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BEDFORD BRANCH

CONTENTS

—Chairman’s Chat;

Page 2—Celebrating 20

years;

Page 3

What have we been up

to?

Page 4

Look Good Feel

Better

More news on our re-

location;

Page 5

Our new Patron;

We need your help;

Give as you Live;

When should you join

a Support Group?

Page 6

Members News

Page 7—Useful

Information

Page 8—Programme

WW elcome elcome to the latest issue of Tittle Tattle. What a

memorable year 2014 has been for the Group, first

the move to a new venue in August and then in

September we celebrated our 20th Anniversary.

Wow where has the time gone? But then, as the saying goes,

time flies when you’re having fun!

It doesn’t seem long ago that I was writing the Chairman’s Chat

for the very first issue of “Tittle-Tattle”; its hard to believe how

far we have come since then. I hope you enjoy reading the

latest news of the Group, including a short article on our new

Patron, The Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire Helen Nellis.

With Christmas now over, hopefully you enjoyed the festive

season with family and friends and are looking forward to the

new year and all it holds.

Reflecting back over 2014 what a wonderful summer we had and

hopefully you managed to soak up the sunshine and took

advantage of the long evenings to sit outside with friends and

family, a distinct improvement on previous years! You can’t

escape the feeling that winter is well and truly upon us now that

the trees are bare and frosty mornings are a regular occurrence,

but spring is just around the corner and it won’t be long before

the daffodils start popping their heads above the frosty earth.

It has been another good year for the group, meetings and

social outings have been well supported. The Committee have

tried to make our meetings interesting and varied, so we hope

there will be something that attracts you to come along and join

us in 2015

All that remains is to wish you and your families a very Happy,

Prosperous, but more importantly healthy 2015.

Jean Davies—Chairperson



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A night to remember

The first Bosom Pals meeting took place in September 1994 so on 13 September 2014 over

80 Bosom Pals members and guests celebrated in true style. We were delighted that one of

our founder members, Marie Crowe was able to join us. In those early days and when I first

joined the Group in August 1995, the group was being run by Marie and our other founder

member, Brenda Gilberts’ two daughters, Lynne and Marion and both joined our celebration.

Lynne is now a member and joined the Group in November 2013 and became a Committee

Member at our AGM in April 2014. A couple of the original members who attended that very

first meeting were also present, Adriana King (our Treasurer) and June Griffin (our

President). We were also pleased to see Irene Coldwell, who served on the Committee for a

number of years, until she retired and moved to Ipswich. The theme for the evening was

the Bosom Pals colours, blue and yellow and as you can see from the photos below

everyone make a real effort.

Thanks go to Bill Johns who provided the music, Colin Vass who took all the lovely photos

for us and all of you who helped during the evening and helped with the cleaning up

afterwards. More photos are available on our website.



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N ovember meeting saw us trying to do

origami with Mr Kolla, who was very

entertaining and extremely skilled.

Without exception making a paper

aeroplane and flying it was the highlight of the

evening. Luckily we now have such a lovely big

room in which to do this sort of thing.

On a glorious autumnal day, 16 October

a small group of members descended on the

handbag and bra factories at Desborough.

We left Bedford at 10 am and whiled away a

hour or so at each factory shop. Most of us

managed to spend some money, before going

for a relaxed lunch in Poppies Coffee Shop at

Bosworth’s Garden Centre where we man-

aged some more retail therapy before head-

ing back to Bedford for 4 pm

O ctober Meeting—Ro Haggerwood entertained

us with his talk on his experiences as a stage

manager. We also supported the “MacMillan Coffee

Morning” by making and selling cakes. We raised a

total of £142.86, which is a brilliant amount for such

a small group. Thanks to everyone who baked and

bought and those who donated after the event. Well

done everyone.

A nd then it was Christmas—The Festive Season

begins.

The Christmas Dinner was held at The Bedford

Golf Club, Great Denham. 36 members and guests

attended. As always the food was very good and the

company was excellent.

Over 70 members and guests attended the Christmas

Social, along with Father Christmas and his reindeer. We

were also delighted that our new Patron, Helen Nellis, the

Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire, joined us. Jenny

Sudworth was on keyboard and she soon gathered a small

choir to join in with Christmas carols. Of course the usual

12 days of Christmas resounded around the room.



