W elcome to our winter 2018 edition of your newsletter. Sadly it befalls me yet again to inform

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1 Striving to support our members and carers and overcome Parkinson s W E L C O M E T O A L L O U R M E M B E R S A N D C A R E R S Jenny Richardson - Support Group Organiser F U T U R E E V E N T S Dec 6th Lunch Club Dec 8th Christmas Party Dec 13th Christmas Fayre lunch at Essington Fruit Farm Dec 25th Merry Christmas Jan 1st Happy New Year Jan 10th Lunch Club Jan 24th Group Meeting Feb 14th Lunch Club Feb 28th Group Meeting and AGM W E L C O M E T O S S U E 8 VOL. 2 SSUE 8 DEC FEB 2018 W elcome to our winter 2018 edition of your newsletter. Sadly it befalls me yet again to inform you of the passing of two of our much respected members, Beryl and John, more details on page 3. Well, during 2017 we managed several trips and our usual functions with a bit of fund raising thrown in. Also, we had a table for Parkinson s awareness week in it s bi-centenary year since discovery. Bowls and lunch club continued apace with good support from group members and friends. So thanks go to all who supported our functions and fundraising and also to the committee for their efforts in making it al happen. We hope you will carry on and support us whenever possible in the coming year. Please feel free to make any suggestions for trips or functions that you may like to attend in the new year and pass them to Pam. We will endeavour to accommodate your wishes where possible and continue providing you plenty to do during the New Year and hope you all enjoy whatever comes along. would also like to thank all those that supported our local giving campaign during 2017 and into Well that s me done for this year, hope you ve enjoyed the newsletters and continue to do so. Which leaves me only to say have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to one and all. Thank you. Wrinkly Quote There may be times when we are powerless to prevent an injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest... Contacting Your Group Please remember you can always contact the group via or by using the Comments page on the website. f you don t have the internet you can always phone. All contact details are on page 4. Thank you C O N T E N T S WELCOME 1 GROUP NFO 1 NEXT MEETNG 1 FUTURE EVENTS 1 N E X T M E E T N G W E D N E S D A Y J A N 2 4 T H Lunch Club The next Lunch Club will be held at Pillaton Garden Centre on the 6th Dec at 11:30. Further dates in Future Events. Thank you. Christmas Fayre Lunch This years Christmas lunch is at Essington Fruit Farm on the 13th Dec. Please let Pam know if you want to attend. Guests are welcome and they can pay as they go as there is no set charge. Timings 12:00 for 12:30. Christmas Party Your Christmas party will be held on the 8th Dec at Haling Dene from 7pm. Please notify Pam with your requirement's and your menu as soon as possible. Guests Thank you. AGM 28th Feb 2018 Please note the above will be held at Haling Dene alongside the normal group meeting. f you have any proposals for the AGM that are for the good and benefit of our group please contact Jenny by the end of January. Thank you. To All Our Members, Friends and Supporters BRAN TEASERS & GROUP NFO 2 OBUARES & 3 GROUP NFO CHRSTMAS CARD 4 JOTTERS CORNER

