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COLIN
PULLAN
MBE
1 MAY 1932 - 7 APRIL 2022
ST
TH
THE END
OF AN
ERA
olin had a heart bypass Each time they met they finished the
Cin the latter part of 1988. night off with a drink in the local pub.
In those days there was no When the course finished they felt that
they should not lose touch with each
rehabilitation and very little other, so they decided to form a club,
follow-up. A little cash from the idea being that they would fund-
Mr. Kay and the help of nursing raise for the Cardiac Wards – thus the
sister Carol Bourke made it Take Heart club was formed.
possible to run a six-week With those 13 being the first members,
course. Colin and a few others they obviously wanted to do the job
(the total was 13 – lucky for right so they formed a committee.
Colin was the first Secretary. They
some!) were invited to complete registered the club with the Charity
the course. Commission and met on a monthly
basis. They did the first sponsored
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