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Great August Deals from the Avanti Theatre Club
07 August 2009
This month's Theatre Club offers include a fabulous saving on SISTER ACT, the hit new musical at the London Palladium, with £23 off tickets. Planning ahead for autumn, ...
Group Visit: Editor's report from Ascot & Sunningdale Group
20 July 2009
Beetlemania (17th July) With no insult intended to any other venue I’ve visited so far, it would be fair to say that the Ascot & Sunningdale Group operate from one ...
15 July 2009
Given that 1 in 4 of us have either organised or are in the process of organising care for a relative or friend *, there is still a huge lack of awareness as to the different ...
15 July 2009
In the current climate of credit crunches and the rising costs of living, are you getting all they are entitled to? If you have served in the Armed Forces since 1975 and did ...
Dorset Branch 41 Meeting in Dorchester: Report by Yvonne Kutzer
13 July 2009
I visited Dorchester earlier on this month to meet with the committee members of the Dorset Branch (see picture). The Dorset Branch faces the same challenges that many of ...
Come and See us at The Retirement Show 2009
09 July 2009
Cookery, health & fitness tips, fashion shows and beauty tips, free health checks, seminars and lots and lots of information from the experts - these are just a few of the ...
Member Letter: The Variety of Life in the Service
07 July 2009
A letter in the summer issue of Avanti stirred up memories for another member, Mr Frank Weeks, who wrote to us recently with his experiences Reading Fred Goff’s ...
Member Letter: Rewarding Retirement
03 July 2009
We received this letter in from Mrs Joyce Clement telling us about what she'd done since retiring. Imagine her surprise when the passion for her pastime was rewarded with ...
03 July 2009
I had a lovely time at the Swansea Group when I visited them a couple of months ago. One of the many characters who I met there was Joan Fuge (in the middle of this ...
Using your car to volunteer: Tips from the CSIS
01 July 2009
There are plenty of occasions when you are required to use a car in connection with your role as a volunteer, but it's important you know the guidelines about insurance and ...
Sutton Group Meeting: Editor's Report
30 June 2009
Noel Coward by Betty Dodge One of Noel Coward’s most recognizable songs is Mad Dogs & Englishmen go out in the midday sun. It was a song that was entirely ...
Brighton & Mid-Sussex Recruitment Event: Report by Yvonne Kutzer
29 June 2009
The CSRF Brighton & Mid Sussex Branch (No.37) held their first recruitment event on 25th June 2009. Despite the sunny weather outside, about 50 members from ...
24 June 2009
There are a variety of different rates and types of membership that we have available. For each type of subscription there are two different minimum rates (note that there ...
The History of the CSRF: A Timeline
23 June 2009
We celebrated our 40th Anniversary last year. But for those of you who don't know our complete history, this timeline below flags up all the important dates of the past 40 ...
Eastbourne Group Meeting: Editor's Report
18 June 2009
Meeting in the heart of Eastbourne, a short walk from the main station, the Eastbourne Group used to have in excess of 100 members at their meetings. Times have changed now, ...
Arun Group Recruitment Event: Editor's Report
12 June 2009
There was a touch of the biblical about the Arun Group's Recruitment meeting earlier this week. The Group meets once a month in a hall that belongs to the St Joseph's Convent ...
Corporate Grant Aid: Useful advice for Branches and Groups
11 June 2009
Congratulations to Branch Number 56 (Bedfordshire) who managed to navigate their way through a 23 page application form to apply for a Local Authority grant for the Luton ...
08 June 2009
Thanks for Diane Duff from Stockport for emailing us with her super poem about retirement I looked forward to retirement, Nothing to do, what a pleasure: How ...
Bury St Edmunds Group Visit: Editor's Report
04 June 2009
From Vicar’s Son to the BBC (13th May 2009) The Bury St Edmunds group are a lively and friendly bunch. I arrived at the Home Guard Club first thanks to a good ...
Ely Group Visit: Editor's Report
04 June 2009
The East Anglian Air Ambulance Service (19th May 2009) I didn’t think I’d ever visited Ely before, I was sure I would have remembered the attractive city centre and ...
Swansea Group Visit: Editor's Report
04 June 2009
Food – Facts and Fantasies by Mrs Cornelius (22nd May 2009) One lovely thing about my job as editor of Avanti has been the great chance it affords me to visit new ...
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