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Wembley & District Centre January 2019 Newsletter Wembley & District Centre Meetings held on the third Thursday of the month at Sudbury Neighbourhood Centre, 809 Harrow Road, Wembley, HA0 2LP NEWSLETTER JANUARY 2019 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Next Newsletter 18th April 2019 154 WINTER 2 Membership, Newsletter, Theatre 9 Summer Outings Form 15 Oak Leaf Club Form 3 Treasurer’s Rpt, Oak Leaf Club 10 Summer Outings Info 16 Membership Form 4 Walking Group 11 Summer Holiday 12-17 Sept 17 Events Diary at a glance 5 Monthly Lectures 12 Holiday Booking Form 18 AGM Agenda 21st March 6-8 Summer Outings 13 Holiday Insurance Form 19-22 Minutes AGM March 2018 8 Refreshments etc 14 Theatre Booking Form & Nomination Form Dear friends By now Christmas is a distant memory. All I have to show for it is a few pounds around the waist. I jest! We might still need the presents of slippers and pullovers as the weather turns cooler, but I hope nobody placed a wager for snow on Christmas day. Our Christmas dinner event again provided an enjoyable morning around St Albans’ market and full Christmas fayre at our familiar and favoured hotel. Thank you to the team that carried out the organisation of the day, and to all our members who provided gifts for the raffle, and to those who attended and made it so much fun. 2018 seems to have flown by, which perhaps is a sign of lots of activities having been enjoyed. Our meetings and trips were well attended and raised some £3,000 for NT projects at sites nearest to our Wembley base. But my particular pleasure is to see new friends joining our group and sharing in these evenings and visits. Did your new year resolutions include an invitation to a neighbour or acquaintance to come along and join us! Our recent meetings have seen speakers on diverse subjects; the history of the John Lewis Partnership, live theatre from the Ealing based Questors, and an intriguing introduction to 575 Wandsworth Road NT property. How did one person manage to dream up, design and create all the wooden decor for the house, using only a Stanley Knife with a saw attachment? Perhaps some of us will be seeing this work close up on a future visit later in the year. But first make sure our March meeting is firmly in your diary for our AGM. We have had very good feedback on our past ‘photographic’ evenings, and if you have any particular photos on 2018 trips to share, please email them to Valerie Hirth. I wish you all a healthy and active new year. Sincerely - Phil Rankmore OUR THANKS TO DANIELS ESTATE AGENTS WHO KINDLY PRINT OUR NEWSLETTERS FREE OF CHARGE 1 | P a g e MEMBERSHIP 2019 HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL The annual subscription is still only £12 each and is due for renewal in January 2019. The renewal form is included with this newsletter. If you wish your membership ticket posted to you please let me have a stamped addressed envelope. The cut-off date for renewing membership is the end of March 2019 National Trust Senior Membership Rates You may not know that if you are over 60 and have been a National Trust member for at least five years within the last ten years, you can convert to Senior Membership which means a 25% discount on adult prices. To find out more, apply directly to the Supporter Services Centre (tel: 0344 800 1895) or look online www.nationaltrust.org.uk/news/senior-membership-prices. Data Protection Act The contact details of members are held in a computer database for administration purposes only and will not be passed to any third party. NEWSLETTERS Let me know if you have anything you would like to contribute to our newsletters that may be of interest to our members. The publication dates are the Thursday of our meetings in January, April, July and October. You will have to let me have any articles at least two weeks before the date of the meetings in each of the months stated. If you do not attend our monthly meetings to collect your newsletters, we would be grateful if you could send 3 stamped addressed envelopes or just the stamps which will help cut our postage costs. (It would normally be 4 stamps for the year but as this is the first newsletter for 2019 you need only send 3 stamps). Don’t forget to let me know if you change your email address or are now on the internet so your newsletter can be emailed to you. Jean Peacock – Newsletter Editor & Distributor. THEATRE GROUP I’ve booked to see Aladdin (NOT a pantomime) for the