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2007 News
Sunday, 16 December 2007 13:52

Christmas Concert Showstoppers

The BARP Annual Christmas Concert with The Royal Barbados Police Band on Saturday 15th December 2007 was a runaway success.  The packed auditorium at St Gabriel’s School was not only…
Friday, 14 December 2007 00:03

2007 Christmas Party Cheer!

The annual Christmas Party, organised to perfection by Grace Pilgrim and the members of her Social and Educational Committee, took place on Thursday December 13th 2007 at Sunbury House, St.…
Sunday, 25 November 2007 14:46

Consumers Group Gathers Strength

The first of what will be an ongoing series of meetings for BARP members was held by the Association’s Consumer Protection Committee (CPC) at BARP Headquarters in November 2007. Chairman…
Saturday, 24 November 2007 14:02

Crowds flock to Flea Market and spend plenty

The BARP Skills Bank's 'Flea Market' which was organised to raise funds for materials for their hospital recreational projects throughout the island, was a great success.  Contributions in advance of the…
Thursday, 15 November 2007 23:34

Diabetes Day Fair

The BARP Car Park was transformed into a Health Fair for World Diabetes Day on Wednesday 14th November.  Those present at the well attended event learned more about this ubiquitous…
Wednesday, 07 November 2007 23:53

Game Show Stars on Caribvision

BARP members Maria Asgill, Neville Millington, Grace Pilgrim and Anthony Phillips (not pictured) proved they were up for a bit of fun when they recorded the new series of the…
Tuesday, 06 November 2007 23:47

BARP Series on CBC TV

"Face to Face with BARP", a series of 10, five minute programmes, conceived and designed by Michael Goodman, completed the second of its two airings on CBC Channel 8 during…
Saturday 28th October 2007 was an important and significant date in the history of the Barbados Association of Retired Persons for two reasons.  The first was a celebration of twelve…
Sunday, 14 October 2007 13:59

“A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening”

It was just after 7pm on Saturday 13th October when the lights dimmed in the auditorium of the Frank Collymore Hall.  Expectations of an evening of fine entertainment rippled through…
Saturday, 13 October 2007 12:54

Variety Show is a big hit!!

The BARP Variety show, "The Days of Wine & Roses", was presented on October 13th 2007 at the Frank Collymore Hall.  The show was a big hit, and you can…
Wednesday, 12 September 2007 23:25

In for a chat

A representative from BARP appears on CBC Channel 8's "The Chat Room" on the second Tuesday of every month.  The BARP 'guest' on the show on Tuesday 11th September 2007…
Monday, 10 September 2007 23:29

Good Mornin' BARP

Good Mornin' BARP Early risers who switched on their TVs may have seen BARP members Maria Asgill and Tony Lawless appearing on CBC Channel 8's "Mornin' Barbados" on Thursday September…
Thursday, 06 September 2007 23:44

Chinese Medicine Attracts Members

More than 50 BARP members attended the fascinating seminar presented by Dr. Renata Roett on the subject of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine.  As we become more and more interested in…
“A great success!”  “What a wonderful atmosphere!”  “I hope they’re going to do this every year!”These were just some of the comments of the 400 or so partygoers at the…
Sunday, 22 July 2007 20:56

BARP's 13th Annual General Meeting

Over 450 members attended the BARP AGM at Sherbourne Centre on Saturday July 21st 2007. The majority of members were comfortably seated in the hall prior to the start time…