UPDATE - Issue 09 - October 2001
Barbie Boys toast absentee
Northwood forms part of a pleasant outer London borough with a NATO headquarters on its outskirts. It was from Northwood that the Task Force to recapture the Falkland Islands received its orders. Grove Road is one of the very friendly roads in the neighbourhood. For many years the lady residents have enjoyed getting together for a Pub Lunch. This, in turn, has led to an occasional Husbands' Day and one such was scheduled as a Barbecue in August.
Alexander May, a Grove Road resident himself and a volunteer serving on the Prostate Research Campaign UK committee, found that on this occasion he had to put duty before pleasure as he completes the Claim Forms for reclaiming income tax recoverable under the Gift Aid scheme. The Inland Revenue had chosen the day of the barbecue to undertake a searching Audit of our Gift Aid documentation at 36 The Drive, Northwood. As it transpired the Inland Revenue were well satisfied with the system which Sheila Kilmister, with the help of Alex, had devised.
And Alex had earned an unexpected prize. The Grove Road husbands were keen to slap Alex on the back and that evening their leading light, Neil Peet, called with a donation of £50 for Prostate Research Campaign UK collected from the husbands at their barbecue. Our thanks to all concerned.