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WHAT'S NEW?
CAB Cascade of Colours
Quiz
This year's Quiz has once again proved to be a great success and raised
well over £150 for the CAB. Many thanks to our Question Master,
David Walker. 17 answer sheets were returned of which 5 were all correct.
Our contestants found some additional answers we hadn’t anticipated.
First out of the hat was this year's winner – PAULINE
COLE of BORDEN. Congratulations!! The correct answers can be downloaded
here.
(27-Jun-2008)
CAB Information Kiosk
The CAB
Information Kiosk at Seashells, Rose Street, Sheerness, went live
on 6 May 2008. The Kiosk is connected to the internet and links to information
on a selected number of public websites categorised as "Your Money",
"Your Rights", etc. It is very easy to use and fully accessible
by wheelchair users. By using the Kiosk, people can solve problems for
themselves or decide where they need to go for further advice. The Kiosk
was made possible by a grant from the Health Inequalities Fund.
(25 May 2008)
Irene’s Pink Parting Party
On Monday 21 April 2008 staff
and colleagues attended a “pink parting party” for Irene Hall,
Manager of the CAB, who is leaving after nearly 20 years with the CAB
Service. “We will all miss Irene’s enthusiasm, dedication
and sheer hard work” said Robin Duncan, Chairman of the CAB Trustees
in his tribute to Irene.
Irene joined the CAB as a volunteer advisor in 1988 and then went on to
become Manager of Faversham CAB before leading the merger of all the Borough’s
three CABs to form the "CAB in Swale" in 2004. During her years
as Manager she has masterminded a significant increase in the range of
services offered by the CAB. She also oversaw the move of Sheppey CAB
to modern purpose-built accommodation in the Hope Street Centre, Sheerness.
Robin Duncan said he was very pleased to announce that Irene’s successor
as Manager is David Parker. David worked for an oil company as a Business
Controller before joining the CAB as a volunteer advisor. In recent years
he has been the CAB’s Welfare Benefits Caseworker and more recently
Deputy Manager.
(23-Apr-2008)
Annual Report 2006/7
The website has been updated in line with the Annual Report and Accounts
for 2006/7. It has been another hugely successful year. We have achieved
gains of at least £430,000 for our clients and have dealt with almost
32,300 enquiries up from 30,000 last year. We have also moved Sheppey
CAB from very unsuitable premises to new purpose built, fully DDA compliant
premises. A review of the year by the Chairman of the Trustee Board, Robin
Duncan, can be seen here.
To receive a copy of the Annual Report and Accounts, please send a stamped,
addressed A4 envelope to Sheila Manley at our Sittingbourne Office.
(19-Aug-2007)
New Email Addresses As
from 6 June 2007, all staff email addresses will change from name@sittingbournecab.org.uk
to name@cabinswale.org.uk. Messages to the old addresses will be forwarded
for the foreseeable future, but please amend your address books asap.
(6-Jun-2007) New
Phone Numbers
Phone numbes for Sittngbourne and Faversham have changed. Number for Sittingbourne
is now 0844 499 4124. Number for Faversham is 0844 499 4125
(4-Apr-2007)
"Contact Us" form disabled
Unfortunately we have recently been getting a lot of
spam via our Contact Us form. This is now disabled, but we hope normal service
will be resumed as soon as possible.
(1-May-2006) |