JUNE-DECEMBER 2010 NEWSLETTER -- PLEASE NOTE FEEDBACK REQUIRED . Thank you
Date:
Sun, 4 July 2010 - Mon, 31 January 2011
Newsletter – June 2010 Dear Friends, We had our AGM at our May meeting which resulted in a slight change to the committee with a new Group Organiser being elected. My name is Mike Tucker, I have been involved and on the committee for the Fenland Group for a number of years now, and I am delighted to have taken up the post of Group Organiser. At the AGM it was also agreed to elect an Assistant Group Organiser and this position went to Leo Knaggs. Pam Ashworth agreed to do one further year as secretary, and Berni Warren also agreed to one more year as Treasurer. Gloria Joiner, who stepped down as Group Organiser will remain on the committee and is actively involved in the organisation of our yearly food fair. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Gloria for all her hard work and commitment to the group over the years. The committee is looking for new members so any one who would like to become actively involved in the group please drop me a line. Next year we shall be looking for a new Secretary and Treasuer and again anyone who would like some further information about these positions please get in touch. It is also with sadness that I have to inform you that one of our committee members, Marina Woods, passed away peacefully on Sunday 20th July. Marina had been involved with the group, as a committee member since the group was formed. Marina will be greatly missed. Our thoughts are with her family.
Kind regards
Mike Group Organiser Current committee members: Mike Tucker Group Organiser Leo Knaggs Assistant Group Organiser Berni Warren Treasurer Pam Ashworth Secretary Gloria Joiner Committee Member (Food Fair Organiser) Debs Baker Committee Member Alan Smith Committee Member Janet Wakefield Committee Member Kim Jackson Committee Member
Contact Telephone Numbers:
Mike Tucker Group Organiser - 01945 581618, email: domusmike@sky.com
Leo Knaggs Assistant Group Organiser - 01487 711687, email: leo@umg287.plus.com
Pam Ashworth Secretary - 01354 652428, email: butlermilso@aol.com
Berni Warren Treasurer - 01945 582860, email: berni38@hotmail.co.uk
Forthcoming Events: Saturday 17th July 2010: - Time: 10am to 1pm – Admission £1.00 (Do remember to bring along your cool bags for those sausages and delicious frozen desserts)
Saturday 16th October 2010 – Deafblind Centre, Cygnet Road, Hampton, Peterborough, Peterborough, PE7 8FD - Admission £1.00 Time: 10am to 1pm
Good chance to stock up on supplies before Christmas. It’s hoped that Linda Parker, Dietician from Peterborough Hospital will be able to attend to answer of your questions.
Christmas Meal – 4th December 2010 The George – Stamford.
Dusting: A house becomes a home when you can write "I love you" on the furniture I can’t tell you how many countless hours that I have spent dusting! I used to spend at least eight hours every weekend making sure Things were just perfect "in case someone came over" Then I realised one day that no one came over They were all living life and having fun! Now when people visit, I find no need to explain the "condition" of my home They are all more interested in hearing about the things I have been doing While I was away living life and having fun If you haven’t figured this out yet, please heed this advice: Life is short, enjoy it! Dust if you must! But wouldn’t it be better to paint a picture or write a letter, or bake a cake Or plant a seed, ponder the difference between want and need? Dust if you must, but there’s not much time, rivers to swim and mountains to climb, Music to hear and books to read, friends to cherish and life to lead. Dust if you must but the world’s out there with the sun in your eyes, The wind in your hair, a flutter of snow, a shower of rain. This day will not come round again. Dust if you must but bear in mind, old age will come and it’s not kind. And when you go – and go you must –you, yourself will make more dust! Share this with all the wonderful people in your life! It’s not what you gather but what you scatter tells what kind of life you have lived.
Have your say: Have some news to share that we could include into the newsletter, then let our secretary know. Pam Ashworth, 6 Berryfield, March, Cambs, PE15 8PN or email at:
Christmas Meal – 2010 This year the group’s Christmas meal will be held at the ‘The George’ in Stamford. Date: Saturday 4th December 2010, 12noon start. The cost will be: Non Coeliac – £25.00 per person Coeliac Member - £15.00 per person (discounted rate)
As the venue is in Stamford, we are offering transport at a small cost. Pick up points will be available from Downham Market, Kings Lynn, Wisbech, and March. For further information about the Christmas meal then please contact: Kim Jackson Tel: 07749 204575 or email: kimjack55@hotmail.com Starters: Roasted butternut squash soup Smooth chicken liver parfait with an orange and redcurrant sauce. Galia melon with fresh figs and fruits Goats cheese and apple salad with pine nuts, salad leaves, virgin olive oil and aged balsamic. Mains: Roast Norfolk turkey with chestnut stuffing and bacon rolls with an orange and cranberry sauce. Poached fillet of organic salmon with prawn, tomato and a butter wine sauce. Wild mushroom risotto. A vegetarian trio: pea & basil risotto, Mediterranean vegetable gateau & sunblushed tomato pasta (glutenA protein that is found in the cereals wheat, barley and rye.
free) with rocket. A selection of seasonal vegetables and potatoes Desserts: Christmas pudding Exotic fresh fruit salad Orange crème caramel Chocolate Torte Coffee or Tea with petites mince pies (gluten free)
If this sounds too far for you to travel we have a group member who is from Downham Market way who is happy to organise a Christmas meal event nearer to home.
Updating our database – We need your help: The group now has nearly 800 members. Whilst we continue to get new member details on a regular basis, its important for us that we have the right information about you, and also for us to know if you actually want to receive information from us. Our local group was formed for the benefit of ALL Coeliac’s whether or not they choose to join the main charity, Coeliac UK. Everyone is welcome at any of our meetings, and you all can receive our newsletters. All we ask in return is that you respond to our requests for information and, if you feel able, help by taking your newsletters by email or send a few stamps to assist us in keeping mailing costs down - a single mail out costs over £200 now!' We are therefore looking to bring our database up to date, here’s what you can do for us: If you can help us to reduce the carbon footprint and would like to receive your newsletter from now on by email then complete the reply slip with your name, address and email address. If you wish to continue to receive a hard copy of the newsletter then please complete the reply slip below detailing your name and address.
Please note that if you do not complete the reply slip attached by 31st August 2010 your details will be removed from the mailing database.
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Or email details to: butlermilso@aol.com (please title your email Coeliac member group)
One last request – if you move then let us know, please ensure though that you add details of both your old and new address together with your name so we can tally your information in the database. If you are changing to email, then please include your name and address so we can cross reference your email address to details we already hold in our database. Coeliac Christmas Menu:
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Donations
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£10Could help to produce a Food and Drink Directory, detailing products that are suitable for the gluten-free diet.
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£15Could help to produce 10 information packs for newly diagnosed adults and children. It could also help towards the running costs of our Helpline.
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£20Could help towards the cost of raising awareness of coeliac disease and DH amongst the general public, medical profession and food industries.
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£50Could help towards medical research into all aspects of coeliac disease and DH.
