August Guest Speakers

Henry Smith/ Erskine Childers/2nd August

On the 2nd August Henry Smith was our guest Speaker. He gave us a very interesting talk on the life of Erskine Childers,

Born in 1870 he was an author and Irish Nationalist, who served on the delegation which negotiated the Anglo Irish treaty in 1921.

he was executed by the authorities of the Irish Free State after the Irish Civl War in 1922

Jim Gamble /Child Protection/9th August

On the 9th August Jim Gamble who was a former member of the RUC and Head of the anti intelligence unit in Belfast, and was chief executive

of Child exploitation and protection centre. (CEOP)

He gave us a very informative talk on the battle and against exploitation of children and also his battles with Government about how the agency should be set up