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dential Homes during the months January to March and October
to December.
The functions for homebound people arranged at Avery Hill
College from 8th to 22nd August included variety shows, concerts,
quizzes and programmes of light music."
Carol Services
Between the 9th and 22nd December, 1970, approximately 700
old persons attended Carol Services at St. Nicholas' Church.
Plumstead; St. Mark's Church, West Greenwich; Eltham Congregational
Church and All Saints' Church, New Eltham. The Mayor
and Mayoress attended two of these functions and the Deputy
Mayor attended the remainder. Tea and light refreshments were
provided by the Council in halls adjacent to the churches, with the
assistance of volunteers from the W.R.V.S. and church organisations.
Invitations were extended to all members of O.A.P. clubs
via their secretaries.
Mayor's Fund
During the winter, emergency supplies of bagged fuel were issued
to necessitous old people who were without heating. The fuel was
purchased by the Department with the aid of a generous grant from
the Mayor's fund.
Christmas Shopping, Parcels, Gifts and Parties
Garden Parties organised by the Guides of Woolwich and the
Eltham Rotary Club enabled 24 and 50 elderly people, respectively,
to spend an enjoyable afternoon in the open air during the summer.
On request and in connection with Harvest Festival, 9 local
schools and the Cub Scouts of New Eltham were given, altogether,
over 360 names of elderly persons to whom they dispensed parcels.
Over 700 parcels for our elderly residents were generously donated
during the Christmas period, including 500 from the Mayor's
Fund, 150 from the Eltham Round Table, 25 from McCleod Road
School and from numerous other private individuals.
In addition to the usual functions normally held by this department
Christmas and New Year Parties were staged for our older
citizens by the generosity of the undermentioned organisations:
St. Mark's Presbyterian Church 40 persons
Charlton Park School 12
Royal Herbert Hospital 40
A pre-arranged invitation from the Manager of the Eltham High
Street branch of F. W. Woolworth & Co. Ltd., enabled 85 elderly
persons to do their Christmas shopping out of normal business