by Philippa Smethurst | Sep 24, 2024 | Inspirational People, Trauma
I had no personal contact with Terry Waite until April, 2024. Up until then, he was someone who I knew had been held captive in Beirut before being finally released in 1991. I read his memoir, Taken on Trust, and knew he founded YCare, Hostage International and was...
by Philippa Smethurst | Mar 16, 2024 | Inspirational People
Colin Murray Parkes, who died on 13 January 2024 at the age of 95, spent the majority of his life putting himself where others suffered traumatic losses. After the colliery collapse in Aberfan, Wales (1966), the Bradford City Stadium fire (1987), the terrorist attack...
