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Friday 14 September 2012

DAVID CHRISTIAN-EDWARDS

The Bonn newsroom didn’t just drink beer. One German colleague who preferred cider used to have crates of it delivered to the newsroom for his personal use. ■

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March

Centenary Fund established to help special cases of hardship

A Staff Benevolent and Welfare Fund (later renamed Reuters Centenary Fund) was established on 7 March 1951 with a transfer from the Pension Fund Reserve and a supplementary grant authorised by the board to mark the company’s centenary celebrations. Its purpose is to deal with special cases of hardship affecting staff members and pensioners and their dependents.

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Short Lunch Club meeting, Wednesday March 11

Wednesday 11 March 2026 2:30 PM – 7:30 PM

The next meeting of the Short Lunch Club will be on Wednesday March 11 from 2.30pm at The Harrow in Whitefriars St, London, EC4Y 8JJ.

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