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Eastwood Lodge, Rayleigh, Essex.
Fairlawn, Herne Bay.
Singholm, Walton-on-the-Naze.
Whitechapel Mission Holiday Home, Southend.
Bell Memorial Home, Lancing, Sussex.
Convalescent and Holiday Home, 83, Beaconsfield Villas,
Brighton.
A grant was made to each of these homes to cover the cost
including the railway fare and their necessary travelling expenses,
less that amount which the individual was required to contribute.
Arrangements were made with the co-operation of the Red Cross
Society and W.V.S. for those Aged Persons who so desired, to save,
through the medium of Savings Stamps, the amount or part of the
amount they would be required to contribute towards the cost of
the holiday. Stamps were on sale at the Health Centre, Red Cross
and W.V.S. Centres, and in all £88 was saved in this way by Aged
Persons.
In this way a holiday was provided for 212 persons comprising
15 married couples, 54 men and 128 women, at a total cost to the
Council of £1,092.
The Scheme proved an unqualified success as was evidenced by
the large number of appreciative letters received, and in other ways.
It is felt, as a point of interest, that the existence of the Council's
Scheme has in some cases inspired relatives of the Aged Persons
to send them for a holiday privately. I am more than satisfied that a
holiday at the seaside or country benefits considerably the permanent
health of the individual by building up the body for the winter months,
and is of considerable value sociologically. All this apart from the
pleasure and enjoyment given to the individual at the time.