December 2012/January 2013 - Watlington Parish Council

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CONGRATULATIONS TO STANLEY & SARAH FARR – DIAMOND WEDDING CELEBRATIONS On 9th Dec 1952 Stanley Farr and Sarah Buckland were married at St.Leonard’s Church and some 60 years later they are still living a mere stones throw from that same church! After their marriage they lived in aptly named Love Lane with their next move to Webb’s Yard (now situated along the Cuxham Road) where they live comfortably and happily today. They have a Son (also named Stanley) and daughter Anita, four Grandchildren and a Great Grandson and although not quite sure what celebrations have been planned to mark this landmark occasion, I am positive they will enjoy every minute of their special Day. We wish Stanley and Sarah many more happy years together. Jane Ordish Progress of Water Feature in Memory of Anna Thomas Pete Hemmins responsible for the wonderful gardens at Watlington’s Sanctuary Care Home together with his colleague Doug (electrics) first of all constructed the foundations for the water feature. This then enabled our good friend and neighbour Paul Mercott to form the stone structure which brings us nearing completion of this lovely memorial to Anna Thomas. Thank you to everyone who contributed to the collection to make this feature possible and especially to Pete, Doug and Paul for all your hardwork in its construction. The Thomas family are so grateful to everyone and come Spring they hope to let you all know when the official opening will take place. Pauline Verbe on behalf of the Thomas family 8
WATLINGTON SURVEYED IN NATIONAL REPORT WATLINGTON is amongst the least deprived communities in the country ranking 612th out of 12,706 parishes surveyed by the Church Urban Fund. According to the report “Pensioner poverty and lone parenthood in Watlington are lower than average compared with other parishes in the country. Male life expectancy and qualification levels in this parish are higher than average compared with other parishes nationally. Child poverty and working age poverty in this parish are among the lowest in the country. Female life expectancy in this parish is among the highest nationally”. I don’t imagine many of us will be surprised by these findings. Most of us know how fortunate we are to live in Watlington. However within this encouraging assessment there are statistics that at the very least should start us thinking in more depth about the community that we live in. For instance the percentage of working age adults (aged 16-74) with no academic, vocational or professional qualifications came out at 21%, which is a much higher figure than I would have expected. Child poverty in Watlington while very small compared with some parishes in the country comes out at 6% which reminds us that within our community there are children and families that are finding life very tough. Watlington is very fortunate in having some excellent organisations and charities that work very hard to assist those who are going through difficult times. The Church Urban Fund report gives us an opportunity to think again about the needs of Watlington and to give thought to whether there are people who are slipping through the net and who are suffering in silence behind closed doors. The report can also help us to look at other communities in Oxfordshire and throughout the country where the problems are substantially greater than they are in Watlington. Child poverty rises to a maximum of 65% in the country and people are literally dying a decade earlier in some areas than they are in Watlington. When our own lives are comfortable, it is easy to forget those whose lives are hard beyond our imagination. But are there things that we could be doing to lessen the hardship both in Watlington and elsewhere? Are there things that we can do to fulfil the Church Urban Fund’s aim of Tackling Poverty Together? The Church Urban Fund website: www.cuf.org.uk Information about Watlington can be found at: www.cuf.org.uk/270025-0 Christopher Idris Evans 9
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