| Len
Pick Trust News |
| News
items and up and coming events
appear here in reverse chronological
order. |
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| May 2012 |
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| 3 May |
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Commemorating The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
The Trustees were delighted recently when an anonymous donation of £500 was received with the request that that the money was to be spent to provide some form of long term enhancement to the local environment. Click here to
read the press release. |
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| February 2012 |
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| 1 February |
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The Len Pick Memorial Day
Monday 25th January 2012
The Annual Len Pick Memorial event on the 25th January was certainly an event that created a great deal of interest. With the theme of ‘London 2012’ we were delighted to welcome Olympic legend Tessa Sanderson CBE and also very pleased to welcome Steve Miller, head of The Joint Local Authority Regulatory Services for the London Boroughs involved in the Olympic Village. Click here to
read the press release. |
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| January 2012 |
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| 31 January |
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Bourne Abbey Church of England Primary Academy Learning Resource Centre
The Len Pick Trustees went back to school on the 30th January, not for extra lessons, but to attend at the opening of the New Learning Resource Centre at Bourne Abbey Church of England Primary Academy. Click here to
read the press release. |
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| 5 January |
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Tickets for the Len Pick Trust Memorial Evening now on sale
Tickets for the Memorial Evening, which will take place on Wednesday 25 January 2012, are now on sale from Stephen Knipe & Co. Click here to
read the flier. |
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| December 2011 |
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| 27 December |
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Christmas Spirit alive and well in Bourne
Generous and kind hearted staff and customers at Carlsberg’s Distribution Depot at Spalding Road Bourne joined together to donate festive cheer in Bourne before Christmas. Click here to
read the press release. |
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| November 2011 |
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| 25 November |
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Bourne Guides benefit from Len Pick Trust
Bourne & District Guides have benefited from new tables for their headquarters at The Shippon Barn, courtesy of The Len Pick Trust. Click here to
read the press release. |
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| 21 November |
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The Len Pick Memorial Lecture Wednesday 25th January 2012
The Len Pick Memorial Evening to be held on the 25th January 2012 will bring Olympic gold medallist Tessa Sanderson CBE to Bourne to speak on her life and career. Click here to
read the press release.
Admission for the Memorial Evening will be will be by ticket only available from Stephen Knipe & Co, 1a Abbey Road after the 4th January 2012 priced £3.00. |
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| August 2011 |
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| 11 August |
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Len
Pick Trust Annual Report 2011
The 2011 Len Pick Trust Annual Report
is now available online. Click here for more details. |
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| July 2011 |
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| 27 July |
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The Len Pick Memorial Lecture Wednesday 25th January 2012
With one year to go the start of the 2012 Olympics, the Len Pick Trust are pleased to announce that the main speaker at the 2012 Len Pick Memorial Evening to be held on the 25th January 2012 will be Tessa Sanderson CBE. Click here to
read the press release.
Tickets for the event which will be held in the Corn Exchange in Bourne, will be on sale from the beginning of January 2012. The event is promoted by The Len Pick Trust annually to commemorate the benefaction of Len Pick, a well known retired farmer who founded the Trust for the general benefit of the townspeople of Bourne. |
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| 20 July |
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Would
you like to help make a difference?
The Len Pick Trust is looking for
a new co-opted member.
If you
are interested in applying for
the position,
please click
here to view the press release, and
complete the Co-opted
member Application form (right-click
and save as) and read the accompanying
supporting information contained
within the Application
information pack which includes Trustee
Application Information.
(Note - the files are in a zip
file; please use Win
Zip or similar software to open). |
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| 13 July |
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Slimming World Group's Sponsored Slim
We are very grateful to members of the Slimming World Group in Bourne who have recently completed a Sponsored Slim over a period of 12 weeks on behalf of the Len Pick Trust. Click here to
read the full press release and find out how much was raised. |
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| June 2011 |
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| 16 June |
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Friends of Bourne Wood
In February this year the Friends of Bourne Wood installed fifty-seven nest boxes for small birds in Bourne Wood. The project was the idea of local naturalist Bob Sheppard and was sponsored by the Len Pick Trust.
