January 2013 - Whiteley Village

Whiteley 

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V i l l a g e r 

www.whiteleyvillage.org.uk January 2013 

Ivy Gosden and her 

good friend Santa 

- he fi rst visited her 

over 100 years ago! 

S O’D

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 

5 

9am-1pm Private Function 

(H) 


(CON) 

10am Workout Zone (AC) 

8pm Big Bingo (CON) 

4 

10.00am Indoor Bowls (H) 

2.00pm Putting Club (PCP) 

2.30 Bridge Club (IH) 

3 

9am Men’s Breakfast (CC) 

11am Communion (HH) 

1.30pm WADS (H) 

2.15 Meditation (St Mark’s) 

6.15pm Whist (CON) 

7pm Workout Zone (AC) 

2 

10am Library open (S) 

10am Art Group (AC) 

2pm Library open (S) 

1 

New Year’s Day 

CON = Conservatory 

C = Club 

DR = Dining Room 

H = Hall 

HH = Huntley House 

S = Store 

AC = Activities Centre 

CC = Care Centre 

IH = Ingram House 

BG = Bowling Green 

BP = Bowls Pavilion 

SP = Swimming Pool 

Sanc = Sanctuary 

PCP = Putting Club Pavilion 

12 

6 

10am St Mark’s 

10.45am Sanctuary in HH 


(H) 


(CON) 


11 



2.30pm Bridge Club (IH) 

10 

9.15am Keep Fit (H) 


11am Communion (HH) 



2.30pm Drop In (AC) 



9 

9am WDFAS (H) 

10am Holy Communion 

(St Mark’s) 



2pm Camera Club (AC) 


6.30pm Bingo (CON) 

7.30pm Jack & the Beanstalk 

(Walton Playhouse) 

8 

9am Ladies’ Breakfast (CC) 

10am Drop In (AC) 


1.30pm Bridge (AC) 

6pm Beginners’ Tap Class (H) 

7 

9:30am Zumba (H) 

10am Theatregoers (CON) 

1.45pm Craft (CON) 

2pm Indoor Bowls (H) 


7.05pm Bridge (IH 

3pm Table Tennis (H) 

7pm Line Dancing (H) 

19 


(H) 


(CON) 


8pm Big Bingo (CON) 

18 



2.30pm Bridge Club (IH) 

17 



11am Communion (CC) 





16 

Copy Date for Villager 



2pm Fundraising Meeting (H) 


2pm Story Club 

15 

9am Private Function (CON) 





14 


10am Royal British Legion 

(CON) 


2pm DeafPlus (CC) 



7.05pm Bridge (IH 

13 




7pm Line Dancing (H) 

26 


(H) 


(CON) 


7pm Thai Night (HH) 

25 



2.30 Bridge Club (IH) 

7pm Burns Night (H) 

24 






2.30pm Drop In (AC) 

6.30 Private Function (H) 



23 




22 





21 





7.05pm Bridge (IH) 

20 




7pm Line Dancing 

Remember 

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Lunches in the Club 

Wednesday—Friday 

Carvery on Sundays 

Swimming Pool Timetable 

Monday 9 —11am 

Tuesday 9 —11am 

Wednesday 9am — 4pm 

7.30 — 9.30pm 

Thursday 9 —11am 

7.30 — 9.30pm 

Friday 9 —11am 

Saturday 3 — 7pm 

Sunday 11.30am — 2pm 

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30 




2pm Story Club 

29 

10am Drop In (HH) 




28 





7.05pm Bridge (IH) 


7pm Line Dancing 

Editorial 

Heather and I would like to 

take this opportunity to thank 

the many people who have 

contributed to the magazine 

over the last year. We are 

particularly grateful to the club 

secretaries who manage to get 

their articles in so promptly, 

and to the hard working 

photographers. Special thanks 

also go to Jim Buckley for the 

work he does in getting photos 

ready for printing. 

An ailing print machine is 

proving increasingly unreliable 

in reproducing photos and we 

know how disappointing that 

can be for the photographers. 

Th e engineers, now frequent 

visitors to the Village, were 

surprised to fi nd that the 

machine was working at all, 

as it has produced more than 

a million prints - mostly 

magazine! Th e Trust is 

looking at ways of improving 

production in the future but 

until then, please bear with us 

- and keep those photos and 

articles coming. 

Th ere are a number of new 

initiatives in the Village for 

2013 ranging from the opening 

of a small shop in Huntley 

House to a new club and a 

monthly treat for classical 

music fans. It’s all in these 

pages. 

May all your wishes for 2013 be 

granted. Hazel and Heather 

Blessed are those who 

can laugh at themselves 

for they shall never 

cease to be amused. 

Contents 

Benefi ts update ..................... 5 

Brooklands Bus dates ......... 11 

Bus Driver helper needed ..... 9 

Church Services .................. 14 

Copy Date .......................... 16 

DeafPlus ............................. 13 

Dog Walker Safety ............... 8 

Drop In ................................ 7 

Fundraising for New Year 6&8 

Gifts to staff ......................... 4 

Lent Course ....................... 16 

Letters ................................ 22 

Peterbus - do you use it? ..... 11 

Stroke Support info ............ 12 

© Whiteley Homes Trust 

No part to be reproduced without 

permission. 

Photographs remain the property 

of the owners and should not be 

used without their permission. 

Features 

Blue Sapphire Anniversary ....21 

Care Centre Lottery Grant ...10 

Charity Shop Congratulations 9 

Christmas Photos .........18 & 19 

Cinnamon Trust ....................16 

Classical Music Concert ..........6 

Jack and the Beanstalk .............7 

Journey of Life .......................15 

Julie Williamson ....................13 

Last Days 0f 2012 ...................5 

Musical Wonderland .............20 

Th e Kindness of Stranger ......17 

Valentine Recital......................7 

Burns’ Night 

Dinner/Dance 

Friday 25 th January 

Village Hall 

6:30pm for 7:00pm 

Raffle Entertainment Bar Piper 

Tickets £12.50 

An optimist stays up until 

midnight to see the New 

Year in. A pessimist stays 

up to make sure the old year 

leaves. 

Bill Vaughn 

Contact: Roy or Office 842360 

Limited to 100 - please book early 

Payment by 18 th January please 

January 2013 Whiteley Villager 3

The Warden 

Writes 

Our cover photo of Ivy 

Gosden and Santa sums 

up much that is good about 

this wonderful time of year in 

Whiteley Village. Santa was a 

great hit at the Drop In as party 

goers forgot the years, donned 

paper hats and joined in the 

festive fun. 

To Santa, and to all the staff 

and Villagers who ‘went the 

extra mile’ I would like to say a 

heartfelt thank you on behalf of 

us all. I know that I mentioned 

last month the work that 

was going on for Christmas, 

and some might dismiss staff 

eff orts as “only being their 

job”, but the reality is that a 

great deal of thought and love 

goes into making the season 

special. I am aware that for 

some Villagers, Christmas can 

be a diffi cult time coping with 

failing health or sad memories 

of loved ones and Christmases 

past but a huge, unseen eff ort 

is put in by many staff and 

caring Villagers to help their 

neighbours through this time. 

It seems, to me at least, that 

the Christmas events in the 

Village go from strength to 

strength and some of them this 

year were the best we’ve ever 

had. Th ank you to everyone, 

organisers and helpers alike, 

who helped to make them so 

good. 

Christmas is, of course, a time 

for giving, and for receiving. Th e 

Trustees and staff , and certainly 

Carole Ann and I, would like to 

thank those Villagers who sent 

us Christmas and New Year 

greetings. It is always good to 

feel valued, but it does bring me 

to the delicate subject of gifts 

for staff . 

