All My Group & I articles – Page 3
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Interview
Pat Lake: future travel goals for Chippy Active Trips
Pat has been organising group trips for more than 12 years. He shares some of the many highlights and his thoughts on what makes a successful outing.
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James Silvester: keeping people active
We get to know James Silvester, chairman of the Kent branch of AGTO and organiser for the Hartley and District Active Retirement Association.
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Sue Shapland: preparing for the unexpected
Group Travel Organiser of the Year® Sue Shapland shares her adventures and advice from more than 20 years of planning trips.
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Chris Behrendt: making memories
Chris Behrendt - joint group leader of Milton Keynes U3A Outings Group, alongside Czesia Eales-Johnson - talks about her trips and advice for other organisers.
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Carol Dixson-Smith: the group’s heart & soul
Group organiser Carol Dixson-Smith on why diversity of trips is the key to successful outings and how she’s training members to become life-savers.
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Monica Sado: a new lease of life
We speak to Monica Sado about her time organising for the NHS Retirement Fellowship – Brent Branch and the challenges faced with trips for the elderly.
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Vanessa Hurdle: overcoming hurdles together
We speak to Vanessa Hurdle, secretary of Reading Borough Council’s Staff Club about socialising and expecting the unexpected.
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Sharron & Geoff Cox: husband & wife team
The couple make quite the organised team; we caught up with Sharron to find out about where they go and why they love what they do.
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Penny Hodgson: gardens galore & a special royal recognition
Not only does New Meridian member Penny Hodgson organise trips for two clubs, she was given a British Empire Medal for her services to the community.
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Jackie Ames: keep calm and laugh
Harry Rogers speaks to group organiser Jackie Ames about coming up with new ideas and how she ensures that all of her members, no matter what their disability, enjoy her trips.
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Denise Piddington: holidaying with friends
Laura Sexton speaks to Denise Piddington about her ambitions as an organiser and choosing trips that all her members enjoy.
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Joy Matthews: join the club
As one of 12 committee members for a retirees club in Winchester, Joy Matthews shares with GLT what her life as a group organiser is like.
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Liz Cawdell: an invitation to view
Laura Sexton speaks to Liz Cawdell about her experience in the group travel industry and how it inspired her to become a group organiser.
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Douglas Spencer: a good year for trips
Laura Sexton speaks with Douglas Spencer about his experience organising travel for his group which stemmed from a visit to watch The Beatles play.
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Olivia Goodfellow: there’s no limit
Olivia Goodfellow tells us about the reaction from her group after she won the 2018 Group Travel Organiser of the Year Award® at the Group Leisure & Travel Awards.
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Gerry Tighe: staying in tune
Gerry Tighe from the Snowdown Colliery Male Voice Choir tells us about singing in spectacular places and the busy year ahead for the group’s 90th anniversary.
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Diane Duff: pride & joy
Diane Duff, Jimmy Mac’s day centre manager, tells us about following in her mum’s footsteps and how the members of her group continue to make her proud.
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Pauline Johnson: cause for celebration
Pauline Johnson, GTO of the Year® 2010, organises more trips now than she did ten years ago, with experiential travel always at the forefront.
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Margaret Nicholls: making memories that matter
Laura Sexton speaks to Margaret Nicholls about how her experiences as a teacher inspired her to become a GTO, travelling all over the world with her group.
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Ian Wilde: giving it heart and soul
GTO Ian Wilde, who won tickets to take his group to see the Royal Yacht Britannia in Edinburgh, tells us about how he got into organising and recalls various trips including one to Hell and back.
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