Anne Kibel’s account of her aunt Regina – or Reggie as she was known by many – highlighted her huge commitment to Nalgo (the local government officers’ union, now part of Unison) and adult education. I worked with Reggie when I was at the Chartered Institute of Housing and Nalgo offered a distance learning course for the institute’s professional qualification.
I was reforming and revising it and had many tough negotiations with her about what could and could not be done. She was firm but fair and we got on well, but I always had to be on my toes for meetings with Reggie. Thousands of people who worked in housing and other services benefitted from her devoted work on their behalf.
