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Santa and his helpers

We were asked by the Lions to help run their float in Aldershot in the Saturday before Christmas. Gosh, it was cold but Santa got rather hot beneath his beard.

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Lottery Launch

We are now signed up as one of the causes that can be supported by the Rushmoor Community Lottery. Tickets are just £1 each and from that we will receive 50p . Everything is done on-line as www.rushmoorlottery.co.uk so spread … Continue reading

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Fund-raising walk

Many thanks to everyone who took part in our fund-raising walk around the very pleasant Frimley Lodge Park and along the canal. Special thanks to Alan Kearney who organised everything. Now for the harder part; getting in the sponsor money. … Continue reading

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Helping with research

At our meeting of October 2016, Claire Bale from National Office spoke about developments in research and closed with this request If you have the chance to take part in research trials, please take it. These are typically low risk … Continue reading

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Farnham Farmers’ Market cake stall

We were invited to run the refreshment stall at Farnham Farmers’ Market in June. It was quite a steep learning curve, starting with the fact that we were at our busiest when other stall holders came across from 9:30 to … Continue reading

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Ascot Tea Party

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This year’s tea party had an Ascot theme – and that meant hats! There were some great creations and it was lovely to see people arriving in all their finery. We were delighted that Heather Brincat who had raised so … Continue reading

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North Hants Golf Club donation

We recently received a donation from North Hants Golf Club for £6174 pounds. We had been chosen by Heather Brincat, the Ladies Captain of 2014 as her Charity of the Year. We had hoped that she might be raising about … Continue reading

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Exercise class update

The exercise class previously run on Friday mornings has now changed to Thursdays. We have the hall at St George’s Badshot Lea from 10:15 – 12:15. The actual class will start at 10:30. The Friday group ended shortly before Christmas … Continue reading

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Christmas Social Evening 2014

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Our Christmas social evening was a great success. 72 people came and were given an excellent meal by our caterers. We enjoyed a carol concert by a local choir and there was a mega-raffle to round off the evening. Our … Continue reading

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Barn Dance 2014

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Everyone I have spoken to about the Barn Dance in October 2014 has said they enjoyed it – and that’s true for the people who were dancing and those who chose just to spectate. It was a very good evening … Continue reading

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