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Beryl Thyer
Memorial Africa Trust
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About the Trust: The Beryl Thyer Memorial Trust
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Beryl Thyer 
Beryl was my sister, my only sibling; she was 13 years older than me. As a direct result of this Beryl was often left in charge of her young brother when mum and dad went out. Those were not happy days for me! As a small boy it was no fun being left in the care of your bossy sister. In those early years I did not like her very much. Then there was the string of boyfriends whom I was obliged to meet and be polite to; boring! The last one was Alan Thyer. He was OK; I liked him. He had a BSA Bantam motorbike and it was fun too.
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Beryl as a little girl, in Manchester, in 1928;
ten years before Peter was born
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Beryl married Alan, and stayed married to him until she died in 2001. During these years I grew up and grew to like Berylmuch more. By the time I had retired from General Practice she was an old lady, and we were the best of friends. She admired and showed a keen interest in my work among African children. She and her friends knitted little garments for me to take to Cameroon - 'for our Peter's African babies'. She was knitting them during the final hours of her life. Beryl and Alan lived in Cheshire and Alan still does. Alan and Beryl suffered the worst grief parents can, for just one year before Beryl died of cancer, their only child - Janice - also died of cancer at age 46. Alan lives alone in Hale; I believe he has never got over the death of his wife and child.
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Beryl as a young lady, at Blackpool, Lancashire, in 1944 when Peter was 6 years old
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Thinking over things after Beryl's funeral, Alan and I came upon the positive idea of using my fundraising efforts as a memorial to Beryl. She was deeply Christian, and her church people donated generously at that time. The Beryl Thyer Memorial Africa Fund was thus started. The next step was to apply for Charitable status. At the beginning of January 2006 this had gone through to the Commission's satisfaction, and so was launched the Beryl Thyer Memorial Africa Trust. Apart from the good this may do for the children of Cameroon, it is also an appropriate means of remembering Beryl. Alan is one of the Trustees of the Charity that bears his wife's name.
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Beryl as an old lady, in Hale, Cheshire, in 1998, when Peter was 60 years old
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The Trust 
There appears below a slightly abbreviated version of the two clauses of our Governing Document which make clear the purpose of the Trust. Any correspondent through this website, or anyone calling in person at my home will, on request, be free to see the complete Governing Document, and the Trust Accounts, in keeping with the requirements of the Charity Commission, UK. The depth of our commitment to the cause is matched by the depth of our transparency in management matters.
Application of Income.
The Trustees must apply the income of the Charity in furthering the following objects :
 To promote the relief of sickness among children through the provision of medical aid, financial assistance and other support to medical services, particularly those of Banso Baptist Hospital and Mbingo Baptist Hospital, for the protection of health of children and particularly the diagnosis and treatment of Burkitt's Lymphoma.
 To advance the education and training of medical staff and personnel involved in the delivery of the above.
These objects are to be furthered primarily in the North West Province of Cameroon, Central Africa (the “area of benefit”)
Powers.
 To raise funds for the investigation, treatment and follow-up of children admitted to Banso Baptist Hospital, and Mbingo Baptist Hospital, in the North West Province of Cameroon, Central Africa, who have the suspected or proven diagnosis of the childhood malignancy called Burkitt's Lymphoma. In addition to the specific charges involved, which include hospital bed fee, laboratory and ultrasound fees, workers involved in follow-up of the cases, funding may also be provided for feeding of the child and his or her carer where extreme poverty is evident, and clothing for the child if thought desirable. Funding is also available for supportive treatment of the children, for example blood transfusion, anti-malarial treatment, antibiotic treatment etc. Funding also extends to palliative care for the benefit of children dying from Burkitt's Lymphoma. The Trustees have the power to delegate duties to doctor(s) in the hospitals in the area of benefit, for the furtherance of the objects. Occasional funds will be given to these two doctors and to staff in the two wards in which they work, as gifts, in recognition of their devotion and commitment to the work they do.
 The financial support of care of newborn babies at Banso Baptist Hospital and Mbingo Baptist Hospital. The Charity is dedicated to the teaching and training of established staff and student nurses at the two named hospitals. Funds may be used for teaching materials of any sort thought necessary, and for apparatus and medicines relevant to the resuscitation and care of the newborn at the hospitals, insofar as it can be afforded.
 To supply medical books and journals, general medical and surgical apparatus, such as may benefit Banso Baptist Hospital and Mbingo Baptist Hospital. In general these items will have been donated by well-wishers in the UK. The cost of sending them to Cameroon will be borne by the Charity. The cost of retrieving the donated goods from the port in Cameroon will also be contributed to by the Charity.
Charity Registration Details 
To confirm that the Beryl Thyer Memorial Africa Trust is a UK registered charity please click on the following link The Charity Commission then enter Beryl Thyer Memorial Africa Trust in the search box and then click on 'Run Search'.
The Trustees 
The Beryl Thyer Memorial Africa Trust has 4 Trustees:
Peter McCormick - Chairman
Anita Smith
Michael Jeans
Alan Thyer
Accountants 
David Kelland, Meadows and Co., 91 Headlands, Kettering, Northants, NN15 6AA. England.
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Live every day as though it were your last. Plan as though you are going to live for ever.
Source: Given to me by a Scotsman, Gordon Sutherland, in Drumnadrochit, Inverness,1993.
(About the Trust)
Beryl Thyer Memorial Africa Trust, a UK registered charity ~ 1112603
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