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Past events          Events

Queen's Prize for City Lit
The Queen's Anniversary Prize, honouring outstanding achievement and excellence in UK universities and colleges, has been awarded to City Lit, for their internationally recognised work with adults who stammer.
Landy Rally 2007 sponsored event
Craig and Louise Tweedie's Landy Rally drive in September 2007 raised over £1350 for BSA. The rally covered 8 European countries in 7 days - 2300 miles!
Link to 2007 ELSA Youth MeetingStand up - Speak up! BSA Scotland at ELSA 2007
Four Scottish delegates attended this year's ELSA youth meeting, entitled 'Stand up, Speak up', along with Jan Anderson and a drama worker from TAG Theatre Company, Glasgow.
Scottish delegation to Croatia World Congress, 2007
Three delegates to provide a slice of their Congress experience. There are also videos of Congress workshops at www.personal-style.de/fc/worldcongress.
Link to Cambridge Open DayCambridge Open Day, 2007
Over one hundred people who stammer, speech therapists, students and academics participated in the first open day run by the Cambridge self help group on 14th April.
BSA London Open Day 2006
Tanveer Ali, the organiser, writes about BSA's Open Day in Bethnal Green.
A Farewell to the Sunday Socials
The final London Sunday social event held on 8th October 2006. The 'Stammering Socials' start in April 2007.
BSA Conference 2006, Telford
Velda Osborne, chair of the organising committee, reflects on feedback from our September 2006 conference.
Link to Knoydart weekendKnoydart summer social and fundraising event
BSA Scotland's weekend event on the Knoydart peninsula in June 2006 was a resounding success, with a mix of stammering/non-stammering participants.
Stammering Awareness Day bag-packs, 2005
Bag-packs in London and Reading raised funds and stammering awareness for International Stammering Awareness Day.
Link to RCSLT awards 2005Prestigious award
BSA webmaster, Allan Tyrer, and three professionals who specialise in stammering have received awards from the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.
Link to Hyde Park picnic 2005Freedom to speak in Hyde Park
Over 120 BSA members, family and friends came to a picnic in Hyde Park, in June 2005.
Trip to Stockholm conference
Six members of the Sunday Socials group went to the Stockholm Stuttering Organisation conference in May. A trip to Finland is planned for 2006.
Visit to the Scottish Parliament
Eight people who stammer gave evidence to the Equal Opportunites Committee - June 2005.
MBE for Roberta Lees
Roberta Lees, one of the foremost UK researchers into stammering, has been awarded an MBE in this year's Birthday Honours List.
Link to Aberdeen Open Day 2005Aberdeen Open Day 2005
82 people came to BSA Scotland's first Open Day in April 2005. Speakers included Shona Robison, MSP.
Link to BSA Christmas Party 2004BSA Christmas Party, 2004
Almost 120 people celebrated our third Christmas party at the Bonnington Hotel in London, in December 2004.
Link to Hull Open Day 2004Hull Open Day 2004 and Sunday Socials weekend
Open Day organised by
Hull & East Yorkshire Stammerers Self-Help Group, with the Sunday Socials group coming for the weekend.
Andy Paterson singing the conference song.BSA National Conference 2004 Stirling
BSA's largest conference so far, held in Scotland. You can can hear the conference song.
Link to World Congress 2004, PerthStammering Awareness Day Bag-packs 2004
Thank you to all who helped us raise over £2,700 at our supermarket bag-packs this October.
Link to World Congress 2004, PerthWorld Congress for People Who Stutter, 2004
First reports from the World Congress in Perth, Western Australia. The event happens every three years - the next is 2007 in Croatia.
Wrestling with words
Listen online to this BBC programme on stammering, originally broadcast in February 2004.
Silver Jubilee cake - Link to 25th anniversary party.BSA 25th anniversary party
On Sunday 7 December 2003 more than 100 people joined in the celebrations to commemorate the BSA 25th anniversary...
Screen shot from School CD Rom. Link to ISAD 2003.International Stammering Awareness Day 2003
ISAD this year saw the launch of our School CD-R0Ms, and a 'Bring a Pound to Work or School Day.'
Link to European Year of People with Disabilities 2003.European Year
2003 was the European Year of People with Disabilities.
Link to Silver Jubilee Conference 2003.Silver Jubilee conference, Leeds
Pictures and articles from our 25th anniversary conference.   
Link to Trans-Icelandic Challenge 2003.Trans-Icelandic Challenge 2003
Dominic Edwards has successfully completed his Iceland coast to coast trek in aid of BSA. Dominic completed the challenge in just 9 days. He is still happy to accept sponsorship.
Snowdon Challenge 2003
Eleven intrepid walkers climbed Snowdon 1, 2 or 3 times, raising money for BSA. August 2003.
3 Peaks Challenge
Up Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon in aid of BSA. June 2003.
Radio 4 Appeal
Thank to our patron Margaret Drabble and all who contributed for helping to make our recent Radio 4 Appeal the most successful yet.
Sheffield Communication Open Day
A clear 'MISSION ACCOMPLISHED' from Sheffield Speakeasy's event in June 2003.
Link to Leeds bag-pack.Feel the power of a bag-pack
A team of almost 25 BSA volunteers packed shopping bags for hundreds of grateful Leeds shoppers on Easter Saturday 2003, who in turn gave £1100 to BSA's work.
Link to report on Christmas partyBSA Christmas Lunch Party - "Euston, we have lift off"
December 2002 - a first for BSA. Rachel Albert writes about the party she organised.
Link to report on Christmas carol cracker concert.Christmas cracker concert in Kilmarnock
BSA's joint fundraising concert with West Sound radio in Scotland last December raised almost £3000.
Many thanks to Christmas Appeal donors
The 2002 Christmas Appeal has been very successful, thanks to a wonderful response from all our members.
Hull Open Day 2002
Link to report on Hull Open Day.October 2002 - organised by the
Hull & East Yorkshire Stammerers Self-Help Group. Rachel Albert writes about her visit.
Link to report on tandem bungee.Bungee for BSA
Bob Adams and Simon Zipperlen have successfully completed a tandem bungee jump in aid of BSA.
Link to Conference 2002 pictures.Conference 2002
Pictures of our London conference last September 
Link to Stephen Sheasby article.Lands End to John o'Groats
Stephen Sheasby's 1100 mile cycle ride in aid of BSA also helped overcome a fear - of talking about stammering.

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