Two Tears
On Friday within two hours of each event I was faced with the extremes of community life - right here in CCH.
View ArticleAn Issue of Trust
The newspapers and TV are full of the revelation that the BBC have broken the viewers trust by having false winners in competitions, including fundraising e
View ArticleTalking Softy and Listening Well
Sometimes success and progress is made not by a great fanfare or by making a fuss.
View ArticleHoliday malise
During this time of year many people take the opportunity for some annual leave, some rest and relaxation.
View ArticleIt's a Vision Thing
A good part of yesterday was spent basically doing two things - one was working with the management team on determining a list of values (essentially define
View ArticleChanging the Clocks, Changing Times
The turning back of the clocks in the UK always becomes associated with the oncoming of winter, the "dark nights" and the end of the summer (whatever weat
View ArticleThe World at Large
Today I had the opportunity which does not come along that often -to go and see other centres doing a similar thing (although often not to the same scale / v
View ArticleIn the Beginning
I have thought about doing this for almost two years now - and finally have got it organised. Why? To provide a space for me to think on paper -to share tho
View ArticleA life of contrasts
On Friday I had a important meeting with a funder on the audit and progress of a number of issues surrounding £157k's worth of work.
View ArticleStockline Remembered
Three years ago our community, Glasgow, and Scotland experienced it's worst industrial incident ever.
View ArticleMoney and the Aberdonian
Every decision I have to make seems to have a financial implication.
View ArticleMaking and Marking Decisions
The days since the last post have been busy, first the Board meeting (our Office Bearers this month, following our two tier system, which we have all agreed
View ArticleMuch Progress
Since my last posting there has been a whirlwind of progress within the building. Success in funding has given us extra work in locating suitable suppliers,
View ArticleCommunication - the organisation's lubrication
Sometimes when I eventually manage to escape and head home for the night I find myself thinking back over the day and wondering what I have actually done du
View ArticleOf place and buildings
Laurence Demarco writes in his latest email from senscot (http://www.senscot.net) of his experience of place - in fact of being at the same spot, in different times
View ArticleLife in a bubble
I attended a conference earlier this week - normally I hate these things with a vengeance, and always feel a bit uncomfortable with the "who are you bit",
View ArticleThe Monday Morning
Monday mornings can always be a bit of challenge in CCH - you never quite know what will face you as you come into the building in the morning, especially i
View ArticleThe Value of Volunteers
I was asked recently why we have volunteers.The true success of a voluntary organisation is, I believe, when you can't tell who is a volunteer from a member of staff - indeed within CCH we talk of...
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