Our next event will be our popular lunch which will be held at the Beechwood Hotel in North Walsham on Friday 01 April 2022 12.30 for 13.00. You can look forward to a delicious 3 course lunch, the chance to meet other members of the association and enjoy a talk from our Lord Atlee our guest speaker.
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Lord Attlee was educated at Stowe School, trained with Smiths Industries and worked mainly in materials management. Following his father's death, he entered the House of Lords in 1992, initially as a crossbencher. He undertook a tour with the non-governmental organization British Direct Aid in Bosnia during the winter of 1993-94, then ran British Direct Aid's operation in Rwanda for most of 1995.
In the Territorial Army, he served for 18 years in the ranks and was then commissioned in 1991. After a further 25 years, he retired at the rank of Major and has served on operations in Bosnia during 1997-98, in Iraq in the spring of 2003. In the context of Road Safety and the recent changes to the Highway Code, it should be noted that he is thought to be the only qualified HGV driving instructor in Parliament.
Shortly before the general election of 1997 he joined the Conservative Party. He is one of the ninety two elected hereditary peers that remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999. In 2008 he attended the Royal College of Defence Studies as part of the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme. He has served in a number of Front Bench roles since 1997 both in Opposition and in Government. He stepped down from the Government in April 2014. He is married to Teresa. As a pastime, he operates and restores classic commercial and military vehicles.
Looking forward to a great turnout for our first event of 2022.