November 2013
St Clements Court Newsletter
Welcome to the November Scheme
newsletter.
We have a few events planned for this
month & in this edition we will be confirming
some dates for events and activities planned
throughout December also.
We are starting this month with a couple of
the photos taken whilst a group of us where
visiting Chestnut tree House recently. We
are organising a fun day event to raise
money for the Childrens Hospice during this
month, more details in this newsletter &
notices will be displayed around the scheme
nearer to the time. We are also welcoming
Claire,who is the new part time Scheme
Manager at St Clements & will be working
every Wednesday starting 6 November.
A huge thank you & very well done to each
of you for raising £61.40 for Macmillan.
Also for raising £60 for Contact The Elderly
as part of Older Peoples Day.
We have made some changes to some of
the scheme activities planned to re start in
October. Apologies for this, please bear with
us as it might not be until after the New year
that these are confirmed. We will be
updating information on the Scheme
Noticeboard regularly, please remember to
check this.
Editor: Shirley Duker
Residents Leisure Card: The Residents Leisure Card
is issued by Eastbourne Borough Council and offers a
range of discounts for local people.Getting Your
Card:To get your card just take your current council tax
bill along to one of these locations: The Tourist
Information Centre, Cornfield Road, Eastbourne, BN21
4QA, Shinewater Sports Centre, Milfoil Drive, Langney,
Hampden Park Sports Centre, Brodrick Road,
Cavendish Sports Centre, Eldon Road, Eastbourne
Borough Council - Customer First reception at 1 Grove
Road,
Eastbourne Sports Centres A range of discounts are
offered to residents on production of their leisure card at
our four community sports centres:Hampden Park
Sports Centre Cavendish Sports Centre Shinewater
Sports Centre Eastbourne Sports Park Downland
Carparking‘Pay and Display’ parking at Beachy Head,
Warren Hill and Butts Brow is free to holders of the
Residents Leisure Card who display their card in the
windscreen of their car. Redoubt Museum Half price
entry to the Redoubt Fortress by presenting their
Residents Leisure Card. The museum can also issue
Leisure Cards at the Fortress if people have mislaid
theirs.
Tourist Information Centre: Provides: Fully trained
Information Assistants, Accommodation Booking
Service ,Ticket booking service for the country’s number
one coach service, National Express, Southern Daysave
value rail tickets offering reduced travel to London,
Tickets for Eastbourne Theatres and some local events,
Maps, leaflets and timetables, Gift shop and hundreds of
informative brochures and leaflets at their fingertips, the
team are only too happy to answer your questions.
Opening Hours High Season (May – end
September)Mon – Fri 9.15am – 5.30pmSat’ 9.15am –
5.00pm Sun’ 10.00am – 1.00pm Mid Season (March,
April & Oct) Mon – Fri 9.15am – 5.30pmSat’ 9.15am –
4.00pm Low Season (Nov – Feb) Mon – Fri 9.15am –
4.30pmSaturdays 9.15am – 1.00pm
Tel: 01323 638 045
Email: [email protected]
Discussed at October Coffee
Morning
Budget Meeting: Confirmed that this is to
take place in the main lounge on Wed’ 13
Novemebr starting at 10.30am. Claire floyd
will be chairing the meeting & Shirley taking
minutes. A poster & more details confirming
this will be displayed in the scheme soon.
Repair Contractors: Novus are no longer the
contractors for uor area, although at the
moment they are obliged to complete any
outstanding repairs the contractors who will
be doing all reactive repairs in the future are
Wallace Jones. Please continue to report any
repairs as soon as you notice them to the
office.
Paper Delivery: We have been looking at
local suppliers for this service, Garner News
in South St Tel: 727409 offer delivery for a
delivery cost of 34p per day.
Paperlane,Hampden Park Tel 502145,
delivery charge is 30p per day.
Pipers Delivery offer a delivery for 30p per
day plus a 25p service charge & are offering
4 weeks free delivery if a minimum of 6
people place orders with them.
Charity fun day
We are holding a fundraising event in aid of
Chestnut Tree Childrens hospice on Wednesday
6 November. The event will begin at 10.30am
finishing for 12.30pm. There will be prizes to be
won at the event – come along & try playing the
Wii in the second lounge – in the main lounge
there will be a musical quiz as well as several
other activities to play & win prizes. There will
also be cakes/biscuits & drinks for sale. All
money raised goes towards CTE & Louise
Collins who is one of the fundraisers for this
charity will be there, please come along & join in
& friends & family are very welcome also.
Strictly Dancing With Anchor
We are wishing lots of luck to Faith & her dance
partner Fred as they are in the finals of Anchors
event on Friday 1 November.
I shall be attending the finals with them & taking
plenty of pictures, well done to them both & I know
that they are looking forward to taking part &
representing the South East region.
We confirmed some dates for December
events: Terry has confirmed that the Social
Club Christmas party & meal will take place
Sat’ 14 December. He will provide more
details closer to the time.
