Saturday, September 18, 2004


Seven hard working ladies put the Tool Kit to the test Posted by Hello

Cllr Tony Turner argues his case for block of flats in Grasby :-) Posted by Hello

CanDoers Roy and Wendy Posted by Hello

Power Tool Kit gets a Work out Posted by Hello

CanDo Exchange Comes to Grasby

After an uncomfortable hour spent in a traffic jam at Newark, the Scarman Trust in the guise of Anne Rockliffe, Operations Manager for the Trust, and ably assisted by Georgie and Cat finally arrived at Grasby Village Hall. The event, which was set up for the benefit of the village and arranged by Ifor Barton, could now start and Ifor could now put away his worry beads!

To begin in a civilised manner a buffet had been provided by Joan Barton, and while we did our best, it was the Vicars Tart (copyright Rev Ian Robinson) which vanished first with what seemed like hardly a dent made in the rest. Anne introduced the Trust to the those assembled and gave a summary of the mission of the Scarman Trust which was set up by Lord Scarman in consequence of the riots of 1981.

This was followed by the formal part of the proceedings with the presentation of Award certificates to Roy Harvey for the Grasby Open Learning Centre - Kirsten Stimson who also had an award was unable to attend - and Wendy Melbourne for the Grasby Graffiti.

The workshop continued with a presentation of the CanDo Exchange and the what the beneficial impact on the village would be. It was equated to the Swap Shop that was once on television on Saturday mornings and as this program was for children it was decided that a section of the Exchange be set up for their use. The Exchange allows those register to swap skills and resources and to highlight their needs.

Two of the tools used by the Trust to facilitate project ideas are the Power Tool Kit and the Millennium Fact Bank. The fact that three kits were used and each group came up with the same problems and answers must say something for its use by groups.

To end the session the Open Learning Centre was used to access the CanDo Exchange website and allow those that wished to register their interest and five or six took up the opportunity to join. It is free so the price is exactly right!!.

The team felt that the visit had been a great success and that there were some highly motivated people in the village of Grasby and hoped that they would be invited back sometime in the future.