Mayor's Prize for Janet

Aylesbury Methodist member Janet Neville, has been awarded the Mayor's Prize for her contributions to the community.

She is seen on the right of the picture cutting the 20th anniversary cake of the Monday Contact Club she has run since a few months after it started. The Contact Club is for elderly people who are lonely or disoriented or in need of social contact or are depressed. As such she arranges for a driver rota to transfer clients to and from the club, arranges lunch and games and musical or slide show entertainment and various outings. The club is partially funded by Social Services and clients are mainly referred by the Psychiatric nurse or by their local GP.

Janet Neville (right) with May Roberts the longest attending client

During her ‘teens Janet was a St John’s Ambulance Cadet, gaining the Grand Prior badge, the highest award available.  She trained as a nurse at Evelina Hospital for Sick children in London, the children’s hospital of Guy’s. Gaining her RSCN (Registered Sick Children’s Nurse), Janet became a Staff Nurse there.

For many years she ran a Play Group for pre-school children in Aylesbury and was a teacher in the Aylesbury Methodist Church Sunday School for approximately 25-30 years; for many of those being leader of the Primary Department.

As well as being on the Committee of the Aylesbury Shaftesbury Housing Scheme in Craigwell Ave. since about 1982, Janet has been treasurer of that Committee since 1986.

Janet's other interests include being a member of the Aylesbury Methodist Church (AMC) Banner Group; member of Aylesbury Festival Choir; member of Mid Bucks U3A, Treasurer of Aylesbury Methodist Circuit Network committee; member of AMC's Tuesday Fellowship;  sometime AMC Church Steward; AMC Door Steward.

It is thus easy to see how Janet gained the Mayor's Award.  It will be presented in November and celebrated in a civic event in December.  Well done Janet and thank you for all your work from all of us!