May 2015
7 May
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Farewell Ray
Wendover was shocked and sad to hear of the untimely death of Ray Smith on Wednesday 1 April. Many people have expressed their condolences to the family. Ray’s father ran the business before him but Ray Smith Motor Services Ltd in South Street has been a backbone of Wendover for many years. Carl and Mac are continuing to service and repair cars but the petrol station has closed, as planned by Ray. His sons are writing a tribute which will appear in the June edition of Wendover News.
Enjoy the contributors are their own and not Bank Holidays and necessarily the views of the editor. May Half Term contributions for June 2015 before The transaction data which the bank has used in making this decision does not take all factors into account so it is important for any complainant to give real and relevant examples. The initial letter from Lloyds Bank urged customers to contact the manager Lorraine Reeves in response. Any such letter can be delivered to the branch. An online petition can be found at bit.ly/1yv38mx and printed petitions can be found around central Wendover in places such as the Library, Budgens and Number One. Wendover is a thriving business community which uses and needs the full panoply of services offered by a local bank in order to continue to succeed. Residents of Wendover are disproportionately likely not to have access to online banking but also have mobility issues and therefore need our last remaining high street bank.
Lloyds Bank
Lloyds Bank intends to reduce the opening hours of the Wendover branch to just two days a week, 10am to 3pm, starting 1 June. Representatives of Wendover Chamber of Trade and Commerce, the Wendover Society and the Parish Council met with the Lloyds Bank regional director to express the disbelief and dismay with which local businesses and residents have greeted the news.
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RAF Flypast
Tuesday 5 & 19 May at 1.30pm
To celebrate the completion of training at RAF Halton we can expect a flypast (weather permitting)
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Wendover Choral Society
St Mary’s Church Wendover 16 May at 7.30 MUSIC FOR VOICE AND BRASS ‘MORE ENGLISH THAN THE ENGLISH’ Wendover Choral Society and the City of Cambridge Brass Band Conducted by Peter Bassano • Five Songs by British composers: William Sterndale Bennett; Edward Elgar; George Macfarren; Joseph Barnby; Charles Wood • Christopher Gunning: Wicken Fen • Percy Grainger: Folk Songs • John McCabe: Cloudcatcher Fells • John Rutter: Gloria Ticket £15; Concessions £12 and Under 18s Free Tickets available from @St Mary’s, info@stmaryswendover.org.uk 11 High Street, Wendover. Tel: 01296 623123
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