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edgbaston Dinner

10/12/2021

The Chairman, Chris Marshall, wanted to have a dinner to celebrate the fact that we had survived the pandemic, and to thank the members for staying with us during the dark times. Despite the rapid onset of the Omicron variant, 58 people attended to what turned out to be a tremendous success, with excellent food. The photograph shows our retiring Secretary shaking hands with Declan Westwood, our Deputy Chairman, and John Smiths’ leaving was marked by the committee giving him a generous voucher and flowers for his wife Estelle. The Chairman thanked him for all his hard work on the committee since the inception of TASBE, and for the advice and support he had given.

Professor Bill Littler gave a fascinating talk about William Withering, whose house is now the Edgbaston Golf Club. It was interesting to note that during his professional life in the 1700s, he had worked at the General Hospital, plus travelling up to 6000 miles per year in his horse and cart visiting patients in the area, and treating symptoms of “Dropsy” with his new wonder drug Digitalis, which he had developed with his pharmacist sister. Foxgloves, the active ingredient of Digitalis remain around the golf tees. The 2nd photograph is of Professor Littler, plus one of William Withering. The success of the evening was marked by some who would like to repeat the event next year.

Written by: Christine Marshall

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Events sold out!

9/12/2021

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Both our BiteSize visit to the Serbian Orthodox Church and our members' dinner at Edgbaston golf club have sold out! A big thank you to all who reserved their places in both events respectively. To those at the dinner tonight, we hope you have a wonderful time and a lovely meal.

Regarding the BiteSize visit, due to the demand for this event, we shall investigate the possibility of a repeat visit. Those who have already made their booking will be confirmed in due course. We are sorry to disappoint those of you who have been unable to make a booking this time. We look forward to seeing you on the next trip!

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Reviewing lectures online

5/12/2021

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You can find the link on the left of the Home page or at the top of the Lectures page.
Using our website, you can review the past lectures online. This is now faster than ever, and takes just 30 seconds to fill in. The form is then emailed straight to our Membership Secretary, meaning we no longer have to rely on a 3rd party website.

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