Scottish Borders Branch
www.bordersparkys.org.uk |
January 2017 |
Written By Gary Hattie |
HAPPY NEW YEAR
FROM EVERYONE
INVOLVED WITH THE GROUP
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BUDDIES MEETING AT SPOONS! |
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BORDERS PARKY’S
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SCOCHA NEWS
Mr. D Chapman and Mr I Scott and the boys from Scocha approached
us late summer last year wishing to do a Charity Concert for the
Borders Parkinson’s Group. The support the folk group have given
us over the years cannae be put into words, and it is with great
excitement we took up their offer.
The concert will be held in the Volunteer Hall, Galashiels on
Saturday 15th April 2017. If you wish to attend we
are hoping to reserve a big ‘Parky Table’ or two, but Gary needs
numbers though … so if you would like to be put on our ticket
list please let Gary ken of your interest one way or another. If
we have big numbers as a group, we would organise transport. It
is always teesh for the Scocha lads to see a gang from the group
they are doing the concert for. Also as a band they havenae
played in Galashiels for quite some time so they anticipate
tickets to go fast so let Gary know your interest, more details
in next month’s newsletter.
To avoid missing out contact Gary in the usual way
today……………………………….
Just as a wee addition to this article the timing couldn’t be
better as it falls at the end of the ‘2017 PARKY AWARENESS WEEK’
campaign so it might attract some additional publicity for us as
a Charity.
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Happy New Year to one and all, hope we catch you well and
wrapped up snug and warm, ‘oh the weather outside is frightful,
let it snow, let it snow, let it snow, but not too much,
please!!’
Well that’s us, into our 17th year as a support
group, ‘Happy Birthday to us!’
Oh, we’re in a right singing mood today so I iz, mind you am in
singing mood most oa the time, aye, badly!! Ha ha
Well in this newsletter you will see all our meeting dates for
the year, not just for the Chaplaincy, but for all oor sub
groups, so ah’ll hae a coffee an that’ll give you time to get
your diary or calendar out
Hum de hum hum.
What kept ye?
Also in this newsletter read about what else went on for the
group in the last coupla months oa 2017. That’s yer kettle
boiling by the way, you go an make yer tea an enjoy yer first
newsletter of the year.
BGH MEETING
This month’s meeting will be held on Monday 30th
January 2-4 in the Chaplaincy Centre at the BGH. As with every
January Monday meeting we will have our A.G.M. So, if you can
make its along it will be great to see you there. Find out what
the plans are for the coming year, catch up with the gossip, an
you can also have a cuppa a biscuit an a blether, Aileen will be
there to give head massages to those looking fur a bit of
relaxation an mindfulness.
Dates for this year’s meetings are
30th January, 27th February, 27th
March, 24th April, 29th May, 26th
June, (Summer Break), 25th September, 30th
October, 27th November
These might be subject to change seein as Gary’s sorted it!!
Hopefully see you on the 30th.
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The YPN gang met up this month with another new face on the
books, which is always great to see. Next month’s get tae gether
will hopefully have the company of Oor Parky Nurse Specialist
the one an only Jill Anderson. This gig will take place on
Tuesday 7th February at Wetherspoons High Street
Galashiels from 6.30………. everyone is welcome to come along.
Fancy it? Well just
pop down or gie Gary a bell. Meetings for the year are:
10th January, 7th February, 14th
March, 11th April, 9th May, 13th
June, 12th September, 10th October, 14th
November………. all dates were correct at time oa typing them by
the way, if they change we’ll let you know.
A STRANGE REQUEST OUT OF THE BLUE
Gary would just like to share this ditty with you. Over the
years, I have done some unusual things but this one got me
thinking. I got a phone call from a female (nothing unusual
there Ha Ha) saying she would like to present a cheque to me for
the Group here in the Borders. Could I call back with a suitable
date. On checking my diary, I called her back.
Now usually I get asked to go to workplace, factory, shop, they
asked if I could get to Hawick? Did I ken where the Haugh Car
Park (pronounced Huuch thanks Helen Ford). I did I replied could
you meet us there at the back corner away from everything? How
would we recognise you is there anything you can wear that we’ll
notice you. I’ve gotta tartan coat I could wear that!! Now with
the strange secluded an remote venue, ma minds working overtime.
I thought now Helen Fords been after ma tartan coat fur years
maybe she concocted this plan to get it.
Who is it I’ll meet I asked oh Graham, Graham Cakebread
she replied.
