CSSC | Centenary Voices

This week on Centenary Voices, Clare had the opportunity to catch up with Madeline Skelley who joined the civil service in 1949 and enjoyed many sporting moments with CSSC including playing cricket in front of the Queen and Prince Phillip when they visited CSSC’s sports ground at Chiswick in the year of her coronation  - 1953.

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In this podcast, join Abbie Barnes and Eli Bishop, GetOutside Champions for Ordnance Survey, as they share their insights into getting outside as much and as often as possible.

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In this podcast, Ellen Devine, Wellbeing Projects Manager at Forestry England, discusses the benefits of forest bathing - a sensory experience that can help us all to regain balance and escape the pressures of everyday life.

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This week Clare is joined by CSSC volunteer, Jill Gouge. During this episode Jill tells us about some of her favourite memories, how CSSC has changed since she became a volunteer 20 years ago and shares her experience of being the second recipient of the Volunteer of the Year award in 2014.

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On this episode of CSSC's Centenary Voices we speak with Bob Farmer. Bob joined CSSC on 23rd October 1983 on his first day as an employee of the Valuation Office. Over the years he has been a very active member of his departmental association in East Kilbride, including acting as general secretary of the East Kilbride Revenue Customs Sport and Leisure (RCSL) which is affiliated to CSSC.

Bob also used to run the bar in Queensway House until it no longer became the thing to have a bar in government properties; but they still run a gym, snooker room, pool room and sports hall for the various affiliated sporting clubs and societies in the area.

One of Bob’s abiding memories of being a member of CSSC is taking part in Tug of War competitions, Clare caught up with Bob to speak about his experience and one event in particular.

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This week on Centenary Voices, Clare is joined by CSSC Board member and theatre enthusiast, Janis Cammell.

During this episode Janis talks about her memories of working in London for the Ministry of Technology in the late 1960’s and joining its drama club, The Fortune Players.

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On this episode of CSSC's Centenary Voices, Clare catches up with Sonny, who served on the CSSC Midlands Regional Board for around 12 years.  He was a much valued and respected member of the committee, always contributing to CSSC with his constructive and sound comments.

Sonny set up and ran the Coventry Civil Service Football Team for at least 15 years.  When his playing career ended he took on the role of manager.  He led the team to several trophies in a golden spell for Civil Service Football in the area and his achievements are unlikely to be matched.  During this time he also remained very active on the area committee, supporting the senior officers to keep the club going.

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For this week's extended episode we're joined by Jodey Hughes (CSSC Sportsperson of the year 2018 & Commonwealth Games representative Team Scotland Weightlifting - 58kgs). Jodey speaks about her story about joining CSSC, her participation in the 2018 Commonwealth Games and the challenges she faces as a female athlete and successful civil servant.

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This week Clare has caught up with Sandra Jackson, CSSC member and author extraordinaire. When entering CSSC's 100 Words Competition in 2020, Sandra wrote a story about how her CSSC membership has been a part of her life through its different stages. In this podcast Sandra discusses her early days as a CSSC member, her writing and reads her story for us.

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On this episode of CSSC's Centenary Voices we speak with Hedley Featherstone, CSSC's Centenary Development Executive. Hedley tells us all about the history of CSSC and its affiliation with the Civil Service Football Club.

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