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The Grasshopper Pensioners’ Club is an official
social organisation - supported by
Barclays - for the benefit of Members of Staff of Martins Bank Limited. Members get together several times a year
and keep in touch through the club’s Newsletter, for which Martins Bank
Archive carries the most recent editions.
The latest of these are available now, and you can read and download
them to keep by clicking on the relevant image (right).
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LATE Autumn 2024
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Reading the online version does NOT prevent members
being able to receive a PAPER copy of the Newsletter, if that is their already
expressed preference. Earlier editions
of the newsletter can also be accessed by clicking on the images further down
this page. If you are a member of
Martins Bank Staff and would like to contribute to the newsletter, if you
would like to find out about joining our Club, or if you would like a paper
copy of the latest newsletter, please email Club Secretary, Dave Baldwin at
the following address:
IMPORTANT NEWS -
MARTINS BANK STAFF DATABASE I would like to draw the attention of Club
Members to the completion of the first major phase of the Martins Bank Staff
Database. The career details have been
put together from the information published by Martins Bank in its magazine
and other publications, and has been in the public domain for at least
fifty-five years. It is vital that members of Martins Bank’s staff have the
opportunity to see the career details held for them, and to understand about
how and why the database exists as a social history resource that seeks to
preserve the name of Martins Bank for the interest of future generations.
Please CLICK
HERE or
on the image of the NEWS RELEASE pictured (left) to obtain this information,
and if, once you have read it, you would like to receive your career details,
please do get in touch with the archive by email at the following address: martinsbankarchive@btinternet.com. I would also
like to thank those of you who have been so kind as to provide extra detail,
information and photographs, those who have already accessed their career
details, and those surviving partners of former staff,
who were able to use the database to help them claim pensions that were owed
to them. With best
regards, Jonathan 24
July 2024
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NOTICEBOARD Bereavement |
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A
Message from the Grasshopper Club Committee We understand that the
death of a loved-one is difficult at the best of times, but it is made even
more challenging by the current COVID 19 pandemic. The accompanying guide has
details on how best to notify Willis Towers Watson of your loss which will enable
your benefits to be paid as soon as is physically possible. However, should you
experience any problems whatsoever, please do not hesitate to make contact
with me so that I can attempt to bring about a swift resolution to your
problems although I am unable to guarantee success. If you still have your
bank account(s) with Barclays then click on this link for further practical
advice: https://www.barclays.co.uk/what-to-do-when-someone-dies/ In the meantime, we hope
that all of our former colleagues will continue to enjoy good health and to
see as many as possible at our forthcoming Regional Lunches once ‘Lockdown’
ends and we get back to normal daily life. Your Committee, The Grasshopper
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“ADVISING A DEATH” Click image to open this PDF document |
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COVID-19 A MESSAGE FROM THE PENSION FUND TRUSTEES Dear
Pensioners Club, A
message from the Trustee of the Barclays Bank UK Retirement Fund (UKRF). Our
thoughts at this time are with our members and their families. We
would like to reassure you that we have reviewed our resilience plans and
those of our suppliers in light of the operational challenges posed by COVID- 19. We
do not expect there to be any impact on our ability to continue to pay
pensions to members. We
will continue to monitor the situation around the developing COVID-19
outbreak closely and communicate with you again when appropriate. Kind
regards Jenny
O’Connor Administrator Willis
Towers Watson Westgate
1120-130 Station Road | Redhill, Surrey, RH1 1WS Phone:
+44 1737 273149 barclayswelfare@willistowerswatson.com Please feel free to share this message with your
colleagues to allay any fears that they might have about their future
pensions.
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WHILST MARTINS BANK
ARCHIVE HAS NO CONNECTION WITH THE DAY-TO-DAY TRADING ACTIVITIES OF THE
BARCLAYS GROUP OF COMPANIES, WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE
CONTINUED GENEROUS GUIDANCE, ADVICE AND SUPPORT OF BARCLAYS GROUP ARCHIVES IN
THE BUILDING AND SHAPING OF THIS ONLINE SOCIAL HISTORY.
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