Some of you are perhaps not 

aware of the Trust policy of not 

permitting staff to receive gifts 

from Villagers or their families 

at any time, as they can be so 

easily misconstrued. In the past 

we have turned a blind eye to 

the occasional box of toff ees or 

biscuits as the sentiments such 

gifts expressed were readily 

appreciated. 

However, this year we were 

quite overwhelmed with the 

generosity of some of the 

gifts off ered and, as refusal 

can so easily off end, it became 

quite awkward on at least one 

occasion. Th ere is clearly a 

balance to be struck and we 

will have to be fi rmer in future. 

Meanwhile, if you are feeling 

especially grateful to a member 

of staff for help given, why not 

simply write a thank you card? 

You would be surprised how 

much a few words are valued 

and the embarrassment of 

refusing a gift is easily avoided. 

LIVING HISTORY 

Even in Whiteley Village, 

where longevity of individuals 

and marriages is often taken 

for granted, Mr and Mrs 

Twilley, George and Gwen, are 

remarkable. Th ey have recently 

celebrated their Blue Sapphire 

anniversary. Th at is an amazing 

65 years of marriage. Elsewhere 

in the magazine Mr Twilley 

has described how they met 

and the role of the Second 

World War in their story. His 

wife was a Wren (Gwen the 

Wren, it was made to be!) who 

met Eisenhower, Churchill 

and Monty… but enough 

from me, read their article. It 

reinforces how remarkable are 

the experiences of our residents 

and how important it is that we 

capture some of them before 

the memories fade. I have 

mentioned before an initiative 

to record Villager life histories 

for posterity through our 

museum. If you would like to 

have your story included please 

contact Richard Exworthy. 

Staying with that link, I 

understand that, following 

on from Richard’s article last 

month, some hardy folk have 

volunteered to undertake 

sponsored parachute jumps 

for the Trust. All I can say is 

– I salute you! Having had my 

undercarriage sorted out once 

(a new knee!), I do not intend 

to tempt fate by joining you. 

However, I will be cheering you 

on, but with both feet fi rmly on 

the ground! 

A very happy and healthy New 

Year to everyone - see you in 

2013! Mike Roycroft 

An Appreciative 

Look Back at 

the Last Days 

of 2012 

One of the quirks of magazine 

deadlines is that I am having 

to write this during an icy, subzero, 

pre-Christmas afternoon, 

whilst with any luck you will 

be reading the words during 

a January ‘Indian Summer’ 

(… but maybe not). Anyway I 

wanted to take this opportunity 

to wish everyone the best for 

2013. 

It is also a good opportunity 

to thank a few people for their 

eff orts during December: 

Th e Support Workers, Kelly 

and Vanetia did a grand job 

in putting on the “Dropin 

Christmas Party”, even 

persuading our local ‘Bodie and 

Doyle’ who were in attendance 

to forego their usual blue 

uniforms in favour of bright red 

cloaks and white whiskers. 

Th e Villagers’ Christmas 

Party on 13 th December was 

probably the best for many 

years. A big thank you to Roy 

Hone for undertaking much 

of the organisational work that 

goes on behind the scenes. 

Hopefully, everyone will now 

understand that with numbers 

restricted to 120 it is important 

to book your ticket to any 

social event well in advance. I 

think Dionne, Patsy, and Th eo 

from Caterplus also deserve a 

mention for delivering such a 

good spread on the night. 

Finally, and moving away 

from the December focus, I 

would like to publically thank 

Bedroom Tax, and other 

methods of separating 

a man from his money, have 

been much talked about in 

the media in recent weeks. 

Earlier in the year there was 

the same type of speculation 

about whether Housing 

Benefi t would be scrapped. 

Th e problem is often that the 

anxiety provoking questions 

are being asked well in 

advance of government 

providing us with answers. 

I now feel comfortable 

enough with the information 

available to be able to allay 

some of the anxieties that may 

be out there: 

For the year commencing 1 st 

April 2013 it is expected that 

the Housing Benefi t criteria, 

as far as it relates to those 

living in our cottages or in 

Huntley House, will remain 

broadly unaltered. If you 

currently receive full Housing 

Benefi t you should continue 

to do so. If you do happen 

Benefi ts Update 

two gentlemen who have been 

invaluable to the Village during 

2012. Peter Aldhouse, has been 

a real friend to the Activities 

Centre users, giving of his time 

every week to ensure the place 

is clean and tidy. John Elson 

has similarly given his time to 

help support the shuttle bus 

service, and particularly to drive 

the regular Tuesday service to 

Brooklands. 

Happy New Year to all! Paul 

Martin 

to receive a letter telling you 

otherwise then please make an 

appointment to see someone 

from the Welfare team as soon 

as possible. 

Th ere should be no one living 

in our cottages who needs to 

worry about the “bedroom tax” 

– you live in a property that is 

currently excluded from such 

concepts. 

You may also be aware that 

assistance with Council Tax 

is changing. Th e statement 

made by Elmbridge Boroough 

Council in mid-December 

seems to confi rm that they are 

fully behind the policy that 

pensioners should be protected 

from any change. Th erefore if 

you currently pay no council 

tax it is likely that this will 

continue to be the case next 

year. 

I must qualify the above advice 

by saying that it does not apply 

to either staff housing or Coach 

House Mews. Paul Martin 

4 Whiteley Villager January 2013 January 2013 Whiteley Villager 5

Starting 

mid January 

Once a month 

Classical Music 

Concert 

New for 2013 

[actual date will be announced on 

notice boards during fi rst week of 

January 2013] 

Come along and listen to 

classical favourites from 

Albinoni to Wagner. 

Monthly afternoon music in 

the acoustic excellence of St 

Mark’s Church. 

Concerts will normally 

last between 1 to 2 hours 

[programme dependant] with 

an interval of 15 minutes 

serving tea/coff ee and home 

made cakes. 

Our fi rst presentation will be 

entitled “Great Music from the 

16 th to 20 th Century.” A musical 

guide presented by Graham 

Burgess. 

Tickets Price £2.50 including 

tea and cakes. 

It is never too late to give 

up your prejudices. 

Henry Thoreau 

Getting Fund Raising Off to a 

Good Start for the New Year 

eBay for Whiteley Village 

A number of kind people have 

recently donated some truly 

beautiful items to be sold on 

eBay in aid of Whiteley Village. 

Th e quality - and therefore the 

likely value - of the donated 

items suggest that we are right 

to give e-Bay a try, but to 

ensure that we really do get 

the best return the sale process 

needs a vigilant eye. 

Is there a Villager with the 

skills and experience of eBay 

who would be happy to help 

me with this? I would like to 

get things moving as soon as 

possible so please do have a 

chat with me if you think this is 

something you would like to be 

involved with. 

We had to be in it to win! 

Just in time for Christmas, 

Awards for All (aka Th e 

National Lottery) have 

confi rmed a grant of £10,000 

to the Care Centre, which 

will go towards the cost of 

transforming an old courtyard 

into an indoor sensory garden, 

easily accessible by all. Read 

more about this in Matron’s 

article on Page 10. 

Professor Mark Britton 

Following the retirement of 

Bill Biddell, who had served 

Whiteley Village as a Trustee 

for some 15 years or more, 

Mark Britton has kindly agreed 

to serve as the new Chairman 

on the Trustees’ Fundraising 

and Marketing Subcommittee. 

Mark, who has some wonderful 

experience in fundraising with 

the Ashford and St Peter’s 

Hospitals NHS Trust and the 

British Lung Foundation, will 

introduce himself more fully to 

you in a future edition of this 

magazine. 

