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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 aerye 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 Bookenham and West Wickham, Members
from Test 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 end 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 Foard, 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 parcels 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 fx on the West Wiokhafi Centre canned a large quantity of fruit
for the Maternity Hospital during the summer,
Chilli; eni s Holiday s
We have been able to arrange holidays for a number of children who are
recommenaed 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 Dofenco
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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