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A number of new members have attended Look Good...Feel Better during 2014 and Eve Hirst has

kindly provided her experience below:

23 January 2014— Sporting a wig, no eyebrows. No eye lashes, a puffy face (dare not look in a

mirror my reflection is not the me I know).

QUESTION: How can a “Look Good Feel Better” session help women cancer patients and make a difference to

their wellbeing and boost their confidence.

On a wet Thursday afternoon I approached Luton and Dunstable Hospital, with some trepidation,together with

two friends of like mind, to attend this “Look Good Feel Better” two hour beauty session.

We arrived a little early and waited whilst a training room was turned into a beauty saloon. Frightening magnifying

mirrors were placed on the tables together with a number of beauty products.

At 2pm five more ladies arrived all looking very scared and worried and I do believe the mirrors had an adverse

effect on everyone. However, we were all given goodie bags containing some wonderful cosmetics and the session

got underway.

The beauticians were lovely ladies, their kindness and enthusiasm helped to put everyone at ease and we were soon

engaged in “skin care” and how to apply makeup. We hardly had time to stop for a cup of tea. The laughter and

banter made for a most enjoyable afternoon and I cannot praise the organisers enough.

At the end of the session we all “LOOKED GOOD AND FELT BETTER”. We left with smiles on our faces clutching

our wonderful bag of cosmetics feeling much more confident.

A very big thank you for all concerned.

If you have not yet already attended one of these sessions and

would like to do so, you can go direct to Look Good Feel Better to

book your place, follow this link www.lookgoodfeelbetter.co.uk, or

phone 01372 747 500 . If you would like to go with a group of

ladies from Bosom Pals for which transport will be provided, please

contact Di Gonse or one of the Committee.

and are now well and truly established in our new home. The acoustics in the hall is not ideal

and one or two members complained about not being able to hear the speakers clearly. We

have resolved this problem by purchasing radio mics and an amplifier. If you haven’t seen the

new venue, please come along and see it for yourself, you will receive a warm welcome.

Address is: The Transfiguration Church Hall, Bedford Road, Kempston MK42 8BQ.



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Please write us a line or two!!

“Tittle Tattle is your newsletter

and we would love to receive

items for inclusion in our next

issue. Tell us what you think, tell

us any interesting or funny stories

you have or write your profile.

Tell us about your earlier life, your

family, your hobbies, your pets.

There must be some interesting

stories out there. Tell us

something of your cancer journey,

how you felt and what helped you,

Send us some photos or recipes,

tips; write us a poem ~ We need

your help to keep “Tittle Tattle

interesting.

When is the best time to join a support group?

One of the many benefits of support groups is that they welcome

breast patients at all stages of their cancer journey, from newly

diagnosed to those who have long since ended their treatment.

OUR NEW PATRON—HELEN NELLIS—LORD-

LIEUTENANT OF BEDFORDSHIRE

Helen Nellis was appointed by HM The Queen as the Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire and began her term of office on 22nd February 2012.

Helen’s career has spanned the law, higher education, health and the commercial sector. A qualified Barrister and academic by background, she has worked as a global senior executive search professional and has a consultancy business as an executive coach specialising in the improvement of personal and board- level leadership performance in complex organisations.

She has been Chairman of a number of large organisations including Bedfordshire Health Authority, Luton Health Action Zone and Bedford Hospitals NHS Acute Trust as well as a member of university governing bodies and councils in higher education including Vice-Chairman of the Universities of Luton and Bedfordshire and a Governor at two state sector schools in the County.

Bosom Pals are now registered with “Give as you Live”. Give as you Live is a

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howitworks.



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MEMBERS NEWS

I t is with great sadness that we said goodbye to Margery Price on 20 October.

Margery was born in 1924 and we celebrated her 90th Birthday earlier in the

year. She had led a very interesting and full life. At 17 years old she joined the

WAAFS, during the second World War where she served in many locations and

gained the rank of Corporal. After the war she trained as a teacher. She met her

husband, Peter, whilst he was studying at Oxford and they had four children.

