Please check the Diary page for dates of all planned Social Gatherings this year.

 

The next Social Gathering is scheduled for

Monday 13th July 2026

Doors will open at 11.30am

Members are invited to attend to socialise

with their ex-colleagues and newly found friends.

As usual, a finger buffet will be served at approx 1pm.

This will again be free of charge for fully paid up members

but a fee of £7.50 will be requested from all visitors/guests to cover the cost.

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Your committee will be available to update you on everything that has been happening and provide details of upcoming activities and events.

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We hope to see as many of you as possible at the July meeting.

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The last Social Gathering (including AGM) was held on

Monday 30th March 2026

Fifty three members attended and enjoyed socialising 

with their ex-colleagues and new found friends as well as hearing about

the activities of the Association during the past year.

As 2025 was our 30th Anniversary year we organised

some special raffles and draws to celebrate our achievement.

This included an additional prize draw for everyone who purchased five or more

tickets for the main raffle at the March, July and December 2025 socials with the

lucky winners receiving a cash prize of £30 - £1 for every year of our existence.

The number of prizes available at each raffle was increased to 30 and

we had a game of Bingo at each Social Gathering with a winning prize of £30.

A good time was had by all 

especially the draw, raffle and Bingo prize winners

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At the AGM it was reported that John March had completed

his three year term as Rambles Organiser but he was prepared to offer

himself for re-election if no other volunteers were forthcoming.

Unsurprisingly, there was deathly silence in the room

whilst we searched in vain for a willing volunteer.

As nobody was offering to step-up, it was unanimously agreed

that John would be re-elected for a further three year term until 31st March 2029

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Liz Pemble, Golf Organiser announced she would be temporarily stepping down

from her role as she had been appointed as Ladies Captain for 2026 at her Golf Club. However, she had persuaded her husband Clive to deputise for her. 

This was agreed unanimously by the membership.

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David Payne and Chris Stott announced they would

be standing down as the Members Independent Examiners. 

Prior to the meeting Zena Ryder (a Retired Book-Keeper) had been approached

to see if she would be prepared to take on the role.

Nobody else present at the meeting was prepared to volunteer and it was agreed unanimously that Zena would take over the role with immediate effect. 

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Sadly we had to report the passing of several of our members during the year

including the sudden loss of Bernie Roy on 3rd January 2026.

Bernie had been Chair since 2020 and this created another vacancy.

We now have vacancies for two Officer positions on the committee

(Chair & Secretary) which are both open to all Full Members. 

Unfortunately, no Full Members were willing to put themselves forward at the AGM

Any Full Member interested to learn more about these posts

should make contact with Sue, our Treasurer.

It is very important that we fill these vacant roles.

 

Every member present at the AGM was given

a REASH Trolley Coin Key-Ring as a memento.

Our intention is to distribute one of these memento's

to as many members as we can when we next see them

or via the postal system with subsequent issues of News-Break.

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​​Please can you help us to recruit new Full Members.

If anyone is still in touch with ex-work colleagues

(or their widows/widowers who are in receipt of a BG pension),

then please make them aware of our Association and encourage them to join us. Anyone in receipt of a pension from either National Grid or Cadent

is eligible to join as a Full Member.

Centrica Pensioners are also very welcome but will need to join

as an Associate Member which costs just £12.50 per annum - 

but they would then be entitled to attend all of our meetings & activities

and would be eligible for all subsidies offered to Full Members.

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