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SECOND BREAST CARE NURSE ARRIVES |
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We were delighted to welcome the new breast care nurse, Patricia Millward to our August meeting. Patricia is married and has a 5 year old daughter, Peta, and has worked within the NHS for 10 years as a nurse and has spent most of this time at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre in Northwood, Middlesex. |
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UNIPATH “PINK FAYRE” – 24-26 OCTOBER |
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A 3-day event was held at the Unipath Offices for their staff and Bosom Pals. A number of stalls were selling crafts etc, a raffle and very successful cake stall was also held and the event culminated in a balloon release. |
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Winter 2007/08 Tittle Tattle |
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Our Winter edition of Tittle Tattle is now online, you can read the latest news from Bosom Pals here . |
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Details and dates of events and special meetings for 2008. |
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If members have any item they wish to include or be considered for inclusion in the Newsletter please let me, Janet Ibberson, have them. You can email me at here. |
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Details of names, addresses and telephone numbers are kept on the Group’s database. This is distributed on a ‘need to know’ basis. |
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COMMITTEE CONTACT DETAILS |
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For details of our Committee and contact details please click 'read more...' below. |
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TELEPHONE PREFERENCE SERVICE AND MAILING PREFERENCE SERVICE |
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Are you fed up with all those nuisance telephone calls and junk mail? Help is at hand. |
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Bedfordshire County Council Trading Standards Service has a list of approved traders covering all areas of home improvements, including plumbing, electrical building, and many more. |
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Recently one or two of our members have had to hire a wheelchair for short term use whilst undergoing treatment and the Committee has decided that the Group may be able to help with payment towards the hire of a wheelchair. |
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If any members need information regarding travel insurance I have kept the details on file. |
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News on the Highways Agency and Pavenham Park Seniors Golf Section. |
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The Group has a large variety of books, tapes and pamphlets for loan to members. |
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Helping to improve the quality of life for women living with cancer Look Good, Feel Better is a free service offering advice on skincare and makeup to women undergoing treatment for cancer. |
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FUNDRAISING – LINE DANCING DISCO – FRIDAY 7 MARCH |
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A couple of our members go to Mikes Line Dancing in Clapham Village Hall. Mike has kindly agreed to hold a Line Dancing Disco for us. Tickets are £5 each and all money raised from tickets sales Mike will donate to Bosom Pals. |
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Elizabeth Wiggins, our breast care nurse donated a teddy bear to the group for our cake/craft fair. It didn’t sell on the day and we fell in love with it so decided to keep it as our mascot. |
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Once again the Christmas Social was entertaining. A guitarist strummed along and renditions of “12 days of Christmas” could be heard coming from the Primrose Unit. |
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UNIPATH “PINK FAYRE” – 24-26 OCTOBER |
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A 3-day event was held at the Unipath Offices for their staff and Bosom Pals. A number of stalls were selling crafts etc, a raffle and very successful cake stall was also held and the event culminated in a balloon release. |
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The Halloween Family Disco enjoyed by all those who attended, the children especially had a great time. It was a very spooky evening with lots of witches and creepy crawlies. Most people turned up in fancy dress and it was a really good fun evening. |
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CASTING FOR RECOVERY UK & NORTHERN IRELAND |
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Casting for Recovery is a non-profit support and educational programme which provides fly fishing retreats specifically tailored for women who have or have had breast cancer throughout the United Kingdom & Ireland. |
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Janet Jeffs the Lymphodema Specialist Nurse based at Sue Ryder Hospice, Moggerhanger gave a very interesting talk to the Group on Lymphodema. |
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50 of us went out for Christmas Dinner to The Bedford Golf Club, Great Denham. |
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Marilyn Clark talked to us about her work with Hearing Dogs for the Deaf. |
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SOMETHING TO MAKE YOU SMILE |
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Two elderly gentlemen from a retirement centre were sitting on a bench under a tree when one turns to the other and says...... |
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