Monday, 21 January 2008

Our networking lunch! We all went down to the YMCA and had a very successful discussion on the theme of “Improving Watford’s Mental Health” with speakers from the Guideposts Trust, MIND, Carers in Herts, Viewpoint, and the new Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust. And for once the food and venue were all excellent. Phew!

After the lunch, I had a long meeting with Angelo about the next phase of our IT project - buying new servers, implementing a CRM database, and revamping our website.

Finally about 6:00 pm I started work on getting some correspondence out of the way before my week’s leave. I wrote to Barbara Follett (Stevenage MP and Minister for the East of England) about VCS funding for Hertfordshire, began sorting out interviews for the BME Advocacy post for which we are currently recruiting, sorted out stuff on Connexions and the District Children’s Trust Partnership, amended a bid for funding for our volunteer centre, submitted a bid for funding for our networking lunches, and wrote to HCC about recruitment advice for delivery of public services through VCS organisations. I left the office about 10:00 pm looking forward to a relaxing week away from it all.