Christmas Fayre: Confirmed that the fayre
will take place on Saturday 30 November.
Both lounges will be decorated for Christmas
the day before the Fayre, the corridor
window ledges will be decorated from
Monday 2 December, please let us know if
you’d like to be involved in this, either by
speaking to staff or by coming along to one
of the get togethers for the fayre.
Editor: Shirley Duker
Community Wise Farmers Market
Sat 26 & Sat 30 Nov’.
Starts 10.30AM at Community Wise ,Ocklynge Road
Eastbourne, BN22 8NA Tel: 01323 722924
A friendly welcoming atmosphere at a local market
selling a wide variety of local produce and crafts.
Refreshments are also on sale.
Tel: 01323 638 045
Email: [email protected]
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Recently my ‘ Bus Pass’ ceased to work. Not
that I could not use it, but it caused a delay
whilst the driver had to check that my photo
bore some resemblance to me. Then he had to
issue me with a ticket.
I realised that I had to get it sorted out. I
enquired and was told that I could go to any
Council office or library and that the procedure
was the same as if I had lost the pass.
So, I went down to the library in Grove Road
and saw the ladies at the enquiries desk. They
were very helpful and showed me that there
was a crack in the plastic of the pass.
I had to admit that I kept it in my rear trousers
pocket, and therefore sat on it, which was
obviously not good for it.
The lady took my name & address and asked
me for £5, the fee for a replacement. I was so
relieved, after all that would only be the price
of a couple of trips to town.
The new pass arrived in only a few days. So
don’t be careless with bits of plastic, keep
them safe and treat them carefully … As I am
now doing.
PAL
Editor: Shirley Duker
T F S P O O K Y B A T S
BANGS, BATS, BLACKCAT, BONFIRE,
BROOMSTICK, COBWEBS, FIREWORKS,
GHOST, GUYFAWKES, HAUNTED, MOON
PENNY, PUMPKIN, ROCKETS
SCARED, SPARKLER, SPOOKY
TRICKORTREAT, WITCHES
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Strange .. But True..? ?
In the marriage ceremony of the Ancient Inca
Indians of Peru, the couple was considered
officially wed when they took off their sandals
and handed them to each other.
In ancient China, doctors could receive fees
only if their patient was cured. If it deteriorated,
they would have to pay the patient
Pilgrims did not eat potatoes for Thanksgiving
as they thought they were poisonous
In early Rome, a father could legally execute any
member of his household
Tel: 01323 638 045
Email: [email protected]
Terry's Quiz-a-Gram
November 2013
1. Language of the Netherlands (5)
2. Ridiculous(9)
3. Small insect with pincers(6)
4. Burial(9)
5. Make safe or certain(6)
6. Very fine soft furry feathers(4)
7. U.S Dinner Jacket (6)
8. Casual talk (6)
9. Large group or crowd (5)
The first letter of each answer,
when rearranged will give the
answer to this cryptic clue.
The Glow-worm would be ,but not
necessarily feel this
if he lost his appendage (9)
Staff Hours
Fri’ 25 Oct’ – Shirley Annual Leave: Jeff 8.30 – 10am
Mon’ 28 Oct’ & Tues 29 Oct’ : Shirley annual leave. Louise
doing Early Calls only.
Friday 1 November: Calls only
Wed 27 november: Attending team meeting: Calls only
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Friday 25 Oct: Fish & Chips lunch – 2nd lounge 12.30PM
Sat 26/sun 27 Oct : Clocks go back 1hr
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Wed 30 October: Get together for discussing setting up
of Christmas Fayre 10am in the 2nd lounge.
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Mon’ 4 Nov: Window Cleaners.
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Wed 6 Nov Charity fun day Both lounges 10.30am
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Friday 8 November: D Upton Chiropodist
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Wed 13 Nov Budget Meeting: 10.30am
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Wed 13 Nov’ Carpet Bowls 2pm Main lounge
Sept/Oct Quiz Answers
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Wed’ 20 November: Tenants Coffee Morning 10am.
1. RICKETY2. G0URMET 3. ORBIT
4. LARDER 5. TALISMAN
6. AVIARY 7. ACORN
8. DECANTER 9. IMPEDE
THE FIRST LETTER OF EACH
ANSWER, WHEN REARRANGED
WILL GIVE YOU THE ANSWER TO
THIS CRYPTIC CLUE. THIS
ANCIENT ROMAN SOUNDS
DELIGHTED TO HAVE CONSUMED
A MAIDEN (9) GLADIATOR (GLAD
HE ATE HER)
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Friday 22 Fish & Chips lunch:2nd lounge 12.30PM
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Thurs’ 28 Nov: T Nolan Chiropodist at the scheme
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29 Nov: Setting up both lounge
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Sat 30 Nov’ Xmas Fayre Both lounges 10am – 12.30PM
Editor: Shirley Duker
Happy
Halloween
Tel: 01323 638 045
Email: [email protected]