From DAVID HANNAH
Dear Members and your families.
Despite these challenging times, I hope you are all well and I am looking forward to becoming your President in the coming year.
I am, indeed, privileged to have become your President of the Society . I have served on the Council for over a year and have really enjoyed being involved with the Society.
My parents were both from Scotland. My mother was from Alloa and father from Dollar. They were married after the war and father, who worked in the woollen industry, was promoted to anew position in Halifax, where I was born. My father received a further promotion when I was only a few months old which took us to Darlington, where my brother was born, and so this became our family home.
After my school days and study at Teesside Polytechnic I worked for the steel industry for a number of years before changing career path and moving into the banking industry. This meant me moving to Leeds in the mid 80s. I worked for Leeds Permanent Building Society initially and as a result of mergers, I also worked for a number of different Banks, namely, the Halifax, HBOS and finally, Lloyds Bank.
Since the resumption of activities in 2022 following the COVID restrictions, I am pleased to see some normality returning to our events. However, due to lack of numbers, our annual Tartan Ball in November has been replaced by an formal Lunch which has marked our National Day. We are forging ahead with plans for our Burns Supper in January 2024.
Finally, if you know of anyone who might be interested in joining the St Andrews Society and participating in our events please ask them to get in touch via our Email address:- standrewssocietyofbradford@gmail.com. Our Membership Secretary, Margaret Cheyne, will be pleased to discuss further with them and provide the necessary application form.
Thank you in anticipation of your support .
Kind Regards,
David Hannah