JANUARY ~ 2021~
~ THE MONTHLY NEWS & INFORMATION MAGAZINE FOR GLENFIELD ~
IMPORTANT SURVEY INSIDE THIS ISSUE: See pages 9-12
Free groceries for a regular shopper!
Are You Imaginative and Full of Ideas?
Join the team and help to run Glenfield Memorial Hall THE GLENFIELD Memorial Hall was built by and for the people of Glenfield in the 1960’s and has been run by volunteers/ trustees ever since, this month marks another change of those trustees.
Joy and Norman Duncan have been involved with the hall in various roles for many years and the village of Glenfield should be indebted to them for their tireless dedication. However, time marches on and, as they are now both octogenarians, they have decided that it was time to hand over to someone else and advertised for a younger replacement team. If no-one stepped forward the hall would revert to the Parish Council. At the eleventh hour retirees Peter and Carol Knill and their friend Shirley Bright have volunteered to take on the stewardship of the hall to maintain its independence from the council but we are only a little bit younger than the Duncans! Surely, in a village of 12,000 people, there must be somebody who can assist us? The committee would be strengthened by a Secretary and a Treasurer and we need more people to be trustees to continue with the good governance of the hall. Thanks to the careful management by Joy and Norman, the hall is in a good condition and financially stable, we want to keep it that way, but WE NEED YOUR HELP. New blood, new groups, fresh ideas, imagination, all are welcome to build a vibrant community around the venue.
To volunteer either email glenfieldmemorialhall@virginmedia. com or ring the dedicated booking line on 07709 797996 and speak to either Peter or Carol, we await your call, your village needs YOU!
MRS LETITIA DAVIS of Glenfield struck lucky on 14th December when she reached the checkout at Morrisons Supermarket in Glenfield. As she was getting her purse out, three of Morrisons shop assistants appeared and told her she didn’t need to pay! They also presented Letitia with two big boxes of chocolates. Mrs Davis would like to take this opportunity to say a very big THANK YOU to Morrisons for this lovely gesture. Jess Roberts, Community Champion of the Glenfield Morrisons store, said: “We launched a Christmas event called 12 days of kindness in December, and one of my ‘Random Acts of Kindness’ was to choose a shopper and pay for their shopping. I see Mrs Davis and her other half shopping in our store most days, and I wanted to do something for them that would have a real impact and make a difference to their day.” Research by Morrisons revealed that currently, 46 per cent of people said they are feeling more isolated and alone than they normally would. Two thirds (67 per cent) said a simple act of kindness could help them feel reconnected with their community and three quarters (77 per cent) said it would positively change their entire outlook for the day. Well done Morrisons!
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