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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jeremy Ambache and Brian Parrott

Letters: Peter Westland obituary

Peter Westland was not only a fount of wisdom about social care, but also a Queens Park Rangers fan
Peter Westland was not only a fount of wisdom about social care, but also a Queens Park Rangers fan Photograph: provided by family

After Peter Westland became the first director of social services for the London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in 1971, he not only mentored many of us social workers, but we became his friends. He was available to everyone on the staff in the canteen at Fulham town hall at lunchtime, dispensing wit, encouragement and acute perceptions about social care.
Jeremy Ambache

For four decades, Peter Westland was entertaining about his support for Queens Park Rangers football club in his exchanges with those of us with different allegiances.
Brian Parrott

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