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The Michael Palin Center For Stammering Children Note: Information based from the The Michael Palin Centre I would like to thank Tim O'Brien for telling me about The Michael Palin Centre, this is another step forward to research into stammer but the main reason I have been given this name of the centre is because of a stammer course Tim had went to and has advised for others aswell as me to have a look into it and even apply for a place on the course. What is the Michael Palin Centre? The Michael Palin Centre for Stammering Children was officially opened in 1993 as a joint initiative between a charity called the Association for Research into Stammering in Childhood (ARSC) and the Camden & Islington Community Health Services NHS Trust. The official opening, which received wide press coverage, fulfilled Lena Rustin's longstanding ambition to establish a centre of excellence in the UK for the treatment of children who stammer.
Lena Rustin's experience in the field of stammering has been recognised both in the UK and internationally. She was supported in this venture by Travers Reid, a prominent businessman and founding Chairman of the charity, whose experiences of childhood stammering had convinced him of the need for such a centre.
Michael Palin agreed to the centre being named after him following his role in "A Fish Called Wanda", in which he portrayed a character called Ken who stammered. He based the role on his own father who suffered from stammering all his life. Michael's continued support and involvement has helped create a high profile for the Centre and we are very fortunate to have him. Click the logo to go to the site |
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