Friends remembered at Age Concern

It was the annual memorial service this afternoon at the Yalding Healthy Living Centre for elderly people in Southwark Park Road.

Paul and I led the service which commemorates those members of the day centre who have died in the past year.

Its been a tough year for Yalding with fifteen members dying during the year - far more than usual - but this made this annual act of remembrance all the more poignant.

Photos of departed friends

It was good to pray, to hear God's
words about eternal life from the Bible, and to look back with thanksgiving for departed members of this very special part of our community in Bermondsey.

The patrons of the centre Andrew Waite and Dee Russell, the Pearly Queen of Bermondsey, each said a few words, as did Councillor Kath Whittman, the Mayor of Southwark who was with us for the occasion.

At the end of the service, members of the centre laid red roses on the memorial bench in the Yalding Garden, and there were the usual wonderful refreshments provided by the chef.

Congratulations to Katrina, Natalie, and all the Yalding staff who do all that they do to make the centre the special place it is.