The Aylesbury Club, Fremantle Trust Community Impact Bucks

THE AYLESBURY DUCK, PLATINUM JUBILEE AND THE NHS

At the Aylesbury Canal Society’s Function Room, The Aylesbury Club celebrated its Annual Duck Dinner by not

only celebrating the Aylesbury Duck but also Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Honoured guest, the Czech Republic Ambassador to the UK, Her Excellency, Mrs Marie Chatadova, gave a very interesting speech of her work as a diplomat and her past before the time her country became a Republic, followed by proposing the toast to H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.

The Aylesbury Club also thanked the NHS for its sterling work during the COVID-19 pandemic. Consultant Dr Tahir Ali gave a moving speech, thanking the Aylesbury Club before speaking about his and his staff’s problematic efforts to assist their patients during this time. He then proposed the toast to the Aylesbury Duck. Deputy Chief Nurse Tina Charlton responded on behalf of the Duck before which she had also thanked The Club for the invitations and spoke of her departments remarkable work during the pandemic.

Other guests included, Dr Aliki Manoras, Sister Louise Booth, Deputy Sister Geraldine Hambrook, Mayor of Aylesbury, Cllr Tim Dixon and Deputy Mayor of Aylesbury, Cllr Steven Lambert.

Club President Ray Ghent ordered three cheers for Her Majesty The Queen and reiterated The Aylesbury Club’s thanks to the NHS for their untiring efforts in treating COVID-19 patients. The catering was provided by Cuisine Excellence whose chef, Nigel Lyons, was presented with an Honorary Membership to The Aylesbury Club for over 20 years culinary service to the Club.

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THE FREMANTLE TRUST OPENS DOORS TO LOCAL COMMUNITY

FOR CARE HOME OPEN WEEK 2022

Care home provider The Fremantle Trust invited the local community to join residents for a varied selection of activities and events for Care Home Open Week.

Each service taking part within the Trust welcomed visitors as they went on show-rounds with our Family Liaison Managers, joined in activities with our residents as well as sampling the delicious food available within each home. Lewin House and Fremantle Court had afternoon tea events, dancing and even a 'Where's Wally?' style day in the life video.

Community and Lifestyle Manager, Sue Faulkner, said: "By opening our homes to visitors and sharing a few hours with us, we can show how wonderful our homes are with inspiring unique residents and compassionate, caring staff. People will quickly get a better understanding of what life in a care home is really like, with days fi lled with stimulating and fun activities, delicious food, social clubs and great events. We want people in the community to be a part of this unique and very interesting lifestyle.”

TRAINING TO HELP LOCAL CHARITIES AND COMMUNITY

GROUPS SECURE ESSENTIAL FUNDING

Local charity Community Impact Bucks is running a Fundraising Festival (4-13 October 2022) to help charities and community groups in the county to secure essential funding as traditional sources of income are hit by increasing pressure on local government fi nances and household

incomes. The four free workshops cover fundraising areas which offer huge amounts of opportunity but can be daunting especially for small charities – In Memory and Legacy Fundraising, Trust and Foundation Fundraising, Corporate Fundraising and Community and Event Fundraising.

The 90-minute training sessions are led by professionals who are experts in their chosen fundraising area and are free for anyone (paid or unpaid) who raises money for a not-for-profi t organisation in Buckinghamshire. For more information and to book, visit communityimpactbucks.org.uk/event/virtual-fundraising-festival