BCPA Journal - Issue 184 - British Cardiac Patients Association

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Cambridge Bert Truelove 01223 844800 4 News from around the Areas Local news from some of our Groups Dates for your diary are on page 11, and the list of Co-ordinators and contacts on page 14 Sadly I report that Ken Starling died on 28th April 2012. Ken Starling was in the Black Watch during the 39–45 war, and after the war he gave a lot of service to the Army Cadet Force. He had surgery at Papworth in 1995 and quickly became involved as a volunteer in the Papworth shop from 1996 until 2010. He was Secretary of our Cambridge Area Group for six years, retiring in 2006. Janet and he were married 58 years with a family of three sons and a number of grandchildren. The funeral is arranged for Friday 18th May at the Salvation Army Citadel, Cambridge, at 1.30pm. I’m afraid that we have been very lazy in not doing much with the Group over the last two months – perhaps it has been the cold weather. At the time of writing it is just a few days before our April Group meeting, when we intend to have a quiz evening, which should be great fun. It also gives a chance for people to have a nice relaxing talk together – something I think is very useful if you live on your own. Once again we had our Annual General Meeting late in February, and sadly I have to report that no younger people came forward to take office, so back to the old brigade – and some of us are old. Papworth trolley being bought During the last few months we have been discussing the purchase of a trolley for Papworth Hospital. The volunteers who take useful items around to the wards on behalf of the Papworth shop are finding the task increasingly more difficult, because the hospital is built on slopes. They have a trolley that goes around the hospital with refreshments for staff, so we have purchased the same design for the shop volunteers, with the support of the Norma Jackson Fund and our own funds. This was delivered in early May. I know that the volunteers were looking forward to using this. The trolley is a black motorised Flexicar Snack Trolley, with a top full-width shelf with dividers. The 2nd and 3rd level shelves are half width with sloping shelves and dividers. It has a removable A similar trolley without sweet rail or motor lockable cash drawer and a sweet rail. It cost £3594 + VAT. Papworth Hospital kindly agreed to pay the VAT. The £3594 comes half from Cambridge and half from the Norma Jackson Fund. National AGM weekend By the time you read this the National Annual General Meeting will have been held in Cambridge. I feel sure that this will be most successful. It will be nice to remember Fred Roach, and not forgetting Norma Jackson who helped him in his visits. They both gave so much encouragement when we needed it in those early days of open-heart surgery. We hope June Roach will be present for the Saturday afternoon and evening. In the evening we have Jennifer Thompson and friends to entertain everyone after dinner, something that promises to be most enjoyable. Other activities We have made arrangements for our summer trip to Southwold and the theatre, of course stopping for lunch at the Fox in Darsham. It is always nice to catch up with Brian, Nell and their staff, and enjoy the welcome we always receive from them. A daughter of a Cambridge Group member is running the Edinburgh Marathon at the end of May to support the British Heart Foundation. Needless to say she is looking for sponsorship, which can be forwarded to me. Those of us who have had surgery owe our good health to the British Heart Foundation for research carried out over many years. May I wish you all a pleasant summer, and keep well. Halton Stella Bate 01928 566484 From Margaret Hughes The Halton Group’s AGM was held on 2nd March. All the committee were returned with the addition of one new member, Betty Rogers. We welcome Betty on to the committee. After five years Margaret Rimmer has decided to stand down as Secretary. We thank her sincerely for all her work and dedication, and hope she will enjoy a wellearned rest. She does, however, remain a committee member. For our Easter meeting on Thursday 5th April we had a games day and held a raffle with lots of prizes. We also had a sale of jewellery made by Mrs Ann Buckly, one of our members. We are planning a trip to the Imperial Hotel, Llandudno, on 19th June. We will have lunch at the hotel and spend the afternoon having a look round the town. If the weather is unkind, we are able to stay at the hotel and use their facilities. The coach will probably be full by the time you receive this – contact Beryl McCann at a Thursday meeting. Joan selecting some jewellery Playing indoor curling Pam choosing her prize Ann choosing her prize Stella with her raffle prize Lincoln Bill May 01522 885756 At our AGM in February Mr Ridley talked about new treatments which were being done and about moving to the new buildings. He also thanked the Hospital Team and our BCPA Group for their support over the last year. Wednesday 20th June is our annual midsummer trip to see the Lincolnshire Wolds with all their beauty and wealth of history, and with a bonus of a coastal stop for lunch. Depart Lincoln 10.00 am at North Hykeham Methodist Chapel, returning 6.30 pm. Cost £9.00 per person. To book contact Julie Treanor (01522) 685362. On Monday 13th August we have a coach to Maritime Leisure Cruises, Boston, departing 10.30am from the Methodist Church North Hykeham to catch the ebb tide at 1.30pm. Lunch will be served in the boat saloon – ham, beef, new potatoes, various salads and choice of sweets, with a licensed bar during the five-hour cruise on the Wash. Which direction we take may depend on the sea conditions – if dangerous then we will go inland up the river Witham to Tattersall Bridge. Coach, boat and lunch included in the provisional £18.00 per person. To book contact Julie Treanor (01522) 685362.
