FIVE THINGS FOR A FRIDAY | 18 March 2022 | Stratherrick & Foyers Community Trust

FIVE THINGS FOR A FRIDAY

Friday, 18 March 2022

I CAN DO THAT – ACTION GROUPS CONTINUE

Our third Community Action Group – Getting About – was last week with Nick Wright at the helm. You can still fill out the Skills Survey throughout March and we will let you know how you can get involved. We have over 30 people actively engaged but would love to get more. https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/SFCSkillsSurvey

NEXT WEEKS ACTION GROUP

Next week we have two Action Groups.

Our Homes will look at housing, zero carbon homes and elderly care and respite on Monday 21^st March at 7pm for an hour on Zoom.

https://us02web.zoom.us/s/85043978468?pwd=NnduaGIyaktwQ3RRSHJKejdsOGNSUT09

Organising Ourselves is on Wednesday 23^rd March at 7pm and will look at getting people back into work, volunteering and group support and improving communications. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85035499504?pwd=amxMd2tjeWlzb3VUbU9YWm9keDNtZz09

MAGAZINE

The Trust Magazine, produced two times a year, was sent out to all homes who we have on our mailing list early this week. We hope you enjoyed it. This is the second time we’ve sent the magazine to each home, part of improving our communications with you. However some of you may prefer to read our digital copy so if you want to opt out of getting a paper copy do let Caroline know at pc@sfctrust.org.uk

PLANNING

My understanding is Riverside Field is going in to planning next week and we are putting together an update on that for the newsletter. I also noted that the button was pressed on sending the Foyers Bay slipway to planning last night too. More news when we get it.

Q&As

We will be sharing some Q&As we’ve been asked online and in our newsletter soon. I’m happy to answer any of your questions – just email tony-ceo@sfctrust.org.uk

We do an online Q&A each month too. Last month was on funding, the previous month the Community Action Plan. You can ask any question you like about the work of the Trust. I can’t guarantee an immediate answer but we will give a response and do follow them up in the newsletter/magazine and online too.

Tony Foster

Trust Manager

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