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NEWSLETTER 1999 |
THE ARKLETON TRUST
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TrusteesWe are very pleased to welcome two new Trustees to The Arkleton Trust - Caroline Higgs and Cindy Carlson. For the past two years Caroline Higgs (who was previously a Trustee) has been acting as our Honorary Secretary and has played a key part in administering the seminars. In addition, Caroline has become a member of Voluntary Action Cumbria and is on the Steering Committee for the Community Enterprise and Care Co-operatives.Over the last 20 years Cindy has worked in a variety of positions in Southeast Asia and in Sub-Saharan Africa, in both relief and development projects. She has developed a number of public health programmes with community groups and government agencies during this time, aimed particularly at supporting reproductive health and health worker training. From 1989 to 1999 she managed programmes for CARE International and for Oxfam Great Britain, with specific responsibilities for programme planning, financial management, staff development and representation. She is now a Senior Lecturer in Public Health at Oxford Brookes University, with responsibility for managing and delivering Public Health training at postgraduate level. Our congratulations go to Michael Galsworthy who received a CBE in the 1999 Birthday Honours for his work as Chairman of 'In Pursuit of Excellence - Partnership for Cornwall'. IPE is very much Michael Galsworthy's initiative, and it aims to promote Cornwall's achievements to the world at large. Launched in 1994, it seeks to enhance the business profile of Cornwall and to demonstrate the excellence of commercial achievements in the county. It is designed to stimulate interest in Cornwall both at home and overseas. The annual Trustees meeting was held at Enstone in June 1999. The meeting was attended by Elizabeth, Lady Higgs [Chairman of Trustees], Professor Sir Kenneth Alexander, Arthur Bell, Michael Galsworthy, David Higgs [Trustees], Professor John Bryden [Programme Director], Caroline Higgs [Hon. Sec.], Mark Telfer [Solicitor] and Libby Hollinshead [Administrator]. Apologies were received from Declan Walton who was absent on overseas business. During the year Elizabeth Higgs has been involved with the Oxfordshire Farming Study which was published in the spring and which is available on the internet at www.oxfordshire.gov.uk. One of the recommendations of the study was the formation of a Rural Committee looking at education/environment, economy and social aspects of rural life - all under the aegis of the Rural Community Council. As Chairman of ORCC this has involved Elizabeth, who will be Chairing the Social Sub-Committee.
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