Peterborough Gordon Wakefield 01733 577629 It is with sadness we have to report the death of one of our long-standing and regular attending members. Margaret London passed away in February quite unexpectedly, only a few days after our February meeting. We will miss her. A shared collection at her funeral presented the Papworth Fund with a sum of £268; with a similar amount given to the Sue Ryder Care home, Thorpe Hall. Margaret would have been very pleased with that. Our hosts at the Cherry Tree Public house, Jess and Ann Caprio, decided to retire on April the 1st, having run the pub for 16 years. We now look forward to meeting our new hosts. Don’t forget, everyone will be made welcome at our monthly get-together on the third Thursday in the month. South East London & Kent Chris Howell 01689 821413 Since the last report we have had another excellent meal on 13th March at the Toby Carvery, Bromley Common. The next Carvery meal will be on Tuesday 12th June at 7.30 for 8.00. If you do not usually attend and would like to, please contact me. The Beetle Drive due to be held on 13th April was postponed until a later date. The Hot Cross Buns evening continued, and members were ‘bored’ by me and Ray showing them our holiday photos of South Africa. Our next meeting at the Victory Social Club will be the Quiz night on the 12th October. Staffordshire Eddie Coxon 01782 416143 Hi Folks. I hope you are all well. On Tuesday 28th February we had our AGM. Our Chairman Mr P D Ridley gave us an update on the new medical teaching they were doing, what was happening at our new hospital, and that the cardiac department would be moving during the end of March 2012 to the UHNS, which is the old city general site, The same committee members as last year were re- West Suffolk & South West Norfolk Brian Hartington, 01284 762783 Wirral George Bird, 0151 653 4530 Crossword answers Across 1, 4 Living Things 7 Era Anagram EAR 9 Biologist 11 Toes 12 Ever Two meanings 14 Sac Two meanings 15, 17 Chestnut Tree Song: Under the spreading chestnut tree 19 Bird 21 Skippers Two meanings 24 ICT 25 Emma From itEM MAde 28 Pile From reversE LIPid 30 Adaptable Two meanings 33 Its Two meanings 34 Salmon MONSAL anagram 35 Horses Down 1 Lactic Two meanings 2 Irises Two meanings 3 Gel Two meanings 4 Tag Two meanings 5 Insect elected. After the meeting Eddy Coxon announced that George Austin and Anna Collier, two of our members, had become engaged today. George met Anna during his hospital visiting, and they plan to wed on the 24th November 2012. Our next meeting was March 27th at which Bill Harrison gave us a very interesting talk on Ancestry and how to start our own family tree. We had our usual raffle – a good evening was had by all. There is a trip to Bury Market on Wednesday 6th June – please contact Malcolm or Mary Lyth on 01782 398676. Unfortunately we had to postpone the AGM, and due to my illness I have not yet arranged a new date. I am going into hospital in early May, and we hope to arrange a new AGM date soon. We intend to arrange a Christmas dinner for the 3rd of December 2012 – time and menu to be arranged. From Barrie Harding 0151 608 6212 Hello everybody from your friends in the Wirral Group. As I write these notes towards the end of April we are experiencing some severe weather conditions and it is not at all like Spring. It is bitterly cold and gale force winds are driving incessant rain to make things very unpleasant out there. Getting on to Branch matters, in March we had a visit by Maureen Ellison from the Appeals Office at the Clatterbridge Centre For Oncology. Maureen spoke to us about the work of the unit and we thank her for coming to visit us. Unfortunately only six members were present on the night, which was disappointing, although we do appreciate that several regular members were unable to attend due to health problems. We had already given some thought to holding a meal at our April meeting but due to a lack of interest this did not materialise. We rearranged a quiz and beetle drive but as only seven members arrived on the night we had to abandon this and we therefore held a meeting between those present to discuss the problems of poor and falling attendances particularly when we have a speaker on the night. A suggestion was made that we hold our meetings during the daytime but this was rejected as some members would be unable to attend. Another suggestion was whether we would consider moving to bi-monthly meetings but, again, this was rejected as we felt that it would only serve to make the position worse. On top of this George Bird has received a letter from Heswall Hall Community Trust where we hold our meetings to advise an increase in the cost of room hire to £28.50 plus a surcharge of £25 if we need to use their staff on the night, making a total of £53.50 if we require that facility. We unanimously agreed against the surcharge and have accepted a swipe card to let ourselves in and out and with no other service. However, bearing in mind the current small attendances we did look at the possibility of holding our monthly meetings in a pub with a meal; or as some of those present have access to church hall facilities that may be a viable option at some point if we are unable to increase attendances to reasonable levels. Although there were only a few of us present we enjoyed a lively discussion (and a cuppa!) and were unanimous that the Wirral Branch will survive no matter what steps we have to take to secure this. Please do come along and support us. You know where we are and when we meet. Details of our events until early 2013 are shown in the Dates For Your Diary in this Journal and we advertise free of charge in the Wirral Champion every month – thank you to John Birtwistle and his staff at the Wirral Champion. On other matters, Dr Pip Jones, one of our staunch supporters, is no longer able to attend our meetings due to health problems but he would welcome a visit from any of our members who know him. If you would like to visit Pip please contact me. Once again Steve Legge, our member, is taking part in the Wirral Coastal Walk on 27th May and would appreciate your sponsorship. Thank you Steve. On behalf of the Wirral Group I will say Cheerio for now; and look after yourselves. With sadness we have to inform you that our member Ella McMullen has died. Ella had been ill for some time and she passed away peacefully on 3rd May 2012. We send our sympathy, prayers and thoughts to Ella’s family and her many friends at this sad time. 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