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This year is Po
ion
. The organisat
ry
sa
er
iv
n
an
50th
known as The
was previously
ation for Gifted
National Associ
ame a charity in
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s
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er, make frien
to come togeth
s
in their journey
ed
rt
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su
e
b
d
an
ue potential.
to show their tr
Potential Plus UK founder, Marga
ret
Branch, was reported by Southw
ark
News to be a former World War 2
Secret Agent! She found that the
re
was a need for people to be aware
that
gift ed children can become frustr
ated
or misunderstood.
50 years have passed and Pot
ential
Plus UK is still going strong! This
landmark anniversary was marke
d with
an awesome celebration that inc
luded
a nice cake, party food, intriguing
activities and inspirational talks to
suit
all ages. At the event, which took
place
on Saturday 29th April 2017, my
family
and I had a terrific time taking par
t in
various interesting activities.
with a very
The day started
me talk by the
informative welco
Potential Plus
Chief Executive of
She gave us an
UK, Denise Yates.
ch on the history
interesting spee
n, which ended
of the organisatio
sed on famous
with a pop quiz ba
ts and things.
1967 people, even
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