Mark is arranging a meeting in 

the Village Hall to introduce 

himself and talk about his wish 

to see a Villager Fundraising 

Committee - see Page 8. 

One giant leap for Whiteley 

Village… 

A number of brave/crazy* 

(delete as applicable!) people 

have contacted me to enquire 

about making a sponsored 

Parachute Jump. It would be 

great to have a large enough 

group of people to organise 

a jump solely for Whiteley 

Village, and at a nearby 

location. So, if you haven’t 

made your New Year resolution 

yet….? 

Th e Weybridge Festival of 

Running 

I’m delighted to confi rm that 

Th e Weybridge Festival of 

Running will take place within 

and around Whiteley Village 

on Saturday 1 st June. In 

the morning, there will 

be a 5k or 10k road-andwoodland 

race against 

the clock (entry fees 

will apply), whilst in the 

afternoon sponsored 

teams of runners will compete 

in Th e Alms Race, a fun-run 

meets obstacle-course. If your 

running shoes won’t fi t you any 

more, perhaps you could be a 

volunteer helper on the day? 

More information on this and 

all our fundraising initiatives 

can be found on our website 

www.whiteleyvillage.org.uk 

I wish you all a very happy 

Christmas and a great New 

Year. Richard Exworthy 

“Let There Be 

Love” 

Clarinet & Poetry 

A recital of 

clarinet and poetry 

by Valerie and Chris 

Huntley House 

at 2.30pm on 

Thursday 14 th 

February 

Tickets: £3.00 including tea 

and cake 

from Roy Hone, Agnes 

(Huntley House) or the 

General Office 

The Desborough Players 

invite Whiteley Villagers 

to a Dress Rehearsal of 

at the Cecil Hepworth Playhouse 

Walton-on-Thames 

on Wednesday 9th January 

at 7:30pm 

(A Village bus will be laid on for those 

without transport - please see Store Notice 

Board for details) 

8 th Exercise Activities Centre 

15 th Bingo Activities Centre 

22 nd Quiz Activities Centre 

29 th Hand Care Huntley House 

Thursdays at 2:30 pm 

10 th Activities Centre 

24 th Activities Centre 

Drop In 

Tuesdays at 

10:00 am 

Come along and join in the fun - fi rst timers always welcome 


Estate 

Clippings 

I would like to wish everyone in 

the Village a warm welcome to 

the New Year. Th ere will be a 

few changes in the department 

and hopefully new staff to help 

us in our tasks. Presently the 

team is working on thinning 

some neglected areas on the 

estate which will improve not 

only the visual aspects but 

increase the variation of fl ora 

and fauna living in the area. 

Work on the woodland paths 

will begin again shortly and 

with any luck should be 

completed by late spring. All 

we can hope for is some drier 

weather over the coming 

months allowing us to continue 

without producing too much 

mud during the project. 

Once again, please pass on any 

requests for any work needed 

during these cold months to 

Lois or reception and we will 

endeavour to get to them as 

soon as possible. Ian Lansley, 

Estate Manager 

Dodging the Dog Walkers Store Driving Miss 

Daisy? 

Th e population of Whiteley 

Village has probably grown by 

10% over the past 12 months, as 

properties are refurbished and 

re-occupied, and with the new 

arrivals at Coach House Mews. 

It seems that the number of 

dogs has grown by an even 

greater percentage (with a 

signifi cant contribution from 

Agnes and Rev Terrie). 

Can I ask that dog owners who 

are out walking their pets early 

morning or late evening take 

measures to make themselves 

visible to car drivers. Th ere have 

been several reports of ‘near 

misses’ in recent weeks, with 

drivers not having seen the dog 

walker until the last moment. 

A luminous jacket of the type 

cyclists often wear or a torch 

attached to your clothing might 

be all that is required. But 

hey, it is not just dog walkers, 

anyone walking around the 

Village after dark might want 

to at least consider some light 

coloured clothing. Paul Martin 

Fundraising Meeting 16 th January 

I was delighted to be asked a 

few months ago to work with 

the Whiteley Village Trustees 

and lead the Subcommittee 

responsible for Fundraising 

and Marketing as it supports 

Richard Exworthy in his work. 

I would now like to explore the 

possibility of forming a Village 

Fundraising Committee. Th e 

Committee would be open to 

Residents of Whiteley Village, 

their family and friends, and 

other interested people, such 

as our neighbours in Waltonon-Th 

ames, Weybridge and 

Hersham, local business-people, 

sports clubs, etc. Th is new group 

will be encouraged to organise 

its own fundraising activities 

and events – but also to help 

make communication to and 

from the Trustees easier and 

clearer. Th e Trustees have plans 

for a very exciting fundraising 

event next year, to be held 

in the grounds of Whiteley 

Village, and we will need to 

work together with you to get 

the most out of it for everyone 

concerned. 

I have arranged that we can 

meet for an open discussion 

in the Village Hall on 

Wednesday 16 th January. 

Please arrive from 2pm for a 

2:30pm start. Tea and coff ee 

will be laid on. I hope to see a 

good turn-out and look forward 

to meeting you all. 

Prof Mark Britton, Chair of 

the F&M Subcommittee of the 

Trustees 

A big thank you for all those 

lovely cards from Villagers. We 

do appreciate it. 

Th is year we hope to introduce 

you to more new products 

and lots more off ers making 

the store your one-stop shop. 

Watch this space!! 

Please keep your own 

fl uff ! (A Laundry room 

reminder): Out of respect 

for every Villager who uses the 

laundry, please make sure you 

empty the lint tray and clean 

inside the dryers. I am sure you 

don’t want other people’s fl uff 

on your clothes (especially since 

they have just been washed) so 

please extend the same courtesy 

to others. Carol 

Smokers – a 

little reminder 

Please could you 

refrain from putting 

cigarette ends into 

the planters around 

the store. 

If you fancy spending 

some time behind the 

wheel volunteering 

your time helping 

Villagers get around 

by driving the Village 

Minibus, please 

contact the General 

Offi ce (842360). 

Just a day now 

and again would be 

most welcome from 

a reliable helper. 

Neil West, Bus Driver 

Post Office 

Now, hopefully, we are back to 

normality, remember we do all 

sorts of banking. (Th erefore you 

don’t have to take the bus into 

Walton in the cold.) Top up 

for those mobiles (making sure 

you are in touch 24/7), don’t get 

caught having a red reminder 

for all those important bills 

such as phone/electric. We will 

happily make sure your bills are 

paid without any admin fees. 

Noorie 

Charity Shop Congratulations! 

Th e volunteers who give of their time each week in the Charity 

Shop can sometimes feel disheartened when their daily takings 

appear small. It therefore seemed appropriate to highlight the 

total for the past year, from November 2011 to November 2012. 

You raised a whopping £3,144.07!!!! 

Th is money all goes into the Welfare Fund for the benefi t of all 

Villagers and is very much appreciated. Well done everybody - and 

thank you to all those who donated goods during the year. Jenny 

Millar 

Have you popped in to visit the Charity Shop? 

We have some excellent items for sale and are always glad of good 

quality donations. Th e volunteers also love to have visitors just 

saying hello so why not call in? 

We are open on Monday to Friday 9.30 am – 12.30 pm 

in the Stores Building. 


Care Centre Celebrates Lottery Grant 

We are going to start the 

new year off with some good 

fortune. Richard has been 

working hard on securing a 

Lottery Grant for £10.000 to 

transform our courtyard garden 

into a sensory garden for our 

residents and we have just heard 

that we have been granted this. 

We have also been fundraising 

as we need a total of about 13K 

to complete the project. 

We are so pleased that this 

vision will become a reality. It 

will be a sheltered area which 

residents will be able to access 

and enjoy. 

