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An Outing to Hedgerly, Bucks was arranged in June for older more infirm people
Who do not belong to clubs. To many of the people who went it was a new and
Wonderful experience. The occasion was made possible by the generosity of the
Hedgerley Women's Institute who provided tea and entertainment, and Brixton
Rotarians who paid for the coach.
Annual Inter'Club Competition and Exhibition of Work was held in October.
A total of 498 entries were received for the Competition, plus a selection of
articles from the King George VI Club which were for display only. All the
Judges commented on the very high standard of the exhibits and their difficulty
In deciding on the winners. Sixteen different clubs were represented among the
Prize winners and the Competition Shield was won by the Ruskin Club. For the
first time the Woman's Own Magazine gave the Association two bronze medals and
three diplomas. Three of these awards entitled the winners to take part in the
Roman's Own National Handicraft Competition.
Christmas Concert by Old People for Old People was held at the end of
November. The entertainment was provided by 18 people representing seven
different clubs. This year the event was particularly successful because of the
lively compering of Mr. Councillor Dave Walker.
christmas Gift Distribution. The Association itself does not normally give
Parcels except to people in receipt of meals-on-wheels who also received an
extra turkey dinner on Christmas Eve. It has, however, become the practice for
the office to check lists for other organisations both to report removals, deaths
and changes of address, and to try to ensure that the gifts available are spread
as widely as possible. The Association also provides the names and addresses
of needy people to organisations, firms, schools and individuals who want to
distribute gifts: in some cases it helped with the actual distribution. The names
those with whom the Association co-operated in this way are given at the end
of this report.
Clubs
The 30 clubs in the Borough represented on the Association continued to
Carry on their important work. For many elderly people the visit to the club is
the highlight of the week. Every effort is made to encourage lonely people to
join a club and Leaders have co-operated by arranging for new people to be
Collected by a member on their first visit to the club.
During the year under review three of the clubs lost their leaders but in
each case it was possible to rally help to cany on the work. There were two
Club Leaders' meetings to discuss various projects being organised by the
Association. Five clubs applied for grants towards rent etc., one for a grant
Wards an outing, and seven for a new grant of up to £5 for Entertainers introduced
for the first time this year.