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Southend on Sea Branch

Southend on Sea branch meets on the first Wednesday of the months March (AGM), June, September and December.  Meetings are generally well-attended, often with guest speakers.  

Our Mission Statement:  to meet regularly in a friendly environment, to take steps to protect our Pensions and Travel Facilities, and to enjoy social contact through meetings and special events.

Click here to go to the Branch Diary for this year.

Our past Guest Speakers have included:

Joe Harris, General Secretary of the National Pensioners' Convention
Richard Delahoy of the Rail Passenger Committee
Cliff Wallace of Southend Community Health Council
Emma Ricketts, from Cory Environmental
Theo Steel, Finance Director, First Great Eastern
Vic Smart, Chief Trading Standards Officer, Southend
Gill Clark and team, Dept. of Work and Pensions
Helen Sutherland, Southend Association of Voluntary Services
Peter Rayner, former National Chairman of the BTPF
Russell Randall, Talking Newspapers for the Blind
John Coppin, Railway tales and reflections.

The branch is actively involved with the Federation and with the area NPC. Southend on Sea branch has also been involved in county-wide strategic rail initiatives and has contributed to the consultation stage of the Pickering Pension Review Body.

Older People's Assembly

For those living in the Southend area - an opportunity to ask questions and get answers on topics of interest to the over-50s: Click here for more information.

Branch Diary - 2010

Date Time Event
Weds 22nd Sept 2010 14:00

Branch Meeting

Clarence Road Baptist Church Hall, Southend-on-Sea

Guest Speaker: Roger Buxton, a well-respected writer and an entertaining speaker, who will talk about his experiences as a journalist.

Tues 14th Dec 2010

14:00

Christmas Social

Clarence Road Baptist Church Hall, Southend-on-Sea

Social event with snacks and refreshments

To find out more, please contact us via  Membership Enquiries.

 

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02 September 2010