New Year Factoids 

Evidently you should not eat 

lobster or chicken on New 

Year’s Day as they can bring 

you bad luck - lobsters move 

backwards and chickens scratch 

in reverse and it is believed 

that eating them on New Year’s 

Day might cause a reversal of 

fortune! 

Big Bingo for 

January 

5th and 19th 

Please join us for 

a fun evening 

40% to 45% of adults make one 

or more resolutions each year. 

Top ones are to lose weight, 

exercise, quit smoking and 

better money management, by 

the second week of January 

25% have abandoned their 

resolutions! 

And lastly in Italy people wear 

red underwear on New Year’s 

Day as a symbol of good luck 

for the following year!! Hilary 

Harding 

Huntley House 

Over the Christmas period 

many residents and villagers 

enjoyed the Musical Evening 

held in our dining room, the 

festive bingo, the Christmas 

Carols followed by mulled wine 

and mince pies in Huntley 

House. 

Nearly 80 people sat down for 

Christmas Day lunch and the 

festive feasts continued with 

special lunches for Boxing Day 

and New Year’s Day, with many 

guests joining us for those too. 

January naturally will be a 

quiet month, however, our chef 

is currently organising a Th ai 

evening to take place on 26 th 

January. 

On behalf of myself and my 

staff I would like to wish you 

all a very Happy New Year and 

prosperity for 2013. Agnes 

A shop will be opening 

in January in Huntley House 

on a Monday morning (date 

to be announced). 

It would be appreciated 

if Residents would add to 

the form provided, any items 

or groceries they would like 

stocked. 

We look forward to this 

venture and meeting 

all the Residents. 

Jean Joiner 


Property 

Matters 

Sky Ask before You Buy! 

Th e Deputy Facilities Manager 

would like to remind cottage 

residents that the Trust must 

survey and agree locations for 

satellite dishes prior to residents 

ordering their services. Th ere 

are strict restrictions on where 

and how such equipment is 

installed. Failure to contact may 

result in the installation having 

to be removed. 

Th at’s the way to do it! 

Please remember that the best 

way to ensure that your job gets 

done is to report it through 

the Help Desk (that is a fancy 

way of saying Lois!). We still 

get many residents throwing 

themselves in front of milk 

fl oats to ask for work to be 

done. 

If you use the Help Desk 

(01932 825825 or call in at 

Centre Point between 09:30 

-11:00 Monday to Friday) we 

will give you a job number so 

Peterbus to end in March - 

Does this service cut aff ect you? 

Th is week the Surrey Herald 

carried the news that the 

Peterbus service is to cease as 

from the end of March 2013. 

Th is service, which passed 

through Hersham and Walton, 

was a transport service intended 

to take patients and visitors to 

St Peter’s Hospital. 

Th e reason given for the service 

being pulled is one based upon 

a lack of use, with the bus 

typically carrying no more than 

fi ve passengers. If this is indeed 

the situation, then it makes 

me even more disappointed 

that you can chase us up if we 

don’t turn up. If you are not 

given a job number, please insist 

on being given one. 

Please sir can I have some 

more? 

We do not mind you asking the 

hard working men who turn 

up to fi x something to take a 

look at another problem that is 

annoying you if it is dangerous 

or unsafe. In all other cases you 

should report the additional 

requests through the system 

mentioned previously. Th is 

helps us to track the type of 

work we are doing and provide 

the right people for the job. 

Please help us to help you. 

Th e Facilities Department wish 

all Villagers and colleagues 

a very happy New Year. 

John Pollard, Facilities Manager 

that my request last year for 

the Peterbus to be re-routed 

through Whiteley Village did 

not even merit a reply! 

It would be very useful to 

know just how many Villagers 

may suff er as a direct result 

of this loss of service. If you 

have used the Peterbus service 

during 2012, either to attend an 

appointment, visit someone in 

hospital, or to access some other 

point along the route, then 

please drop me a note outlining 

the details. Th ank you. Paul 

Martin 

Brooklands 

Bus Dates 

January 22 nd and 29 th 

February 5 th and 19 th 

Th e Village bus goes to 

Brooklands Retail Park 

(Tescos, Marks and Spencer, 

Argos, Currys) leaving at 

9.00am and 10.00am. 

Bookings, with £1.00, can 

be made at the General 

Offi ce and Centre Point. 


New Year 

Greeting 

from Welfare 

Department 

I hope you have all enjoyed the 

festivities over the Christmas 

and New Year period, and 

that full of good spirits (be 

they liquid or otherwise) you 

have made your New Year 

resolutions - which for so many 

of you will usually involve doing 

things to make others’ lives 

easier or happier. 

I would like to take this 

opportunity to thank everyone 

who called in to visit us last 

month in our new Welfare 

Offi ce. We really appreciated 

all of your good wishes and 

the many Christmas cards we 

received. It is so very warming 

to feel that love and aff ection, 

and it really helps to make our 

jobs feel both enjoyable and 

worthwhile. Some of you also 

gave us chocolates or biscuits, 

which was very kind, but really 

not necessary – and, when I 

get on the scales in the early 

New Year, I will probably regret 

having enjoyed those particular 

acts of kindness! 

I know that 2012 will be a hard 

act to follow – after all, the 

Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and 

the Olympics are over – but 

hopefully 2013 will be a happy 

year for everyone in Whiteley 

Village. Th at is certainly my 

New Year wish for you all. 

Barbara Collins,Welfare Manager 

Julie Williamson 

Human Resources and Training 

Hello to all you readers of the 

Whiteley Villager. 

I would like to take this 

opportunity to introduce myself 

as the new Human Resources 

and Training Offi cer, since 26 th 

November. I am based in the 

Admin offi ces of the Main 

Admin Building. 

I live locally in Staines and 

have enjoyed working in West 

London and Surrey most of my 

working life. 

DeafPlus 

Th e majority of my career 

has been spent within an HR 

environment having worked 

at the Job Centre, KONE 

PLC, Blue Arrow Recruitment 

and Ian Allan Travel. Th ese 

roles have been integrated 

with Payroll and Training 

responsibilities. 

I have two grown-up children, a 

son 24 and a daughter 22 years, 

they both work full time and 

have their own full time careers. 

In my spare time I enjoy 

costal walks with my Westie 

dog Charlie, keeping fi t, by 

attending zumba / salsa classes 

and lyric and poem writing, I 

also enjoy teaching children to 

read. 

I am looking forward to a 

long and successful career 

at the Trust and am thrilled 

to be given the opportunity 

of working at this beautiful 

location. Julie Williamson 

The mobile unit giving advice on hearing will 

visit Whiteley Village on 

Monday 

14 th January 

from 2:00 - 4:00pm 

outside the 

Care Centre 


St. Mark’s Church 

CHAPLAIN : Revd Terrie Stott (854658) 

Church Services in January 

Coff ee is served after the Service on the fi rst and third Sunday of each month 

6 th Th e Epiphany 10am Holy Communion 

9 th Wednesday 10am Holy Communion 

10 th Th ursday 11am Huntley House Communion 

13 th Baptism of Christ 10am Holy Communion 

17 th Th ursday 11am Whiteley House Holy Communion 

20 th 3 rd of Epiphany 10am Holy Communion 

27 rd 4 th of Epiphany 10am Holy Communion 

United Free Church 

(Th e Sanctuary) Upstairs Lounge, Huntley House 

Elder: Mrs Sheila Bartlett 

SUNDAY SERVICE at 10:45 am 

6 th January A surprise package 

13 th January David Ritchie 

20 th January Rev Tony Wingett 

27 th January John Christopher 

We have moved to Upstairs Lounge, Huntley House - Come and enjoy the warmth of the 

lounge and Christian fellowship with a coff ee after the service. 

