THE BECK W.I.
Fifteen members were present
at our May meeting. Aleathia took a vote on the Annual Accounts before
reading the 3 Resolutions. Needless to say, the voting was unanimous
in favour of Care of Older People! - but voting was mixed on the
other 2 Resolutions:- Vocational Training and Children’s Diets, Exercise
& Health. We hope that next month we will hear the considered
verdicts.
After the tea/coffee interval,
members enjoyed a somewhat noisy but entertaining game of Beetle.
Flower posies were given
to members with birthdays in May and the raffle was won by Carol.
There was no exhibition, but next month when we are to be treated to “A
Summer Flower Arrangement” by Jo of Busy Lizzies, the exhibition will be
a Flower Arrangement in a wine glass. The date will be Monday 9th
June; Venue as usual, Old School Room, Sparham; Time 7.30pm. New
members always welcome.
Margaret Peachment.
BAWDESWELL BOOK CLUB
Meets on the first Wednesday
of each Month in the Old Workhouse Bar
Book choices for June 4th
: -
"THE DEVIL,S ALTERNATIVE"
Frederick Forsyth
"THE SNOW GEESE" William
Fiennes
New members welcome
RNLI DEREHAM AND DISTRICT BRANCH
Very many thanks to collectors
and the generous donors.
The amount collected in
the six villages was:-
Bawdeswell: £120,
Bylaugh: £16.07, Elsing : £109.95, Foxley: £51.11, Lyng:
£121.53, Sparham: £25.56
all of which will go towards
providing the volunteer crews with the best possible equipment.
C Napier, Hon Sec.
MID NORFOLK JULIAN GROUP
Meetings in June – 13th
and 27th.
Meetings in July 4th and
18th
Irene Ames
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A TIME OF CHANGE
AT ELMHAM SURGERY
The Elmham Surgery Patient
Participation group is now in its third year. Members attending an end-of-the-year
meeting in Elmham School heard a report on the business of promoting patients’
viewpoints at a time of rapidly increasing change at the surgery.
Key developments had taken
place in two areas of concern for patients. Efforts to shorten waiting-times
to see a doctor had been carried forward with the appointment of a nurse
practitioner and the extension of the locum service to cover night calls
during the week and after midday on Saturdays. Then, at the start of 2003,
there was the launching of a pilot scheme to deliver repeat prescriptions
to people over 60 in a group of outlying villages. The doctors say there
are signs already that this has had some effect in cutting down the queues
at the surgery’s dispensary.
Another part of the effort
to tackle the queues is the planned extension of the building itself. An
important feature of this will be a much bigger dispensary. There will
be, in fact, extra rooms on two floors, complete with a lift for patient
access. Some of the extra space will be used by a mental health team plus,
perhaps, a dental clinic.
The plans are on show in
the surgery. One difficulty that everyone is aware of is that the building
work will make life very awkward for the people who come to the surgery
by car.
The Participation Group’s
next meeting will be on Wednesday, June 11 at 7.30pm in Elmham School.
If there’s any matter you would like to raise, contact Alan MacKim ( 668831),
Ann Adeney ( 683380) or Isabel Fowler ( 668909).
Alan MacKim
BLOOD DONOR SESSIONS
Reepham
At the Old Brewery House
Hotel
Tuesday 22nd July 1.00pm
– 3.30pm
4.30pm – 7.00pm
Fakenham
At the Community Centre,
Oak Street
Wed 4th June and Wed 25th
June. Times as above.
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