The Autumn Lunch 2019

The Autumn Lunch on Saturday 12th October was well attended with over 65 sitting down to lunch.

The lunch was held at the Grafton Radisson Hotel in Tottenham Court Road, site of the Grafton Nurses’ Home. Apparently before the Grafton was used as a nurses’ home, it had originally been built as a hotel which may explain its design on the ground fllor and the way htose allocated rooms on the top floors felt hard done by compared to those with rooms on the 1st floor!
Here’s a Wikipedia link to a short history.  The hotel was also the home of the Aston Martin Owners Club!

There were several reunions:

• Sets 141 and 144 celebrated their 60th anniversary
• Sets 180, 181, and 182 celebrated their 50th anniversary – Read their memories of being a student nurse in 1969
• Sets 166 and 257 had a general reunion.

After an excellent lunch, we have a successful Raffle organised by Pat Emdunds and her team of volunteers. Pat organises all our events including the flower arrangements on the tables. Pat has recently agreed to become a trustee of the Charity.

Finally, there were presentations to our retiring trustees: Ann Redmayne, Judith Jackson, Sian Lavers and Karen Lloyd.