Peppard News

Throughout the past sixty-six years, each cricketer playing at Peppard Common will have passed beneath a memorial with the names of eighteen Peppard men inscribed who lost their lives during the Second World War; in whose memory the pavilion was built in 1952.

In the present day, it’s likely that many players will not notice the memorial. Blended into the fabric of the building, the names no longer stir memories and do not provide prompts into the lives of the men, which is vital to help and encourage future generations to remember those that went before them.

As part of plans to rebuild the pavilion in 2019, we have been exploring the stories of the eighteen men on the memorial. We are also hoping to find out more about the lives of the men and women who served and survived the war. Based on Parish Magazines that cover 1939 to 1945, we have drawn up a list of over 130 men and women who were recorded to have served during the conflict. Information found to date includes;

Four men with links to the area who died are not on the memorial. They are Arthur James Saunders, Sydney Pryke, Richard Edward Christmas and Cyril Aubrey Clayton.
Harry Burr, Frederick Hutchings, Leslie Austin, William Wise, Stanley Harris and James May were all reported to have been wounded during fighting.
Joe Bowles, Cecil Farr, Sidney Dolphin, Reginald Hermon, Arthur Smith, George Waite, Cyril Humphreys and Charles Bowles were taken prisoners of war.

A full list of names from the Parish Magazines, history of how the pavilion came to be built and information on the lives of the eighteen on the memorial can be found on the Peppard Stoke Row Cricket Club website at

http://peppardstokerow.play-cricket.com/website/articles/21914

and

http://peppardstokerow.play-cricket.com/website/articles/21473

We would love to hear from you if you served or know someone that did.

James

James.Hern@gmail.com

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FLU CLINIC DATES ( Newsletter attached with full details of times and eligibility)

Flu clinics will run from late September onwards. Flu clinics are by appointment only. Patients need to contact our Reception team to book an appointment.

Please note that clinic dates and times may change due to demand. This year (autumn 2018/early 2019) there are 3 types of flu vaccine, with a different vaccine for people aged 65 years and over, a vaccine for adults aged over 18 but below the age of 65 and a nasal spray vaccine for children and young people, aged 2 to 17 years who are eligible for a vaccine.

You are eligible for a free flu vaccination if you fall into any of these categories. (See Flu Newsletter above)
-Aged over 65
-Pregnant women
-Registered carers
-Children aged 2 and 3 yrs
-Care home residents
-Aged 6 months to 65 years and clinically at risk (heart disease, chest disease, liver disease, neurological diseases or other immune problems)

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