Roman Catholic Mass 

(Transport is available for 11am Mass on Sundays) 

Enquiries to Mrs Veronica Robbins, Tel: 849447 

If you are unable to get to Mass, are housebound or sick and would like to receive Communion, 

please let me know. 

Th is month the Church will 

be celebrating Epiphany, the 

coming of the wise men to 

visit the child Jesus. Epiphany 

is about God being revealed 

to the world and the people 

of God beginning a new 

journey with him. Th e wise 

men followed a star which led 

them to the place of a special 

birth, God come to earth in 

human form, the birth of Jesus 

the Christ. Th e Wise Men, or 

Magi came from the East to 

witness and pay homage to the 

child of their prophecy who 

was to become a king of the 

Jewish people. Th eir journey 

would have been hard and full 

of danger as they travelled at a 

time of political and economic 

unrest. Th e feast of Epiphany 

comes at the end of the twelve 

days of Christmas. 

As we begin another year 

together {2013} it’s good 

to be reminded that life is a 

journey through which we can 

experience many wonders and 

joys, but because it is a life 

journey it will also inevitably 

hold hardships and sorrows 

Th e Journey of Life 

as well. My mother used to 

say “you cannot always live 

in sunshine; it’s the rain that 

makes the fl owers grow”. Life 

will always have its ups and 

downs, it is how you deal with 

them and move on from them 

which makes life happy or not. 

When I look at the heavens I 

see the vastness of the night 

sky and I realise that I am just a 

small part of the great wonder 

which is the world our God has 

given us. 

Faith for each of us is a very 

personal experience, and like 

the Wise Men who travelled 

seeking a king, all of us are 

on a journey of exploration as 

we fi nd the way of spiritual 

awareness which is right for us. 

As chaplain, I have the great 

privilege to share stories and 

experiences of diff erent people’s 

journeys and in December Dee 

Lockhart gave me a copy of her 

personal faith testimony, which 

she wrote in 1990, part of 

which she has said I can share 

with you. 

“Faith in the universe 

Twelve years ago Voyager 2 

was launched on its journey 

of exploration into space, and 

what wonderful data it is now 

beaming back. A brief fi fteen 

years ago the outer planets were 

unexplored, now, among others, 

we “see” Jupiter, a quarter of 

a billion miles away, and one 

thousand fi ve hundred times 

bigger than earth; not solid, 

it is composed of gas which 

is constantly in motion. A 

comforting fact emerges when 

we learn our sun still has about 

fi ve billion years to go before all 

its nuclear fuel is burnt up. 

Far from causing my faith to 

wobble, learning of all this new 

knowledge make me feel like 

letting my hair down, falling 

on my knees and praising 

God; and I echo the Psalmist, 

“Th e heavens declare the glory 

of God; and the fi rmament 

sheweth his handywork” 

(what stops me 

is the fact that, in the 

event, my nearest and 

dearest would probably 

phone the doctor and 

have me carted off ). 

And so once again 

on the long road I 

am travelling, I pick 

myself up, dust myself 

down” and rejoice! Our 

redeemer lives. (Dee 

Lockhart)” 

Like the Wise Men 

who journeyed 


following the star to meet with 

Jesus the King, many people see 

the wonder of the universe as 

a sign of his work in creation, 

leading them to knowledge of 

God. My prayer for this new 

year is that we may all fi nd 

wonder, joy and hope in our 

journey through life. Rev Terrie 

Ash 

Wednesday and 

a Lent Course 

Ash Wednesday is on 13 th 

February when we shall have a 

service of ‘Ashing’ at 10am in 

St Mark’s Church. Th is is the 

day that we begin our journey 

to Easter in penitence and faith, 

coming to God and asking him 

to help us keep a Holy Lent 

that we might prepare to meet 

with the risen Christ on Easter 

Sunday morning with sins 

forgiven and lives made new. 

During Lent I will be holding 

a lent course in the Village to 

which everyone is invited. Th e 

times and venues will be in the 

February Villager. Rev Terrie 

In his last speech in the House 

of Lords before he steps down 

as Archbishop of Canterbury, 

Dr Rowan Williams said too 

many older people were being 

‘tolerated’ rather than valued. 

He said that the ‘extremes of 

life’ - childhood and old age 

- were both being sidelined 

because of an ‘eccentric idea’ 

that only those in the so-called 

Amen to Th at! 

Rest In Peace 

30/11/12 Miss Diana 

Green, aged 88, who 

moved into Redwood 

Wing in June 2010. 

01/12/12 Mrs Isobel 

Lesueur, aged 97, who 


Wing in April 2011. 

12/12/12 Mrs Dorothy 

Nightingale, aged 91, who 


Wing in February 2011. 

COPY DATE 

FOR FEBRUARY 

MAGAZINE 

WILL BE 

WEDNESDAY 

16 TH JANUARY 

prime of life could make a 

contribution. 

Opening a debate on how 

elderly people should be viewed 

as ‘participants’ rather than 

‘passengers’ the Archbishop said 

that society was so frenetically 

oriented towards youth that it is 

missing out on the contribution 

older people can make. (News 

- 14 December) 

Th e Cinnamon Trust 

can help Pet Owners 

in Crisis 

I know there are a number of 

Villagers who really love their 

pets, but this attitude of caring 

also brings extra concerns. 

“What will happen to my pet, 

if I am suddenly unable to care 

for it? “ 

Roy and I have recently signed 

up with the Cinnamon trust 

as voluntary, short-term, foster 

carers. If we had a car we could 

off er to do more. 

Th e Cinnamon Trust have a 

national network of more than 

14 000 volunteers who will walk 

dogs for the infi rm, take animals 

to the vet if needed, off er short 

or long term fostering for pets 

and generally help the elderly 

to continue a relationship with 

their much loved pet, even 

when the owner has become less 

than capable. All volunteers are 

registered and carry an identity 

card. 

For more details and if you feel 

the need to have this added 

peace of mind regarding the 

future of your pet, contact 

01736 758707. Pam Corke 

Th e Kindness of Strangers at Christmas 

was travelling to Wimbledon 

I recently to stay with one of 

my sons for a pre-Christmas 

weekend. In a rush to get on 

the train, I inadvertently left 

my handbag on one of the seats 

on the Platform. Of course it 

contained my phone, cash for 

the weekend, and the normal 

very necessary ‘stuff ’ a woman 

carries in her handbag! 

However, I was lucky enough to 

still have my ticket and Debit 

Card in my hand after having 

bought it at the machine. I 

quickly got off at Hersham to 

retrace my steps - but the next 

train to Walton was going to be 

an hour later and there was no 

taxi rank. 

In desperation I entered an 

offi ce and begged help from a 

Receptionist. Th e staff there 

were wonderfully kind and 

phoned for a taxi for me. But 

in this technological age, I 

couldn’t remember the mobile 

number of my son who was 

waiting at Wimbledon Station 

for me - as that was in my 

phone – in my bag! 

Th e taxi driver was also very 

kind and actually carried my 

suitcase onto the platform 

where the offi cials were really 

helpful and polite, but said 

there was no hope of retrieving 

my bag as it was probably 

already in a bin somewhere! 

I eventually arrived at 

Wimbledon, meeting my 

son with the news that I had 

been very foolish and lost my 

handbag - to which he replied 

that he already knew! 

Whilst I had been trying to get 

back to Walton, four pupils 

from Selesian School had found 

my handbag and contacted my 

friends in Whiteley Village. 

