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CNHC - Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council
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College three go Five Live
Three College consultants took part in a Radio 5 Live programme which was compiled for transmission by their Breakfast show team following what the BBC described as a substantial response from their audience when they ran an earlier story about Sally Morgan’s stage show in Ireland.
The team felt the wider subject was worthy of further investigation with “an open mind”. The three College consultants were Douglas Ballard, Tracey Ash and Nicky Huntingford. Each one read for a different 5 Live presenter.
The readings were held for up to an hour and recorded at the College. Material was edited right down to a minute or two and played back before both the presenter and consultant - joining the programme live by phone - commented on what they had heard.
Presented against a background of a busy news day, the edited readings were briefer than might have been hoped for and it was in a fairly light presentation style - as is the programme generally.
First off was Tracey Ash who had read for George Riley. In the short edited version which was broadcast, she told him it was an interesting time for him. How he expressed his ideas was significant - including writing - and he had a very strong visual connection. He was a creative worker but she warned him to beware of procrastination! She said there was a real “edge” to him; really powerful and the word “sensitivity featured strongly. She said he had to “submit to the “eclectic vision”.
Tracey commented that she knew absolutely nothing about George and when it was suggested to her that she need only look at a subject to make judgements, she said she never worked from how people look. “Looks can be deceptive,” she said. She explainied that she “downloaded” information and as she did five to six readings a day, she could not research them in advance.
In response, George admitted he was a “terrible procrastinator” and that only people who knew him understood his sensitivity. “I went with an open mind,” he said “And I really enjoyed it.”
Nicky Huntingford read for presenter Nicky Campbell, of whom she said she had no previous knowledge at all. She told him she had a lady who felt like a grandmother, wearing a housecoat and cardigan. She clarified it by saying the woman “feels like she was of your grandmother’s generation and she knew you when you were very little”. The name Sylvia was given and she was “very persistent” Nicky told the presenter he had an artistic side and was creative in writing. “You have the makings of a book,” she passed on to him, “a spark of an idea - please grab it.” She also said he travelled and rushed around a lot; there were a lot of personalities where he worked and he went with his heart - often against advice from those above him. “They don’t give you the credit you deserve,” she asserted. Nicky also asked if he had a son as she saw him mentoring a young boy and playing football with him.
Nicky Campbell explained he was adopted. He could not recognise the name Sylvia even though he had been trying and he did not have a young son. Overall he said it was a very relaxing experience and “fascinating”. He had gone with an open mind and wondered if he had been “a believer”, he would have thought more deeply about what was said. Nicky Huntingford said most people who went to her were more open and relaxed and he might have been blocking sub-consciously. Asked if she got surnames, she replied: “I just say what I get; what I believe comes from a higher source.”
Last to appear was Douglas Ballard who had read for Rachel Burden. Looking at her life, he told her she had not had a privileged background but a good start and support. He saw she was a climber and a “snap decider” who “goes with it”. She asked about her work and Douglas said she was a person who gets her head down and gets on with things. But she was looking for more and wanted to meet the more famous personalities. Of her relationship, Douglas told Rachel she had “a very good bond” and that her partner was “quite a worker”. He was also a charmer who she “cuddled up to”. Explaining she had recently moved and asking if that was “challenging”, Douglas explained it was “a positive and necessary” move; “quite a big one”.
As with the other presenters, Rachel said it had been a very interesting experience but they would “let the listeners decide”. She said most listeners had commented it was “nonsense”… and she asked Douglas to respond. He said: “It works for some people but not everybody. I have a following of thousands who I help with their lives.”
Rachel: “But aren’t you (just) offering them friendship?” Douglas replied that it wasn’t only individuals he helped: he assisted many businesses and business people with their careers. He further explained that he did not work with “the other side”. He said it was as though someone was talking through him and he did not usually recall what was said in a reading. Rachel admitted that looking back, a lot of the reading was “pretty accurate”.
• We must stress that this summary only deals with the excerpts from each reading and is, of necessity, a very condensed version.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/5live/2011/10/medium-waves-the-5-live-breakf.shtml
The two Nickys - consultant Nicky Huntingford (Right) is joined by Five Live presenter Nicky Campbell
for one of the readings recorded at the College in readiness for transmission on the radio station's
breakfast show.
| AGM |
| Max Eames stands down as College President |
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Mr Eames told the meeting: "As a result of a recent family trip to California, a very positive and somewhat unexpected energy has come our way. It heralds an exciting time for me, both personally and professionally. "In order fully to embrace professional commitments – both here, and now, across the pond – I realise that I would not be able to give to the College the detailed focus it needs and deserves at what some see as a critical juncture in its history. "I intend to remain a very loyal member of the College and a staunch supporter of the College’s Council members, who, it must be remembered, give of their time freely out of personal regard for our mission." Mr Eames added that he felt proud to have been so deeply involved in what he described as a "place of so much history, especially at this exciting time of transition." As a qualified architect, Mr Eames has played a crucial role in the recent refurbishment of the College premises at 16 Queensberry Place, London, and has been praised for his outstanding contribution and dedication both to that particular project and so many other aspects of College life and business. It was as a result of the refurbishment that the College was accepted to participate in the prestigious Open House London project staged the weekend before Mr Eames announced his departure. "Open House London, an event of some 20 years, accepted the College onto its 5,000-strong portfolio for the first time this past year," he told the meeting. "Literally dozens upon dozens of fresh faces walked through the door this past Saturday and Sunday. Visitors were enthralled, and it was a joy for us to begin to weave our story together so that it was more understandable and coherent – not only to others, but also to ourselves." Council Trustee Stephen Chapman, who was elected to take on the role of Acting President, added his voice to the many tributes paid to Mr Eames at the meeting. In a statement, he said: "Max has driven the successful transformation of the College premises…to the point where we were able to participate in Open House London to considerable acclaim. "Max has also done much to reshape the College and provide a solid base for its future development. We are hugely grateful for all that he has done and are delighted that he wishes to maintain a close relationship with the College. "I am sure you will join with me and my fellow Trustees in wishing Max every success and happiness in the future." Stephen Chapman has been a member of the College since 1985 and joined the Council in 2004. |
| THE BIG HEAL |
| aUTUMN 2011 |
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We are please to announce that The College raised £216.59 for St.dunstan's charity during 'The Big Heal' in September 2011 |
