Conference at
Whittlebury Hall Hotel, Towcester
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his Special weekend was that of the District Conference, held at Whittlebury
Hall Hotel near Towcester from the 30th September to the 2nd October. I attended with Janet and met up with Brian and Jan at the hotel, and after getting settled we met up later for the first meeting of all the delegates .This was an informal buffet dinner, and by a stroke of luck we found ourselves on Table One, which turned out to be bit of a bonus.
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e were called up first to get our food, which was very good, but due to the
fact there was only one area with food it took absolutely ages for all present to be fed with some waiting for almost two hours. Anyway, they learned the lesson and after that any waiting was minimal.
he speaker on that evening was Adam Henson, the farmer and TV presenter
from Countryfile, and he was as natural and relaxed as he comes across on TV. I was introduced to him by Brian Piccolo, our Honorary member, who was very proud to
announce his connection with Hornchurch and Upminster.
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he rest of the event followed the tried and tested formula with inspirational and
interesting speakers during two conference sessions over the next two days
istrict Governor Neil Muir presided over a most enjoyable weekend, and also
present was RIBI president Ray Burman and his wife who addressed us twice over the weekend.
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y two favourite speakers were the pre- viously mentioned Adam and the
Paralympian Danny Crates, who hails from Essex and resides in Maldon. The story of how this one- armed athlete achieved his Gold medal in Athens and then the heartbreak of being unable to defend his title in Beijing was truly amazing, and his story about playing rugby at Thurrock with was one arm was hilarious. (If you have a moment, take a look at Danny’s web site)
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