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Hospital Work
Work in connection with Beckenham Hospital has been much
appreciated and consists of help with the library, flowers and magazines.
Members at West Wickham serve teas for the parents of children at
Cheyne Hospital.
Maternity Work
Many baby garments have been knitted and we now have a Guild
of Service which will supply help personally to the Matron. This Guild
consists of W.V.S. and non-W.V.S. from Beckenham and West
Wickham. Members from West Wickham also run a trolley service
at the Home.
Baby Clinics
Helpers are supplied at three of the baby clinics in the Borough
and assist on the selling of Welfare Foods, weighing and clerical work.
Clothing Depot
Good stocks of second-hand clothing are held at West Wickham
and Beckenham which are available for the old and sick people in the
Borough who come to us with a note from the National Assistance
Board, Doctors or Health Visitors. We are also able to help younger
people with clothes and mothers with baby clothes. We work in
liaison with Prison authorities.
Welfare Foods
The Centre dispenses National Dried Milk, Orange Juice, Cod
Liver Oil and Vitamin tablets.
Periodicals for the Forces
We send five large parcles of books and magazines each month to
our Forces in the Middle and Far East, and West Wickham send 12
smaller parcels a month. We get a small grant from the County Office
towards postage and the remainder has to be found by the Centre,
usually from any money we obtain from the sale of salvage.
Services Club
One of our members attends the Victory Club each Friday, where
she works in the library.
Canning
Members from the West Wickham Centre canned a large quantity
of fruit for the Maternity Hospital during the summer.
Children's Holidays
We have been able to arrange holidays for a number of children
who are recommended to us by the Tuberculosis After Care Committee
and Health Visitors. Last summer seven children benefited from a
holiday at the seaside or in the country. The parents pay what they
can towards the holiday and we find the rest.
Civil Defence
Eight members of the West Wickham Centre belong to the Food
Flying Squad and three from Beckenham.
In addition to the aforementioned activities the W.V.S. is closely
connected with the Tuberculosis After-Care Committee, Area Pension
Officer, British Legion, The Disabled Persons' Committee and
Children's Homes. ,
We also run a Trolley shop at Durham House and at Kingswood
House.
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