A Big Day

An big day as our lottery project gets the once over from their appraisal team and we are scrutinised fairly intensively to see how we shape up. We take a tour of the proposed new building (3rd this week) and go through every bit of the business plan. Our organisations too are underscrutiny but thankfully we are able to demonstrate that we aren't going to put the money on a horse running in the 3.15 at Haydock Park. Glyn (Hastings Borough Council), Mel (Hastings Trust) and I do quite a good job in responding to the questions and it seems positive. Only time will tell but it was nice to get it over as today has been a bit of a key date. Another piece of good news is that we have won the employment tribunal at which I represented one of our members. Or at least the other side have capitulated and withdrawn their claims. It was a rare outing into a court-room for yours truly bursing off my metaphirical wig and gown as it were but pleasing to get a positive result. Tomorrow I go to Brighton to teach a group of MA students about change management from a voluntary sector perspective. There is lots to get accross and the process forces me to review some theory in light of what we do as a charity and the day to day realities of the VCS.

The people have spoken and declared that Frddie Mercury is the best live act so over to you Mr Mercury. Here he is doing a brilliant live version of Under Pressure which, as I shall tell the students tommorow is exactly what it is like in the Voluntary Sector. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faUuwRDRrqA