WCA newsletter 161 August 2017
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Westfield Community Association Newsletter<br />
No. <strong>161</strong> <strong>August</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />
I<br />
can never be sure from one <strong>newsletter</strong> to the next what I’ll have to fill the<br />
pages, apart from the growing number of advertisers who continue to find<br />
this a good way to promote their services. Thank you to the regular<br />
contributors who note the deadline dates below and to those who give me all the<br />
other details.<br />
Since the last issue we have had a successful <strong>WCA</strong> Village Fete as you’ll see on<br />
page 24 and begun a fresh year for the fund-raising Westfield Draw which gives<br />
subscribers a chance of a cash prize each month. There are about the same<br />
number of names as previous years - 280 for what used to be called the 300 Club.<br />
More people paid their £10 online this time, which was a great help, whilst others<br />
used the box at The New Inn (thanks Patrick) and some were lucky enough to<br />
have one of my helpers call to collect - thanks to everyone for their support.<br />
The Grooming Room changed it’s name to Barking Boutique and duly opened in<br />
Chapel Lane.<br />
Sometimes news travels fast round a village, though still manages to miss people<br />
out. Many were stunned by the sudden death of Rama Patel of Westfield Londis<br />
then it was sad to learn that one of our oldest residents, Fred Milward, has also<br />
passed away.<br />
On a lighter note in this issue, thanks to Ron Allen in his Plough Pool report, there<br />
is some entertainment in the form of ‘spot the film titles’ page 33, try to avoid<br />
looking at the answers on page 14 first! Richard’s Ramblings on page 16 is also<br />
quite amusing.<br />
We wish Sylvia Huggett well on her fund-raising run for our local hospice, page 9.<br />
Exam results have received mixed emotions recently for many. Best wishes to<br />
everyone whose future was depending on them - I’ve heard that Richard (ex-<br />
Westfield News) has gained a First for his recent studies.<br />
An early reminder to mark on your calendar, subject to confirmation in<br />
November’s <strong>newsletter</strong>: the <strong>WCA</strong>’s Carols round the Christmas Tree will be as<br />
usual at Corbieres, with thanks to Jean Tomsett, on Friday 15 December. These<br />
began all those years ago as an opportunity to give back to the village for all the<br />
fund-raising which had taken place for the Community Hall; there has<br />
never been any charge for joining in the singing or the delicious<br />
homemade soup.<br />
As I write we are still in <strong>August</strong> - let’s hope the summer weather lasts<br />
well into the autumn.<br />
Pauline Filsell-Page, Editor<br />
W.C.A. Newsletter<br />
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