The Wyre Forest Conservative Association held its annual dinner on Friday at the Bewdley Ramada. Nearly 150 local members and their guests came to hear the guest speaker, David Trimble, speak of his work during the Northern Ireland peace process.
Lord Trimble was the Member of Parliament for Upper Bann between 1990 and 2005 and was instrumental in securing the peace process in Northern Ireland. For this work, he jointly received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1998, with John Hume, and was elected Northern Ireland’s first First Minster in the newly created assembly.
In 2006, David Trimble was given a seat in the Ouse of Lords and he now sits as a Conservative Peer, continuing his work for Northern Ireland.
“It is an incredible honour for the Wyre Forest Conservative Association to have Lord Trimble as our guest speaker.” Said Mark Garnier after the event. “In this time of global terrorism, we sometimes forget how dreadful the situation was in Northern Ireland and how it affected us all in England. David Trimble and his colleagues were instrumental in bringing peace to this area and it was fascinating hearing about David’s work at the time.
