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[[File:NWHLRC unveiling.jpg|thumb|left|The unveiling ceremony at Church House. From left to right: The Lord Mayor, the Bishop, Paul Martin and Peter Scott-Presland]]The Bishop of Manchester (Rt Revd David Walker), together with the Lord Mayor (Councillor Susan Cooley), unveiled a plaque outside [[Church House, Manchester|Church House]], Deansgate, Manchester, where the original meeting had taken place on 7 October 1964. Also taking part were [[Paul Martin]], CEO of the [[Lesbian and Gay Foundation]] and [[Peter Scott-Presland]], who is writing the official history of CHE.<ref>http://www.c-h-e.org.uk/50anniversary.shtml CHE website</ref> | [[File:NWHLRC unveiling.jpg|thumb|left|The unveiling ceremony at Church House. From left to right: The Lord Mayor, the Bishop, Paul Martin and Peter Scott-Presland]]The Bishop of Manchester (Rt Revd David Walker), together with the Lord Mayor (Councillor Susan Cooley), unveiled a plaque outside [[Church House, Manchester|Church House]], Deansgate, Manchester, where the original meeting had taken place on 7 October 1964. Also taking part were [[Paul Martin]], CEO of the [[Lesbian and Gay Foundation]] and [[Peter Scott-Presland]], who is writing the official history of CHE.<ref>http://www.c-h-e.org.uk/50anniversary.shtml CHE website</ref> | ||
In the afternoon, representatives of CHE and the local LGBT community were entertained to tea by the Lord Mayor in Manchester Town Hall. | ==Tea with the Lord Mayor== | ||
In the afternoon, representatives of CHE and the local LGBT community were entertained to tea by the Lord Mayor in Manchester Town Hall. There were speeches from the Lord Mayor, the Bishop, Paul Martin, Peter Scott-Presland and others. The Bishop paid tribute to [[Ted Wickham]], who had been his inspiration in the area of industrial chaplaincy, and as Bishop of Middleton had facilitated the early meetings at Church House. | |||
And in the evening during the annual Homo Heroes Awards ceremony, CHE received the Alan Turing Memorial Award 2014. | ==Homo Heroes Awards== | ||
And in the evening during the annual [[Homo Heroes Awards]] ceremony, CHE received the Alan Turing Memorial Award 2014. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 21:36, 9 October 2014
The 50th anniversary of the founding of CHE was celebrated in Manchester on 7 October 2014, 50 years to the day from the first public meeting of the North-Western Homosexual Law Reform Committee, which in due course became the Campaign for Homosexual Equality (CHE).
Plaque unveiling
The Bishop of Manchester (Rt Revd David Walker), together with the Lord Mayor (Councillor Susan Cooley), unveiled a plaque outside Church House, Deansgate, Manchester, where the original meeting had taken place on 7 October 1964. Also taking part were Paul Martin, CEO of the Lesbian and Gay Foundation and Peter Scott-Presland, who is writing the official history of CHE.[1]
Tea with the Lord Mayor
In the afternoon, representatives of CHE and the local LGBT community were entertained to tea by the Lord Mayor in Manchester Town Hall. There were speeches from the Lord Mayor, the Bishop, Paul Martin, Peter Scott-Presland and others. The Bishop paid tribute to Ted Wickham, who had been his inspiration in the area of industrial chaplaincy, and as Bishop of Middleton had facilitated the early meetings at Church House.
Homo Heroes Awards
And in the evening during the annual Homo Heroes Awards ceremony, CHE received the Alan Turing Memorial Award 2014.
References
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- ↑ http://www.c-h-e.org.uk/50anniversary.shtml CHE website