A ceremony of remembrance and a celebration of the life of Edna Elizabeth Welford (née Payne) was held on 4th January 2012 at the Mortonhall Crematorium, Pentland Chapel, Edinburgh Edna was born on 27th November 1913 and died on 21st December 2011. The celebrant was Alex J MacLeod of the Humanist Society of Scotland, who is the author of this article. A PDF version of this is available if you wish to have a printed copy.
This is a guest post by Abhishek Bhan
There is nothing quite like celebrating New Year’s Eve in Scotland. Whether you are in a local pub, on the streets of Edinburgh or enjoying a party with friends and family Scotland seems to be in its element at Hogmanay.
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We all hoped she would make the century but Mum has passed away at the ripe old age of 98. She will be sorely missed by so many so it is very fitting to mark this occasion.
The International Consortium of British Pensioners (ICBP) for 8 years has followed the legal route to try to prove that the freezing of about half of expats’ pensions in certain countries, mostly in the Commonwealth, was discriminatory. This was turned down finally in the European Court of Human Rights in March 2011.
There is surprisingly little movement on the UK Frozen Pensions issue. 1.1 Million British Old Age Pensioners have chosen to spend their retirement years overseas and in doing so, they save the British Economy over 7 Billion Pounds every year. More than half of these receive the same pension as they would receive if living in the UK. The other 545,000 pensioners resident mainly in the British Commonwealth countries such as Australia and Canada have their pensions locked in value at the time they emigrated.
The UK Treasury would benefit from a change in policy and it would correct a moral debt of honour. However the number of MPs who support this long-needed application of the English principle of fair play grows only slowly.
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Will you be celebrating bonfire night this November 5th evening? That’s likely only if you live in the United kingdom, New Zealand or Newfoundland. Some call it Guy Fawkes Night and that seems to be catching people’s attention more this year. Apparently Guy Fawkes has become the face of the Occupy protests around the world.
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Many of us pride ourselves on our memories. If someone questions how we remember a given fact, we may even become somewhat irate. However scientists are now finding out that the power of our memory may well be set at our birth.
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This model village is like no village you have ever seen before. Don’t look for thatched roofs and quaint gardens. This is a village that has ambitions to be promoted to city-status.
Country 107.1 is presenting a concert benefitting Abbotsford’s Canuck Place Children’s Hospice. It features Aaron Pritchett, Gord Bamford, AJ Woodworth and Jesse Burch & the Derailers on stage. 100% of the proceeds from tickets go to Canuck Place. The concert takes place in the Rodeo Ring at Abbotsford Exhibition Park (enter grounds at Gate 2)! Doors @ 6pm, Show @ 7pm
Joy Richardson has made many contributions to the horse community in Langley. One of the best known is the Spirit of the Horse Garden in Campbell Valley Park. She was the driving force in cooperation with the Greater Vancouver Regional District, the Township of Langley, Horse Council BC and the Langley Horse Federation.
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