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Mailing of new issue of avanti underway
25 August 2010
Mailing for the Autumn Issue of avanti is currently underway, so you should be receiving your copy soon. The new issue has a brand new design which we hope you ...
Could you write a short story?
23 August 2010
A competition for a short story, for children of any age, is being held by the Society of Civil and Public Service Writers. The W.F. & F.G. Froud competition is open to all ...
New Faces: CSRF Vice Chairman - Russell Brown
10 August 2010
Russell is well known to many members, as he has previously been the Staff Side nominee to the Fellowship’s Board of Directors, a post he had held for two years. He took over ...
'Who's hiding behind the stand?'....AGM 2010 Images online
10 August 2010
It's taken us all morning to upload, but a selection of the many shots taken at this year's AGM & Conference are now online in the photo gallery section of the website. ...
09 August 2010
One of the ‘matters of interest or concern’ raised at last week’s AGM & Conference was about the use of Everyclick. As you will see from the homepage of our website we have ...
New Faces: CSRF Chairman - John Barker CB
08 August 2010
Appointed by The Cabinet Office earlier this month, John Barker CB takes over the Chairmanship of the Fellowship and attended the 2010 AGM & Conference in Coventry last week. ...
2010 AGM & Conference: Photo Update
08 August 2010
Many thanks to everybody who attended last week's AGM/Conference in Coventry for posing for my camera! It was lovely to reconnect with so many of you and I look forward ...
03 August 2010
I left a sunny London on the 20th July for a visit to the Chester Group to meet our members and to talk about the current status of the Fellowship in exchange for a cup of ...
Coffee and A Splash - Group visit to Louth
15 July 2010
Two very positive things came out of my visit to the Louth Group today. The first is that I improved my geography skillls (courtesy of Branch Chair Mike Smith and his ...
14 July 2010
You can help us raise funds by just clicking your mouse! The Everyclick campaign, supported by Yahoo, offers charities a really interactive way to raise money - simply ...
Branch News: Caerphilly Outing to Museum of Welsh Life
13 July 2010
The Caerphilly Branch recently enjoyed a day in the sun on their summer outing to the Museum of Welsh Life at St Fagans. CSRF Members Alun Caddy and his sister Margaret ...
Avanti Theatre Club: July Offers
01 July 2010
Welcome to your July theatre club offers. This month sees the start of our summer DINE FOR FREE promotion, offering tickets to shows such as Legally Blonde, Sister Act, ...
Chester-le-Street Group visit Duncombe Park
24 June 2010
News reaches us of what sounds like a lovely outing recently for the Chester-le-Street group who had a day out to Duncombe Park in Helmsley North Yorkshire earlier on this ...
Group Visit: Burgess Hill (and Hassocks)
23 June 2010
Thoughts of England's World Cup fortunes dominated the early part of my visit to the Burgess Hill group. There was much debate as to how we would fare against Slovenia in the ...
The Book of the Knee by Paula May
23 June 2010
We recently received a letter sent into avanti magazine from Paula May (Member of the Worcester Park Group) telling us all about her book, The Book of the Knee ...
Group visit: Emsworth & Havant at the Fox and Hound
04 June 2010
The sun was streaming into my carriage as the train pulled into Emsworth railway station. It was a beautiful day, perfect for the outing planned by the Emsworth Group - a pub ...
25 May 2010
After a somewhat eventful journey up to Harrogate – another broken down train!– I just about managed to get to the meeting venue at Wesley Chapel before the AGM was due to ...
Branch Visit: South & West Somerset AGM
14 May 2010
I had the pleasure to attend the South & West Somerset Branch AGM at Foxes Hotel in Minehead on 13 May 10. As usual, Mick and Ann (Taunton Group) made me feel very welcome – ...
Dorchester Group News 1: Cheque presentation
10 May 2010
“Bonnie” Collins, a founder member of the Dorchester group on 14th. April1984, is seen here presenting a cheque to the Group’s current Chairman, Peter Bryant for the Social ...
Dorchester Group News 2: Meet the members
10 May 2010
Seen here with Bonnie (who is in his 91st. year) are other members, all in their eighties or nineties. Frank Newbold (90) had been the Group’s auditor for 25 years until ...
A Reader's Poem: The Three Horse Race by Diane Duff
28 April 2010
With election fever gripping the nation currently we were pleased to receive this poem this morning from CSRF Member Diane Duff The Three Horse Race ...
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