News June 2010 Lord Mayor opens Garden Party
On a lovely sunny Saturday in June, we were delighted to welcome the Lord Mayor of Oxford to open our annual garden party and to meet residents. Guests then enjoyed dancing from the children of the Oxford Thai Dance School and conversation with friends new and old, along with the wonderful refreshments laid on by Chaowadee and the house staff. A thoroughly memorable day.
April 2010 Just one week before the 50th AGM of the Abbeyfield Oxford Society, in April, we received the sad news of the death of our longest serving Trustee, Christine Martin. Christine had been involved with the Abbeyfield Oxford Society since its earliest days, and was a Trustee for a remarkable 42 years! Residents, staff and trustees would like to send sincere condolences to Christine’s family at this sad time. It is hoped to plant a special bush in the garden over the summer as part of our commemorations. Old and new join the board We are pleased to welcome back Jim Wade as a Trustee and also welcome Alison Dalton as a new Trustee of the Society. Alison moved to Oxford four years ago to complete a doctorate in Reformation History, which she began on a part-time basis while living and working in Surrey. Alison started her career as a chartered librarian in an Industry Training Board, and moved from there to found and run a management consultancy business with three colleagues. She remained a director of the business for 25 years, and worked in several countries, particularly in East Asia. She currently works in the Bursary of an Oxford College, combining both her business and academic backgrounds. Alison has been a trustee of Oxenford House in Cumnor for the past two years, and is also on the Thames North Regional Committee of The Abbeyfield Society.’
At the January meeting of the Board of Trustees,the Society was pleased to accept
Andrew Skinner as a new trustee. Andrew, married to wife Janfarie and with three grown-up children, came to Oxfordshire in1987. This was following a three-year assignment in Geneva with an American computer company for which he worked. They now live in Abingdon, an area they really like. Andrew retired a couple of years ago and wanted to become an Abbeyfield trustee in order to make a contribution to the way that UK society is adjusting to the
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