CUSTOMS and
EXCISE and REVENUE RETIRED STAFF ASSOCIATION (CERRSA) SOUTHEND
May 2016
CHAIRMAN : Jan
Hales SECRETARY :
Daphne Amos Pugh
6 Overcliffe 261
Station Rd
Manor Rd Leigh-on-Sea
Westcliff-on-Sea Essex
Essex SSO 7SE SS9
3BP
Tel: 01702 352443 Tel:
01702 711492
2 May 2016
Dear Member and friends,
My spring letter to you, a very mixed bag of weather till
now but the longer and warmer days to come are worth looking forward to. I have been out of action for the past 6
weeks after breaking a bone in my wrist when visiting Potters in Norfolk. My feet slipped from me on the wet promenade
and of course it had to be my right hand.
We had booked a holiday in Turkey but it was a godsend as we either sat
on a coach or were being spoilt in a hotel.
No usual jobs one has to do at home.
I had my first swim today, hoping
I didn’t get nudged in the pool. Too
many people but it is a bank holiday!
The AGM at Chalkwell Park Rooms was well supported by our
members. Sorry we missed it, but the
holiday in Turkey came at the same date.
The committee have decided to have our Christmas lunch for 2016 at the
same venue as last year there were no complaints. It is good value for money, easy for parking
or bus travel. Thursday 15 December.
We have also booked 15 places for the noon on 19 July at the
same venue when they have a Variety Show called “Fabulous Fifties”. The cost is £18.50 which includes a very good
lunch. If you are interested please ring
Jan Hales on 352443 as she is looking after the bookings.
Outings to come: Wed 18 May:
Drive by car to Wallasea Island.
We meet at the RSPB car park past the marina where the steps take you up
to the sea wall. Hopefully the birds
are using the lagoons they have made with spoil from Cross Rail. We meet at
10.15 for the walk and 12.30 for lunch at the Mariner’s café in the marina.
Wed 15th June – A walk from Jan’s Flat where we will park,
meeting at 10.15. Walk along the sea front for lunch at the Half Way House in
Thorpe Bay for lunch at 12.30.
Wed 29 June: Barry
will drive a min-bus to Felixstowe for the day but I am afraid it is already fully
booked.
Wed 21 Sept- Barry has booked another mini-bus for either Ipswich
or Woodbridge, a 17 seater, I will give
you more details in my next letter.
Membership. Some new
members for our CERRSA. Salvina and Bob
Kemp, and John and Carol Cansdale. Let
us hope that we can encourage some more retirees to join us in this coming
year.
Bowling: We are still bowling at the Kursaal the second
Wednesday of the month meeting at 10.15 for a 10.30 prompt start. We now have 3
lanes, various standards but that makes it more fun. All are welcome and we always go for lunch
after. We miss the month of August out
as it is the children’s holidays.
Hope to see you at one of our outings and enjoy the summer
ahead,
Regards
to you all Daphne