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On behalf of the concerned residents proposals have been put forward to Abbeyfield Head Office for upgrading the house with local input at an affordable cost in an effort to save the House from closure.

On Saturday 10 June the residents held a fun afternoon and invited Wendover residents to join them to discover how much they enjoy living in the Wendover Community. Plenty of supportive neighbours came and £339 was raised for the Fighting Fund. The Abbeyfield residents have organised a petition. To sign it online, please go to https://chng.it/ DMjHJ5dVPx

The next consultation meeting is set for the end of July.

Wendover News is becoming a virtual organisation! The office in Robert Mews has been closed, in preparation for the transfer of the title to the new Community Interest company (see page 16). That does not mean that editor Jane Larkham will be missing from Wendover. You will be just as likely to see her engaging with people in Wendover as ever. But in addition, there is a growing number of volunteers working from their homes and meeting up in public venues across Wendover and the surrounding areas.

Postal items can be addressed to the temporary address on the front cover while we transition to the new owner.

The much-loved paper version of Wendover News will continue to be delivered in the same way it has been, for over thirty years.

(the duration of your qualification) in return for The Wendover Swimming Pool paying for your course. Full training in Wendover Pool procedures will be given upon successful completion of the course. Please contact Mel on mel@wendoverswimmingpool co.uk or 07546550540 to register your interest. We would also like to gauge interest in a first aid course, which will be run separately (minimum age 14). Please contact Sarah on 07853843531 or sarah@ wendoverswimming.org (please note the email address domain is different to Mel's) to register interest and give your availability for a first aid course.

Wendover Swimming Pool Wendover Swimming Pool are looking at running a lifesaving (NRASTC) course Saturday 15 & Sunday 16 July. For this course, due to pool operational requirements, the minimum age is 18. We ask you to cover at least one session per month for two years

Volunteers at the pool receive free swimming for themselves and members of their household. Details will be given at your pool induction.

Wendover Dementia Support

WDS are on the lookout for two disablefriendly high backed arm chairs to keep and use at their Monday Club Café? If you know

of someone who might be able to help then please contact WDS – 07732 342409 or email us at wendoverds@gmail.com

Wendover u3a is a thriving organisation of over 500 members, no longer in full time work, who come together to learn, stay active and have fun in a friendly and informal environment. We have over fifty different interest groups, ranging from Archaeology to Wine Appreciation and are always open to suggestions for new groups.

Each month we hold our Main Meeting in St. Mary's Church, with speakers on such diverse topics as “Samuel Pepys”, “The Great Days of Wireless “and Georgi Markhov and the Poison Umbrella Murder”. Our August Meeting is an open meeting. There will not be a speaker but there will be a couple of short presentations and a number of group displays. We would like to welcome non-