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Opinion: Re-Think Annual Conference

By Ann Godden | Sat 1st September 2007 - 8:52 am

Hull East won’t be represented in Brighton this year. I’m one of our two representatives, but we can’t afford to go, and we’ve never been to an autumn conference. We’ve been to Harrogate for the last three years – just about affordable, and very worthwhile. And we had planned to go to Blackpool two years ago, but my colleague, the driver, was ill, so I had to back out. Much as we would like to go to Brighton, it just isn’t possible when you’re on a low income. Take a look at the train fare, and then add in four …

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