Newsletter - 42nd Edition - September 2007
Wednesday 13th June
Unfortunately Mr Dimitri was unable to give his talk at the June group meeting, which was very disappointing. Jane was very helpful and offered to talk to the group about the benefits of exercise. The talk was very interesting and gave most of us food for thought.
The committee and group members would like to say a big thank you to Jane for saving the day.
Wednesday 8th August
Jenny Ashman, area co-ordinator for the County Air Ambulance Service, gave a fantastic talk especially about some of the interesting people she meets while fundraising. Although the Air Ambulance service is very serious, Jenny was at times very amusing. Hale & Hearties made a donation to this extremely worthwhile cause and members purchased items to help with the fund raising.
Jenny was extremely grateful for all the support.
Group Meetings
The group meetings are held at Commumity House Easemore Road Redditch. On the Wednesday evenings when the group meetings take place, there will not be an exercise class.
Wednesday 10th October @ 7.30pm
Our Annual General Meeting will be taking place; The A.G.M. usually lasts for approx: 25/30 minutes. We then go on to have our Cheese & Wine evening, which is a very popular event so please come along and join us.
Wednesday 12th December @ 7.30pm
Celebrations leading up to Xmas start here, with our ever-popular Sherry & Mince pie evening.
Jane & Brian will be leading the Carol Singing with Norman’s accompaniment on the keyboard.
We will also be drawing the Xmas raffle.
British Heart Foundation Bike Ride
Well done to Linda Barratt for completing 28 miles in the Bike Ride. She raised £401.80 for the very worthwhile British Heart Foundation.
Linda wishes to thank all who sponsored and supported her.
I think Linda worked too hard on the bike ride; she is having a well deserved nap.
Sunday 14th October Jane and Linda will be doing a sponsored walk to boost funds for the Rehab at the Alex, if you would like to join them or sponsor them please contact:
Jane or Linda on 01527 503882.
Members
We are very sorry to hear that Arthur Davis and Pat Alcock have been poorly,
We send our best wishes and hope you both get better soon.
Walks
I would like to thank Sheila and Sam Louch for accompanying me on the walk at Arrow Valley Park on Sunday 18th June. It was a lovely day, not too hot, just right for walking. Although only three people were there, we thoroughly enjoyed it.
Drinking Bottled Water kept in a car
A lady recently got diagnosed with breast cancer and was told by her doctor that women should not drink bottled water, which has been left in a car. The heat and the plastic of the bottle have certain chemicals that can lead to breast cancer. So please be careful and do not drink the bottled water, which has, been left in this condition.
The heat causes toxins from the plastic bottle to leak into the water and they have found these toxins in breast tissue.
Use a stainless steel canteen or a glass bottle when you can.
Tai Chi
Mark Peters is hoping to start a class at Hopwood Community Centre at 2pm Thursday afternoons at a cost of £4 per person.
If you are interested Mark can be contacted on: 0121 445 0093 or 07831 743737
Coke
You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of coke and it will be gone in two days.
To loosen a rusty bolt: Apply a cloth soaked in coke to the rusted bolt for several minutes.
To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of coke into a load of greasy clothes, add detergent, and run through a regular cycle. The coke will help loosen grease stains.
It will also clean road haze from the windshield.
In many states (in the USA) the highway patrol carries two gallons of coke in the truck to remove blood from the highway after a car accident.
The active ingredient in coke is phosphoric acid. Its pH is 2.8. It will dissolve a nail in about 4 days. Phosphoric acid also leaches calcium from bones and is a major contributor to the increase in osteoporosis.
I think we should stick to water!!!!!
British Heart Foundation
Sian Syddall the local BHF’s Volunteer Manager, is in urgent need of support locally. The BHF is inviting kindhearted individuals to get involved and help raise vital funds to enable the charity to continue its life saving work.
The BHF needs volunteers to come forward to help in a variety of interesting and rewarding roles, which range from a couple of hours each week to only a few hours each year. Whatever your skills and availability, Sian Syddall is confident there is something to suit you.
If you wish to receive further information on volunteering opportunities with the BHF, please call 0121 722 8350.
Website
The Website is increasing with information and further links will be added in due course. If anyone feels they have something of interest which may be beneficial to other group members and which could be added to the website, please contact Denise on: 0121 460 1049.
