alison (ALly) williams MBE

Ally was part of a St Johns Ambulance company who met at the School Room. She joined them aged nine as a cadet and moved up through the ranks to become a Superintendent leading her own group of cadets. She ran the children and adult units, as well as setting up and running a Badgers group. Ally also supported the Brownies and Messy Church groups who met at the School Room. Ally continues to come to the School Room as a member of creative social group Meet & Make.

“As a cadet we had an inspection once a year and we all had to line up on the stage, all be inspected from one of the officers that used to come down and he would check your uniform, make sure that even your shoes were nice and clean, making sure all your badges were on properly, your shirt was right, your tie was right”

Ally was interviewed for the School Room Archive by Katie Etheridge
photo by Lottie Matthews