Norman Marshall G1NTW Legacy   Page Last Updated: 16 Mar 2011

Norman Marshall G1NTW, a former committee member of W.A.B. bequethed the sum of £150,000 to W.A.B.

The committee in place at the time the bequest was received invested the money in a Multi Manager Distribution Fund with the Portfolio Service of F & C Fund Management Ltd., and decided that only the dividend should be used for any donations made as per the constitution, and for the day-to-day running of W.A.B., thus leaving the initial investment intact.
This required an amendment to the consitution which was passed at the 2007 A.G.M.

The four trustees of the fund in which the Norman Marshall legacy is invested must be serving members of the committee.

The first 6 donations were finalised at a committee meeting in September 2007, and are detailed as follows:

1. £1000 to the Radio Communications Foundation (GB4FUN)
2. £1000 to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution
3. £1000 to Pump Aid (Provides easily maintainable pumps providing clean water in developing countries)
4. £1000 to Cancer Research
5. £500 to the R.A.I.B.C.
6. £500 to the St Dunstan's Amateur Radio Society

A cheque for £1000 to the Radio Communications Foundation, presented by Brian Stocks G0BFJ, W.A.B. President, to R.S.G.B. President Angus Annan MM1CCR at the Leicester Radio Rally 8th September 2007

View a scan of the Pump Aid leaflet (PDF format)
View a scan of the acknowledgement and thank you letter from Pump Aid (PDF format)
View a scan of the Pump Aid certificate awarded to W.A.B. (PDF format)

The R.A.I.B.C. will be using our donation to purchase an automated CD duplicating and printing machine to assist with their monthly recording and distributing of RadCom, Practical Wireless, Radio User, their club magazine Radial as well as training CDs and DVDs.
View a scan of the letter from R.A.I.B.C.

A further 7 donations have been decided on for 2008/2009, and are detailed as follows:

1. £1000 to the Macmillan Cancer Support
2. £1000 to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution
3. £1000 to Pump Aid
4. £1000 to Leukaemia Research
5. £1000 to the Radio Communications Foundation (GB4FUN)
6. £500 to the R.A.I.B.C.
7. £500 to the St Dunstan's Amateur Radio Society

A cheque for £1000 presented to Andy Thorpe (and his daughter Emma) of Pump Aid from Worked All Britain. (Pump Aid provides easily maintainable pumps providing clean water in developing countries)

A cheque for £1000 being presented to Louise Hunter of Macmillan Cancer Support from Worked All Britain.

A cheque for £1000 to the R.A.I.B.C., presented by Brian Stocks G0BFJ, W.A.B. Immediate Past President, at the Blackpool Radio Rally April 2009

A cheque for £1000 was presented to Peter Kirby G0TWW on behalf of the Radio Communications Foundation (GB4FUN), by Geoff Darby G6GJU, W.A.B. President, at the R.S.G.B. A.G.M., April 2009

John Share G3OKA presents a cheque for £500 on behalf of W.A.B. to the St Dunstans Amateur Radio Society. It is accepted by Ted Johns G3SEJ

Certificate and Letter received after W.A.B. made a donation of £pound;500 to Children In Need

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