Robert Gartside

Robert Gartside was born on 24 October 1936, near Oldham, eldest child of Billy and Alice Gartside. Education: BSc (Pharmacology), FRPharmS, Diploma in Network Analysis
Career
Robert worked in research in the pharmaceutical industry, then built a community pharmacy group on Merseyside before moving to North Wales.
Robert Gartside has been secretary of the Local Pharmaceutical Society since 1980. Elected member (past Chair) of the Welsh Executive, Royal Pharmaceutical Society since 1990. Member of numerous Welsh government working parties. He has a special interest and has been repeatedly published on the areas of Repeat Dispensing and Medicines Management.
Robert was a founding member of the Pharmacists' Defence Association and is Chair of the Pharmacists’ Defence Association Locum Group
Welsh Highland Railway
Robert has been a board member of the Welsh Highland Railway Society and was instrumental in obtaining a £4.3m millennium grant for the railway rebuilding which was critical to the reopening of the railway.
Other interests
In the 1960s and 1970s Robert was a keen rally navigator and is now the Vice-Chairman of Caernarvon and Anglesey motor club which runs the International Rally of Wales.
Robert is a also an accomplished amateur photographer, has been a member of Caernarfon Camera Club for 30 years and has taken multiple prize winning photographs.

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