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Peter began his working life at the age of 14 with the Hull Co-operative Society, when the War started, too young to join up, Peter's war effort meant working on the fire watch and joining the Royal Engineers Army Cadets and the Home Guard. In 1943 Peter joined the Royal Army Service Corps, serving in the U.K, Belgium, Germany and Egypt, rising from driver to company sergeant major. He returned to work with the Co-op in 1947. After a period of study he was appointed trade representative at the Guildford Co-op. He passed for a scholarship to study Social Service at the Co-operative College in Loughborough, and at the same time achieving two 'O' levels and three 'A' levels'. Meanwhile Peter began studying advertising, which resulted in a promotion to Publicity and Public Relation Officer at Worcester, where he stayed for 7 years, he then moved to the Walsall Co-op in 1966 as Publicity and Public Relations officer. During his time in Walsall Peter has served on the board of directors of the Walsall Co-operative Society from 1978 - 1992 much of which as vice-president. Peter has also served as a JP at Walsall's Magistrates Court. Peter retired in 1989, he was married to Marie in 1966; who sadly died in 1999 and is greatly missed. Peter has two sons, Paul and Stephen and seven grand children. Peter is exhibiting his work from 20th February until 28th March 2009. If you are interested in showing your work please contact Andy Bradley or Sally Gamston on 01922 712858. Ends..... Photo opportunities are on Monday 5th January 2009 10.00 am in the Atrium Gallery at the Blakenall Village Centre, Thames Road, Blakenall, Walsall. Peter Topham can be contacted at home on 01922 627643 Journalists are welcome to attend the Private View that will take place on Thursday 19th February 5.00pm until 7.00pm. (Please let either Sally or Andy know that you can come along). The Atrium Gallery is the only space in Walsall dedicated to showing work by local people and has been called by local artists the 'Peoples Gallery'; set in the professional setting of the Blakenall Village Centre that is also host to a range of services for areas of Blakenall, Bloxwich and Leamore. For more information about Walsall's New Deal for Communities initiative please contact Andy Bradley on 01922 712858. E mail: bradleya@walsall.gov.uk Walsall's New Deal for Communities is a regeneration initiative working in the areas of Blakenall, Bloxwich and Leamore. The initiative received a £52 million Government grant from the Department for Communities and Local Government (formerly the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister) to be spent on sustainable regeneration spread over a ten year period that commenced 2001. |
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