The sponsored walk and foundation stone unveiling ceremony took place at the new rehabilitation unit, known as the Mike Heaffey Sports Centre, with the charity walk raising £25,000. The stone was laid by Sir Mark Weinberg of Allied Dunbar along with Andrew Walker, architectural adviser for ASPIRE, the Association for Spinal Injury Research Rehabilitation and Reintegration. The contract to complete the building to shell stage was carried out by Laing's Chiltern Region. The photograph shows Andrew Walker from ASPIRE presenting a young woman in a wheelchair with a trowel and a wrapped gift. The man dressed as an elf is part of the entertainment laid on for the day, and Sir Mark Weinberg is standing in the background.
This image was catalogued as part of the Breaking New Ground Project in partnership with the John Laing Charitable Trust in 2019-20.
This is part of the Series: JLP01/10 John Laing Photographic Collection Colour Negatives and Transparencies; within the Collection: JLP01 John Laing Photographic Collection
© Historic England Archive. John Laing Photographic Collection
Late 20th Century Hospital, People, Laing Spirit, Ceremony
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