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SUMMER
NEWSLETTER 2014
http://twinning.verwood.org
email:-
twinning
@ verwood.org
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W ell,
winter appears to be over. Have you ever experienced so much rain! The
devastating floods seem to be a distant memory, but of course, those
people whose homes were affected are still clearing up and counting the
cost. Myself included when a bedroom waterlogged ceiling came down!
Now,
as the sun starts to shine we start to think of summer and holidays,
BBQ`s, Gardening and Day trips out.
Talking
of which……….your committee are organising a day trip out to Windsor
Castle by coach and which will also include a Riverboat ride along the
Thames.
Contact
Brian Bowey on 01202 822299 asap to reserve your place.
Your
Committee Members:-
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Chairman
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Clive
Grove
01202 826449
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Vice
Chair
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Alec
Nicholls
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Secretary
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Carol
Geary
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Treasurer
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Sandra
Grove
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Minute
Secretary
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Barbara Bowey
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Membership
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John Pettitt
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Champtoceaux
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Joyce Timpson
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Liederbach
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Website…
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Stuart
Clifton,
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Publicity
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Sheila
Hollingworth
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Meeting
Speakers
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Ian Lucking,
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Committee:-
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Lin Newman,
Julie Blackwell-West, John Blackwell, Brian Bowey, Avril Pettitt,
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Council
Representative
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Lesley
Nicholls or Susan Shaw
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Honorary
President
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Mayor
of Verwood Peter Richardson
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Normally
the
Committee meets on the 1st Monday of each month. in the Town Council Offices.
Past
Events
S ince
my last Newsletter issued in December we have enjoyed interesting Speakers
at the Members Evenings held at the Heritage Centre on the second Thursday
of each month. My thanks to Ian Lucking for arranging such a cross-
section of fascinating subjects. For example :-
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January
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Private
Detective Agency
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February
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Wildlife
in Zimbabwe
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March
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Portrait
Photography
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April
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Ancient
Egypt
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May
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Quiz
Night
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Thanks
go to the Committee Members who help to make these evenings a success by
helping with the refreshments, door entrance, raffle and venue etc.
O ur
speaker at the January Members evening, Ian Cross, who talked about his
work at the private detective agency very kindly donated his fee to a
charity of our choice. This was discussed and sent to Julia`a House. A
letter of thanks has been received from them.
T he
weekend of 2nd May saw the departure of the Excursion to Rouen to view
Monet`s garden. Unfortunately I could not go myself but have heard from
many of those who attended and they had a thoroughly enjoyable time.
Thanks
go to Terry Bright for his hard work in organising the trip and making it
a success and enjoyable for everyone.
Press Coverage
O ur
Press officer on the committee is Sheila Hollingworth. She has been giving
accounts of our Members evenings and forthcoming events to the local
media. Recently she was invited into the studios of Forest FM to be
interviewed about the Town Twinning Association. Sheila fully expected the
interview to be recorded and edited but on arrival she quickly learnt that
it would be broadcast live! She did a splendid job and thoroughly enjoyed
the experience. Well done Sheila.
What`s On
T he
Members Evenings have been extended to run through the summer (with the
exception of August) to include a variety of speakers
The
next Members Evening is scheduled for Thursday 12th June when a speaker
from the Dorset Wildlife Trust will talk about Brownsea Island.
On
Monday 7th July a coach excursion is planned to visit Windsor Castle and a
riverboat trip along the Thames. A few places are currently still
available.
T he
July Members Evening is scheduled for 10th July when the past Mayor of
Verwood Peter Richardson will be giving a talk on his experiences as a
councillor and as Mayor. He will tell of the fascinating places that he
has visited over the past year. Thanks go to Peter as he has been an
active member of the Town Twinning committee within his role as Honorary
President of the Association.
T he
Verwood Concert Brass are holding a Fete on the Recreation Ground on 12th
July and have asked lots of local organisations to participate by having a
stall on the day. We will be getting involved but the type of stall we
have is yet to be decided.
A ugust
sees us back at the Rotary Rustic Fayre on the Bank Holiday Monday 25th
with the usual Café Rene. Come and say hello and enjoy a glass of wine or
tea and coffee.
A n
official invitation was received from our Twinning friends in Champtoceaux
to visit for the weekend of August 27th until 1st September 2014. Many
Members have booked to go on this trip and it is kindly being organised by
Joyce Timpson.
A
Barn Dance to be held on Saturday 11th October at the Memorial Hall is
currently being organised so put the date in your diaries to be able to
enjoy a fun evening. Details will follow later in the year.
Summer
Tips
Many
of you will be now be thinking of holidays and perhaps crossing the
channel to Europe. If so, then our committee members John and Julie are in
the Brittany Ferries travel club and are able to offer discounts on
cross-channel ferries. Please contact them on email
juliebw@btconnect.com
for
details and offers.
H iring
a car whilst on holiday? Watch out for the added excess insurance
(typically £5 to £10 per day extra) when collecting your car. Excess
payments can be payable and are usually £1000 to £1500. When you hire a
car, the car hire company will normally include Collision Damage Waiver
(CDW) and Theft cover. This policy will come with what’s known as an
excess, or the charge you’ll have to pay if your rental vehicle gets
damaged or stolen. For example, let’s say you’ve hired a car and your
excess is £1,500. You’re involved in an accident that causes £5,000
worth of damage to your hire car. In this case, you’d have to pay your
car hire company £1,500 – even if the accident wasn’t your fault.
The
alternative is to take out excess insurance here in the UK for about £40
per annum. This can be arranged through the following providers:-
www.insurance4carhire.com
www.theaa.com
www.direct-carexcess.co.uk
It
could save you a lot of money.
I
hope
you have enjoyed my second newsletter. Feel free to pass it on to friends,
family and neighbours as we are always looking for new members to join us.
All that is left is to wish you all a good summer.
Clive
Grove, Chairman |
Verwood
and Three Legged Cross Twinning Association - UK
The Verwood & 3
Legged Cross 
