Flackwell Heath Community Association
Managing the Community Centre and The Grapevine Newsletter for the Villagers of Flackwell Heath
The Flackwell Heath and Loudwater Day Centre is looking for volunteers! They are in need of a treasurer, an auditor, and a handyperson – someone able to do general basic maintenance tasks as and when necessary, usually only occasional. None of the tasks are onerous, but are desperately needed. If you can help or would like more details please contact Isobel Middleton on 01628 521204.
We are currently experiencing difficulties contacting some people, especially those with hotmail or outlook email addresses. If you use such an address as a contact and are expecting a reply then please check your “Junk Email” or “Spam” folder regularly.
It also helps if you add us to your safe senders list. For example, in the hotmail settings menu (the cogwheel on the toolbar) click “Options”, then open “Mail”, then “Junk email” and finally click “Safe senders”. In the box, type “flackwellheathcommunitycentre.org.uk” (without the double quotes) then click the “+” to the right of the box (you may need to scroll right to see it). Lastly click the “Save” button at the top left of the page.
‘The Council’ (whether Parish, District or County) does NOT run the Community Centre. It is a charitable trust and is run entirely by volunteers – your friends and neighbours. The Centre is heavily booked during the week, and quite a lot at weekends. Without it, there would be a shortage of places to meet – for classes, clubs, blood donation, parties, elections – and a serious decrease in local opportunities.
At the moment, too many of the Committee are operating without any back-up; illness, accident, holidays or work obligations could all trigger a crisis. Some help would be most welcome; it needn’t be a large or long-term commitment. An offer to do some small defined job eases the load; recent examples include the purchase of a new carpet sweeper, proofreading The Grapevine occasionally.
Suggestions include: liaising with cleaners once a month, liaising with contractors as and when, applying for grants, helping to decorate the hall at Christmas time, being on a rota to alarm and de-alarm the centre at weekends, helping at the occasional fund-raising event.
If you can help, please get in touch!
Contact details: Contact Us via this website or email info@flackwellheathcommunitycentre.org.uk