Scottish Borders Branch

www.bordersparkys.org.uk

April 2014

Written By

Gary Hattie

 

‘DRIP DROP DRIP LITTLE APRIL SHOWERS’

 

Jim and Gordon receive their badges from Joyce at Peebles Cuppa ana Chat

 

 

BORDERS PARKY’S

WHAT’S ON GUIDE

 

Parky Awareness Week

7th – 11th April

Info Table At BGH 12 Till 4.30

(Aye A’ Ken Its Passed)

     

Young As Ye Feel Meal

Tuesday 8th April

6.30 H20 Galashiels

 

Peebles Cuppa Ana Chat

Thursday 17th April

10.00 Till 12.00 Peebles Community Centre

 

Borders Monthly Meeting

Monday 28th April

2.00 Till 4.00 (Thai Chi Demo)

 

Hawick Cuppa Ana Chat

Wednesday 30th April

2.00 Till 4.00 Whetherspoons, Hawick

 

Eyemouth Exercise Class

Thursday 1st May

12. Till 2.00 Eyemouth Pool

 

Babysit Olly

Saturday 3rd May

Sleepover

 

Young As Ye Feel Meal

Tuesday 13th May

6.30 H2O Galashiels

 

Peebles Cuppa Ana Chat

Thursday 15th May

10.00 Till 12.00 Peebles Community Centre

 

 

Well those April showers are mair than drip drop drippin’ here in Selkirk!!!! Raining Cats an Dugs mair like!!! But you gotta laff. So what’s been gaun oan in the Borders this month I hear you ask?

         

It’s been a very busy month here in the Parky world!! We had oor Quiz fur the ‘Parky Brain oa the Borders Trophy'. World Records were broken, Guinness have been informed!!! We had brand new winners for the trophy and also we had oor first perfect score in 14 years!! Details are in Newsletter.

 

We had over 30 folk at this month’s meeting, just under 20 at Peebles, and just under a dozen in Hawick!! The Eyemooth exercise class had an increase in numbers, an so had the Yer as young as ye feel gig in Gala! So we are reaching more an more folk in the Borders, which is brill! It’s not brill that all these folk have Parky its brill that they ken we are here as a group for support, and they arenae alone but……………………………….

 

 

  

 

’Sometimes even though it’s great to have terrific numbers attending, we need to remind oorsels’ that it isnae always aboot quantity, it’s quality! I have been to groups before where 2 folk have turned up, even though it was 3 people in attendance, their lives benefited a great deal from just chatting to someone else, and realising they werenae alone wi Parky either, they now had 1 or 2 folk they could contact an chat to fur support!’

 

Hey that could be Gary’s thought fur the day!!

Aye that wull be right!!!

Anyway it’s just something that’s worth remembering, so it’s over to you please read on an hae a guid month.

 

JOYCE HAS A STICKY START

 

Peebles member and newly appointed Borders Branch Sticky Label Distributer Joyce Douglas, got her new job off to a flier at last month’s Peebles Cuppa Ana Chat. Everyone present agreed it helped break the ice, and thanked Joyce for a job well done!!

 

 

 

Tony and Gary were invited to Niki’s bar in Galashiels last month to receive a cheque from Niki for the group funds. We have been very fortunate to have had Niki’s support for a number of years. Fortunately we are not the only group to benefit from all the hard work, Niki and her helpers do for local causes. They also donated £300 to MacMillan nurses, £300 to Marie Curie, £1000 to Diabetes UK!! Well done to all concerned and thank you!!

 

 

DONATIONS RECEIVED WITH THANKS

 

 

 

 

 

MONDAY MEETINGS UPDATE

 

PARKY BRAIN OA THE BORDERS

 

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Thanks to everyone who came along to last month’s meeting it was a terrific attendance, and made the quiz a bit mair competitive didn’t it Jim!! Lesley wiz a busy wee bee last month as was Jill!

 

Thanks go to Margaret and Maureen for taking care of the teas and coffees for us, and thanks also to ‘caramel shortcake queen Margaret.’

                               

This month’s meeting will be held on Monday 28th April 2-4 in the chaplaincy centre in the BGH. Jill has organised a Thai Chi demonstration an Lesley has organised Indian Heed Massages, teas and coffees will also be available.  We look forward to seeing you there.

 

PARKINSONS AWARENESS WEEK

 

At short notice we managed to book the charity table in the BGH at the bottom oa the stairs next to the lift.

Unfortunately this was booked after printing of the last newsletter. So for those who volunteered at short notice thank you, find out how we got on in next month’s newsletter.

 

 

 

 

Well after a long absence the ‘Parky Brain Oa The Borders Trophy’ returned to the chaplaincy our thanks to police eccosse for the safe return of oor priceless artefact. The local crime prevention officer gasped with disbelief as to our security measures or more, the lack of them!!! Due to his visit our security measures have been revised. The winning team were escorted home by Securicor, clutching the trophy with pride the winning team consisted John and Margaret Shiel, Selkirk and also Brian Stanage from Innerleithen. They also became the first team to get a faultless 31 oota 30.

Fantastic!! The Guinness Book Oa Records have been emailed about this miraculous achievement! Jim Drovers appeal to have an independent adjudicator look at the answer sheets has been denied by the committee and the result stands!! Below are the wining team with the coveted trophy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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