Dear friends

          The help for our welfare fund, raised during the War Weekend last year, helped considerably to achieve over £1,000. Could you do a repeat for this year please?

          We have hired the WRVS Centre on Saturday October 16th when we will be serving a variety of food from 9.30am. Bacon butties, scones etc. - soup from 12 noon, jacket potatoes with fillings, and hopefully continue, depending on supplies, till 4pm. Donations of cakes, pies, plus anything suitable would be most appreciated. There will also be a variety of stalls: tombola; raffle; books and bric-a-brac. If a supporter would like to do anything of their choice, to boost our aim of welfare funding for our armed forces in need, they would be most welcome. We have also been granted a street collecting licence for three days October 15/l6/17th. Collectors would be most sincerely welcome. This event is in addition to our yearly poppy appeal in November, for which we would also welcome collectors. Please phone 474446 for more information.

          During the past year I have also been given sums of money, requested  to be sent to the military wing of the hospital at Selly Oak, Birmingham, for the military being cared for. I received acknowledgement from the Officer in Command of the Wing which can be seen at Champley's Yard. The donator can, if requested, be given a receipt. I also thank those people who support us throughout the year, on Mondays and Saturdays at Champley's Yard.

 Margaret Atkinson, Hon. Sec.