New President to Be Announced at AGM CAN Launches New Bellingham Employment
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a voice News for rural AUTUMN ISSUE - OCTOBER 2017 communities Charity (no. 1144604) Company limited by guarantee (no. 7805401) www.ca-north.org.uk New President to be announced at AGM His Grace will formally step down as President at our AGM which takes place at Stannington Village Hall on Wednesday 1 November between 1pm and 4pm. The name of the new President of CAN will be kept under wraps and announced at the AGM. We are sure that all of our members, friends, stakeholders and supporters chief executive and a small number of will be excited at the appointment local guest speakers will share a taste After 25 years as President of which reflects CAN’s significant stature of what is to come. This will include CAN, His Grace the Duke of both locally and nationally in the rural our work to overcome fuel poverty, Northumberland is to become our development world. housing and employment issues as formal Patron. CAN’s board and well as our core relationships with staff are tremendously grateful to At the AGM, this year kindly sponsored village halls and parish councils. His Grace for his unstinting support by 0800 Repair, our Chairman will A light buffet lunch will be provided. over a quarter of a century and it is take the opportunity to update the fantastic news that our relationship audience on some of CAN’s current You can book a place at the AGM will continue into the future. activities and successes whilst our online or visit our website. CAN launches new Bellingham Employment Hub CAN is very pleased to announce we have received a grant of £15,000 from the European Social Fund (ESF) to set up a new Employment Hub in Bellingham, along similar lines to those we already run at Haltwhistle and Prudhoe. in the community room which can be does not have access to transport accessed from the door next to the into Bellingham. library on the Manchester Square side of the building (this is the opposite Julia Plinston, Community Development side of the building and downstairs Officer at CAN said: from the main entrance). “We are delighted to be able to offer Group members will be able to access this exciting new service in Bellingham. the internet to carry out job searches, Members of our Employment Hubs at benefit from one to one careers Haltwhistle and Prudhoe have told us guidance, help with completing CVs how valuable our help is to them, and and job applications, and support with we look forward to offering the same improving IT skills. A free lunch and level of support to residents in North The Employment Hub will provide refreshments will be available and we Tyne & Redesdale.” support available to anyone living in may be able to offer travel expenses If you would like to find out more about Bellingham and the North Tyne Valley for those coming from outlying areas. who is looking for employment. Our the project, or are interested in booking drop-in support group will be open every On Tuesday afternoons we are able to an appointment, please contact Julia Tuesday morning from 10am-1pm offer 1-1 appointments in local venues at [email protected] at Bellingham Town Hall. We’ll be for anyone from outlying areas who or phone 01670 517178. 1 To grow or not to grow? Thropton’s new Warm Hub making people glow Growing any organisation is a Having emerged from a period of network of Rural Employment Hubs challenge. Many businesses have considerable change, CAN is now reflect this controlled response to struggled with growth – some carefully managing its growth in line growth, as does a growing network of expanding too soon based on fragile with our growing success. As our Annual active volunteers and our partnership markets; some losing sight of their Report for 2016/17 will show when with other local organisations to help original objectives or core business; published at our upcoming AGM, CAN is deliver specific projects. some putting too many eggs in the a strong, stable organisation delivering same basket; some just getting it on a variety of fronts around our vision We know we are good at what we do wrong. of rural communities in Northumberland – and we know we could do more. If that are vibrant, inclusive, confident, we do grow further we will aim to do The same can be said for charities and effective and capable of sustaining this in a manner which is controlled, other not-for-profit organisations. In themselves. sustainable and which builds on many ways, the consequences of the expertise which already exists in failure are even greater due to the Our growing success in recent years is Northumberland: impact on those who may rely on based on robust foundations: a strong controlled growth the services provided. board; passionate staff; excellent based on solid relationships with our