At the AGM held on 28 March Lesley Baker gave the Organiser’s report. She opened with the sad news that we had lost two wonderful volunteers during the year, Jean Fleming and Peter Ridewood, both of them will be missed by us all. We had sadly also lost five of our clients.
In early December, we held a Christmas Tea Party at Blackwells for our clients; Paul and Di Hewetson made us very welcome and a good time was had by all. This year it has been decided to hold a summer party for our clients. It will take place on August 14 at Whitegates, Commonwood, the home of Peter and Brenda Berners Price. Our grateful thanks to them for offering to host what will be a lovely occasion. In September we made the third of the 3 promised donations to the school. Mrs Tattersall, the new head, was delighted and we received her letter of thanks.
We would greatly welcome more volunteers for Care, it is not difficult or time consuming, the hours have recently been changed and the telephone line 01923 264700 is now operating between 9.30am and 1.30pm on weekdays.
Many, many thanks to all our volunteers who do a wonderful job, those who organise the rotas, work on the accounts and do the auditing and all those on the other end of the phone listening to our clients and arranging help for them. Special thanks must go to Shelagh Nicholls, our Chairman, and Sue Ellis, our Secretary, and of course to our retiring Organiser Lesley Baker, she will be a very hard act to follow.
Ann Soanes