Over the past fortnight the boxes have been monitored by some of the Friends, including Sarah and Vaughan Roberts and Cindy and Mick Curtis, and the results have surpassed all their hopes. Click here to
read the full press release. |
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| January 2011 |
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| 29 January |
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The Len Pick Memorial Lecture Wednesday 26th January 2011
The 5th Annual Memorial Evening took place at Bourne Corn Exchange on Wednesday evening with Paul Daniels as the main attraction supported by young musicians from The Robert Manning College. Click here to
read the press release. |
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| 22 January |
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Early Valentine’s Day present for Bourne Wood
Visitors to Bourne Wood will notice before the 14th February, the erection of a scattered new housing development. The project, which will see the installation of 57 of new nest boxes, is the idea of local naturalist, Bob Sheppard working in conjunction with The Friends of Bourne Wood. Click here to
read the press release. |
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| December 2010 |
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| 20 December |
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Festive Cheer from Carlsberg
Staff at Carlsberg’s Distribution Depot at Spalding Road Bourne recently handed over to The Len Pick Trust, tinned and non-perishable food they had collected for their recent Christmas Charity Appeal. Click here to
read the press release. |
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| 6 December |
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The Len Pick Memorial Lecture Wednesday 26th January 2011
Following the success of the last Len Pick Memorial lecture in
January with Neil Oliver, the Len Pick Trust are
delighted to announce that the next lecture will be held on Wednesday 26th January 2011.
The 2011 Len Pick Memorial Evening, to be held next at Bourne Corn Exchange, will feature Paul Daniels, the well-known T.V. star and magician. Click here to
read the press release.
Tickets for the event will be available from Stephen Knipe & Co at 1 Abbey Road Bourne in early January at a cost of £3.00 to include wine. |
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| 3 December |
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Bourne Abbey Church of England Primary School
The Len Pick Trust have been delighted to provide a grant of £15,000 to assist with the fitting out costs of the new classroom block at Bourne Abbey Church of England Primary School which will be operational in the new year. Our chairmn John Freear was recently invited to attend the official opening by HRH Prince Edward. Click here for more details. |
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| September 2010 |
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| 7 September |
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Len
Pick Trust Annual Report 2010
The 2009 Len Pick Trust Annual Report
is now available online. Click here for more details. |
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| February 2010 |
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| 28 February |
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The Evergreen Care Trust
Press release – 28th
February 2010
The Len Pick Trust will be hosting an information evening on Thursday 11th March to promote the work of the Evergreen Care Trust in Bourne. The evening is being held at Bourne Darby & Joan Hall in South Street on Thursday 11th March commencing at 7.30pm. Refreshments are provided. Click here to
download the press release. |
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| January 2010 |
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| 28 January |
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The Len Pick
Memorial Lecture
Press release – 28th
January 2010
The 2010 Len Pick Memorial evening, held on Wednesday evening, to commemorate the legacy that Len Pick left for the benefit of the townspeople of Bourne, again confirmed its billing as an event not to be missed. A capacity audience packed Bourne Corn Exchange to hear guest speaker, Neil Oliver, TV Presenter, archaeologist and historian talk on his experiences together with performances by solo guitarists and vocalists from Bourne Grammar School as the supporting entertainment. Click here to
download the press release. |
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| 19 January |
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The Len Pick
Memorial Lecture - Sorry sold out
Change of Guest Speaker – 27th
January 2010
TV presenter, Dick Strawbridge, has unexpectedly had to withdraw from his speaking engagement at the Len Pick Memorial Lecture next Wednesday 27th January. Manager of the Len Pick Trust, Adrian Smith, said; “ Naturally, Dick is very disappointed that he is unable to be with us, but are also extremely pleased that we have at short notice, been able to secure Neil Oliver as a replacement speaker. Neil is well known from his role as chief presenter of the BBC TV Coast Series and other programmes and we know that he will be a most worthy replacement speaker for the event” . Click here to
download the flier. This event has now sold out. |
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| November 2009 |
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| 27 November |
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The Len Pick
Memorial Lecture – 27th
January 2010 - Sorry sold out
Following the success of the third
Len Pick Memorial lecture in
January with
guest speaker quadriplegic yachtsman, Geoff Holt, the Len Pick Trust are
delighted to announce that
the main speaker for the next lecture,
to be held on the 27th January
2010 at Bourne Corn Exchange, will be well-known television personality and presenter, Dick Strawbridge MBE. This event has now sold out.