key stakeholders; foundations. Effectively managed growth is a diversified income streams; and an delicate business. Expanding too enterprising approach to meeting soon can be unsustainable and Andy Dean needs. Recent appointments of a Volunteers and organisers at the first Warm Hub meeting receiving their certificate on behalf of Thropton War Memorial Hall Committee hugely damaging. Failing to grasp specialist marketing consultant to lead Chief Executive new opportunities or to ensure the of CAN our communications strategy and a CAN’s award winning Warm Hubs supported by a range of volunteers 01669 622264 or email UCCT3@ right capacity is in place to deliver specialist advisor to run our growing email: [email protected] against commitments equally so. project has expanded into Thropton, from Thropton WI, local Churches hotmail.com holding its first successful lunch in and Thropton residents. September. Thropton Warm Hubs co-ordinator Pupils of Thropton Village First School Vikki Ewen said of the launch: ECO scheme subsidises boiler replacements Warm Hubs is an innovative project will be joining the Hub from time to “I am thrilled that thanks to the help by CAN to help support communities time, coming to chat, sing and play of Christine Nicholls at CAN, generous As winter approaches we are Oil or LPG boilers (7 or more years across rural Northumberland by board games. Further occasional support from Lesley Leeson and reminded how cold homes can old), and inefficient Electric Storage investing in their local facilities and entertainment and recreations Thropton First School, we have been severely affect the health and Heaters replaced completely free of providing training to volunteers. planned include local musicians, able to start our fortnightly lunches. well-being of vulnerable and lower charge or generously subsidised. Within a Warm Hub people can be guest speakers and health and social It is a fabulous concept and one income households. Community assured of finding a safe, warm and care specialists. There is also a which can only bring good, positive Action Northumberland working The ECO scheme also subsidises the friendly environment in which to regular book swap. things to the folk who come along or in partnership with North East replacement of older gas boilers and enjoy a healthy, good value meal, volunteer. More volunteers are always based 0800 Repair are raising offers free or generously subsidised the company of other people and Getting to the Hub has been made welcome to help out either with food awareness of opportunities so as Loft, Cavity Wall and Attic Room social activity as well as access to easy with the Upper Coquetdale or just coming along and chatting to many qualifying households as Insulation. UK Building Regulations information and advice if needed. Community Bus offering transport to people.” possible benefit from a warmer advise Loft Insulation should be the Hall by collecting local residents and healthier home this winter. 270mm / 10ins deep. Thropton War Memorial Hall is from either Phillips Newsagents or Twenty Warm Hubs have been now holding Warm Hub lunches the Library in Rothbury. There is rolled out in rural Northumberland In April 2017 the Government’s If you, or a member of your family, fortnightly. Lunch will be soup also the potential for home pick-up with further hubs planned for urban Energy Company Obligation or your local community want to and a roll plus a pudding, tea either in Rothbury or further up the areas in Newcastle, all supported scheme (ECO) introduced a new find out more then full details are and coffee, costing £4. The lunch Coquet Valley. To arrange home pick- from the outset and funded by opportunity to help qualifying only a moment away! Please visit is organised by Vikki Ewen and ups contact Lesley Leeson at UCCT on Northern Gas Networks. off-gas rural home-owners or www.ca-north.org.uk for more Your enquiry will be welcomed by private tenants to have inefficient information or call 0800 Repair’s ECO a helpful, friendly adviser who will Eligibility Team on 0191 607 5112. answer all your questions. Note: ECO is a Government regulated scheme to help qualifying home-owners and private tenants replace older inefficient boilers / electric storage heaters and insulate homes. All replacement boilers funded by ECO come with a full manufacturer’s warranty supported by 1 year full install warranty and 24/7 breakdown cover. Get ready for Winter newsletter Redesdale Transport Survey Watch out for a series of special edition newsletters from CAN over the winter CAN would like to thank all the residents of Corsenside, Elsdon, Otterburn and Rochester & Byrness Parishes who setting out some tips on how to stay warm and some places where support took the time to complete the transport survey we delivered to every household as part of the Getabout project.