Westham knock out the opposition (From Dorset Echo)

Westham knock out the opposition

4:23pm Sunday 14th September 2008 in Community

• WESTHAM Youth Forum team had a fantastic time when they entered it's a Knockout on Weymouth beach on Saturday, September 12.

Included in the team was Debbie Oswald the ASB officer, Police Community Support Officers, Police and people from the Youth Forum and the community.

Between eight to ten good teams entered and the Westham Youth Forum team did extremely well to come first.

Their prize consisted of a bottle of champagne for the team and medals and shot glasses for each person.

The team wore black T shirts that were sponsored by the Westham COPS community group. They managed to raise £180 for Marie Curie.

Debbie said that Leapfrog did a great job on the day organising the event, working as a team and helping to make the day full of fun.

• EVEN though it rained the Dorset Close club members and friends recently enjoyed a coach trip to Paignton. The next trip planned is to Sidmouth on Saturday September 20.

Due to falling membership, the Good Companions club are merging the Wednesday night bingo with the Thursday afternoon sessions and future sessions will be held on the Thursday afternoons.

They are hoping that this will encourage more younger members to come along to the club.

One of the ladies from the Dorset Close club told me that she was very pleased with the help that she received from Craig and Glen of the Youth Forum, they did a very good job on her garden, clipping and removing overgrown bushes. It is nice to hear positive comments about the young people in the area.

• WESTHAM COPS community group are holding their AGM on Tuesday, September 23 at the Fiveways Centre on Radipole Lane at 7pm.

The meeting is open to everyone from the area of Westham and the committee would appreciate the support. The meeting should be finished by 9pm or earlier.

• GILL Harms the line manager of Pat Sherratt rang to tell me that after working as Warden for the elderly residents in Radipole Lane for 22 years Pat has retired.

There was a party held for her on Tuesday, September 16 at the Fiveways Centre and was attended by the residents of the area.

Pat has got involved with many fundraising projects in her time at Fiveways including funds to provide a defibrillator machine for Lanehouse Surgery and a Lucas machine for the ambulance service in remembrance of Charlie Powesland.

Among the activities that Pat started up during her time at Fiveways are the lunch clubs and coffee mornings.