Luckily these friends had access 

to my fl at and left me a quick 

note with my handbag to give 

the four youngsters names and 

their school. My friends went 

on to say they had given the 

young people a lift home as 

it was by then pouring with 

rain. Th ey also knew my son 

and had his mobile number (in 

case I was ill), so were really 

pleased to ring him and let him 

know what had happened so he 

would not be worried if I was 

late. 

Th e pupils who were so really 

very kind are - 

Rebecca Burgess, Tom Fox, 

Chris Cawley and James 

Pompei. 

Th is is a heartfelt THANK 

YOU to them for not only their 

kindness, but their refusal to 

accept a reward when it was 

off ered. 

I am now busy spreading the 

word that teenagers these 

days are not all bad as is often 

discussed by the elderly. I am 

really grateful to those four 

pupils who have not only saved 

me quite a bit of money but 

also the hassle of cancelling 

cards etc. 

My best wishes for the New 

Year go to them and also to the 

railway staff and taxi driver who 

were so kind to me. Patricia 

Green 

Welcome 


Above: Sorry ladies, we couldn’t resist it! 

Original photo Sonia O’Donnell 

Below: A moody view from the balcony at the Village Party 

Photo: Kate Haywood 

Villagers’ 

Christmas 

Party 2012 

Th is year we cracked it, food 

excellent, music suitable and 

everyone seemed to enjoy 

themselves. 

Th e idea of charging £2.00 

did solve the problem of nonattendance, 

only seven missed 

the evening compared to the 

usual 30+ not turning up for 

some reason or another and 

food paid for wasted. Every 

penny of the £2.00 charged 

went on raffl e prizes. 

Once again the team of Pauline 

and Bill, Alan and Sheila, did a 

superb job of laying tables and 

making the Hall look inviting. 

Sylvia always there to sort any 

problems, thank you all for your 

time, and thank 

you to the people 

who donated 

prizes. 

Th e food I think 

deserves a special 

mention because 

I have on many 

occasions had cause 

to be unhappy but 

I must congratulate 

Dionne, Th eo 

and the staff 

of Caterplus. 

Presentation, 

quantity and above 

all taste were 

excellent. 

Th ank you all for 

supporting the party and thanks 

to the Trust for paying the bill. 

Roy Hone 

“Forget about posting the 

Christmas Cards - we’ve all 

gone to a party!” 

Letterbox photo: Kate Haywood 

Top: Some faces at the Christmas Party. 

Pics by Eric Shurmer 

Right: Santa gets a grip on Ivy at the Drop 

In party. Photo by Sonia O’Donnell 


A Musical Wonderland 

On Friday 30 th November 

Whiteley Village residents 

were given a preview of the 

Elmbridge Youth Th eatre’s ‘A 

Musical Wonderland’. Th is 

is an excellent group of young 

people whose combined talent 

results in overall and individual 

performances of the highest 

standard. 

Two outstanding performances 

should be given special 

mention. Kirsty Bottrall gave 

a superb performance of Roxy 

that any West End artiste 

would fi nd enviable. Her 

movement, timing and delivery 

in this number was faultless. 

To my mind she has all the 

ingredients required to make a 

successful professional artiste. 

Th e same must be said of James 

Stearn in his rendition of ‘I am 

what I am’. Th is young man 

raised the roof of the Village 

Hall and the Villagers gave 

him a thunderous applause. He 

too has the talent and stage 

presence of the professional 

theatre. 

Another outstanding 

performance was given by the 

young men of this group with 

singing, dancing and acrobatic 

input. Th e sheer power and 

energy emanating from these 

young men was electrifying. 

Th is entire group must be 

congratulated in their ability 

to maintain such a high 

standard when considering 

the work and time given to its 

Table 

Tennis Club 

production whilst at the same 

time coping with the demands 

of everybody’s life either at 

school or a full time job. 

Finally, one must congratulate 

the director, producer and 

musical backup team and all 

those working back stage, 

without whom a show of this 

calibre would not have been 

possible. Linda Roth 

Above: Group from Elmbridge 

Youth Th eatre 

Below: Kirsty Bottrall 

Photos by Linda Roth 


Every Sunday at 3:00 until 5:00pm 

in the Village Hall 

New term starts Sunday 6 th January. 

All welcome. Th ere are bats to 

borrow or for sale (£2.50). 

Ball and opponent provided. 

A Blue Sapphire (65th) Wedding Anniversary 

for George and Gwen Twilley - Congratulations! 

After I left school I trained 

as a shoe maker and 

repairer. When I joined the 

Royal Marines in 1940, I was 

attached to the Mobile Naval 

Base Defence Organisation 

1 (stores) in the shoe repair 

workshop. I was based in Egypt 

from1941 to1943 followed 

by seven months in Ceylon. 

In 1944, Mobile Naval Base 

Defence Organisation 1, under 

the command of Admiral 

Ramsey, advanced through 

Belgium, then Paris and fi nally 

to Minden in Germany. (Th ey 

were disbanded and absorbed 

into the Marines at the end of 

that year). 

Gwen enlisted in the WRNS 

in 1944 and was stationed at 

Portsmouth. She was posted 

to Southwick House as a 

messenger and was there during 

D Day. Th is meant that she had 

to stand outside the map room 

ready to run communications, 

day and night, to the duty 

offi cers who were based in huts 

in the woods around the house. 

She remembers that General 

Eisenhower asked her if she 

would like a chair and she 

replied that she was not allowed 

to sit on duty. She also said that 

Winston Churchill was polite, 

but General Montgomery did 

not speak to her. 

In 1945 Gwen was attached 

to the Allied Naval Combined 

Expeditionary Force (ANCXF) 

which set up headquarters in 

Minden so 

Gwen and 

I ended up 

in the same 

place. She 

used to pop 

in to the shoe 

workshop with 

a friend for 

cups of tea as 

we always had 

the tea urn at 

the ready. On 

VJ Day there 

was a party to 

celebrate the 

end of the war 

and with some 

encouragement 

from Gwen’s 

friend, we 

fi nally spoke to 

each other. 

We kept in 

touch after we 

went back to England and once 

we were demobbed we were 

able to meet.We were married 

in Southall in December 1947. 

We have two daughters, one 

grandson, three granddaughters 

and one great-grandson. 

For many years, I had my own 

shoe repair shops in Hampton, 

Middlesex and Gwen and I 


worked together. Later, I had 

various jobs and Gwen, who 

was an excellent typist worked 

as an offi ce supervisor. 

We retired to Devon in 1997 

and spent 13 happy years there, 

but we decided we would like 

to be nearer to our family and 

were lucky enough to move to 

Whiteley Village in 2010. 

I played cricket for many years 

and in later life Gwen and I 

played bowls. We are not as 

mobile now, but we join in with 

as many activities as we can and 

enjoy them all. 

2012 has been an eventful 

year for our family. In July, our 

granddaughter Caroline and 

her partner had a baby boy 

– our fi rst great-grandchild. 

In October our granddaughter 

Naomi was married. By 

coincidence, she met her 

husband, who is Bavarian, 

whilst working for a German 

motor sport team. Th ey live 

in Bavaria. Next April our 

granddaughter, Suzie is to 

marry. 

For our Diamond Wedding 

anniversary, the family arranged 

for a private dinner in the 

Admiral’s room on board HMS 

Belfast. It was an unforgettable 

evening. With so much else 

happening in the family this 

year, our 65 th Anniversary was 

a lot quieter – lunch at the 

Club Café- but we do intend 

to celebrate our 70 th in style! 

George Twilley 

There is no remedy for 

love, but to love more. 

