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      SOUTHEND & DISTRICT PENSIONER’S CAMPAIGN                                  “Digest “- November 2023 Joke:  Another good thing about being poor is that when your 70, your children will not have you declared legally insane in order to gain control of your estate. (Woody Allen). Issy Isaacs.  Our Committee Member and financial …

SOUTHEND & DISTRICT PENSIONER’S CAMPAIGN                                      “Digest “- October 2023 Quote “And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count-it’s the life in your years!! Abraham Lincoln In Committee Jean   met with Garda, a Marketing and Design Company,  together with Roger Savage, Deputy CEO of SAVS …

SOUTHEND & DISTRICT PENSIONER’S CAMPAIGN                                      “Digest “- September 2023 “I enjoy waking up and not having to go to work so I do it three or four times a day”  Bob Howes Change of Address:  Our email address has changed to southenddistrictpensioners@gmail.com Please use this address, and respond …

SOUTHEND & DISTRICT PENSIONER’S CAMPAIGN                                      “Digest “- August  2023 “Youth would be an ideal state if it came a little later in life” (Herbert Henry Asquith) Please help at our next Meeting. On Wednesday, 16th August we have four of our Committee Members who will be absent. It’s …

SOUTHEND & DISTRICT PENSIONER’S CAMPAIGN                             “Digest “- July  2023 “I’m very pleased to be here. Let’s face it, at my age I’m very pleased to be anywhere” (George Burns).  Last month’s Meeting. We were let down by the Co-op when our speaker failed to show-up. We decided to proceed …

Last month’s Meeting. Nikki Godfrey-Shaw from Essex Police talking about preventing fraud, Kevin Blake talking about Neighbourhood watch schemes and crime prevention. In Committee. We agreed that the Southend Transport Centre is not fit for purpose, and Jill will write to the Council Leader Tony Cox listing the various problems …

SOUTHEND & DISTRICT PENSIONER’S CAMPAIGN                             “Digest “ –  May, 2023 What the comments in the Retirement Speech really mean:- Active socially:  drinks heavily. Has the energy of a man half his age:  he’s worn out 6 young secretaries so far – and that’s just this year. Is well informed: …

SOUTHEND & DISTRICT PENSIONER’S CAMPAIGN                             “Digest “ –    April, 2023 “I don’t feel old. I don’t feel anything until noon. Then it’s time for my nap”  ( Bob Hope) Good News from the NPC London Region Council. We are pleased to see that at the recent Council Meeting in …

SOUTHEND & DISTRICT PENSIONER’S CAMPAIGN “Digest “  – March, 2023. As long as we live, there is never enough singing. (Martin Luther). LSE Research Study on Housing and Adult Care at last month’s AGM. At our AGM, Nicola and Jayeeta gave an outline of their project exploring the links between …

SOUTHEND & DISTRICT PENSIONER’S CAMPAIGN “Digest “- January, 2023. “Retirement must be a wonderful thing. I mean, you can suck in your stomach for only so long.”   (Burt Reynolds) Happy New Year to all our Member’s! Last month’s Meeting. We enjoyed hearing about the life of Peter Wilkins who was …

SOUTHEND & DISTRICT PENSIONER’S CAMPAIGN“Digest “ December, 2022The perks of getting older:“You’ve finally got your number of brain cellsdown to manageable size.”“You’ve got nothing left to learn the hardway.”Merry Christmas to all our readers!Our Member, Mr Brian Hill, kindly asked us toremind you that the old postage stamps maynow be …

SOUTHEND & DISTRICT PENSIONER’S CAMPAIGN                   November Digest 2022 Dying is not popular; it has never caught on. That’s understandable; it’s bad for the complexion.  (George Burns). Last month’s meeting. We enjoyed an interesting talk by Bob Delgarno on the river Thames with projected slides of an amazing collection of …

SOUTHEND & DISTRICT PENSIONER’S CAMPAIGN October Digest 2022 “The trouble with retirement is that you never get a day off”.   (Abe Lemons). Last month’s meeting. Our President, David Norman joined us to welcome His Worship the Mayor and Mayoress of Southend, Cllr. Kevin Robinson with his wife Debbie. Kevin gave …

SOUTHEND & DISTRICT PENSIONER’S CAMPAIGNSeptember Digest 2022“The greatest problem about old age is thefear that it might go on too long.”(A.J.P.Taylor).Queen Elizabeth IISouthend & District Pensioner’s Campaignare deeply saddened by the death ofQueen Elizabeth II, and the President,Committee and Members join theKingdom, Commonwealth and Realms inmourning. We send our deep …

SOUTHEND & DISTRICT PENSIONER’S CAMPAIGN Digest – July  2022 John David Stansfield 25th October 1931 – 26th June 2022 We were very sad to hear of the passing of our Honorary Treasurer, in post since August 2008. There will be a minutes silence at our July Meeting, and I shall …

SOUTHEND & DISTRICT PENSIONER’S CAMPAIGN June 2022 Football commentator quote: “There are more questions than answers being asked at the moment” (Stan Collymore) Brian Billins As at last Friday he remained in hospital.  What’s keeping him in is high blood pressure which threatens him to fall.  The good news is …

SOUTHEND & DISTRICT PENSIONER’S CAMPAIGN May 2022  “One of the advantages of being over 70 is that you only need 4 hours sleep.  True, but you need it four times a day” (Dennis Norden) Brian Billins Was to have been this month’s speaker.  Regrettably he was taken ill last weekend …

President: David Norman MBE. www.southendpensioners.org.uk President: David Norman MBE. Programme for 2023 18th January                 Doris Jones- what’s happening in the care sector 15th February               AGM and Lunch 15th March                    Stephen Meah-Sims, Director, Strategy, Change &Governance SCC  “ How the city consults with residents” 19th April                       Lin Catling “Post box Knitted …

SOUTHEND & DISTRICT PENSIONER’S CAMPAIGN March 2022  “For us elderly people not owning a computer is like not having a headache” (Edward Enfield) Editorial It is a fact that those who don’t learn from history are condemned to repeat it.  Germany was a case in point.  The country was so …

SOUTHEND & DISTRICT PENSIONS CAMPAIGN TREASURER’S REPORT FOR EGM 2020-21 Status The audited accounts show the liquid assets were Co-op bank balance, £1602.15 and cash £81.16 making a total of £1,683.  There were no liabilities.  The fixed assets, table cloth and display banner are now fully depreciated so have no …