Rossendale charity doubles its workforce

5:00pm Saturday 21st July 2012 in News

A CHARITY awarded a £100,000 grant is able to double its workforce thanks to the money.

REAL, which offers practical support to groups in Rossendale, is set to hire five new staff after its bid for funds was accepted by community enterprise group Locality.

The roles as community organisers will be offered to local people as the Bacup-based charity seeks to boost its presence in the Valley.

REAL’s work includes managing a network of qualified psychotherapists and providing payroll, bookkeeping and accounting support to small organisations.

Development worker Pat Smith, who helped with the bid, said she was ‘ecstatic’.

She said: “What we’re hoping to do with these new staff is very different and forward-thinking. We’re delighted to be able to expand during such tough times.

“We applied for the money before Christmas so it’s been an anxious wait. The new trainees will start in October.”

The five fixed-term year-long positions will result in a recognised qualification for the employees.

Each worker will be assigned an area of the Valley, calling from house-to-house and getting feedback from people on what they feel can be done to improve the area.

Pat added: “We are looking for people who are keen and interested in their community and who are positive about helping others to make a difference.

“We think this is a really exciting opportunity for self-motivated people in Rossendale who want to make a very real difference to our communities.”

“We at REAL can see the potential for this to make a big impact. It is about reconnecting communities. Rossendale is a very traditional area with strong local identities.”

Those interested in the positions can meet the group at Haslingden Community Link on July 25 from 4pm to 8pm.

Comments (3)

9:17pm Sat 21 Jul 12

Box Pool says...

Ok, so superficially good news but I think there's something missing here. Someone comes round and asks me what i think would improve my community and I say a better bus service and they say.... what? Tell me something I don' t know. Wouldn't the money be better spent on a chariity which delivered services people actually want? All seems a bit nanny knows best to me.
Ok, so superficially good news but I think there's something missing here. Someone comes round and asks me what i think would improve my community and I say a better bus service and they say.... what? Tell me something I don' t know. Wouldn't the money be better spent on a chariity which delivered services people actually want? All seems a bit nanny knows best to me. Box Pool

7:31am Sun 22 Jul 12

2 for 5p says...

You call that a charity, I call it a gravy train. I think what will happen is similar to box pool.
Someone comes round asks what will improve the local area I say a new bus route or better service. They then answer and say sorry there's no money for things like that as the authority have just wasted £100,000 on a mad cap idea.
You call that a charity, I call it a gravy train. I think what will happen is similar to box pool. Someone comes round asks what will improve the local area I say a new bus route or better service. They then answer and say sorry there's no money for things like that as the authority have just wasted £100,000 on a mad cap idea. 2 for 5p

9:02pm Sun 22 Jul 12

Bacupbloke says...

Like all these organisations run by the wooly-minded feminists who get government-funded largesse to splash around this body is a REAL waste of space. It reminds me of the story about the 90 MPs who have never had a real job outside politics. Most of the people in these charities have never done any work either. A charity should earn their money from Public contributions not from £100,000 cheques from the state. The LT story does not state the actual source of the lolly so it could be the council but at the end of the day it came out of your wallet without your permission. What a bunch of dreamers.
Like all these organisations run by the wooly-minded feminists who get government-funded largesse to splash around this body is a REAL waste of space. It reminds me of the story about the 90 MPs who have never had a real job outside politics. Most of the people in these charities have never done any work either. A charity should earn their money from Public contributions not from £100,000 cheques from the state. The LT story does not state the actual source of the lolly so it could be the council but at the end of the day it came out of your wallet without your permission. What a bunch of dreamers. Bacupbloke

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