Annual Review 2011-12.pdf - Community Council of Devon

Grants & Loans
Village Hall Grants: This grant aid is provided
by Devon County Council as part of the County
Grants Scheme. £107,992 was distributed to 15
halls through the County Grants Scheme. This
again included funding through the ‘Investing
In Devon’ funds from Devon County Council.
Sport & Play Grants: This grant aid is
provided by Devon County Council as part of
the County Grants Scheme. £3,000 was offered
to 3 community sport and play projects.
Staff (to 31st March 2012)
Theresa Calgie
Administration assistant
Karen Churchward Finance officer
Elaine Cook Chief executive (from July 2011)
Greg Davies
Senior manager (programmes)
Kate Devlin
Senior project officer (social inclusion)
(to July 2011)
Candida Diacono Office manager
Devon Consortium: Under the Devon County
Council funded Stronger Communities
Programme, £241,116 was made available for
6 projects plus £28,000 for Devon Consortium’s
Secretariat & Management Board.
Rural Initiative Loans: This short term
loan fund is provided by the Community
Council on an interest free basis to voluntary
organisations and community groups. Seven
new loans were made this year. £17,165 was
outstanding at the end of the year.
Dawn Eckhart
Sophia Elek
Michelle Farley
Lois Gallimore
Peter Harding
Gail Hickson
Social enterprise manager
Senior project officer (local food)
(to June 2011)
Office manager
Community project officer (local food)
(from September 2011)
Assistant chief executive
Office supervisor
Looking ahead to
2012-13 by Chief
Executive Elaine
Cook
It was a great privilege to join the Community Council
during its 50th Anniversary Year. As a new Chief Executive
I was very conscious that I was succeeding a highly
respected CEO in Jay Talbot and grateful that he handed
on an organisation in good heart and with a strong track
record of successful delivery to rural communities across
Devon.
Jay was accurate in his prediction of an unknown future
as the Community Council navigated a year of reductions
in funding and the cessation of a number of projects as
funding came to a close. Yet despite a challenging year
the Community Council has maintained its core activity of
supporting communities to sustain local services through
our social enterprise work, supported the development of
affordable housing, and ensured communities have a voice
through the community planning process.
Despite the challenging environment we have continued
to seize opportunities as they presented and have
achieved our outcome of a balanced budget – a significant
achievement in a year of considerable uncertainty. At
the Community Council we recognise that the issue of
reducing public sector finance and intense competition
for funding will continue in to the long term. However
the organisation is well placed to meet these challenges
going forward and with a new home, increased
professionalism and with a commitment to adapt to meet
new circumstances we can look forward to the future with
increased confidence.
Sue Hitchcock
Rural housing enabler
Becky Horner Administration assistant (to July 2011)
David Kinross
Senior projects officer
Sheena Leaf
Women’s business development officer
(to June 2011)
Jane Pickard
Senior project officer (local food)
(to August 2011)
Martin Rich
Community projects officer
Eleanor Rutley
Administration assistant
John Scott
Rural housing officer
Lesley Smith MBE Senior manager (community) / DALC
county secretary
Amble Skuse
Community projects officer
(to April 2011)
Sue Southwell
Rural housing enabler
Jan Spencer
Women’s business development manager
(to July 2011)
Cara Stobart
Rural officer
Carol Stone
Senior project officer (local food)
(from October 2011)
Agnieszka Szpinda Community projects officer
Jay Talbot Chief executive (to June 2011)
Jane Warner
Director of finance
Charlotte Weedon Community projects officer
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