senior position in Aged Care and Rehabilitation within the Public Health System. For my last ten years I worked in a private Rehabilitation Hospital, retiring aged 69. We have one son Steven who is a Technical Producer working out of Los Angeles.
Until Covid19 virus I was volunteering at the local Information and Support Centre, interviewing people who have financial and social difficulties, as well as informing tourists about our local tourist attractions.
Janet Simmonds neé Petch (Janet)
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