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| September 2009 |
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| 10 September |
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Len
Pick Trust Annual Report 2009
The 2009 Len Pick Trust Annual Report
is now available online. Click here for more details. |
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| March
2009 |
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| 22 March |
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New Resource Centre at Bourne Westfield Primary School
Thursday evening saw the official opening of the new Resource Centre at Bourne Westfield Primary School. The Len Pick Trust were pleased to support this transformation by funding the provision of furniture and IT equipment with a grant of £15,000 from its education budget. Click here to
read the press release. |
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| 9 March |
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Boost for Bourne Badminton Club
Bourne Badminton Club were delighted to receive a grant of £1,000 recently from the Len Pick Trust. The grant will assist the club in developing its junior section. Click here to
read the press release. |
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| February
2009 |
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| 13 February |
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Bourne Town Juniors Back on Target
At a recent presentation held at the Club’s Milking Nook Drove ground, Bourne Town Juniors Football Club were delighted to accept the final elements of replacement equipment provided by the Len Pick Trust. Click here to
read the press release. |
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| 4 February |
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The Len Pick
Memorial Lecture
The third
Len Pick Memorial lecture took
place at the Corn Exchange Bourne on
the 29th January 2009. The capacity
audience of 200 was firstly entertained
by local entertainer and magician, Tracie Hughes,
followed by a truly inspiring talk by
guest speaker, quadriplegic yachtsman, Geoff Holt, on his remarkable life
story. |
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| January
2009 |
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| 28 January |
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Do you want to help benefit our community?
Following the recent sad death of Mr Terry Bates, the Len Pick Trust will be recruiting a further co-opted member with effect from the 1st April next. If you
are interested in applying for
the position,
please click
here to view the press release page, and
complete the Co-opted
member Application form (right-click
and save as) and read the accompanying
supporting information contained
within the Application
information pack which includes Trustee
Application Information.
(Note - the files in the infromation pack are in a zip
file; please use Win
Zip or similar software to open). |
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| 6 January |
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Terry Bates
The Trustees were deeply shocked and saddened on Monday to hear of the sudden passing of Mr Terry Bates. Terry has been a trustee of the Trust since 2006 and was due to take over the chairmanship of the Trust this coming April. He brought a tremendous energy and enthusiasm to the work of the Trust, which was coupled with a deep understanding of the town that we serve and he will be greatly missed.
Many people who came into contact with him whether it be through his connections with local sports clubs, his career as a teacher at The Robert Manning College or his many other wider roles will also miss Terry. The town has benefited greatly over the years from his stupendous fund raising activities and the town is the poorer for his passing.
