Westminster Park Residents Association

From the letters page in the Standard

I felt very  concerned  after reading a letter on your letters page regarding Junk Mail.  While I agree that the amount of junk mail we receive is irritating,  the answer is not to stuff it all back into the post box as this is very spiteful as not only does it cause problems at the sorting office it ultimately causes delays for other people’s post –  people who have done nothing wrong.

Junk Mail although helps to keep the price of postage down.  What with e-mails, people paying bills by direct debit, and the use of the internet etc  the Postal Service needs the revenue created by Junk Mail,  otherwise it will either close the services which would be a disaster, or increase the price of postage even further.

If charity bags cause the writer a problem perhaps he should do what I do.  Which is either leave them outside for reuse on the due collection day or use them as bin liners for his kitchen waste bin – I find them a great asset not only for this purpose but for many others as well.

I might add that I do occasionally fill the charity bags with useful items of clothing and bric a brac ready for collection by the appropriate charity.  But, I haven’t enough unwanted clothing to fill them all!

Junk mail is a small inconvenience to keep the Postal Service afloat and therefore I hope the previous writer will read this letter and think again before stuffing his unwanted mail back into the post box.

Olwen Bellis – Chester resident

Chester Gang Show 59 Years On

Following our blockbusting performance at the Catholic High School in 2011 the next show will be returning to the King’s School Chester and will be performed in the recently completedVanbrugh Theatre. The facilities in this new auditorium are truly fabulous including tiered seating and an impressive stage, supported by a very high standard of installed sound and lighting equipment. So this year we invite you all to join us yet again to see the show and to discover what this new venue has to offer.

See website for more information http://www.chestergangshow.net/index.php

A new group has been formed to help protect and conserve Duke’s Drive, a popular woodland walk which stretches from Handbridge to Eccleston.

The Friends of Duke’s Drive aims to create a management plan for the area and raise funds to provide new facilities including new signage, additional seating and recycle bins.

For more details click here

Over 60?

Come and join us

The Westminster Park Residents’ Association invites all over 60-year-olds
to come along to the Community Centre on Thursday, 12 January 2012, at 2 pm
for a chat and a cup of tea/coffee and biscuits.

We plan to start an Over 60’s Club, initially meeting monthly, with speakers,
fun and games, etc., and if enough people are interested, visits to gardens
and theatres. This will be our first meeting and so the programme is up to
you - please tell us what you would like.

We are doing this in response to requests, from various residents, made to
the WPRA. So please come along on 12 January and tell us what you would like
on the programme.

If you cannot make it on that day please give one of us a call and let us know
your ideas. Our telephone numbers are below and also on the back page of this
Newsletter.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Allan Stobie (683461) and Sandra Magilton (677373)