Newsletter


Urgent Information for Members


This area at the top of the Newsletter page is reserved for urgent information and warnings for our Members.


Late Feb '25.  A particularly nasty new scam is circulating.  You can find a link to this (scam of the month) via Welfare Matters page on the heading strip.


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We are happy to include an edited version of our latest Newsletter here.


It is sometimes necessary to remove names,  contact details, costs

and other details but if you are an existing member of the LEPC you

will already be aware of where you can obtain this missing information.

If you are not a member and think you might be eligible please go to the contacts

page and complete the contact form there.


Also, in the Printed and Email versions of the Newsletter all detail of forthcoming

events and welfare matters is included.  Since there are pages allocated on this website

for both,  there seems to be no need to duplicate this information here as each has its own allocated space.


Our newsletter is sent to all registered members. However, sending it by post is a labour-intensive process.

so we are making an effort to persuade members to take it by way of an attachment to an email instead.

We have managed to increase the number of those who receive their copy this way, but it is still likely

to be fewer than the total number of members who have email accounts.  If you can receive your copy

this way please get in touch via our contact page.  Also, if you are thinking of changing your email address

or have done so recently, do please advise us of this change.


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Newsletter Spring 2025


Opening from the Chair


Spring is in the air, the sun is shining, and the birds are feeding in the garden as I write to you today.

We had more members at the AGM than in past years so it was heart-warming for the Committee that so many  of you showed an interest. As we now have our own PA system, donated by another Club and successfully  tried out at the AGM, it will make for  easier  listening for those present on  other occasions. Our thanks to Peter for having that connection.

As mentioned in the last Newsletter, the Club has been in existence for 50 years in the Summer so please do make a note in your diary to join us at the Masonic Hall on the 5th September to celebrate. This will be advertised in the June Newsletter.

Our raffles are now certainly creating a lot of funding for the Charities chosen by you the members at the last AGM.  Your generosity in gifting raffle prizes is unprecedented, please continue to do so as every little bit helps.

As was said at the AGM;  As no one has come forward to assist the Committee , I am reluctantly reducing the activities the Club has to offer.  Therefore, the only trip arranged for June is a walk with Peter and Gloria.

But please make a note in your diary (17th July)  for a coach trip with guide to Dover & Deal, which will include a two course lunch overlooking the sea at the well known Mr White’s English Chophouse.


For Forthcoming events please go to the Events page


For Welfare please go to the Welfare Matters page


Finally, we are all being bombarded with correspondence and email regarding GDPR

regulations, but have to bring this to your attention!


Privacy and Security Statement

On 25 May 2018 the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) came into force. These regulations enhance the existing Data Protection Act (1998) and place a few more requirements on those who collect and process personal data and give more rights to those whose data is being processed.


Personal Data

For Barclays London Eastern Pensioners Club, we only collect and store personal data that is necessary for us to function as a community group, such as name, date of birth, postal address, telephone number and e-mail address.  In addition, we also keep a record of membership subscription payments.


Data Use

The data we collect and process is used solely for the purposes of Barclays London Eastern Pensioners' Club.  We do not share information with any other third party without the consent of the individual concerned.


Storage

All records are kept securely and electronic information on password protected PCs.


Your Rights

If you have any queries or wish to see the information we hold on you, please contact our membership secretary, Carol Preston