\ members
the kids really enjoyed it –
one of my shyer students
was smiling all day
– a huge American helicopter – was closed to visitors due
to slippery walkways. The shop was open however, and club
members availed themselves of the sale items!
The event was organised by Stuart Aldridge and by Norman
Rozzell. Membership of the December Club is open to all
retired CIPFA members. If you are interested in joining contact
Sue Smith, Secretary of CIPFA in the Midlands.
Steve adds, ‘I would like to thank Chris Gill for his
tremendous work on the sixth form management games.
‘A’ level students do not get much exposure to the public We have a strong tradition of volunteering with a lot of
sector let alone its finances, despite it comprising a major part people involved in making our events happen. Our strategy
of the nation’s economy. CIM hopes, in a small way, to bridge is to keep in touch, reflect the wide nature of our work, and
the gap. In some cases relationships have been developed promote CIPFA and the profession by looking to the future.
with the schools and CIPFA volunteers have been going into It’s important we keep in touch with members, current and
the school to talk to students about their work as accountants prospective students, and employers – we rely on the latter
and its impact on their organisation. One member of staff to ensure our future as an Institute is robust. But we don’t
commented that this was the best game to bring his students forget our retired members who have contributed so much
to as they got so much out of the day. over the years.
None of this would happen without the volunteer input of
the CIPFA community – students, members, retired members,
The Midlands region supports 2,450 members
colleagues at Robert Street, employers and sometimes family
and students from the Welsh coast to
members! Thanks go out to all them for all they did on the day
and before hand.
Lincolnshire, and from the Yorkshire border in
the North to the Wiltshire border in the South.
December Club
Three generations of CIPFA past presidents were at the cim@cipfa.org.uk or www.cipfa.org.uk/regions/mid/
summer meeting of the December Club of retired CIPFA
members in the Midlands. Eric Cobb,
Colin McMillan, and Diane Colley
were all present, together with Roger
Latham, now CIPFA President, as an
invited guest. The club met at RAF
Cosford which is probably second
only to the RAF’s main museum at
Hendon for its range and quality of
historic aircraft. The main attraction
is a hangar devoted to the Cold War
and the aircraft and missiles that
dominated during that time.
After looking around the hangers
of historic aircraft in the morning
members of the club were looking
forward to the afternoon’s visit
to the Cold War exhibition, but
found themselves frozen out!
The exhibition hall, open to the
unusually cold elements in order
to accommodate a new exhibit
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