‘.¢e.\ with plans. Mr. Harry Urwin, the Superintendent, and his at- tractive wife Lucie, the Matron, come from the North. Mr. Urwin is a Yorkshire- man from Teeside. He started work in the Chief Engineer's department of I.C.I. at Stockton-on~Tees. At the age of 21 he went into hospital, where he met ,the pretty German student nurse who is now his wife. MOVED SOUTH They both became in- terested in welfare work, par- ticularly the care of old people. Mr. Urwin told me : "We decided to combine my hobby- with her profession and we applied for the posts of Assistant Superintendent and Assistant Matron of the Joint User Hospital at Oundle in Northampton- shire.” They stayed there for two and a half years before moving South to Canterbury last week. Their children, Christian aged nine and Jacqueline aged eight, have already started at the Bridge Church of England Primary School, and with their dog Trixie the Urwins have settled into the fiat at the home. the old folk. He told me: “Most of them just sit around reading or watching television. They need to have some sort of hobby or activity to give them an interest in life. “I would like to see them taught how to make baskets and rugs and so on. Most of them are capable of doing this sort of thing and it would ' - ti: ‘IE1 fin "t'Ez‘--‘ :1 fl Mr. Urwin’s present aim; is to start .some form of occupational therapy for- ‘AAA- KENTISH OBSERVER and CANTERBURY TIMES, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1964 CANTERBURY CAUSERIE o :- « They are strangers to Canterbury, they know no one in the area. but they took over at the home on Tuesday, right in the middle of Christmas plans, quite undaunted. By BADIGIIND There is not much time for activities outside the‘ home, but Mr. Urwin used to be an EA. referee at Stockton-on-Tees and also secretary of the local rifle club. Both were membersl of the Arundel Boating Club and did a lot of river dinghy sailing. Both play badminton and enjoy visits to'the theatre. Mrs. Urwin] is a lover of music. “I am looking forward to attending some of the con- certs in the Cathedral,” she told me. Mrs. Urwin said: “There seems to be a cheerful. happy atmosphere here. Although we have only passed through Canterbury as tourists until; now we do not feel likel strangers. We would like to settle here permanently.” l I i Old people’: Superintendent plans to give his chargesan interest - _ p y life new Superintendent and the new Matron of the Bridge old people’s home, “The Close,” are a go-ahead couple I n 2 ‘t v Matron Mrs. Lucie Urwin, and her husband. superintendent Harry Urwin, newcomers to The close Old People's Home at Bridge. T and Assistant Matron of the T %-I019‘ U391" *— Hosllltal at is allover of music. started at the BridgelChur’Ch HOW we do not feel fikef T them are Engineefs departm nt Of Q , V ' lI.C.I. at Stockton-on—eTees. T NV“ At the age of 21 he went 1'}, ' 1 h f _, intohospital, where he met for ggvliiigo Oxsgicde 13:: V -LNOG” ;the pretty German student . ____e_....__—-----I innrse who is now his wife. 11011192 1"“ M13 UTWH1 used. “ T T 3 T . T to be an EA. referee at ; MOVED SOUTH Stockton-on-Tees and also They both became in- secretary of the local rifle} fit’ la 1’ th :1 f Id , i..}>l§§p1e.) Mr.cUrcwirr? tocld n(1)e: of the Amndd B°"“t‘“gi -1.5 '1 We decicled to combine guy Club and did alot of river hobby wxth_ her professzon dinghy saifing. Both Bgay jterested in welfare work,par- dub. Both were it; 1.}. . rwm ‘V-n.~,.......~.-W I ‘ §g¥;d~I,e hm Ncfihamptom “I am looking fortiéatd. to ' T attending some of. the e<;on~% They Stayed there for two certs in 'thG—Cafl1edIal3”She.‘ :and_ a A half years before told me; e ,: imovmggsouth to Canterbury Mrs. Umin said: “There; 1 "t '1 k. — V , _ “ 33,1; en“ _ Ch , , seems tobe acheerful, happy : 5 » 3“. Ch bdrm’ Ilstlan atmosphere here. Although; 3? aged H195 and Jacqueline We have only passedethrough 5: aged fight’ have amlady Canterbury as tour‘ists’until?g T dE“$t11";*1:‘§e_1:rE]‘103;r,51{ strangers. We would like to :: ' W1 1 ' ' _— V I ._’= Urwins have settled into the Same here permanemy flat at the home. l\Ir.TUIiWin’s present ; V : 9 -«rv,-w~r-:-m- “ “Most of them just sit; aroundbreading or watching tel ‘l‘”” need to T is rtaflhobby 0:; étctivity to give them ’an interest in life. . “I would like to see them} hthow to make baskets Q able of ‘doing; this sort of thing and it would .5’ give them something useful } to do and something to talk it ; about, Old people like to feel that _are, f te;es:t;:/1383 ethigei:mekes’3lall‘ the differei1'{:eeto' them.,’ IMPRESSED Both the Urwinsehave been f very impressed with the in-i; %terest shown by local orga-f j: nisations in the home. _ Said _M(S. ; “We f*113V‘6 an¥er3':&§t:i;vl T -gene? —— nous Le3guieeof‘33r1entts::ai1£1;faf j very goodllibraty service.The l_ Canterbury and Districtg League of Friends have pro- ' lvided tickets to take the old people tooth: Christntas Vshosg ;_ ;i at the Marlowe: Theatge.-atlflif the Bridge Leaguejofiiiriénds gives ‘presentssto the patients. ’ the local organisations lsupport the ho‘nIe.”