We extend our deepest sympathy to his wife Sue and family. |
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| November
2008 |
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| 26 November |
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The Len Pick
Memorial Lecture – 29th
January 2009
Following the success of the second
Len Pick Memorial lecture in
January with Dr David Bellamy
OBE, the Len Pick Trust are
delighted to announce that
the speaker for the next lecture
to be held on the 29th January
2009 will be Geoff Holt, the first disabled sailor to single-handedly sail around Great Britain. Click here to
read the press release. Admission will
be by ticket only available from Deeping Travel in early January at a cost of £3.00 to include wine. |
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| 22 November |
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Len Pick
Trust helps Local First responders
At a presentation on Monday evening, Bourne & Morton First Responders demonstrated new equipment purchased through a grant of £5,000 from The Len Pick Trust. Glen McCartney, a local volunteer responder and group co-ordinator said “We are immensely grateful to the Trust for their grant. We are all volunteers and have to raise our own funds and buy our equipment so this grant really has made a huge difference.” Click here to
read the press release. |
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| August
2008 |
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| 15 August |
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Len
Pick Trust Annual Report 2008
The 2008 Len Pick Trust Annual Report
is now available online. Click here for more details. |
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| February
2008 |
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| 26 February |
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Monitoring and Evaluation
form
The current financial year of the
Trust ends on the 31st March 2008.
If your organisation has received a
grant from the Trust during 2007/08
it is important that the annual monitoring
and evaluation form is completed and
returned to the Trust during April.
The completion of this form enables
the Trust to be satisfied that the
grant has been used for its intended
purpose and also knowing more about
your experiences enables us to become
better grant makers and increase our
understanding of the voluntary sector.
Download a Monitoring and Evaluation
form here. |
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| 5 February |
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The Len Pick
Memorial Lecture
The second
Len Pick Memorial lecture took
place at the Corn Exchange Bourne on
the 29th January 2008. The capacity
audience of 250 was firstly entertained
by Judy Theobald of BBC Radio Lincolnshire,
followed by an enthralling talk by
Simon Weston, on his remarkable life
story. Click here to
download the press release. |
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| December
2007 |
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| 17 December |
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The Len Pick
Memorial Lecture – 29th
January 2008
Following the success of the inaugural
Len Pick Memorial lecture in
January with Dr David Bellamy
OBE, the Len Pick Trust are
delighted to announce that
the speaker for the next lecture
to be held on the 29th January
2008 will be Simon Weston OBE. Click here to
read the press release. Admission will
be by ticket only available from Deeping
Travel Burghley Arcade, Bourne at a price
of £3.00 per ticket after the 1st
January 2008. |
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| October
2007 |
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| 1 October |
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Len
Pick Trust Annual Report 2007
The 2007 Len Pick Trust Annual Report
is now available. Click here
for more details. |
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| July
2007 |
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| 27 July |
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Len Pick Memorial
Lecture 2008 |
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Following the success
of the inaugural
Len Pick Memorial lecture in January
with Dr David Bellamy OBE, the Len Pick
Trust are delighted to announce that
the speaker for the next lecture to
be held on the 29th January 2008 will
be Simon Weston OBE.
Click here
to read the full press release in Word
format. |
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| 27 July |
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New Ambulance
for Bourne Red Cross |
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Wednesday night saw the
presentation of a brand new £26,000
ambulance to the Bourne Centre of the
Red Cross at their Headquarters in Harrington
Street. Funded by The Len Pick Trust,
the ambulance replaces a 17 years old
vehicle.
Click here
to read the full press release in Word
format. |
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| 9 July |
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New Youth Worker
for Bourne |
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Thanks to
the generosity of The Len Pick Trust,
working in partnership with The Salvation
Army, a full time youth worker has commenced
work in the town. Gavin Dunn (29) who
is engaged to Mary and lives in Bourne,
has recently completed two years at
Ridley College in Cambridge training
in youth work, will be working for the
next two years with young people in
the town.
Click here
to read the full press release in Word
format. |
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| March
2007 |
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| 26 March |
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Len
Pick Trust Memorial Lecture video
The inaugural Len Pick Memorial Lecture
which took place at the Corn Exchange
Bourne on 31 January is now available
online. Click here
to view the videos. |
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| February
2007 |
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| 28 February |
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The current financial year of
the Trust ends on the 31st March
2007. If your organisation has
received a grant from the Trust
during 2006/07 it is important
that the annual monitoring and
evaluation form is completed and
returned to the Trust during April.
