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is only possible by the work of the ladies of the Serving Counter and the
Weekly Whist Drive.
The Club made its annual donation of £100 to the Edmonton Welfare Association
towards the cost of running the Club, and they are hoping that this
year they will see the start of the extension to the Club, for which they have
invested £500 in Edmonton Corporation Stock towards furnishing and equipment.
There is no doubt that the Club have had a very happy and successful year, and
the Association would like to record its thanks and sincere appreciation of the
valuable work of the Management Committee, Officers and Voluntary Wardens, and
specially record its thanks to Mr. William Preye who, on his retirement from
the Chairmanship, was made a Life President of the Club.
Hollywood House - Pymmes Park Club. The Pymmes Park Club moved into its
new premises in September, and was officially opened by His Worship the Mayor,
Mr. Cr. J.E. Cooke, J.P., in the presence of a distinguished gathering of 140
people, on 27th October, 1962. In November a Special Service of Dedication was
held by the Mayor's Chaplain - Rev. Edmonds - with clergy from local churches,
Congregational Church, and Salvation Army assisting.
The Club membership very swiftly rose from 65 members, about 60 men and
5 ladies, to 250 members, about 170 ladies and 80 men, within a few weeks, and
the agreed maximum membership is 250, and there is now a waiting list with
priority to applicants who are not members of any other old people's club.
In January, 1963, His Worship the Mayor - Mr. Cr. J.E. Cooke, J.P.,
gave a tea-party at the Club for the school children and teachers to see the
Club and meet the Members, and to thank them for raising the sum of £170 towards
the cost of furnishing the Club and the Centre.
There is no doubt that the Pymmes Park Club is an outstanding contribution
to the well-being of the older people in the Borough of Edmonton, and our thanks
are due to the Edmonton Borough Council for their generous financial help, which
has made the conversion of the premises possible for so worthy a cause.
A new development of the Club activities is the arrangement made with the
Management Committee, Officers and Members of the Club to open the premises for
an Evening Club - from May to September inclusive - Tuesdays to Fridays from
6 p.m. to 9 p.m., at a charge of 1d. per visit. On the first evening the Club
had 40 visitors, and there is no doubt that with its beautiful setting in
Pymmes Park the Club will be a major attraction for the older citizens who visit
the Park.
The other activities at Hollywood House are:-
(i) Foot Clinic for Old People. This Foot Clinic, operated by the
Edmonton Branch of the British Red Cross Society, is to be designated
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