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Bromley Chain AGM 2009 Our next AGM will be on Tuesday 2nd June 2009 at Ripley Arts Centre which boasts a lovely sensory garden in which we could relax on a summer evening after the business meeting. Venue: Time: There will be interpreters & lipspeaker at the meeting, we look forward to seeing you there if you could come along. Memorial Tree planting - 21st January What a wonderful day for this special day for close family & friends gathering together to remember Brian, our former chair. The weather was kind to us, a good crowd of people came to watch the Birch tree being planted. Tom Froude, the deaf chair gave his speech, It’s
great to see you all here who knew Brian, today is extra special because
Brian’s son Paul is here as he was not present when we had cherry tree
planting in 2003. This month marks the 8th anniversary of
Brian’s death. It’s
good to think something of him goes on here in Kelsey Park, this birch
tree that will grow straight & strong like Brian because he loved
walking in this park enjoying the nature around him. When
Mary planted the cherry tree from Bromley Chain 6 years ago I did not
expect to be here as a chair for repeat tree planting but now in this new
location, I pray that this new tree will grow firm into the ground and
stay untouchable. But I know we cannot control what work goes on around
the park. I hope this will now be his special place for many years to
come. I am delighted that Mary & Paul are here today – we are thankful for this weather, nice and cold but better than wet & windy!
New Memorial Tree
The
original tree was never seen again; now we have been promised a new
Birch tree and I am delighted to inform you that the planting ceremony
will be taking place 2 days before Brian’s 8th Anniversary.
Mary and son Paul will be present at the ceremony which will be on Wednesday
21st January 2009 at 10.30am. Meet at 10am next to Information Centre in Birch Grove near rockery/bridge. Everyone who knew Brian is welcome to attend – with coffee and cakes at Mary’s house afterwards. New Committee Members I
am pleased to welcome 2 new members to join our committee following our
AGM last June. They are Erica Rogers M.B.E and Sinclair Stayner. Erica
has a special interest in hearing aid users and the problem they face in
receiving their first aids or switching from analogue to digital ones. Sinclair was a founder member of Bromley Chain in 1980 and after years of absent he’s back working with us. He was also long time chair of Bromley Deaf Club.
Erica
Rogers
Sinclair Stayner Their
profiles will appear on Committee Member page shortly when you can read
more about them. Phyllis Mary Kither Bequest Grant update I thought our members would like to have an update on the bequest set up in memory of Phyllis Mary Kither a few years ago. I am pleased that we have given out almost £5000 to Bromley residents to support their projects & courses. We helped with Deaf Badminton Club in Forest Hill, part funded BSL courses for parents of deaf children, contributed to Greenwich Playscheme which is attended by deaf children from Bromley area. If you need financial support with projects/study to benefit local deaf community & would like an application form, email the chair for the forms to be sent by post or by email, see contact us page.
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