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July 2018 July 2018
New Sink
OBITUARIES
Facilities in the Hall kitchen are now improved by the installation of a double sink
and drainer. It will make life easier for caterers preparing meals for large quantities
of customers, and make the Hall a more attractive venue for weddings and SHIRLEY MARGARET DAY
celebration parties. We must thank the Rotary Club grant (due to the recent
marathon) and a donation from the Community Group, and also Allan who Well, what can we tell you about Mum. It’s difficult
researched, and installed the sink. because in many ways Mum’s life seemed to start
for us children at least, the moment she met Dad,

married and the family arrived.
100+ Club
Despite hearing all sorts of stories from Dad about
It’s that time of year again when a friendly volunteer will be knocking on your his past life Mums past remained in some ways an
door. Angie is handing over the baton to Mike this year, but hopefully it will be a enigma.
smooth handover and you shouldn’t notice any change. The monthly prize will
remain as it is now. We know that Mum was born in Yardley,
Birmingham on 5 January, 1936 to John (Jack) &
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Cissie Davies and that the births of her dear sisters
Artsreach Evelyn and Barbara followed.
Next seasons shows have been selected at a promoters evening, but there is no Around 1950 the family moved to Kensington which would have made Mum
certainty that you get what you ask for, even so we hope to offer some interesting about 14 years old. Barbara cannot remember which school Mum attended
evenings. but having left school Mums first job was in a sweet shop. Mum loved working
there.

Village Hall Lunch After that Mum worked at John Blundell’s as a Cashier. Blundell’s was a retail
sales door to door company. Salesmen sold their goods on a payment plan,
The June Lunch was cancelled due to a staff shortage. The July lunch on Thursday and week by week would call on their customers to collect the weekly
12th July will be chicken and summer vegetable soup followed by trifle and the payment. Dad also worked at Blundell’s and Mum was responsible for taking
usual cheese and coffee with a treat. As usual look out for the poster in the shop Dads monies he had collected and keeping his cash books in order. This was all
and put your name down or phone Jenny on 01929 471498 to book your place. perfectly good until they became a couple. To avoid there being a conflict of
interest where both were collecting and receiving monies Mum could no longer

work with Dad. Mum would have been around 18 years old at this point.
Hiring the Hall
Barbara thinks that they may have been courting for around a year before they
The hall, meeting room, and or kitchen are available for hire by going to the were married which seemed about right because in 1955 Mum and Dad were
Briantspuddle web site and following the links to Briantspuddle Village Hall. married at the Parish Church in the Parish of St. Mary, Becontree, Essex on 29
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Currently Allan is covering the booking secretary job, but things are about to October when Mum was 19 years old. Almost twelve months later on 21
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change as we are hoping to induct our new secretary this month and avoid future October 1956 Lesley and Maggie were born – just
problems by getting a dedicated mobile phone so that whoever is doing the job three months before Mums 21 Birthday.
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you will just phone the same number.
Mum had only one kidney and had been told it would
be unwise to have children so it was pretty remarkable
that Mum chose to ignore such advise and go on to
have a family at all – never mind twins.
Back in those days there were no such things as scans
so neither Mum nor Dad had any idea that although
Mum – in her own words had a tummy which would

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