Fund Spending Report

Our next three activities are as follows:

IMPORTANT REQUEST.
As you know, I am fortunate in being able to raise funds from certain sources that enable us to provide all Musketeers activities free to members. Unfortunately, the Branch cannot use these sources which makes their fundraising much more difficult. If any Musketeers, or their partners, can spare a little time it would be greatly appreciated. Even if it’s only a couple of hours each year it will help. If you can help please ring Wendy and tell her so she will know who she can call on when required. Many thanks in anticipation.

Message from our Chairman

Since the last Messenger we have had our AGM and after all the voting was over we have the same committee as last year. Surprise. Surprise!!!! I hope you all remember that none of us are getting any younger and we won’t always be here to run things.

This year for our annual event with partners we have arranged Sunday Lunch at the Borough Arms in Newcastle on Sunday 27th July. If you would like to attend please ring Geoff on the number below, I look forward to seeing you there.

The other problem with having the same committee is that we are running out of ideas for “something different” at our monthly meeting, if you have some great new idea please give Geoff a ring, on 01782 523028.

Joan Hick

Chairman.

A chance for you to tell the Government what it’s like for you as a carer.

If you feel that as a carer you are not getting the help and support you need, or believe that services could and should be improved, you can make your views known by contributing to a questionnaire study that is investigating this very problem.

A team from King’s College London has been commissioned by the Department of Health to carry out this study across the UK as part of the Government's National Service Framework (NSF) for Long-term (Neurological) Conditions.

If you decide to take part the team will post you a set of questionnaires to fill in and return. Most questions involve ticking a box, circling a number or writing a short sentence.

They will then telephone you at a time convenient to you to help with any questions you were unsure about, and to give you the opportunity to tell them about any problems that were not covered.

If you would like to know more, you can:

- Phone Diana Jackson or Dee Howley: 0207-848-5582 or 0207-848-5418

Quiz     (Answers below.)

1) Who was Claude Greengrass in Heartbeat?

2) Which daring raid was led by Guy Gibson?

3) In which group does Angus Young wear short trousers?

4) What does a chandler make?

5) Which car manufacturer makes the Legacy?

6) Who composed the Opera Carmen

7) Man has 7 vertebrae in his neck, how many does a giraffe have?

8) Who was the first player to win the snooker World Championship at the Crucible?

9) How many queens have ruled France?

10) Who 10 years ago secretly wed actress Rebecca Miller, daughter of Arthur Miller?

11) Who wrote the horror book 'The Shining'?

12) Which musical star was Andrew Lloyd-Webber's 2nd wife?

13) Who was the first man to swim the 100m breaststroke in under a minute?

14) What was the registration number of Lady Penelope's pink Rolls Royce?

15) What is Freddie Starrs real name?

16) Who did Virginia Wade beat in the final to win Wimbledon in 1977?

17) What kind of animal is a pipistrelle?

18) From which flower does the expensive spice of Saffron come from.

19) Which Saints day falls on 30th November?

20) Which 3 Countries comprise the Benelux countries?

I’m the life of the party….even if it lasts until 8 p.m.

I’m very good at opening childproof caps….with a hammer.

I’m usually interested in going home before I get to where I’m going.

I’m awake many hours before my body allows me to get up.

I’m smiling all the time because I can’t hear a thing you’re saying.

I’m very good at telling stories; over and over and over and over…..

I’m aware that other people’s grandchildren are not as cute as mine.

I’m so cared for – long term care, eye care, private care, dental care.

I’m not really grouchy; I just don’t like traffic, waiting, crowds, lawyers, loud music, unruly kids, barking dogs and a few other things I can’t seem to remember right now.

I’m sure everything I can’t find is in a safe, secure place, somewhere.

I’m wrinkled, saggy, lumpy, and that’s just my left leg.

I’m beginning to realise that aging is not for wimps.

I’m sure they are making adults much younger these days, and when did they let kids become policemen?

I’m wondering, if you’re as old as you feel, how could I be alive at 150?

And, how can my kids be older than I feel at times

I’m a walking storeroom of facts….I’ve just lost the key to the storeroom door.

Now if I could only remember who sent this to me, I wouldn’t send it back to them, but I would send it to many more.

SHREWSBURY FLOWER SHOW 15th & 16th AUGUST 2008

• TV GARDENING PERSONALITY - CHRIS BEARDSHAW

• HAYLEY WESTENRA - NEW ZEALAND SINGING STAR

• FIONA PEARS - VIOLIN VIRTUOSO

• BOLDDOG LINGS - MOTORCYCLE DISPLAY TEAM

• HUGE MARQUEES OF FLOWERS, VEGETABLES & FLORAL ART

• THREE TOP MILITARY BANDS

• BEES HONEY & WINE SECTION

• TOP CLASS SHOWJUMPING

• FIREWORK FINALE - BOTH EVENINGS

• FOOD HALL - INCLUDING COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS BY CELEBRITY CHEF

• TRADE STANDS, HOME & CRAFTS MARQUEE

(PALS) Patient Advice and Liaison Services

The Trust focuses on improving health and healthcare services for the local population. We work in partnership with other NHS organisations, local authorities and other public and private organisations.

Contact PALS

Stoke-on-Trent PCT

Fenton Health Centre

Glebedale Road

Fenton

Stoke-on-Trent

ST4 3AQ

Freephone 0800 783 2865

The Government’s directory of information for carers

www.carers.gov.uk

Carer’s Commandments

1  Thou shalt not try to be all things to all people

2 Thou shalt not be perfect, or even try

3 Thou shalt leave things undone that ought to be done

4 Thou shalt not spread thyself too thin

5 Thou shalt learn to say no

6 Thou shalt schedule time for thyself and thy supportive network

7 Thou shalt switch off and do nothing regularly

8 Thou shalt be boring, inelegant, untidy and unattractive at times

9 Thou shalt not feel guilty

10 Thou shalt not be thine own worst enemy

Thing to do in the Garden in July

Pinch out the growing tips of basket and container plants to encourage them to produce bushy even growth and lots of flowers. Encourage chrysanthemum shoots to branch out and carry more blooms by pinching out shoot tips from June to early July. This technique is called stopping.

Sow seeds

Biennials, such as foxgloves, sweet williams, Canterbury bells and forget-me-nots, should be sown as soon as fresh seed is available.

Pests and diseases

Use a forceful jet from a garden hose to knock aphids off water lilies and other garden plants. Spray roses to protect them against problems with mildew, blackspot or rust.

Divide bearded iris

Lift and divide bearded irises once they have finished flowering. Remove any dormant sections from the centre of the clump, and replant the fresh new shoots.

Summer bedding plants

Finish planting out summer bedding plants in borders, baskets and containers. Fill gaps with large argyranthemums, fuchsias or pelargoniums.

Cut down early-flowering perennials

Answers to Quiz

1 Bill Maynard

2 Dam Busters

3 AC/DC

4 Candles

5 Subaru

6 Bizet

7 7

8 John Spencer

9 None

10 Daniel Day Lewis

11 Stephen King

12 Sarah Brightman

13 Adrian Moorhouse in 1987

14 FAB 1

15 Freddie Star

16 Betty Stove

17 Bat

18 Crocus

19 St Andrew

20 Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg