August
24/08/2010
Pat and Norman Douse very kindly hosted a Picnic tea, as a fundraiser for the Group, at their home on Sunday 22 Aug. The event was very successful with the weather being very kind with bright sunshine and a large gathering of group members, friends and family.
Pat put on a wonderful spread of sandwiches, savouries and cakes, and of course plenty of tea, plus something a little stronger for some. The fund raising activities were organised by Michelle, Pats daughter in law & group member, and consisted of a raffle, lucky dip, guess the weight of the cake and guess how many “stone chips” were in an ornamental vase.
Every one present enjoyed the afternoon and dug deep as just over £110.00 was raised for Group funds.
I would like to say, on behalf of the Group Committee, a very big thank you to Pat & Norman for volunteering and organising the Picnic tea in their home, Michelle for the raffle etc, and also to all those who attended and gave so willingly.
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July
28/07/2010
In June members of the group, along with their friends and family, took a cruise on the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal, Mike Broome (group secretary) has written a short recap and has kindly agreed to share some photographs.
Group members, family and friends recently enjoyed an afternoon tea cruise on the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal. The cruise departed from the Gloucester Waterways Museum in Gloucester Docks on their pleasure boat King Arthur, and sailed as far as Saul Junction near Frampton Upon Severn. Unusually, the weather was perfect, with a typical warm English sunny summer afternoon, allowing all to enjoy the views of the Gloucestershire countryside as we sailed by.
There was a half hour stop at Saul Junction to look around and then back on the boat for a lovely light afternoon tea (with cakes!!) on the return trip. The cruise was a great success, with all aboard enjoying an afternoon of relaxing and watching the world go by, in fact so much so that many asked if we could organise another trip next year... we shall see.
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16/07/2010
Special Guest Speaker Richard Lane visited the group last week, below is a selection of photos with a recap to follow.
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04/07/2010
Special Guest Speaker for our next meeting will be Richard Lane OBE, President of Diabetes UK. He will be presenting an autobiographical talk about his struggle with diabetes and the pioneering Islet Cell transplant surgery he received in 2004/5 Wednesday 14th July 2010 at 7.30pm
There is a poster on the downloads & misc page if you'd like to spread the news
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July Site Updates
General Site Maintainance and Updates
Images added from Rachard Lane visit
Recap and photos from the summer cruise added
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March
10/03/2010
Our new website is launched with a fresh new look and more content. All the vital information is still here; like where we meet and how to find us as well as some fun new things like, an intereactive diary and games to play.
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March Site Updates
20/03/2010 - Spring 2010 South West Newsletter added to Misc page.
20/03/2010 - Winter 09/10 Research Matters Newsletter added to Misc page.
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