ISSUED BY THE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICE
TOWN HALL, THE PARADE, EPSOM, SURREY KT18 5BY
Tel: Epsom (01372) 732119
Fax: Epsom (01372) 739948 email: sbush@epsom-ewell.gov.uk www.epsom-ewell.gov.uk
Reference:SRB07/PR020 30 Years at CAB
Date of Issue: 16th February 2007
PHOTO-CAPTION
Councillor David Wood, Mayor of Epsom & Ewell Borough Council congratulated Maureen Collins when she celebrated her 30th anniversary in working for Epsom & Ewell Citizens Advice Bureau.
The Mayor presented Maureen with some flowers and a personal letter in which he said, “Your immense knowledge and expertise gained during your long service, willingly shared with all the staff and volunteers, has been invaluable to the Bureau, and continues to be so.
“Maureen, I would like to congratulate and thank you on behalf of the Borough of
Epsom & Ewell on your great achievement of completing 30 years of dedicated service to Epsom and Ewell Citizens Advice Bureau.”
Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) Board of Directors (Trustees) joined the Mayor in congratulating Maureen, as it was on 14 February 1977 that she applied to become a volunteer ‘worker’ for Epsom & Ewell. She completed her basic training course and had her appointment as a volunteer worker for Epsom & Ewell CAB was confirmed by the National Association on 3rd March 1978.
During her time with the CAB she has ‘resided’ in four bureau locations: The
Cedars, 7 The Parade, 2 The Pines in The Parade and now at the Old Town Hall.
In each location she has met the many challenges presented due to changes in the service head on; such as a new membership scheme introducing strict audit requirements to the introduction of computerised information and client recording system.
For many years Maureen was the Secretary to the Trustee Board (originally the
Epsom & Ewell covers an area of 8,500 acres, approximately 15 miles south of London.
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The majority group on the
Borough Council is made up of residents associations which hold 27 of the 38 seats. The Liberal
Democrat party has seven seats, the Labour
Party has three and the
Conservative Party has one.
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Epsom & Ewell borders
The Royal Borough of
Kingston-upon-Thames, the London Borough of
Sutton, the Borough of
Reigate & Banstead and the
District of Mole Valley.
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The population is approximately 67,000. The
Borough has the smallest population of all the districts within the
County of Surrey.
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There are 13,000 residents over the age of 65 and
15,500 under the age of 20.
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Under 35,000 residents are economically active and
25,000 people work in the
Borough.
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Epsom & Ewell has around
2,000 acres of open space including Epsom Common,
Horton Country Park and
Rosebery Park, named after the former Prime
Minister, Lord Rosebery who lived in the area.
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Epsom & Ewell was bombed during World War
Two.
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Epsom was once famous as a spa town during the
1600s. The water from its
Wells contained Epsom
Salts. Diarist Samuel Pepys was a frequent visitor.
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ISSUED BY THE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICE
TOWN HALL, THE PARADE, EPSOM, SURREY KT18 5BY
Tel: Epsom (01372) 732119
Fax: Epsom (01372) 739948 email: sbush@epsom-ewell.gov.uk www.epsom-ewell.gov.uk
Management Committee). She is responsible for promoting and co-ordinating the social policy work in the bureau, having represented the bureau on the South East
Social Policy group in the past and is now a member of the local Social Policy
Cluster Group.
Ann Flower, CAB Manager said, “Maureen is a tower of strength in the Bureau, assisting and supporting the volunteers, both advisers and administrative/support workers. Her knowledge and expertise is of immense value to the bureau and the service; her dedication to the CAB and its clients in Epsom & Ewell continues and her maxim is ‘the client comes first’.”
Notes to editors
Photographs attached.
For more information please contact:
Susan Bush
Public Relations Manager
(01372) 732119
Epsom & Ewell covers an area of 8,500 acres, approximately 15 miles south of London.
~
The majority group on the
Borough Council is made up of residents associations which hold 27 of the 38 seats. The Liberal
Democrat party has seven seats, the Labour
Party has three and the
Conservative Party has one.
~
Epsom & Ewell borders
The Royal Borough of
Kingston-upon-Thames, the London Borough of
Sutton, the Borough of
Reigate & Banstead and the
District of Mole Valley.
~
The population is approximately 67,000. The
Borough has the smallest population of all the districts within the
County of Surrey.
~
There are 13,000 residents over the age of 65 and
15,500 under the age of 20.
~
Under 35,000 residents are economically active and
25,000 people work in the
Borough.
~
Epsom & Ewell has around
2,000 acres of open space including Epsom Common,
Horton Country Park and
Rosebery Park, named after the former Prime
Minister, Lord Rosebery who lived in the area.
~
Epsom & Ewell was bombed during World War
Two.
~
Epsom was once famous as a spa town during the
1600s. The water from its
Wells contained Epsom
Salts. Diarist Samuel Pepys was a frequent visitor.
~
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