Tuesday 10 March 2009

THE MONEY


Last year I applied to the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust for one of their Travelling Fellowhips, under the category of Rehabilitation of Traumatic Injuries. The trust provides something like 100 grants per year to people in the UK, across the arts, technology and sciences, and many more internationally.

During the 2nd World War, my grandfather, John Platts-Mills, was employed by Churchill to improve the public perception of the Russians, after Stalin joined the Allies. He did this by holding rallies and events encouraging people to collect clothing and supplies to send to the Eastern Front. Apparently the effort was such a success that it was impossible to send all that was gathered (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1360646/John-Platts-Mills.html). I am not aware of any further Platts-Mills' having worked for Winston Churchill, though I would like to encourage all of them, and everybody else who has the chance, to do so. He is a most gracious employer. My thanks go to him and the Trust for making the trip possible.

You can find out more about Churchill and the Memorial Trust at http://www.wcmt.org.uk/.

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