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Dear <<First Name>>, welcome to our January newsletter!
More cake? Don't mind if I do...
You may have seen the posters advertising that we are holding a Special General Meeting at 3pm next Sunday, 29th January, at St Andrew’s Church. Besides being another opportunity to come and eat cake with us, the meeting is being held in order to wind up the Dean Court Community Centre Association (DCCCA) and set up the Dean Court Community Association (DCCA), which will be a charitable company. The change may mean one less “C” but that carries a whole lot more meaning. The Association is about more than just a building; it is about a whole community – one that will be centred on the vibrant new Dean Court Community Centre.
The new structure will give us more credibility with other organisations and allow us to move forwards. There are also implications for membership and the way the company would be dissolved if necessary. The central aim of growing our community in Dean Court remains unchanged and we very much hope that you will join with us in moving forwards into a new phase! Please do come along if you can, as we want to represent the whole community.
Catching up
 Our AGM on November 20th was a great success, owing a lot to the fantastic team of St Andrews, who are providers of teas par excellence. Tea and cake alongside business is definitely the way to go for Annual General Meetings.
Carols on the Green, that great annual Dean Court collaboration between OCC, the DCCCMT and the CAG took place on December 15th. We had a log fire in a brazier, candles, mulled wine, warm mince pies, a small brass band and loads of carol singers, who took off round Pinnocks having been suitable fortified on the Green. Attendance was nearly twice that of last year, which several people remembered with great pleasure. It’s great to continue a tradition and having the community centre next year for a post-carol singing event can only make it better.
The Management Team
Anna Pearson, Jonny Kennedy, Tim Hubbard, Priscilla Waugh, Rachel Preece, and Eileen Elmitt. |
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