New Malden News TGroup he newly formed New Malden & Coombe Heritage , who are applying for lottery funding, are starting
to arrange a project on local past memories. Robin Gill, our local historian, is an important member of this group. Thinking back over this Olympic year it is worth recalling that New Malden had a Gold Medallist in 1964. In that year at the Tokyo Olympics Ann Packer, an assistant PT teacher at Coombe Girls School , won a Gold medal in the 800 metres and a Silver in the 400 metres. She was the first ever female British Gold Medallist on the track ! The Headmistress gave the news at the morning assembly and a telegram was sent off from the staff and the girls to Ann. Later some of them went to ITV studios to see a film of the race. Ann's fiancee Robbie Brightwell, a master at Tiffin Boys, was captain of the athletics team and won a Silver medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay. Ann & Robbie subsequently married a few months' later, retired from athletics as they were amateurs, started a family and currently live in Congleton, Cheshire. I would like to hear from any past pupils at the school with any memories of Ann at that time. Ann is fully behind this project and may at a future date provide an article for Village Voice. In the meantime could those of you who have memories contact me chris.coke@hotmail.co.uk v, telephone 0208942-7388 or write to me at 101A Thetford Road, New Malden, KT3 5DS. VVoice
Twillhose of you who have lived in New Malden for a while probably be familiar with the annual Scout Christmas
Postal Service with its red and black post boxes at various locations around New Malden. The scheme depends on a team of volunteers to empty the boxes, sort the mail and arrange delivery by members of the Scout Group from Beavers in the youngest section, through Cubs and Scouts and even relying on parental help. It is a valuable exercise in community service for the youth members of our Scout Group, it is also a way to raise much needed funds for our activities. This year we’ll have 5 post boxes in and around New Malden from 24th November to 14th December, all you need to do is bring your post to one of the five collection boxes with your donation (minimum 20p per letter) and leave the rest to us. A crack team of volunteers will then sort and deliver your Christmas cards to any KT3 addresses in time for Christmas. All this for only 20p per item, so please support us and save money at the same time!!! The boxes can be found in the following locations Fountain News, Malden Road; Malden Centre, Blagdon Road; New Malden Methodist Church, High Street; Parkers, South Lane and Suttles of Malden, High Street. Jane Pringle, Scout Leader, 1st Malden Scout Group VVoice
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