The new Trustees of the Three Rivers Partnership as of the AGM 2008 are: (information has been provided by the nominee or the nominator)

Clive Drake

• Member of Gillingham Action Team '98 -'01 Chair of Inward Investment & Marketing
• Founding Trustee of The Three Rivers Partnership '04 -'07
• Interests: Sport, Education, Regimental Association.
• Business: MD Carewatch (Wessex) and Carewatch (Christchurch). Delivering Health & Social Care to elderly and infirm in their own houses.
• Qualified and experienced in financial management.
• Due to be President of Dorset & Wilts RFU '09, currently Deputy President

Since I have been involved for 10 years in community activities and with the Chamber of Commerce, School (Foundation Trustee) and Rugby Club for more than 15 years, I wish to see Gillingham get the organisations and facilities it deserves.

Cllr Mrs Janet Robson
Cllr Mrs Janet Robson was nominated by the Gillingham Town Council. She has been a member of the Town Council since February 1996 and served as Mayor in 2000.

Elaine Stewart
I have been a marketer in one form or another for thirty years - mainly with large corporate companies, but also with a small corporate and on the other side of the fence in an advertising & marketing agency of 20 people.

I consider my main skills that would be useful to Three Rivers are an ability to get on with people and manage disparate and virtual teams of people to achieve common goals.

In my professional life I have managed internal communications both print and internet-based. I have managed teams, as well as worked as part of virtual teams bought together for a specific project. I have had control of seven-figure budgets and the financial planning and control that goes with it.

Latterly I managed a large global events programme and a team of people who were not UK-based to deliver the programme. The events were successful because the team worked together and everyone knew what they had to do.

I feel Three Rivers needs to be more visible to local people - Gillingham needs to know what is going on with their Leisure Centre and be reassured that the trustees are active on Gillingham's behalf with all parties involved in the remodel. Three Rivers also needs to engender trust that the trustees are the right people to manage and run a leisure facility that serves many thousands of people.

Notice of Annual General Meeting

Tuesday 24th June 2008
Gillingham Primary School
7pm

Nominations for Trustees have closed
There were three vacancies on the Board and there were three nominations received. This means that the following people have been elected unopposed to serve on the Board of The Three Rivers Partnership:

• Clive Drake
• Cllr Mrs Janet Robson
• Elaine Stewart

More information on these new trustees is available here

The very last event to be staged at the Gillingham Leisure Centre will be an exhibition about the new community leisure centre which is planned to replace it.

The Three Rivers Partnership, with North Dorset District Council and Gillingham Town Council will be staging an exhibition of plans and proposals about the new community centre on Friday 28 March (6.00-9.00pm), Saturday 29 March (9.00am-7.00pm) and Sunday 30 March (10.00am-3.00pm).

It is intended that the new centre will act as a hub for the wider community, serving all ages and the varied requirements of everyone from Shaftesbury to Mere, as well as the ever increasing population of Gillingham itself.

Sport and leisure facilities will be high on the agenda. At last year’s Expo, when the Three Rivers Partnership consulted local people on what they wanted in the new centre, a 25 metre swimming pool was top of the list.

However, there will also be purpose built meeting rooms for clubs and societies to use. Local businesses will be encouraged to make use of the centre as well, so that it can play its part in the economic generation of the area.

Many local organisations, sports clubs and other groups have already pledged their support for the new community centre and the exhibition will pay tribute to those who have been actively involved in the process to date.

North Dorset District Council has a long term commitment to support the project with £4 million capital. So too has Gillingham Town Council with £250,000. The organisers are keen to encourage others to declare their interest in the proposals and they hope that many organisations and individuals will do so when they visit the three day exhibition.

The big question is: when will the centre be built? The organisers are keen to press on as quickly as possible and they stress that the greater the commitment they get from the community then the sooner the builders can start work.

So come to the exhibition, find out what the plans are and pledge your support for your community centre. The exhibition will not only show what the centre might look like but also how it will be operated and financed.

Notice:
The June Gillingham Walkers Saturday afternoon walk

Date: 7th June 2008
Start: 2pm from the Buffalo Inn

The walk will be about 4 miles.

Everyone welcome.

For more information contact the coordinator, Sheila Messer on 01747 821269 or see the main Gillingham Walkers section.

Below are the two pages from the Three Rivers Newsletter Spring 2008. Click on each page to view the full size image.

If you would prefer to download them to your computer there is a pdf file at the end of this post. You will need a pdf reader to access it. If you do not already have one installed on your computer you can download Adobe Acrobat Reader which is free.

The Annual General Meeting was held on Tuesday 15th May 2007 at Gillingham Primary School.

The Chairman, Mark Hebditch gave a presentation on the activities of Three Rivers over the past year and an outline of future plans. His full presentation is below.

The Special Resolution was passed unanimously. Details of the Special Resolution are included in the AGM 2007 Briefing.

The new Board of Trustees was accepted. The Trustees of The Three Rivers Partnership are:

• Mark Hebditch (Chairman)
• Andrew Cattaway
• John Havill
• Jackie Kemp
• David Littlewood
• Caroline Sharman
• David Webb

The accounts for the year ending June 30th 2006 were accepted.

The proper record of the AGM will be published shortly.

To read the document below you need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader which is free to download.

The Friends and Neighbours campaign (FAN) aims to celebrate and promote what makes good neighbours. Good neighbourhoods are created by good neighbours and are safer, happier and healthier places for everyone.

Shaftesbury Area Community Partnership and The Three Rivers Partnership (Gillingham area) are proud to be involved in FAN. This campaign is a great example of community partnership working – bringing together partners from across diverse sectors with common goals, for the benefit of those that live and work here.

The two Partnerships, along with Dorset Primary Care Trusts Integrated Care Team, are coordinating FAN as they believe that community partnerships exist to improve the quality of life of all people, particularly the vulnerable, both in the towns and villages that make up our community here in the Blackmore Vale

More FAN information and how you can help