Our long serving Programme Manager Bev Lockwood left us at the end of September and has been replaced by Helen Rhodes. Helen brings a new blend of experience to the post with her extensive background in delivering services for young people.

We have welcomed Anne Lidster as a new Trustee. Anne has a depth of experience in the field of education at both local and national level and provides us with invaluable support in our search for a better environment for young people in our locality.

We have reconsidered the role that RCRP should play in delivering services to improve the lives of vulnerable people within our society resulting in a change being made in our vision as an organisation. We now see our vision as follows:

“An Organisation Committed to Providing Resourceful Solutions to the Current Social Challenges Faced by Local People”

After much discussion, following the change in our vision, we have also decided to change the name of RCRP with effect from the date of our Annual General Meeting to:

ROTHERHAM COMMUNITY RESOURCE PROGRAMME

These changes reflect the need for us to move away from some of the Community Safety work in which we have been involved so successfully for the past 13 years to work which more accurately reflects the needs in our community today.

None of these changes affect the need for us to maintain an experienced and very effective core team. We are so lucky to have an extremely dedicated and loyal small team of people who have often demonstrated enormous commitment to the ideals and vision of RCRP. It is vital that we continue to keep this team together to maximise our success in the future and must therefore rely on the continuing support of our sponsors and partners.

John F B Clark