The completion of this form enables
the Trust to be satisfied that
the grant has been used for its
intended purpose and also knowing
more about your experiences enables
us to become better grant makers
and increase our understanding
of the voluntary sector.
Download a Monitoring and Evaluation
form here. |
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| February
2007 |
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| 12 February |
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The Trust has recently made
a grant of in excess of £15,000
towards the transformation of
the Library at the Robert Manning
Technology College into a state
of the art Learning Resource Centre.
A Trust spokesperson said "Although
this grant has been made from
our educational programme, not
only will the new facility assist
the College in providing enhanced
facilities for its pupils but
it will also be available for
use by the local community".
The new facility will be named
"The Len Pick Suite"
in honour of the Trust's founder.
To learn more about the College
go to www.robertmanning.org.uk/. |
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| 5 February |
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Bourne
Abbey Church |
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The Trust has recently
made a grant of £10,000
towards the newly launched £100,000
appeal for the restoration and
improvement of Bourne Abbey Church.
A Trust Spokesperson commented
“The Abbey has occupied
a central position in the Town
for hundreds of years and was
a cause particularly close to
Mr Pick’s heart, we were
therefore delighted to help the
appeal at its inception.” |
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Bourne
Grammar School |
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The Trustees are
delighted to learn that Bourne
Grammar School has been notified
that its application for status
as a specialist school in the
Performing Arts has been granted.
The Trust has assisted in the
application with an allocated
grant of £15,000. The achievement
of this status will enable ambitious
plans for community projects involving
other local schools and the wider
community together with the provision
of a new Drama Studio to proceed. |
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| January
2007 |
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| 29 January |
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The
Len Pick Memorial Lecture |
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Click here
to read about the inaugural Len
Pick Memorial Lecture which took
place at the Corn Exchange Bourne. |
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| 23 January |
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Memorial Lecture Tickets are
now sold out. An edited video
of the evening will be available
for download on the website by
the middle of February. |
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| December
2006 |
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| 18
December |
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The Charitable Trust will be
inaugurating an annual series
of lectures on the 29th January
2007 to commemorate the death,
on the 29th January 2004, of its
founder, the Late Mr Len Pick.
Click here
to read the press release (in
Word format). |
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| September
2006 |
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| 2 September |
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The 2006 Len Pick Trust Annual Report
is now available. Click here
for more details. |
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| 10 April |
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The Trustees are delighted to welcome
Mr John Freear and Mr Terry Bates, both
well known Brunnians, as Trustees with
effect from the 1st April 2006. They
are also delighted that Mr Andy Rowe
and Mr Phil Organ have accepted positions
as co-opted committee members with effect
from the same date. Mr Jonathon Forster,
Chairman of the Trustees said “We
are delighted to welcome on board these
gentlemen who I am certain will bring
additional expertise to the Trust and
assist in our ongoing development and
work in the community. The Trust is
now established and we look forward
to bringing further positive benefits
to the community in line with our benefactor’s
wishes with the assistance of these
gentlemen over the future months. |
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| February
2006 |
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| 23 February |
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The current financial year of the
Trust ends on the 31st March 2006. If
your organisation has received a grant
from the Trust during 2005/06 it is
important that the annual monitoring
and evaluation form is completed and
returned to the Trust during April.
The completion of this form enables
the Trust to be satisfied that the grant
has been used for its intended purpose
and also knowing more about your experiences
enables us to become better grant makers
and increase our understanding of the
voluntary sector.
Download a Monitoring and Evaluation
form here. |
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| 27
January |
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Len Pick Trust press
release on the anniversary of
Len Pick's death.
Please click here
(or right-click and save as) to
view the press release. |
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| 21 September |
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Len Pick Trust meeting took
place at The Function Room Bourne
Corn Exchange at 7pm. Please click
here
(or right-click and save as) to
view the Public Meeting Report. |
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| August
2005 |
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| 23 August |
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The Len Pick Trust
website is launched. |
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