Margery returned to teaching when her youngest child, David started school and continued at the same

school, Silver Jubilee School until her retirement. She then became involved with the Women’s Royal

Voluntary Service (WRVS) for more than 20 years working in the “Evergreen Club for over Sixties” in

Elstow and then in the WRS Shop at Bedford Hospital. She became a member of Bosom Pals in 1997

and attended regular meeting, dinners and social events. RIP Margery.

Another of our older members, Betty Cosgrove, past away in December. Betty lived in

Ampthill and joined the group many years ago, but had not attended meetings for sever-

al years due to ill health. Our thoughts are with her family, especially at this time of year.

Our dear Bosom Pal, Vera Harvey passed away suddenly at home on 24 July

2014. Vera joined Bosom Pals in 2010 and attended many of our meetings and

social events, her Obituary said "Vera always had a smile on her face and will be

sadly missed by everyone who was lucky enough to have known her". How true

these words are, she was always smiling and very positive even when she was

going through treatments, she would say "yes I'm fine". The funeral service was

be held on Tuesday 12 August, 3.30 pm at St Andrew's Church, Ampthill, and

many members attended to say their farewell to such a lovely lady and friend.

O n a happier note, we congratulate Jady Haggerwood on

winning a Pride of Bedfordshire Award 2014 for her

many involvements as a volunteer. Jady has for 30

years taught needlecraft at the Clapham School for

Seniors. She is a church steward and serves on the church

committee for Pastoral Care, Social activities and property. She

acts as escort to the driver on vehicles used by Parkinson’s UK

(Bedford) and is on the fundraising Committee for the MS Society

(Bedford) and has served on numerous committees. She received

a Millennium Fellowship Certificate in 2000 for her work with

young children in Clapham. Photo of Jady with her husband Ro at our Christmas

dinner 2014.



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M eeting nights continue to be well supported,

and we hope that our new venue will

encourage more people to join.

Remember there will still be the

opportunity to have a quiet word with one of the breast

care nurses if you have any worries or concerns.

Name Position Phone No email

Jean Davies Chairperson 01234 823496 [email protected]

June Griffin President 01234 822315

Adriana King Treasurer 01234 214455 [email protected]

Pauline Hooper Programme Organiser 01234 350079 [email protected]

Jenny Carroll

Di Gonse

Lynne Summerfield

Committee

LGFB Organiser

Committee

07949 475297

01525 403172

01234 407188

[email protected]

Your Committee Contacts

W hilst Bosom Pals encourages the free exchange of ideas and information, the

views expressed by individual speakers are the personal opinions of the

speaker, and not necessarily the view of the Group or Bedford Hospital NHS Trust.

You are advised to consult your normal health care professional before changing any

current treatment regimes.

S o where and when do we meet?

2nd Wednesday of each month, in the Transfiguration Church Hall,

Bedford Road Kempston commencing at 7.30 pm finishing at 09.45

Your details are kept on our membership database for Bosom Pals Purposes only and are not passed onto

any other organisation. Please remember to let us know if you change your contact details. If you wish

your details to be removed from our database and if you no longer wish to receive “Tittle Tattle” please

contact Jean Davies, details above.

Data Protection—Articles submitted for inclusion in “Tittle Tattle” will appear on the Bosom Pals Website

and may appear in other media sites.

Remember we now meet at:

The Transfiguration Church Hall,

Bedford Road, Kempston MK42 8BQ



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BOSOM PALS SPEAKER PROGRAMME 2015

14 January – open meeting—home made cakes will be served

11 February – Mike Neville – Trust me I was an Estate Agent

Tuesday 3 March—Cream Tea at the Park Inn Hotel overlooking the River

Ouse. Members only. Cost £8, subsidised by Bosom Pals.

11 March – Colin Hill, ex-Royalty Close Protection

Officer – “Dancing with Diana”

8 April – AGM

13 May – David Pibworth – illustrated talk on the

“History of British Sitcom”

Wednesday 27 May—Bosom Pals Quiz at the White Horse pub in Newnham

Avenue. More details to follow.

10 June – Sylvia Peacock – illustrated talk on the “Golden Gardens of

Goldington”

8 July—To be confirmed

12 August—Open Meeting

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