Special presentation to longserving golf club secretary Derek Mills, longstanding volunteer secretary at Elfordleigh Golf Club has stood down from the post. At the club's annual meeting in January Derek was given a standing ovation by the Elfordleigh Golf Club committee, attending club members and hotel representatives alike in honour of his diligent and professional work throughout his time in the post. Derek has been a member at the club since 1984, was Vets Captain in 2010 and volunteer secretary for 11 years from 2006 until 2016. Club president, Nigel Taylor, presented Derek with a
commemorative plate detailing the presidents, chairmen, treasurers, captains and professionals who Derek had served with during his tenure. Derek was thanked for his years of service to the club and was wished a happy retirement from the role and many more happy golfing years at Elfordleigh Golf Club. Derek said: "This is a unique memento that I shall cherish forever, it will take pride of place in my trophy cabinet." Derek recounted many enjoyable times he has had at the club as a member and as secretary, recalling that he considered himself to be a great supporter of the club as it took him 25 years to win a medal!
New course for people with long-term medical conditions Beacon Medical Group have teamed up the with Plymouth Guild to bring an innovative new course to Plympton for people with long-term medical conditions.
Hele's students enjoy Les Miserables More than 40 keen theatregoers from Hele’s School in Plympton travelled the long journey to London to see Les Miserables, one of the most famous productions ever created. Looking down onto the revolving stage the students and
staff were in awe as the French revolution immersed them into the formidable narrative. It was an absolutely delightful day, being at a West End theatre reminded the youngsters that one of them could be treading the boards in the not so distant future. if you want to see some of Hele’s very own talent, why not come along to Guys and Dolls which is running from the February 20 to 23 in the main hall at the academy.
Plympton accountants celebrate milestone Michele Marsland, owner of Marslands Accountants Ltd in Plympton has celebrated 11 years in business.
The enterprise started off from a desk in Michele’s front room in 2006. Three years ago she purchased premises in Branson Court, Plympton to help with her expansion plans and in 2015 her new business associate, Zena Commander, joined her to help grow the practice. Last year Marslands took on an apprentice, Thomas Coombe, from a local school who is training in business administration internally and with the Skillsgroup, also Plympton based. They also expanded further with another part time member of staff, Helen Pope, from Plympton. Michele’s business continues to grow thanks to her loyal customer base and new customers to the business.
years. I’m very lucky that I love my job and have helped many people with business decisions over the years.
“Over the years I have established myself locally as an expert in property rentals. I pride myself on giving my clients a personal service and strive to help them save more money than the fee they pay me! I am also helping small businesses get on to cloud accounting software which is becoming increasingly popular and convenient with the internet being so accessible now.”
The initial course will run for six weeks and started on January 26 with participants attending for 2 hours once per week over this period. Late starters can be accepted part way through the course and if there is sufficient demand the course can be repeated for new joiners on a rolling basis every six weeks. Beacon Medical spokesperson Paula Varndell-Dawes said: "This course is quite generic in style. It's about managing the way you live with whatever long-term condition you have. “This is about getting more out of your life and empowering patients and people who live with a longterm condition to get the most effective treatment, to understand how their treatment works a little better, to have the understanding of healthy eating options and taking exercise. It's also about mixing with people who also have a long-term condition." The Plymouth Guild Long-Term Self Management Course is a recognised course run by people who themselves live with a long-term condition. Ms VarndellDawes added: "These people have been there and done that and they've come out the other end. This is a certified course which is recognised and is full of really
insightful and helpful information. Another interesting facet to the course is a time bank connection. Ms Vardell-Dawes explained: "We are developing something which is really unique for Plympton. This is a time bank. It's to support people who live with a long-term condition to buddy up and be befriended with someone who perhaps has insight into giving effective information but also enabling patients to get support. “It could be support to come to the course, it could be just sitting down and talking to someone in their own home, but if that individual is buddied up with the right person you are banking time. "So if the individual who is helping the person with the long-term condition wants to learn to play the guitar or needs some cooking lessons or anything at all they can bank that time and ask the time bank for some help in response." Anyone interested in offering support can contact Paula at paula.varndell-dawes@nhs.net and enquiries about joining the course as a participant with a long-term condition can be made in person at Beacon Medical's Mudge Way practice or by phoning course tutor Jan White on 01752 201892. More about the course and the time bank is online in the January 2017 audio edition of the Plympton Podcast at www.spreaker.com/user/plymptonpodcast
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Marslands donates £25 for each new client to either SSAFA or St. Luke’s – in the last 18 months £825 has been donated to the two charities. Call 01752 344582 or email Michele@marslands.co.uk to discuss your requirements and arrange a free initial meeting.
Michele is a fully qualified chartered certified accountant and a chartered tax advisor, so clients can be assured their affairs are in qualified hands. Michele aid; “Who’d have thought 11 years ago when I started working for myself at a small desk in my front room that I would end up with the house next door and others working with me! It’s amazing what you can achieve in 11 years and I thank all my clients, family and friends for their support over the 12
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Passers by at Plympton Tennis Courts recently might have glanced up to the sky to see if they'd failed to notice the sun after spotting many players in bright summer shirts. However, undeterred by the typical British winter weather club members had donned their bright shirts and were taking part in a Bonzer Aussie Tournament. (Photo courtesy of Plympton Tennis Club)