Henry Thoreau 

Your Letters 

HELPING HANDS 

APPRECIATED 

My sincere thanks to all the 

kind and thoughtful Villagers 

who off ered their help and 

support over the period of 

my recent surgery. Your care 

and good wishes were much 

appreciated, and I am now up 

and mobile again. Once again 

my grateful thanks. Ena Price 

FACILITIES 

DEPARTMENT 

WARMED US UP 

Th ank you to the members 

of the Facilities Department 

for their help in resolving our 

heating problems. Special 

thanks to George, Steve and 

Raymond and also to Chris 

Field for ordering the new 

radiators. Th e increased heating 

in our cottage has made a huge 

diff erence to our lives. Maureen 

and Ronnie Little 

NEW YEAR 

GREETING FOR ALL 

THE STAFF 

We would like to extend 

our appreciation to all the Staff 

who so diligently perform their 

duties, no matter what the 

weather, with a special mention 

for the Grounds Staff driving 

the tractors and Michael 

pushing his wheelbarrow for 

many miles and always with a 

smile and willingness to help. 

We would like to say ‘Th ank 

you and may the New Year be 

good to you all.’ Charles and 

Erica McAdam 

allotments 

A Very Happy New Year to 

everyone! Most of us gardeners 

will be quite glad to see the 

back of 2012 and hoping the 

weather in 2013 will be kinder 

to us and our crops. No doubt 

we’ll be sitting down as usual 

this month with those tempting 

seed catalogues….. 

Just a reminder - next meeting 

for all allotment-holders will 

be 18 th February at 10:30am in 

the Conservatory. Anyone who 

would like a plot, please contact 

John Banks. Judith Lucas 

bowling 

A very Happy New Year to 

everyone from all the Bowls 

Club 

A reminder that the INDOOR 

BOWLS will restart on Friday 

4 th January. We meet on Fridays 

in the Hall from 10am- 

12md and on Mondays from 

2 - 4pm and also are joined 

by Oatlands Club on Monday 

evenings from 7 - 9pm. Lots 

of opportunities for anyone 

interested to come and join us. 

Th e Outdoor Season does not 

start till April but we will be 

having a Coff ee Morning with 

Enrolment for the new season 

in the Spring - the date to be 

announced in the Magazine and 

all details will be on the notice 

board outside the stores. 

Th e fi rst Committee Meeting 

will be on Tuesday 15 th January 

in the Hall. 

Here’s to a great 2013 of Bowls. 

Pat and Oscar 

camera club 

Th e 2012 programme drew to a 

close with the fi nal round of the 

Challenge Cup competition. 

Each member was invited to 

submit 4 prints for the latest 

title, ‘Anything, anywhere, 

anytime’, of which 3 would be 

awarded marks out of 100 by 

our resident judge, Cliff Bolton. 

Th ese scores were then added 

to the previous 2 phases of 

the competition to produce a 

fi nal total. It was a close fought 

race, in which Kate Haywood 

emerged as the winner for this 

year to retain the cup, closely 

followed by Sonia O’Donnell 

and Linda Roth. Commenting 

on the entries afterwards, Cliff 

said he was amazed at the high 

standard of prints and how 

much we had all improved 

since the club started. Th is 

has to be greatly attributed to 

Cliff and Jim Buckley for their 

unending patience in explaining 

the techniques involved in 

photography, often for our 

individual needs in a variety of 

camera models. 

Following the presentation and 

the seasonal refreshments, the 

group was engaged in general 

discussion, mainly on the 

importance of good focusing 

techniques, in particularly in 

connection with requests for 

the magazine. Cliff took great 

pains to illustrate the use of 

the ‘macro’ setting for close-up 

work. He also talked us through 

next year’s competition and a 


few ideas for the title ‘Winter 

and Spring’ – our fi rst phase 

to be judged in April 2013. 

We will also bear in mind 

any picture which we think 

particularly relevant towards 

the production of a ‘Whiteley 

Village’ calendar – an exciting 

development in next year’s 

programme. 

Th ere were several requests 

for more practical help with 

basic elements of photography, 

especially for more recent 

members so with this in 

mind we will include it in 

our fi rst meeting for 2013 on 

Wednesday 9 th January at 

2.00pm in the Activities Centre 

– a good meeting for anyone 

thinking of joining. Kate 

Haywood 

golf 

Our Christmas dinner, once 

again, was a success. Th e 

evening was attended by forty 

people who all enjoyed the 

food. Th e raffl e, which was 

organised by Micky Baker, was 

popular and our thanks go to 

Sheila West and Alan Burrows 

who arranged the evening. 

Regarding the Course: Due 

to the recent bout of cold and 

wet weather not much has been 

happening, so we will keep our 

fi ngers crossed and hope that 

the forthcoming spring will 

enable us to use all our facilities 

and play golf again! 

I hope you all enjoyed your 

Christmas and would like 

to wish you and yours a very 

happy and healthy New Year. 

Terry Pottinger (Captain) 

Don’t forget: We live in a 

society where a pizza gets to 

our house before the police. 

keep fit 

Never been a better time to 

exercise – all that pudding!! We 

start again on 10 th January in 

the Hall. Jean Laurent 

library 

In my entry for the December 

magazine I did not thank the 

“trolley ladies” who do the 

Library in the Care Centre. 

How could I overlook them 

when they do such a wonderful 

job? So now, many thanks go to 

Pattie Cockburn and her band 

of ladies who keep the Care 

Centre supplied with books. 

A special mention must be 

made of Elizabeth Whiting and 

Winston Sheppard who read 

to residents in the Care Centre. 

In the past we have thought of 

supplying audio books to the 

Care Centre but these require 

equipment to play them. I do 

believe that the personal touch 

of having the physical presence 

of the reader is a better concept. 

It seems that there are many 

cat lovers in the Village. You 

may not be aware of it but 

we have all kinds of cats in 

the Library. We have cats on 

calendars and cats in pictures. 

We have Bob the Street Cat 

and Dewey the Library Cat. 

We have Pablo, Carlos, Luis 

and Max the Maine Coon at 

Owl Cottage. We have Derek 

Tangye’s Cornish cats and 

recently Koko the Sleuth has 

joined us. If you have not met 

these furry friends come and 

make their acquaintance. Of 

course, like all felines they may 

be out when you call. As we do 

not discriminate, you will fi nd 

we have some canine friends 

as well. See you in the Library. 

Loraine Litster 

line dancing 

We certainly went out in a 

blaze of sparklers. Our last 

dance of 2012 was really 

happy and successful thanks 

to my lovely helpers – Lilian, 

Olive, Judy, Sandy, Sue, Val. 

(Photo overleaf ). No dance is 

complete without Oscar, and 

where would I be without Pat? 

So big thanks! 

See you on 6 th January. Jean 

Laurent 

putting 

Line Dance Lovelies - Olive Wood and Judy Waddell 

Photo: Sonia O’Donnell 

Wednesday 5 th December 2012 

saw 53 members and guests 

enjoy our Annual Dinner and 

Prize Giving evening which 

as usual was very enjoyable. 

Compliments to Dionne and 

her staff from Caterplus for a 

superb meal. Th ank you. 

Indoor Putting will start again 

on Friday 4 th January 2013 in 

the Putting Club Pavilion 

at 2pm and will carry on 

every Friday thereafter until 

approximately mid April 2013, 

so plenty of time to hone your 

putting skills in readiness for 

the outdoor season. 

Th e new format of playing in 

the Putting Club Pavilion is 

working out well, so my thanks 

to everyone for the help they 

gave through the change from 

playing in the Village Hall 

every Friday. 

