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An Audience with Richard Venables: A Life in Death

27 January 2023
5:30pm until 7:30pm
Library @ Worsbrough
18 years and above

Description

Come along to this special evening and meet Richard Venables whose career in Disaster Management and Disaster Victim Identification led to Richard being awarded the Queens Police Medal for Distinguished Service. A member of the UK government’s Major Disaster Advisory Team, Richard has had experience in the set up, operation and management of temporary mortuaries following several rail and air crashes over the past 20 years and was at the pinnacle of his career when the Asian Tsunamis of 2004 claimed 230,000 lives. Richard set up the repatriation mortuary before going on to recover the bodies of UK nationals from the worst hit areas. Over 18's only Refreshments Available