We were delighted to welcome two new young ladies who having recently moved nearby are keen to become new members.
Our President Jennifer thanked those who supported the ‘Photographic Exhibition’ in the Mechanics on Sunday May 24th, by supplying cakes or by helping out on the day, along with donations given, we raised £85.00 each for our I and the Village Association.
Our team of four that represented Wentworth in the Heritage Walk at Woodsetts on Tuesday 9th June, only came fourth, but all the teams enjoyed supper at the local inn.
Everyone was reminded about the next meeting July 9th, which will be a members entertain evening, our theme being the 1940s. Hopefully everyone will dress up for that era, either with pinnies & rollers in, or overalls as Land Army Girls, anything goes. There will be poems, readings, stories, and music from that era, with wine & nibbles.
Our August evening out has now been arranged, we shall be having a meal at ‘Le Bistro’ in the village on Thursday, August 13th 6-00pm for 6-30pm.
Unfortunately our arranged speaker for this evening had to cancel, so once again our grateful thanks to our Speaker Secretary Lynn Glossop for organising another one quickly.
So our speaker was Mr Ian Hill from the ‘Anchor Trust’ with his talk entitled ‘Staying Put’
They are a charity based organisation developed to improve the lives of the elderly, vulnerable, or suffering from disability. They have over 30 years experience in this field and have 50 Home Improvement agencies on their books. They are the largest care provider in the country, encompassing Victim Support, Women’s Refuge and Sheltered Housing, they have a local base in Rotherham.
One of their main aims , to allow people if they wish, to stay in their own homes, is to prevent accidents or falls within the home y providing services and needs to assist this. Some of the smallest tasks can appear very daunting to some, so they employ a ‘Handy Person’ who works at a standard rate per hour. They will also advise about how to receive further help within the home, and can advise and help achieve funding required for improvements or extensions, thereby postponing future care requirements for the moment. It is hoped the ‘Anchor Trust’ will receive funding from the council so they can carry on for another three years, they hope then to increase their team members, employ more ‘Handy Persons’ and continue with their success.
Carol Barrass proposed a vote of thanks to our speaker, and the competition of a poem or limerick was won by Christine Hickling, 2nd was Pam Cooper and 3rd was Linda Wragg.
After Tea and Biscuits were served our meeting ended around 9.30pm
Susan Beedham
