Issue 57— April 2005
Farewell gift at the Globe
Globe regulars brandish their pool cues and darts behind landlady, Jean McDermott, (left) and Naomi Bowman who is organizing the use of the funds. Regulars at the Globe raised more than £1,200 to help tsunami victims in a fund-raising day on February 27th. Competitions included darts, a barrel race, aunt sally, sponsored head shaves and a Mr. & Mrs. competition.
Landlady Jean McDermott was inspired to organize the event after a nerve-racking
weekend when she thought her daughter Charlie might have been been caught
up in the tsunami while on holiday in Thailand.
The money will be channelled by Oxford student, Naomi Bowman, who
was on the island of Phi Phi in Thailand when the tsunami struck. Badly
injured herself, Naomi is raising funds to help people on the island
who have lost everything.
This turned out to be one of the last events Jean organized at the Globe. Because of financial problems linked to her previous pub, Jean has lost her tenancy at the Globe. She will be much missed, especially by older residents for whom she provided good value lunches.