2 BRAN TEASER CORNER /8 OF x 4 37 x DOUBLE +2/3 OF +3/4 OF + x 2 = x - + = 2 - x x 7 + = 1 = = = Please note BODMAS does not apply 5 Certain Things May Catch Your Eye, /7 OF HALF OF 3/4 OF All the digits from 1-9 are used in this grid, but only once. Can you work out their positions in the grid so that each of the different sums works? We ve put 2 numbers in to help you. Do the sums left to right and top to bottom. Fill in the empty boxes so that each pair of blocks add up to the block directly above them TREBLE /6 OF x7-895 SQUARE DOUBLE +1/2 OF + 11 = +1/2 OF = +248 = New Games f you would like some different games please let me have your suggestions, or if you have any questions about the current ones please let me know and ll see if can answer them. Perhaps a word game to get your thinking caps on, if you have a suitable one in mind let me know. hope you ve enjoyed the games this year and continue to do so in the future. Thank you. For Sale A used Brooks - Acorn Superglide 120 dual control left hand straight stair lift supplied in August of this year. Stair lift was fully serviced and fitted with new batteries prior to being purchased (Aug 2017). Manual locking swivel seat with seat belt in perfect working order and as supplied condition. Comes with printed manual and remote control. This stair lift will fit a standard staircase with 12 steps including landing. Can remove, but buyer must arrange collection and fitting. Enquiries to on Thank you. 2 Techno Tip How often should my antivirus software update and scan? t s vital to keep your computer s protection up to date, otherwise newer threats may be able to slip past your defences. Most security software automatically checks for updates at least once a day, although it s worth investigating your program s settings to make sure this is the case. Your security software gives real-time protection against threats as they emerge, but regular system scans are important, too. Most security suites are configured to perform an automatic scan once a week, often offering the choice of a quick, deep or full scan. t s recommend that you carry out a full scan once a week. You can do a manual quick scan any time you choose if your computer is exhibiting suspicious behaviour. New Year New Year comes but once a year Hopefully bringing you good cheer, New things to do and places to go Or just sitting, by the fires glow. Waiting for the seasons to change Nights get lighter and brighter again Check off that list of promises made And see for yourself if you obeyed. Think of holidays, days in the sun Plan ahead, make sure you have fun Or go for a ramble if that s for you Take it all in your stride excuse the pun! Have a party or two while you can Showing off your even sun tan Because soon it ll be back indoors once again Keeping dry from that pesky rain. hope the New Year brings to you All the things that you wished for and hoped you could do. Good tidings to all and a HAPPY NEW YEAR

3 But Pursue Only Those That Capture Your Heart. 3 that Mrs Beryl Hopkins passed away on Sunday 8th October 2017 aged 80 years. Beryl took part in most Group activities and was a well known and generous member of our Group. Baking cakes and best hats along with the odd garden party thrown in were her favourites, as well as John Denver songs. She will be sadly missed by her friends and family. We send our sincerest condolences to them all and offer any support we can give. We also wish them all the very best for the future. Beryl Margaret Hopkins 12th Jun th Oct 2017 RP that Mr John Branagan passed away on Sunday 15th October 2017 aged 85 years. John supported our Group activities when able or would always sit on the side line and support others (especially Pat). John was a well known and respected member of our Group and his sense of humour was inspiring to others and always made us laugh. He will be sorely missed by Pat, and their friends and family alike. We send our sincerest condolences to them all and offer any support we can give. We also wish them all the very best for the future. John Rowland Branagan 13th Feb th Oct 2017 RP Bowls Champion 2017 This season s Bowls Champion is Dave seen here receiving his well deserved trophy and certificate from Jenny. Well done Dave. Patricia and Ray were the runners up. would like to thank all those that supported the bowls throughout the season (good and bad weather) and look forward to seeing you all next season. Thanks also go to Ray for organising the buffet lunches and the greens for us. Please don t forget you don t have to play bowls you can just spectate and come for the fun and a spot of lunch with a good old chat thrown in. Thanks once again and hope to see you all next year.

4 4 Christmas n Bavaria Church St. Lorenz in Kempten Bavaria Jotters Corner For that spare five minutes:- Group Contact Details Support Group Organiser - Jenny Richardson Tel. No richardson612@btinternet.com Volunteer Co-ordinator South Staffs - Marion Davis Tel: or E- mail mdavis@parkinsons.org.uk Local Support Worker - TBA Tel:- Group - ppsg1@outlook.com Group Website :- Donation Website:- All content correct at time of printing. Editor - ppsg1@outlook.com or

5 5 Addenda to ssue 8 t befalls me yet again to impart some sad news. Another of our members Roy Wilcox sadly passed away on the evening of the 14th November. Funeral details to follow when known. Please see below. Thank you. that Mr Roy Wilcox passed away on Tuesday 14th November 2017 aged 84 years. Roy and his family took part in most Group functions and activities and was a well known and generous member of our Group. Supporting our Bowls Club and many evening functions and day trips when possible. Husband to Dot Wilcox for 61 years. He will be sadly missed by his friends, family and members of our group. We send our sincerest condolences to everyone and offer any support we can give. We also wish them all the very best for the future. Roy Wilcox 8th Mar th Nov 2017 RP