Hello,
Not sure if anyone at Chain is aware of an elderly or person with income
problems who might be grateful of a set of lights we have, there is absolutely
nothing wrong with them as they were only up in our home in Chilton Foliat
for a year before we moved back into Hungerford, on moving into our new
home we discovered we hadn't arranged for wall light units to be put in
(it was a new build home we had complete choice over fixtures and fittings
etc!!), and also in the lounge we had now got 2 ceiling lights instead of
the one we had bought and by then we couldn't obtain a second set! We have
tried numerous times to sell the lights for practically nothing (£20
to £30) but even this fails to tempt people into the offer of a 3
armed central light with frosted glass shades and 2 wall lights again complete
with 2 frosted light shades each, they also have lovely little frosted flowers
on each unit.
They are taking up so much room in our now limited garage (my husband now
runs his own dental laboratory in the rest of it!) and I am totally against
the idea of them going to the dump but we really need to find a good home
for them, and I am now hoping that you will know of someone who could give
them a good home. I do hope you will be able to help.
Regards Carol Harrison 01488 686217
Chain doesn’t keep lists of unwanted items, but thanks anyway. Regards Ed
Dear Editor,
Could you please put this in again as somebody called but their telephone
number was taken down incorrectly. I wanted to ask, is there anyone living
in the Hungerford area collecting Plastic Milk Bottle Tops for Disabled people?
If so please ring 683522 I have a quantity. Regards S.E.
Dear Editor,
Well and Truly LAUNCHED. An
inaugural dinner held in December, that raised £2700, ensured that the
West Berkshire Support Group for ‘Hope and Homes for Children’
was well and truly launched. The charity, based near Salisbury, operates in
the poorer countries of the World and aims to close appalling institutions
and orphanages and relocate undernourished and impoverished children without
a future into Family homes. They also work with street children and generally
alleviate suffering of children and families. More about Hope and Homes for
Children can be found on their website www.hopeandhomes.org Three Hungerford
people, Pat Smalley, Beryl Kellow and Ron Rowland are just three of the Group’s
organisers and they are confident that their next event will be well supported.
It is:- A Grand Concert by The Internationally acclaimed Morriston Orpheus
Welsh Male Voice Choir 7pm Saturday 14th March – St Nicolas Church,
Newbury Tickets - (£15)- are available from Crown Needlework (Nr Three
Swans). Travel to and from the event is likely to be available.
For more information about this please telephone 01488 683538. Best Regards R.R.
Hello,
I am the Chairman of the local Link Group
for CCL in Newbury. For the last 3 years we have brought 10 kids over from
Belarus for 4 weeks of respite care in Newbury, and we aim to do the same
this summer if we can find enough people to come forward to host. These kids
are all affected one way or another by the Chernobyl Nuclear disaster in 1986.
I am sure that there must be families in Hungerford who would like to be involved and host one or two children for 2 weeks this summer. The Newbury Link Group offers full support and the group of kids come with one interpreter who can help with translation. We organise a number of events (e.g. canal boat ride, sailing, canoeing, trip to the seaside etc.) and Host family's children often participate as well. It is a wonderful chance to learn about a new culture at the same time as making a very real difference to children affected by the disaster in 1986. It really is amazing how kids somehow manage to communicate at a level that goes beyond language!
The age of the children we bring over is between 9 and 10 years old, and the visit lasts a total of 4 weeks, but most Hosts are only able to help 2 weeks out of the 4 so we always need additional Hosts to cover the other 2 week slot.
Kind regards, Mark Fulker, 0163536807, mfulker@csc.com www.ccll.org.uk/newbury
Dear David,
The compliments that Hungerford Town Council and the townspeople, in
general, have received about the town's Christmas Lights are legion. How many
people remember the old coloured bulb roundels that lined the High street
for years sitting in the trees either side? They were very dated!
Due to the imagination of one councillor Rod Desmeules who takes two weeks
from his holiday entitlement to test run the bulbs (thousands of them) and
to aid the contractors in putting them up Hungerford has one of the best and
most tasteful shows in the south of England and the best show locally!
Hungerford Town Council sets aside an amount in it's Budget each year, and Hungerford’s traders and businesses make a contribution towards the costs for this magnificent traditional display. We are lucky in having trees on both sides of the High Street on which to drape bulbs, further enhanced by the additional Christmas trees on the buildings, and also the main tree outside the Town Hall.
This is the Town Council's support of the Chamber of Commerce. It is in time for the Victorian Extravaganza which sees our little town go up from 5,500 inhabitants to more than 10,000 for the occasion. That is a huge boost to the shops, societies and others which line the streets asking for our support. It is a help to the atmosphere when people dress up in Victorian costume. Each year it seems to get better!
The Town Council receives many e-mails and letters complimenting the "Lights". They come from as far as France. But the most rewarding perhaps was one from a family from West Reading who had heard of the display and had decided to visit with their children before Christmas. They spent the whole day in the town and bought all their presents and most of their food in our shops. That is the best way we can support our shopping profile in these difficult times. By our "Lights" we support the Chamber of Commerce munificently. After darkness fell maybe you agree that our streets were pure magic. Our thanks go to Rod Desmeules and to the councillors for not trimming the budget. May it continue!
Gwynneth Bullock
Ed's comment. I saw Reading's and Newbury's and they were not a patch on our spectacular display. So money well spent to cheer us all up and encourage visitors to our Town.