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By Tony Haggett
Ian James
Robin Harvey
Committee Members:
Outings Manager & Welfare Officer
Patti Brown:
Data Manager/ Website/Facebook Page
Rose Gwilt:
And a HUGE THANKYOU to Linda Sadler who created the PHOENIX star and the matching PHOENIX decorations for our tree.
Linda and I enjoyed decorating the tree in the church.
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Veronica, one of our talented ladies from our Craft Group who helped to make the bunting.
At the Annual General Meeting on September 21st. 2015, members voted to support the following four LOCAL charities:
Katharine House provides free hospice care services in Mid Staffordshire for people faced with an illness that cannot be cured.
Midlands Air Ambulance is the charity responsible for funding and operating three air ambulances serving the communities of six Midlands counties: Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire and the West Midlands. This constitutes the largest air ambulance operating region in the UK.
Since 1991, the charity has responded to more than 43,000 missions averaging 2,000 per year, making it one of the longest established and busiest air ambulance organisations in the UK.
The charity’s three aircraft each carry a crew comprising pilot, two paramedics or flight doctors plus full life-support medical equipment. Operating from strategically located regional airbases, 90 per cent of the region is within reach within eight minutes.
Staffordshire Wildlife Trust is the county’s leading nature conservation charity.
Their mission is to protect and enhance the wildlife and wild places of Staffordshire and to promote understanding, enjoyment and involvement in the natural world.
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our Chairman, Janet Palmer, who died on 6 April 2020 at St Joseph’s Care Home in Stafford. She was 81 years old and died of ovarian cancer which had been diagnosed the previous July. Janet had been a primary school teacher for much of her life and, although taking early retirement, continued for a time as a peripatetic teacher in Stafford. She became Chairman of the Club in October 2015 and continued in this role until sickness overtook her last year. She participated in a range of Phoenix activities but her major role was the establishment of the History Group and its continued management for 30 years. The first lecture she arranged was on 19th September 1990 on the work of the Salt Library in Stafford. Thereafter, she organised 11 lectures each year from visiting speakers with enormous success. During each August, she arranged an outing to a historical estate to replace the usual monthly lecture. Over the course of 30 years she was responsible for the smooth running of the History Group and the provision of over 300 speakers together with nearly 30 annual History Group outings. In addition, she was an active member of the club’s Outings Committee, arranging visits to various places, such as the Worcester Christmas Market. Apart from her Phoenix responsibilities, she was a trustee of the Walton Village Hall and a key member of the Stafford Folk Dance Club. Once a week, Janet would spend a morning at the Katharine House Hospice in Stafford as a volunteer librarian, helping to bring comfort to patients. She loved to walk in the countryside with her husband, David. They participated for many years in walks and rambling holidays with the mid-Staffs Ramblers Association, in which she occupied a prominent role as Chairman. In her final period of life, Janet underwent a hip replacement operation which she endured along with her underlying medical condition with the courage and determination that chararacterised her life. Above all, Janet was a caring member of the Stafford community whose contribution to society will be a lasting legacy to those who knew her. Her kindness and common sense will be greatly missed by all.
Jeremy Wheeler
Treasurer SWPAC
The History Group outings are always popular and the visit to Broughton Castle, Banbury, Oxon. was no exception.
Following a lunch stop at Banbury, the group enjoyed a tour of Broughton Castle, a moated and fortified manor house which was built in 1306.
Many thanks to Janet and David Palmer for organising the outing and to Jim Bergin for the following photographs.
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17 members of the Gentle Exercise Group enjoyed coffee and chat and lots of laughs yesterday morning at the Canalside Café, Great Haywood.
Many thanks to our group leader, Prue Bradley for organising the event, which was so much fun, we will do it again on FRIDAY August 7th. at 10.30am.
Who needs a Speaker. We are happy talking to each other.
http://www.canalsidefarm.co.uk/
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‘Enjoy an adult only hotel break with Warner Leisure Hotels and with the great break options we provide you can choose to do as much or as little as you like. A hotel break with Warner Leisure Hotels can be enjoyed at any of our nine hotels and four coastal resorts. Our hotels specialise in hotel breaks exclusively for adults and feature excellent facilities with outstanding characteristics to cater for whatever your holiday requirement.’
One of my favourite Warner Hotels, Rose Gwilt (above)
The paper has been published since 1991, so celebrates its 24th anniversary this year and continues to maintain an extremely strong loyalty from its readership.
Mature Times is firmly established as the only campaigning newspaper within the ‘grey market’ and also contains good quality editorial on lifestyle issues that specifically affect older people.
My Village Voice is an editorially led free newspaper in a magazine format.
Hand delivered bi-monthly to over 5,700 homes in the villages south of Stafford, Staffordshire.
You can also read it here online by clicking on the magazine below.
Fundamentally the MASE aims to provide social support and information for people with dementia, their carers, family and friends.
Once a month, in Haughton, Rugeley, Great Wyrley and Cannock a MASE Group is held. The locations have reasonable access by public transport and are in safe locations close to each town. The premises have wheel chair access, accessible toilets, car parking and catering facilities. Every effort is made to make the MASE user-friendly by using suitable visual and audio equipment.
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Advice on travel, lifestyle, culture, health, food, finance, technology, property and motoring for the over 50s
