AUTUMN/WINTER 2017
The newsletter for subscribers & supporters of the Civil Service Retirement Fellowship
The Civil Service Retirement Fellowship
BELINDA’S WALK: THE 2017 THAMES BRIDGE CHALLENGE
Our National Chairman, Vice Chairman and Treasurer joined a team made up of Fellowship staff, Board Directors, volunteers and group officers to complete this year’s national fundraising activity, the Thames Bridge Challenge. The team started at Battersea Bridge in Chelsea and then walked downriver crossing twelve bridges before finishing the Walk at Tower Bridge, a total distance of 12 miles. The weather for the day was a mix of cloud, sunshine and rain with umbrellas, hats and waterproofs all an essential requirement! This year’s Walk also had a poignant side to it. In March this year we very sadly lost Belinda Stalker who died
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unexpectedly after a short illness. Belinda worked for the CSRF for over 27 years and was very much involved with the group network so as a mark of respect to her the walk was renamed ‘Belinda’s Walk’. The Thames Bridge Challenge was sponsored by the Civil Service Insurance Society and all the funds raised will go towards supporting the work of our local community groups around the country. The Walking Team were: Mike Baker CBE (Chairman), Sue Jarvis (Vice Chairman), Jenny Rowe CB (Treasurer), Patrick Gallagher (Board Director), Joanne Liddy, Jane Brine and Jo Wood (from HMRC) Brian Lawrence (Attleborough group), David
Tickner, Duncan Packer, Yvonne Scott, Martyn White, Nathan McLellan, Ian Fenn and Jean Anderson (Fellowship Office staff & volunteers). So far we’ve raised over £3,500 and you can still make a donation by completing the form on page 7 or online via www.csrf.org.uk
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