Collings and Barnes honoured with Equity life membership
Equity ARC: Sheila Collings and Peter Barnes have been awarded honorary life membership to Equity, in recognition of their services to the industry.
Peter Barnes
Actress Collings is secretary of the Save London’s Theatres Campaign and a councillor on the union’s general list.
Presenting the honours at the Annual Representative Conference, Equity president Harry Landis described her as “someone who spends all her time and energy working for other people”.
Meanwhile, Barnes, who is currently secretary of the North and East General Branch, has been a member of Equity for almost 40 years.
Landis said: “Whenever guidance and leadership has been needed, he stuck his neck out and provided it.”
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