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Twenty years on: Responding to the biggest natural disaster in modern history

Twenty years on: Responding to the biggest natural disaster in modern history

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On Boxing Day 2004, a 9.1-magnitude earthquake off the Western Coast of Indonesia caused a series of deadly tsunamis in the Indian Ocean. It killed 230,000 people across at number countries and displaced 1.7m people. Twenty years on, it remains the biggest natural disaster in modern history In 2004 Regional President Jenny McLelland was a DC/Family Liaison Officer (FLO) and volunteered to work in Thailand and help the country and its people begin to recover from the devastation Two decades on, over Christmas and New Year 2024/5, and now a Superintendent, Jen returned to Thailand with her family. Here she reflects on her deployment, the work she was involved in and the personal and professional impact this had on her…

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2022 Annual General Meeting

2022 Annual General Meeting

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The 2022 Annual General Meeting of our Region took place in the immediate aftermath of the death of Her Majesty The Queen on 8th September. Our meeting was held – as planned – on Saturday 10th, as the overwhelming desire of members was to come together and celebrate her life and legacy, and also to honour her memory through our service and Programme Action work.

Regional President’s Message – May 2022

Regional President’s Message – May 2022

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This is my sixth Regional President’s Message. I can’t believe that I am over half way through my year as Regional President and there is still so much more I want to do! My recent conference at Brocton Hall Golf Club gave us plenty of ‘food for thought’ as well as a much needed opportunity to meet up in person and enjoy each other’s company! 

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Regional President’s Message – April 2022

Regional President’s Message – April 2022

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As I write my Regional President’s message for April we have just celebrated Easter, a time of new beginnings and feelings of renewed hope for the future. This is also the time when as clubs we take on new roles following changes at our AGMs. We should embrace these opportunities and fresh challenges as we evolve and move forward. We can learn so much from one another not only within our individual clubs, but by sharing good practice and supporting other clubs within Midland Chase Region.