Newbury's independant department store, Camp Hopson, holds a 'caring day' for elderly and disabled customers each year before Christmas. This is done in partnership with the West Berkshire Volunteer Centre who provide the transport where necessary.
After officially opening the day, Carol, Garry Poulson, Jonathan Hopson, Beccy Human and I went up to Joseph's Restaurant for refreshments. We talked about family tree research, - Jonathan has recently caught the bug for this, and believes he has tracked down the Hopson line to the 1600's. Carol has also been working with her sister to track down her family history and has even spent the day at the national records office in London. One of Jonathan's relations married an Ida Durrant - I don't think there is a link, but you never know - the Durrants did own a chain of gentlemen's tailors in the first half of the twentieth century!
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