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.
An appeal from your Chairman: if you enjoy our meetings and social functions, please consider stepping up to join the Committee and helping us to "make it happen". Without new Committee members, the future of our branch is at risk - it's not hard work and it can be very rewarding.
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.
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Weds 28th Sept 2011 |
14:00
|
Branch Meeting Clarence Road Baptist Church Hall, Southend-on-Sea Guest Speaker: Mary Green (née Tagg) will give a talk on 'Olympic Dreams'. Mary represented Great Britain at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City. She competed in the 400 metres, finishing 2nd in her heat and 5th in the semi-final in 53.6 seconds. Her brother, Mike, and husband, Andy, were also British International athletes. Mary is currently President of Southend Athletics Club. |
| Tues 13th Dec 2011 |
14:00 |
Christmas Social Event Clarence Road Baptist Church Hall, Southend-on-Sea Social event with refreshments |
To find out more, please contact us via Membership Enquiries.