As the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign National Conference on 5 September was in Bradford (about 4 hours away from London) this year, we decided to drive up the day before on Friday to rest overnight in a hotel to be ready for the conference the next morning. Everyone (mum, dad, Sana and Sufian) came w/ me to Bradford except Sarah b/c she needed to take of Granddad since he is not that strong enough to travel all that way. We stayed at the Hilton Bradford Hotel, where the conference was being held.
Upon arrival in Bradford at about 15:00, we all just went to our rooms and fell on our beds b/c we were all really knackered. My room was very nice; it was the Executive Suite and had its own lounge w/ a dining table. After Dad got some dinner around 20:00, we all had an early night.
The next day, we got up around 07:30 and got ready quickly, and then ate some breakfast in the restaurant. About 10:00, we then headed downstairs to the conference room where everyone was registering. Once we registered and mingled for a bit, we went into the main conference room for the start of the National Conference.
The beginning presentations of the conference were a follows:
1) Welcome from Philip Butcher, Chief Executive
2) Keynote address by Terry Rooney, Member of Parliament for Bradford North – who had a very strong northern accent and was very funny.
3) Research – Paving the way for treatments by Dr. Marita Pohlschmidt, Director of Research
4) Accessible support and information by Lyn Inman, Director of Care and Support, and Abby Mardon, Director of Marketing and Communications
5) Tesco Charity of the Year – Pulling together by Mark Horrocks, Director of Fundraising
6) Campaigning – Join us in the fight for special healthcare by Robert Meadowcroft, Director of Policy and Operations
7) President’s Awards and Prize Draw by Sue Barker MBE, Charity President. This was the best part of the day where I received my award from Sue herself!
And 8) Close of morning session by Professor Martin Bobrow, Chair, Muscular Dystrophy Campaign
Once the presentations were done, it was time for lunch, which was quite nice. Following lunch, I attended the Trailblazers workshop as I am their London Regional Ambassador and I decided not to attend the second workshop b/c I was getting quite tired and we needed to head home. However, before we left I had a quick chat w/ Joe’s (the wonderful volunteer who worked at HQ for a few months) mum (a Regional Care Advisor in Leeds for the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign) and said my goodbyes to everyone at the charity.
All in all, it was a wonderful day and I cannot wait for next year’s conference!
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