The HPWA: Stanley Spencer Tour

Saturday 9 November 2013

A new series of exhibitions has been launched showing paintings by that great Hospital Porter and artist Stanley Spencer (1891-1959), see: http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2013/nov/06/stanley-spencer-first-world-war-paintings-uk-tour and: http://www.stanleyspencer.org.uk/. When he wasn't Portering at the Bristol Royal Infirmary he fought in the Great War and also produced some amazing paintings. He certainly deserves to be included among the Hospital Porters who changed the world, see: http://hpanwo.blogspot.co.uk/2011/07/hospital-porters-who-changed-world.html.

What is the HPWA

The Hospital Porters’ Welfare Association is a new charity and support community established to provide care and support for the approximately 9000 serving Hospital Porters in the UK and the even greater number of retired and former Hospital Porters. Today thousands of Hospital Porters and ex-Hospital Porters live under the pressure of the trauma sometimes involved in their duties; and also poverty, isolation, indignity and social structural violence leading to suffering, a poor quality of life and increasing mental and physical health problems stemming from their sacrifice to the Hospital Portering Service, the National Health Service and private health practices; and the patients whom they play such a vital part in caring for. Our mission is to build a better present and future for Hospital Porters across Britain and eventually throughout the world by giving financial support, counseling and comradeship. In doing so we hope to also raise the public profile of Hospital Portering and increase awareness of this noble profession.

Saturday 9 November 2013

Stanley Spencer Tour

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