Friday, 15 May 2009

At today’s staff meeting, I reported on discussions at last night’s trustee meeting and then wrote to all staff asking if anyone was interested in reducing their hours, taking an unpaid sabbatical, or volunteering for redundancy. It speaks volumes for the professionalism and commitment of the staff team here that everyone is pulling together, pooling their expertise and knowledge in search of a solution while being realistic about the likely outcome. Unless an unheralded saviour appears, redundancies seem inevitable.

In the evening, Jackie and I took a much-needed walk in Sherrardspark Woods – the bird song was so magnificent and relaxing and wonderful. I love this time of year.