matinee on Thursday 7th March 2019 at the Prince Edward Theatre for £29.50 (face value of £77.50). Breath-taking sets, astonishing special effects, over 350 lavish costumes and a fabulous cast and orchestra bring the magic of Disney to life on the West End stage. The booking form is at the end of the newsletter. Jean Peacock – Theatre Organiser 2 | P a g e TREASURER’S REPORT I am pleased to report that we had an excess of income over expenditure of £2,754.50 for the year ending 31st December 2018. The Committee agreed that our donation of £ 2,750.00 be given to the National Trust as follows: - £1,000.00 - Polesden Lacey for a Barn Owl Manor. £1,000.00 - Chartwell for 2 Clementine benches £750.00 - Hatchlands towards improvements to their donkey paddock. Many thanks to everyone whose efforts contributed to our donation. Phil Hirth – Treasurer OAK LEAF CLUB Winners for the months of October-December 2017 were: October November December 1st Prize Mrs M Hayward Mrs J McHugh Miss D Wilson 2nd Prize Mrs J Peacock Mr & Mrs P Rankmore Miss S Peckett 3rd Prize Miss S Peckett Miss J Fletcher Mr & Mrs P Hirth The Oak Leaf Club year ends with the draw at the March 2019 meeting. An application form is attached at the end of the newsletter for you to complete for year commencing April 2019. Each share in the club costs £12 and you may purchase more than 1 share giving you more chances to win a prize. Shareholders MUST be a member of the Wembley & District Centre although not necessarily a member of the National Trust. Rules of the Club will be issued to new shareholders. IDIOT SIGHTINGS My daughter and I went to the McDonald's check-out to pay our bill and I gave the clerk a £5 note. Our total bill was £4.20, so I also handed her 20 pence. She said, 'You gave me too much money.' I said, 'Yes I know, but this way you can just give me £1 back.' She sighed and went to get the Manager who asked me to repeat my request. I did so, and he handed me back the 20 pence and said 'We're sorry but we do not do that kind of thing.' The clerk then proceeded to give me back 80 pence in change. Do not confuse the clerks at MacDonald's in St Albans, Hertfordshire! BEST FRIENDS If you’re alone I’ll be your shadow. If you want to cry, I’ll be your shoulder. If you are not happy, I’ll be your smile. If you need me, I’ll always be there. 3 | P a g e WALKING GROUP There is no booking form – just turn up on time! ST JAMES MAYFAIR THURSDAY 25th APRIL Meet at the corner of Piccadilly and Regent's Street Time: 10.30am opposite Lillywhites. First, we see the shop where Florence Nightingale had perfumes and toiletries sent to her in the Crimean War for wounded soldiers. Then on to Beau Brummell, the flamboyant gentleman of the 18th century, Whites his exclusive club and the Royal Palace where Mary I, James II, Charles II, Queen Anne and Queen Victoria lived. We also see 17th century shops and the smallest Court Yard in London. Find out where The Beetles, Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones and Eric Clapton performed. We end our walk in St James Square. SHADWELL TO LIMEHOUSE WEDNESDAY 12th JUNE Meet outside Shadwell's DLR station Time: 11:00am On this walk we see the striking mural depicting the fight between local residents and British Union Fascists. We continue on to Tobacco Dock where we find two pirate ships. We then follow the canal going under a Bascule bridge to Shadwell Basin. Crossing the road, we enter into King Edward Memorial Park, following the riverside walkway around Limehouse Basin. We end our walk at the exit of Ropemakers Park where there are riverside pubs and Westferry DLR station. CHELSEA WEDNESDAY 14th AUGUST Meet outside Sloane Square underground station Time: 10:30am Before you meet me outside the station, remember look up to see a green metal pipe running high above the platform. This contains the River Westbourne, one of London's lost rivers. Chelsea started as a fishing village and became a retreat for the wealthy. Many Blue Plaques to be found here. The Kings Road was only used by the king to get from Kew Palace to London quickly, this road was opened to the pubic in the 19th century. We walk down this road and through the side streets passing the Royal Hospital founded by Charles II and on to Cheyne Walk where many important people lived. Crossing over the Victoria and Albert Bridge we come to Battersea Park. We pass the Peace Pagoda built by monks. Then we head back to Sloane Square.
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