ESSEX PENSIONER

Pensioners Action Association -
Essex Region 
Contact Derry Thorpe   e-mail:- derri@btopenworld.com

Essex Pensioners Newsletter can be found here
 

The Essex Region consists of Pensioner Action groups from Basildon, Braintree, Chelmsford, Colchester, Harlow and Southend. Eastern Region MSF retired members, CPSA retired members (Chelmsford), Southend TUC and Essex Association of Trades Councils, also links with Colchester TGWU retired members, Unison Health branches at Chelmsford and Clacton.

The "Essex Pensioner" magazine is published quarterly; the editorial committee meets before each issue to discuss contents, the Chairman contributes a column. 
The Association meet every three months and organises an annual march and rally in Southend.  

The Region is affiliated to the Eastern Region of the NPC.

Chelmsford Retirement Action Group (CRAG)

CRAG seeks to promote and defend the interests of retired people and the achievement of a standard and quality of life commensurate with their right to dignity and independence in retirement. Membership is open to all persons who have retired from full-time employment or who are considering taking such retirement. 
Meetings of CRAG are held at  Quakers Meeting Hall at 10.00 am on the first Wednesday of each month. There is a full and varied programme of guest speakers on a wide range of subjects and a luncheon club that meets regularly. New members are always welcome. CRAG is affiliated to The Essex Region Pensioners' Association. 
 

SUPER GRAN Rides again

An elderly Florida lady did her shopping and upon returning to her car found four males in the act of leaving with her vehicle. She dropped her shopping bags and drew her handgun, proceeding to scream at the top of her voice " I have a gun and 1 know how to use it! Get out of the car you scum bags" 

The four men did not want a second invitation, but got out and ran like mad, whereupon the lady, somewhat shaken proceeded to load her shopping bags into the back of the car and get in the driver's seat. She was so shaken that she could not get her key into the ignition. She tried and tried and it dawned on her why. 

A few minutes later she found her own car parked four or five spaces farther down. She loaded her bags into her car and drove to the police station. The sergeant to whom she told the story nearly tore himself in two with laughter and pointed to the other end of the counter where four white males were reporting a car hijacking by a mad elderly women described as white, less than 5' tall, glasses and curly white hair carrying a large handgun. 

No charges were filed