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Connections Magazine Barclays has recently carried out a review of the welfare services provided to pensioners, including the provision of connection magazine. The review included obtaining feedback on the current welfare services from a forum drawn from some of the largest Pensioners’ Clubs. We would like to thank the participants for their input to this discussion. As a result of the review, it has been decided that the number of editions of connection published each year will reduce from four to two, and the preferred distribution method will be access online through the pension website, ePA. One further edition of connection will be published in August this year. Current pensioners will still be able to elect to receive a printed copy, and there will be no change to the arrangements for visually impaired pensioners to receive their copy in Braille, or on audio tape or compact disc. General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) Our Cookie Policy is here and Privacy Notice is here GoCompare - have developed an interactive energy cost calculator tool to find out how much something costs to run. Use the calculator below to pick the appliances you want to compare and select how long they’ll be in use for. The link is here - https://www.gocompare.com/gas-and-electricity/guide/energy-calculator/ Please be aware that we cannot be held responsible for any issues you may encounter when using this link although we do not anticipate there will be any. Which ? You will have all heard of Which ? publications and website for various items of consumer information. One service they offer free of charge is Which ? Scam Alert Service. The link is here: https://act.which.co.uk/page/103781/data/1 We will all receive scam contacts by phone and or emails and Which ? provides regular and timely emails to you highlighting the latest scams that may trap any one of us. Take a look and decide for yourself if it is worth signing up. As technology continues to advance, cybercrime, identity theft, malware, and phishing activities are also becoming increasingly sophisticated. Virgin Media O2 experts have created a cyber security safety test that aims to build awareness and educate users of all ages on how to better protect themselves from online threats. The link to this service can be found here https://www.virginmedia.com/blog/online-safety/cyber-security-quiz/ As usual there are other links on the pages you will see and those are likely to be products & services provided by Virgin and they will come at a cost so be aware before to "click" on thoses. In providing this link it is purely to make you aware of what is out there and the club is not promoting any Virgin services. Bank Workers Charity - an interesting article regarding potential assistance available for carers looking after those with Dementia - follow the link here Also an extract from the Summer Connections magazine about Friendship Telephone Service AND a Financial & Caring Support article can be found here From the latest Connections 86 edition - 5 Ways Bank Workers Charity Can Help You can be found here Pictures of the day out in Norfolk - 7 July 2025. If you right click the mouse button a sub menu will appear and you can open an enlarged image on a new page. LATEST OUTINGS ANNOUNCED - please see Diary Dates for full details More pictures added of our trips - Jordans Mill & Sandringham. Go to the top line menu and access the "MORE.." link. - if you need a larger image right click your mouse button and a sub menu will appear and you can open, in a new window a larger image. You can also save that image if you wish. Edition 86 of the Connections Magazine added to the site - see Welfare tab Additional note from this edition as many may not have picked up on this revision : " This will be the last issue of connection in which we publish a full obituary list for members who have passed away since the previous edition. We appreciate that this is important information for many members, and you will still be able to view an up-to-date list online by logging in to your account at barclaysbankUKRF.co.uk and go to News & Information the drop down menu is presented select Obituaries. We will still publish spotlight obituaries, so please send your tributes and photographs to [email protected] if there’s someone you’d like us to feature." SAD NEWS - Davis Lewis - Sadly we have been advised that David passed away the morning of Sunday 16th November. We have now heard from Margaret, David’s wife, and the funeral arrangements for David’s service are: Friday 19th December at 11am - St Laurence’s Roman Catholic Church, 91 Milton Road, Cambridge, CB4 1XB Followed by Cremation at Cambridge Crematorium, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge, CB3 0JJ The wake is at the Holiday Inn, Impington, Cambridge, CB24 9PH Donations to Cafod (The Catholic Agency for Overseas Development) We have copied information from Richard Stebbings, Funeral Directors, website: "Beloved husband of Margaret, much loved Dad of John and Jane, loving grandad of Juliet, Eleanor, Maggie and Harry. Passed peacefully to rest on Sunday 16th November 2025 aged 93 years. Requiem Mass at St Laurences Roman Catholic Church, Milton Road, Cambridge on Friday 19th December at 11am followed by committal at Cambridge City Crematorium West Chapel at 1.15pm. Donations, if desired, made payable to CAFOD may be left at the service or sent to Richard Stebbings Funeral Service Ltd, Kendal House, Cambridge Road, Impington, Cambridge, CB24 9YS All are very welcome to the church service and/or the crem and/or afterwards at the Holiday Inn or to go to the HI following the church service". We understand there is limited parking at the church premises but there are residential roads in that area, Ascham Road, Hurst Park Avenue. We have also been told there is P&R which stops on Milton Road. |