ECRC Latest News - Details
February 10 | Extra Charitable Objects | ||
| An extraordinary general meeting of Ealing Community Resource Centre agreed to add to our official charitable objects, to reflect the work that we do in the community in Ealing. These have been accepted by the Charity Commission.The Charitable objects now include: “to develop the capacity and skills of the members of the socially and economically disadvantaged communities in the area of the London Borough of Ealing in such a way that they are better able to identify, and help meet, their needs and to participate more fully in society.” |
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February 10 | Work on BASIS Premises project | ||
| ECRC is part of the BASIS Premises Consortium. | |||
January 10 | Capacity builders Capital Grant | ||
| The Resource Centre has just received £20,000 capital grant to improve our facilities from Capacity builders. This will pay for, among other things:
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January 10 | Signed up to 10:10 | ||
| The Resource Centre has signed up to the 10:10 campaign to save 10% of our energy in 2010. | |||
January 10 | Mind EH moves into Resource Centre | ||
| Fron the beginning of the year, two staff from the Mind Action Centre have taken up desks at the Resource Centre. | |||
December 09 | Christmas Holidays | ||
| The Resource Centre will be closed for Christmas from midday on Thursday 23rd December. We reopen in the new year on Monday 4th January. | |||
November 09 | Annual Report | ||
| Our AGM was held on November 16th 2009. The Annual Report is available online. | |||
November 09 | Becoming greener | ||
| A new project funded by the Heathrow Environment Awards will enable the Resource Centre to monitor our energy use and reduce our carbon footprint. | |||
October 27th 2009 |
Get Healthcare Online | ||
| Drop into the Resource Centre with your family and friends, and be a part of Get Healthcare Online! Discover how to use practical websites such as www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/ | |||
October 23rd 2009 |
Get Online | ||
| The Resource Centre will be running an introduction to the internet, for people who have never used it. Come along with your family and friends and find out how to make the internet work for you. Nominate your granny now! For more information visit 'ukonline' | |||
August 2009 |
On-line room availability | ||
The Resource Centre is now piloting an on-line room-booking system (see mrbs.ecrc.org.uk). Currently, everyone can see the availability of rooms in the Centre, and resident groups are learning to use it to request room reservations. Once this is operational, the facility can be extended to regular external customers. The system was developed from the open source MRBS software by volunteer Surat Kaler. |
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August 2009 |
Artworks installed | ||
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June 2009 |
OECD visit | ||
The Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development made a visit to the Resource Centre on 12 June 2009 as part of a conference on the use of digital technology. They were able to see the benefits that a Centre like this brings to small voluntary groups. The DC10+ Digital Challenge project demonstrated live video link-up to Sunderland, where this technology is being used to reach more isolated communities. |
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May 2009 |
ECRC is now a ukonline Centre | ||
The Resource Centre is one of a national network of "ukonline" centres, where people who do not have access to the Internet at home can get a chance to access computers with assistance. |
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