News & Events

As HLMT supporters you will be glad to hear that a lot has happened in the past couple of months and that more is planned for the rest of the year. This newsletter includes news of: An evening of Live Music on Saturday 27th November 2021 – 3 bands and HLMT stall; New HLMT cards…
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On Saturday November 27th 7.30 p.m. (doors open 7.00) HLMT are organising an evening of LIVE MUSIC in Nottingham, a chance to meet friends and an opportunity to indulge in some retail therapy. There will be THREE local bands: Ajar: songs and tunes from English, Celtic and American traditions Strawberry Jammers: folk, blues, rock’n’roll Lowered…
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The Helen Loewenstein Memorial Trust ran a really successful stall at the Green Festival, featuring a wide variety of indoor and outdoor plants, Liberian Lapa fabric handmade greetings cards, bags, bunting, lavender bags, cushion covers, dresses, skirts and shirts, arts and crafts, jewellery and much more. The festival was really well run and joyous. HLMT sold…
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As this newsletter illustrates, The Helen Loewenstein Memorial Trust has made real progress during the past few months. This, despite Covid restrictions and ongoing caution about the virus, which have significantly limited the number of activities that HLMT has been able to run this year. Esther Bacon School of Nursing and Midwifery, Liberia – latest…
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HLMT will have a stall at the festival, featuring a wide variety of indoor and outdoor plants, Liberian Lapa fabric handmade greetings cards, bags, bunting, lavender bags, cushion covers, dresses, skirts and shirts, arts and crafts, jewellery and much more! We ask all Nottingham supporters to come and say hello at the stall.  You’ll find…
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On 5th May the International Day of the Midwife, Pete Loewenstein, Pippa MacKeith and Stella Nickolay presented 20 HLMT mugs to the staff of the Maternity Unit of the City Hospital, Nottingham on behalf of HLMT trustees.  Helen Loewenstein worked in the unit for seven years. The mugs were paid for by the trustees of…
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Mailchimp, Conference Presentation, positive events and WANTED – SOCIAL MEDIA HELP please! Dear supporters It has been a busy and productive April and early May for HLMT, as you will see below. Thanks to everyone who has continued to support the Trust in different ways. Receiving HLMT Newsletters via Mailchimp You may also have received…
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5th May is the International Day of the Midwife, and an international online conference is being held to mark the day. HLMT Trustee Stella Nickolay will be presenting an illustrated talk at the conference on “Reducing maternal and child mortality in Liberia by supporting midwifery training” from 18:00 – 18:50 (6.00 – 6.50 p.m.) UK…
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On a sunny day, HLMT trustees Carol McCormick, Charm Daley, Pippa MacKeith, Roger Williams and a number of brilliant supporters held a wonderfully successful stall. It attracted dozens of buyers and raised over £1500, sufficient to fund a trainee midwife’s training fees for two years! A BIG thank you to Carol McCormick and everyone else…
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The Helen Loewenstein Memorial Trust The HLMT has a lot of positive news after a year during which the Covid pandemic has affected everyone and everything, and at a time when we are, hopefully, slowly emerging from its shadow. 1. First two HLMT-sponsored midwifery students have begun their course We have really great news! The first…
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