On 23rd October SocialWork 2000 Locums and Staff attended the stage adaptation of Calendar Girls at the Wycombe Swan.
The phenomenon of the Calendar Girls was inspired by the untimely death of the husband of a Women's Institute member in Yorkshire in 1998.
During his illness her friends planned to raise money, initially with the aim of purchasing a sofa for the visitors' lounge in the hospital and, somewhere along the line, the ladies hit on the idea of posing for a calendar.
The subject matter was a classic WI calendar, with jams, cakes and sewing - except for one thing…the ladies were all nude!
The 2000 Alternative WI Calendar was a runaway success, resulting in the ladies raising more than a million pounds for Leukaemia Research, the UK's leading blood cancer charity.
Calendar Girls became a hugely popular and award winning film in 2003 and now the story has been turned into a stage play with a star studded cast including Lynda Bellingham, Patricia Hodge, and Sian Phillips.
The team had a rapturous evening and witnessed some exceptional performances at the same time as taking the opportunity to catch up with each other.
"…the Calendar Girls was a great choice and I really enjoyed meeting new people with similar work interests." Heather Oddy
Heather is pictured meeting up with Akushi and Sandra.
After nearly nine years of service to SW2K Maggie Whymark will be leaving the company in December.
Maria Liviero has been working with SocialWork 2000 for 6 years and has set up a lovely little business selling jewellery. There may be a few ideas in there for you and we would like to wish Maria every success with her venture.
Skills for Care have announced details of a newly qualified social worker programme (NQSW) for the adult care workforce in England at last week's BASW conference.