A very Happy and Healthy 

New Year to all Putters and 

Villagers. Michael Barker 

Royal British 

Legion 

Th is year everything will be 

geared towards the build-up 

to the 100 year celebrations 

of the start of World War I in 

1914 and also to remember the 

carnage that took place. 

We have some activities 

arranged such as: - various 

speakers. 

Th e Formal ball will take place 

on 20 th October 2013. 

And a band concert will be held 

on 17 th November 2013. 

Also various bus outings are to 

be organised to which all RBL 

members and all Villagers who 

would like to come with us 

will be invited. If you have any 

suggestions they will be looked 

into with regard to cost and, if 

viable, we will put them to the 

members. 

I am still looking for guest 

speakers for the year, so if you 

have very interesting travel or 

work stories, I would like you to 

let everyone know about them 

so please get in touch with me. 

Th e meeting times will be 

posted on our notice boards. 

Th ank you to all members who 

helped me with the Poppy 

Appeal. Th e running total at the 

moment is £23.301.36, but we 

are still counting as money is 

still arriving. 

Till we see you all at our 

January meeting on the 14 th 

at 10.00.for 10.30 in the 

Conservatory I wish you all a 

very happy and healthy New 

Year. Bill McMinn, Chairman 


Club Secretaries 

Allotment Association (Sec) Diane Garrard 1 Chestnut Avenue 846168 

Art Club (Group Leader) Pauline Crook 98 Octagon Road 849995 

Bowling Club Sid Guichard 15 North Avenue 820415 

Bridge Wally Cooper 146 Octagon Road 850764 

Camera Club Kate Haywood 5 South Avenue 847741 

Craft Carole Barker 12 Drapers Crescent 859081 

Golf Club John Sheppard 1 Drapers Crescent 952953 

Historical Society Graham Chapman 130 Octagon Road 989876 

Keep Fit Jean Laurent 14 Hornbeam Walk 827068 

Line Dancing Jean Laurent 14 Hornbeam Walk 827068 

Library Loraine Litster 6 Hornbeam Walk 853557 

Putting Michael Barker 12 Drapers Crescent 859081 

Royal British Legion Bill McMinn 8 Chestnut Crescent 848454 

Snooker Alan Burrows 6 South Avenue 07955635140 

Social Club Roy Hone 6 North Avenue 846949 

Story Club Jill Flaherty 3 West Avenue 858655 

Table Tennis Penny Camps 8 Hornbeam Walk 953654 

Tap for Beginners Gerry White 10 East Avenue 848588 

Th eatre Goers Gina Webb 64 Octagon Road 850403 

Th e Seekers Sonia O’Donnell 14 West Avenue 845103 

WADS Bernice Elson 1 South Avenue 855976 

Whist Edith Harrison 14 Drapers Crescent 853693 

Workout Zone Sandie Hickey 11 Drapers Crescent 988905 

table tennis 

Th e Table Tennis got off to a 

slow start but we now have a 

small core group and we are 

enjoying learning to play and 

practising our game. We have a 

laugh and a chat and are a very 

friendly group so please come 

along and give it a try. None 

of us are world class (yet) but 

we are helping each other to 

improve. 

We meet every Sunday at 3:00 

until 5:00pm and look forward 

to recommencing on Sunday 

6 th January 2013 in the Village 

Hall. 

Th ere are bats to borrow or for 

sale (£2.50), ball and opponent 

provided. Penny Camps 

theatregoers 

I would like to wish everyone 

a Happy New Year and look 

forwards to our theatre trips 

and days out in 2013. 

Our next meeting is on 7 th 

January at 10:00am in the 

Conservatory. Gina Webb 

workout zone 

HAPPY NEW YEAR. 

We hope everyone had a lovely 

Christmas, and that 2013 will 

be kind to us all. 

Our hours are as usual: 

Th ursdays 7pm 

Saturdays 10am. 

Best Wishes, Sandie Hickey 

Last Word 

An angel appears at a meeting 

of religious leaders and tells 

their leader that, in return for 

his unselfi sh and exemplary 

behaviour, God will reward him 

with his choice of infi nite wealth, 

wisdom or beauty. 

Without hesistating, the leader 

selects infi nite wisdom. 

“Done!” says the angel, and 

disappears in a cloud of smoke 

and a bolt of lightning. 

Now, all heads turn toward the 

leader, who sits surrounded by a 

faint halo of light. 

One of the others whispers, “Say 

something.” 

Th e leader sighs ands says, “I 

should have taken the money.” 

WARDEN 

Mike Roycroft (825820) 

Please phone for an appointment 

COTTAGES MANAGER 

Paul Martin (825821) 


GENERAL ADMIN OFFICE, 

Serena Barnes (842360) 

Jane Cairns 

email: admin@whiteleyvillage.org.uk 

Open for all enquiries 

WELFARE MANAGER 

Barbara Collins (825845) 


HUNTLEY HOUSE MANAGER 

Agnes Moar-Littlewood (825838) 

Please phone for appointment 

HUNTLEY HOUSE ADMINISTRATOR 

Janet Mills (825838) mornings only 

FACILITIES MANAGER 

John Pollard (825825) 


ASSISTANT FACILITIES MANAGER 

Dennis Gibson (825825) 


FACILITIES ADMINISTRATOR 

Lois Sauvarin (825825) 

Phone for all cottage maintenance 

requests or enquire in person at 

Centre Point (stores Building) from 

9:30 -11:00 am Monday to Friday 

Out of hours emergencies 

0845 434 5971 

ACCOUNTS DEPT. (825824) 

HEAD OF FUNDRAISING, 

Richard Exworthy (825828) 

email: FundRaiser@whiteleyvillage.org.uk 

CHAPLAIN 

Revd Terrie Stott (854658) 

ROMAN CATHOLIC PRIEST 

Canon Brendan MacCarthy (221007) 

Village Directory 

MATRON/MANAGER 

Hilary Harding (857821) 

Please phone for an appointment. 

WHITELEY & INGRAM HOUSES 

(857821) Visitors welcome at any time 

NURSING HOME DUTY ROOM (847954) 

VILLAGE LAUNDERETTE 

Open 24 hours. Tokens to be bought 

from Village Store during opening hours 

VILLAGE STORES (858550) 

Monday to Th ursday 8.30 am – 3.00 pm 

Friday 8.30 am – 2.00 pm 

Saturday 8.30 am to 12 noon 

POST OFFICE, Noorie Meghjee (821467) 

9.00 am – 3.00 pm Monday – Th ursday 

9.00 am – 2.00 pm Friday 

HAIRDRESSER (07880 603946) 

Wednesday, Th ursday & Friday 9.00am-4.00 pm 

CHARITY SHOP 

Monday to Friday 9.30 am – 12.30 pm 

LIBRARY, Stores Building 

Wednesdays, 10 – 12 am and 2 – 4 pm 

ROYAL BRITISH LEGION 

VOLUNTEER CASEWORKER 

Dawn Eyers 

Monday 10 - 11 am Huntley House 

11 - 12 noon Centre Point 

GUEST HOUSE (44b Octagon Road) 

Available for visitors to the Village 

Rates and terms available from Admin 

VILLAGE CLUB BAR (264544) 

Monday & Tuesday CLOSED ALL DAY 

Wednesday & Th ursday 12.00 – 2.00 pm 

and 7.30 – 10.30 pm 

Friday & Saturday 12.00 – 2.00 pm 

and 7.30 – 11.00 pm 

Sunday 12.00 – 2.00 pm 

THE CLUBHOUSE CAFÉ (LUNCHES) 

Wednesday - Friday 9.00 am - 11.00am 

12 noon - 1.30pm 

Sunday 12 noon - 2.00 pm 

Out of hours medical concerns Thamesdoc 0208 390 9991 


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