When I arrived in Hawick I got in touch with Hilary, Jill, the
local constabulary and ma maw in case I was abducted or
something!! In the
end, it was all legit and I received a cheque from Graham on
behalf of the Upper Teviothead Pastoral Society.
See pic to the right.
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DONATIONS RECEIVED
WE WOULD LIKE TO SAY A BIG THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING FOR DONATIONS
GIVEN TO THE BRANCH RECENTLY. THEY ARE, IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER: -
KENNY ROBERTSON (FLESHERS DEACON) SELKIRK FLESHERS, SELKIRK
NIKI FITZGERALD, NIKI’S BAR, GALASHIELS
SANDRA BREMNER, WALKERBURN
ALAN AND AILEEN HASTINGS, GALASHIELS
THE FRIENDS OF HELEN FORD, HAWICK
‘CHURCH OF SCOTLAND’ MOREBATTLE GUILD
GRAHAM CAKEBREAD ‘UPPER TEVIOTDALE PASTORAL SOCIETY’
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PANTOMIME TRIP
Well I think it’s safe to say the day trip to the 2016 pantomime was
a big success, oh aye it wis… as was our annual visit to see Cheery
Mary fur fish an chips before the panto!! This year’s panto is
Cinderella and our booking form has already been sent away, we’ll
keep you post when we hear back from the Kings.
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NEWCASTLETON CUPPA ANA CHAT |
2016 CHRISTMAS LUNCH |
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Here is an update from Anne Hardy about Newcastleton ‘Cuppa ana Chat
Group’………………
As requested the meeting day has changed to fit in the footy mob to
Friday afternoons. the dates are as follows. on the 9th February,
we have someone to come and give and demonstrate the uke and so that
folk can have a go. It will take place in the Grapes Hotel, 1-3, in
the village and anyone is welcome there will be refreshments too.
So more the merrier. Let me know if you are coming please.
ANNE HARDY
newcastleton-pd@hotmail.com
PARKINSON GROUP DATES
FRIDAYS 1-3PM
NEWCASTLETON COMMUNITY ROOM
17/2/17, 24/3/17, 21/4/17, 26/5/17, 18/8/17, 22/9/17, 20/10/17,
17/11/17
Thanks to Anne and Peter for all the hard work they do down there.
Can we just say the footy mob referred to isnae the
‘Newcastleton Branch of the Everton Supporters Club’ it is in fact
the walking football they are involved in.
ANYONE INTERESTED OR WISHING MORE INFORMATION, CAN YOU GET IN TOUCH
WITH PAUL ON 07527 592 725.
PEEBLES CUPPA ANA CHAT
The meetings at Peebles Community Centre will restart this month
with the first one of the year being on Thursday 19th
January 10-12. Anyone wishing to attend will be made more than
welcome.
Dates for the year will be: -
19th January, 16th February, 16th
March, 20th April, 18th May, 15th
June, 21st September, 19th October, 16th
November
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December saw Parky’s heading for Bozellz an the Blue Coo fur oor
annual eat out. Everyone attending I think enjoyed their afternoon,
with many of you if not all of you bringing a donation for the
raffle, which helped make 4 hampers decreasing in size, a hand
embroidered wall hanging from Walkerburn Craft group an much mair,
thank you to everyone for their donations. This year’s first prize
went to Margaret Shiel from Selkirk, congratulations to Margaret.
Yup this is the moment I’ve been waiting for, to tell you, the total
amount raised from the raffle this year was an fan bloomin tastic
£403, yup you read right
£403!
A sincere thank you to everyone who donated towards the raffle
changing what was a guid afternoon to an amazing afternoon. Thank
You one and all!
Just recently, we have heard back from the Buccleuch Hotel.
Apparently, they have footage on their cctv of someone eating their
dessert, then enjoying it so much they licked their spoon clean put
it back on the table hiding their bowl. Then asking the waitress fur
another puddin’ claiming they’d been missed out …………!!!
The Blue Coo management are going to send a photo to the newsletter
of the person they are calling the ‘Phantom Salmon Room Sweet
Toothed Dessert Slurpee’. We await the photo to see if we can supply
a name for the one locals call the ‘Phantom Salmon Room Sweet
Toothed Dessert Slurpee!’
We’ll keep you posted with the up an coming police investigation!!
If you have any information about this person call Cream stoppers on
Clovenfords slurp, slurp, slurp, slurp, slurp………….
“HILARY!!!!!! Where’s ma ice cream an jelly gaun??!!”
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For more information contact Gary Hattie
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