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IGEM NEWS | Events



                 WELSH DELIGHT



























































                 By Thomas James,                 talked about my time in the industry,   everyone aected by Parkinson’s
                 Welsh Section Chair              the memorable events that have   through cutting edge research,
                                                  taken place and the future of the   information, support and campaigning.
                 OCTOBER SAW the 54th Welsh       Welsh Section.                   We were joined by Bethan Palfrey
                 Section Annual Dinner take place at   I would like to take this   from the charity, who gave some
                 the Hilton Hotel in Cardi.      opportunity to thank everyone that   moving examples of the impact that
                   The event was attended by more   sponsored a table or purchased a   Parkinson’s has on people’s lives.
                 than 120 people from across the   ticket for this event; without your   The event raised over £1,400 for
                 industry, plus representatives from   support this event would not have   our chosen cause thanks to an auction
                 linked industries and other      been possible. These included:   and raœe with prizes provided by
                 stakeholders.                    Armstrong Fluid Technology, British   sponsors, which included international
                   As guests arrived, the evening   Gas, GATC (Gas Assessment &    rugby tickets and Manchester United
                 began with a performance by Welsh   Training Centre), Green Frog, Hilton   football tickets.
                 male voice choir Hims & Arias, which   Hotel, Honeywell, Industrial GRP,   The –nal entertainment was
                 included some classic Welsh songs.   Long O Donnell Associates, Penspen,   provided by The Party Bandits,
                 IGEM President Steve Edwards     Pythia Contracts, Steve Vick     who played a medley of new songs
                 opened the dinner with a few words   International, T&M Group, Wales &   and party classics. Pip Wrenn, Past
                 regarding the work IGEM is       West Utilities and Wardle Painters.  Chair of the IGEM South West
                 undertaking to support the future of   The chosen charity for the evening   Section, said that it was one of the
                 the gas industry.                was Parkinson’s UK Cymru. Its mission   most entertaining and enjoyable
                   As Chair of the Welsh Section, I   is to –nd a cure and improve life for   dinners she has attended. ■



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