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World War One exhibition is praised by royal visitor
Get moving with BBC WM
BBC WM wants businesses across the West Midlands to join them on the ‘Get Moving’ campaign, encouraging everyone to move a bit more and live happier and healthier lives. As part of the campaign, BBC
WM Breakfast Show presenters Sam and Daz (pictured) are encouraging every business in the region to try out the brand new MIDDAY MILE. It involves getting out of the
office, factory or warehouse, each lunchtime to run, jog or walk for 15 minutes. Producer Bernadette Shortt
said: “It’s free, simple and businesses get lots of support from BBC WM. Your business will get talked about on BBC radio... and you may even get a visit from one of our presenters. “It’s based on the Daily Mile
where primary schools get their kids out of the classroom each day to run or jog for 15 minutes. Teachers say it not only helps childrens’ fitness but also improves concentration levels, mood, behaviour and general well- being. Across the world more than
7,000 schools and nurseries are now taking part.”
To find out more, email the BBC WM MIDDAY MILE Get Moving manager Carolle Forde Garcia on:
Carolle.forde.garcia@
bbc.co.uk
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Business School and a subsequent stellar career scaling the heights of international banking with first global giants Morgan Stanley and later HSBC. “I joined HSBC as Global Head of
Research. It was a mad job – I regularly commuted around the world, London, Hong Kong, New York. It was tough on the body – you never know what time zone you are in.” Robert was eventually able to
take a “career break” from the high- pressured world of international banking and the constant travelling.
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“I was in a very privileged position – I retired at 40.” He subsequently set up
Stratford-based Quotidian Investments, managing multi award-winning global funds before joining Wesleyan in February 2017 to oversee its in-house investment team. “I had got to the stage where
career-wise work-life balance was quite important to me. I was not looking to move to London and I didn’t want to run large teams – I like the idea of small, very nimble teams. “It has been a very enjoyable experience coming here. I had
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales visited an exhibition celebrating the contribution of Muslim soldiers to Allied forces during World War One, curated by a Birmingham City University lecturer. Prince Charles attended the
British Muslim Heritage Centre (BMHC) in Manchester and was shown the Stories of Sacrifice installation, which was curated by Dr Islam Issa, senior lecturer in English Literature at Birmingham City University. Research conducted by Dr Issa
revealed that at least 885,000 Muslim soldiers were recruited by the Allies, more than twice the figure that had previously been reported (400,000). The exhibition, which was commissioned by the BMHC, is the first dedicated entirely to Muslim involvement in the Great War.
During his visit, the Prince of
Wales was shown individual stories and images from the exhibition, including one photograph featuring his great-grandfather King George V, wearing a turban during a period as head of a Muslim cavalry regiment. HRH said the exhibition and
other work being carried out by the BMHC were “of huge importance”. He said: “I've been so impressed
by all the different initiatives and projects you run here and the difference you are making, in terms of all the work you are doing in the community, but also in terms of linking all the other communities together. “If I may say so, I just wanted to
congratulate you and to say how much I admire all the work you are doing. And how important your communities are here in this country.”
Stories of Sacrifice has been
featured in locations around the country including Greater Manchester’s Police headquarters and Blackburn Cathedral. Dr Issa said: “It was just
wonderful to see the Prince of Wales so engaged and genuinely interested in the content and the rare photographs.” During his research Dr Issa also
discovered that Muslims involved in the war effort came from as far as Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia and that at least 89,000 Muslims were killed fighting for Allied forces under French or British command. While carrying out the studies Dr
Issa also found that at least 20 per cent of all British Empire recruits were followers of Islam and that the financial and material contribution from India alone was £479m - £20bn in today’s money.
“Huge importance”: The Prince of Wales is shown the exhibition by Ashraf Ali, project manager of the installation
missed being part of a big office but this is a small enough operation where you can make a difference.” Father of three Robert, an
Arsenal season ticket holder in his spare time, clearly has made a difference in the relatively short period he has been at Wesleyan, and was named Chief Investment Officer of the Year at the recent Insurance Asset Risk Awards held in London. But the now 54-year-old former
Leeds University student who graduated in Politics and Parliamentary Studies – when he first linked up with Ted Heath by working as an intern – admits his
first love remains politics, even as Brexit threatened to send the vast majority of the nation reaching for the smelling salts. A Tory member of Stratford
District Council for more than five years before standing down at this May’s elections, Robert says: “Politics is a bug. So many times you want to get rid of it, but you can’t. Positioning our portfolios has to take account of the political situation – you can’t ignore the impact of Trump and Brexit, for example. “Politics is my first love, finance a
close second. I am happy doing what I am doing – I want to think that you can make a difference.”
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