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Chairman's Review of the Current Situation (July 2010)

The last year has been both challenging and exciting. Like many voluntary charities we have struggled to maintain any reasonable amount of sponsorship but obviously we did manage to survive the last financial year.

In preparing for this financial year we set about a different approach to seeking public funding which meant we had to alter our approach to take full account of "fashionable" events so we could then apply to be publicly funded. To meet the aims and objectives of the Trust any such event would have to be capable of inclusion in our route to opening the museum, and the site as a whole, to the public.

We decided to join in with the national plan to carry out a "Cultural Olympiad" event to coincide with the rest of the country in Summer 2011. (Such a national event did form part of the London bid for the 2012 Olympics).

Although our bid to get national funding from the Arts Council (through an initiative called "Igniting Ambition") failed we have received support from Daventry District Council and Northamptonshire County Council (our thanks go to Councillor Kevin Perry for his ongoing support and help) and the site owners also agreed to sponsor the event. We will still need further sponsorship but that is always an ongoing battle.

The site ownership has reverted from Reland back to Gladedale (Special Projects) as part of their reorganisation to survive the world financial crisis and they are working to achieve progress on the site.

We have two new Trustees this year, Maurice Cole has once again become one and we are pleased to say that Martyn Emberson (Chief Fire Officer Northamptonshire Fire & Rescue) has also agreed to help us progress.

The emphasis this year will be on funding (as usual), the planning and work to do the "Cultural Olympiad" Open Day at the site and the volunteers will work towards getting exhibits ready for the show. Watch the website for further news and details of the Open Day.

Norman Dickerson.

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	*What's Happening? ...* Chairman's Review of the Current Situation (July 2010) The last year has been both challenging and exciting. Like many voluntary charities we have struggled to maintain any reasonable amount of sponsorship but obviously we did manage to survive the last financial year. In preparing for this financial year we set about a different approach to seeking public funding which meant we had to alter our approach to take full account of "fashionable" events so we could then apply to be publicly funded. To meet the aims and objectives of the Trust any such event would have to be capable of inclusion in our route to opening the museum, and the site as a whole, to the public. We decided to join in with the national plan to carry out a "Cultural Olympiad" event to coincide with the rest of the country in Summer 2011. (Such a national event did form part of the London bid for the 2012 Olympics). Although our bid to get national funding from the Arts Council (through an initiative called "Igniting Ambition") failed we have received support from Daventry District Council and Northamptonshire County Council (our thanks go to Councillor Kevin Perry for his ongoing support and help) and the site owners also agreed to sponsor the event. We will still need further sponsorship but that is always an ongoing battle. The site ownership has reverted from Reland back to Gladedale (Special Projects) as part of their reorganisation to survive the world financial crisis and they are working to achieve progress on the site. We have two new Trustees this year, Maurice Cole has once again become one and we are pleased to say that Martyn Emberson (Chief Fire Officer Northamptonshire Fire & Rescue) has also agreed to help us progress. The emphasis this year will be on funding (as usual), the planning and work to do the "Cultural Olympiad" Open Day at the site and the volunteers will work towards getting exhibits ready for the show. Watch the website for further news and details of the Open Day. Norman Dickerson.
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