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by the Middlesex County Council. The post of Visitor has been advertised and it
is hoped that an appointment will be made without delay. It is anticipated that
the Supervisor will spend her mornings visiting and devote the afternoons to work
in the office. Application has been made to the Borough Council for a grant for
running a car.
TRANSPORT
This will probably always present problems. We continue to receive most
valuable help from members of voluntary organisations and from individual car
owners. To all of them we are most grateful, particularly for their help with the
housebound and disabled, as these activities could not continue without this help.
HANDCRAFTS
The second Handcraft Exhibition in this Borough was held at Hendon County
School on October 30th last year. The number of entries was smaller than on the
previous occasion but most of the work submitted was of excellent quality. The
Group Trophy was won by the Friendship Clubs and the Visitors' Trophy by Friern
Barnet. The 1963 Handcraft Exhibition organised by the Middlesex Old People's
Welfare Committee takes place in Wembley Town Hall on Wednesday October 23rd and
this Borough expects to be well represented.
ANNUAL APPEAL
This brought in just over £200 gross. This figure does not include donations
which are received from time to time but which may not be the direct result of the
appeal letter.
CLUBS
The "Over 60's" Club continues to play an important part in the lives of its
members. But for reasons which were discussed in last year's Annual Report the
membership is not growing. It had been intended to hold a New Year Party in
January but this was cancelled because of the weather. An outing by coach to
Southend in June is being arranged instead.
The "Third Thursday Club" for the housebound and disabled continues to
meet each month at Station Road. Unfortunately owing to the weather, there were
no meetings in December and January, but members met again in February after this
rather long interval.
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