Welcome to your May Newsletter
As usual there is a lot to report!
Digital Volunteers
First of all, another plea for volunteers willing to help and advise tech newcomers on how to get online and communicate with the outside world in this digital age. This is the current focus of the partnership between Heart of Newhaven and Pilmeny Development Project (PDP).
PDP now has sufficient equipment but is still looking for additional volunteers who are willing to be matched with individuals needing on-going digital support. We urge more volunteers to come forward who could offer such support to those older people who are feeling particularly lonely and isolated by the pandemic and lockdown restrictions.
Training is provided by PDP and the next induction dates are May 12th or May 18th.
If anyone is interested please contact volunteer@heartofnewhaven.co.uk
AGM
Of course the big news this month is the holding of our first ever AGM as a SCIO. This took place on Thursday 29th April and was attended, either online or in person, by 38 members.
The Chair, Rodney Matthews presented his personal “View from the Chair”, a summary of the charity’s journey so far accompanied by visuals prepared by fellow trustee David Scott and volunteer Sara Kliczka.
Treasurer Alan Hartley took everyone through the annual financial statement and trustees’ report which will be submitted to OSCR.
Secretary Colin MacNeill supervised the voting on three resolutions: the re-election of two of the trustees, (as the constitution states that one-third of the trustees must step down each year) These were randomly selected. Christine McDerment and David Scott (Grant Laing decided not to stand again) were re-elected.
There was also an amendment to the constitution passed, to allow digital meetings as well as physical ones, or a mixture of the two.
Business Plan
One matter that was raised at the AGM was that of how HoNC will support itself after the purchase of the site. The Business Plan which was submitted and assessed by CEC last year, is available through a link on the HoNC website.
If you would like to read it, you can find the link on the Our Journey So Far webpage.
School Delay
Unfortunately there has been a further delay to the building of the new Victoria Primary School.
The school was informed last week that Covid restrictions on the number of workers who can be on site at the same time, as well as the delay in some building supplies arriving from Europe, have meant that it will not now be possible for the school to move in over the summer holidays.
It is still hoped to get everything finished by the autumn but there is no fixed date yet. We will keep you informed.
Finally, there are always new HoNC features being posted online.
Check out our YouTube channel for recent videos of support from the Living Memory Association and one of our volunteers, along with the earlier ones from the History of Education Centre and some of our trustees.
Remember there are also monthly blogs going up on the website.
Happy viewing and reading.
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