On the 14 April 2008 The Soroptimist International of Scarborough's President, Betti Thomas, kindly presented Jo Drydale with a cheque for £100 for the Citizens Advice Bureau in response to an appeal for help from the CAB Fund Raising Group.
Thanks on behalf of the CAB manager Jill Mandy & the Fund Raising Group were given by Jo and she also gave a short talk on the work done in the Bureau.
14th April 2008
The Chairman of the Past & Present Committee of the T&G Workers Union at Plaxtons, Jim Marflitt, and the Plaxton workforce have kindly given their support once more to CAB and sent us a cheque for £194. We are once again so very touched and grateful for this marvellous donation and wish everyone at Plaxton a very Happy New Year. Thank you so very much.
January 2008
The Fund Raising Committee has received a donation of £100 from the Scarborough branch of the Transport & General Workers Union. This was in response to a petition sent to them asking for help; we are thrilled and grateful to receive this amount of money and send our grateful thanks to all concerned.
November 2007
Jo Drydale wrote to the Caedmon Lodge 6965 of the Freemasons asking if they would help the Bureau buy an air conditioning unit for the Whitby Bureau and stated the cost was £215.
They wrote back and said they would give the full amount and bought it for us. Bureau staff were delighted and thrilled by their generosity.
The cheque was presented to Jill Mandy, Bureau Manager, by Adrian Cross (Charity Steward) accompanied by his wife. Jo was thrilled to get this amount as she had written to everyone she could think of in the Whitby area and the Freemasons were the only people who replied offering help.
October 2007
The above notice published 11th August 2007
A new drop-in centre has been set up in Eastfield to help residents wort out debts.
The centre is to be run every Wednesday by staff from the Citizens Advice Bureau who will be able to provide help with a wide range of other problems including housing, employment and how to claim benefits.
Jill Mandy, manager for the bureau in Scarborough, said: "This is the first time we have tried a drop-in centre. The idea is that people can call in without an appointment and we weill be able to deal with many problems on the spot. However, if the problem is complicated we can make an appointment so they can speak to one of our experts."
The drop-in centre, which will operate on Wednesdays from 9.30-11am, will be run from the training and enterprise centre in Link Walk. Ms Mandy said "We decided to launch this in Eastfield because a lot of people live in that area. Many of them are parents or are elderly and find it difficult to get into town to see us at our base in Roscoe Street."
She said funding for the centre, £14,315, had been provided in cash or in kind by Eastfield Neighbourhood Partnership. It is made up of Sanctuary Housing, Scarborough Council, the Citizens Advice Bureau, Yorkshire Coast Homes, Eastfield Parish Council and Eastfield Residents Association and Scarborough Council for Voluntary Service, which has recently been renamed The Coast and Moors Voluntary Action Group.
Ms Mandy said, "The partnership has provided the funding for the first year. We have recently been given a lottery grant which will provide the funding in years three and four. Now all we have to do is sort out the funding for year two."
Scarborough Evening News - August 2007
People in Filey, Eastfield and Esk Valley are to get better access to Citizens Advice Bureau services, thanks to a cash windfall from the Big Lottery Fund. An award of £165,754 by the Lottery's Reaching Communities programme will enable Scarborough and District CAB to recruit and train three volunteer advice workers for Filey, Eastfield and the Esk Valley through its Triple Chance project.
The advice workers will provide help by outreach and a drop-in service, and will encourage people to help themselves where possible. Jill Mandy, manager of Scarborough and District CAB said: "It's important to us that anyone can access our help if they need it and can contribute to the work of the bureau as well. Triple Chance offers just that - opportunities for residents to be trained as volunteer advice workers, to help people in their community and possibly step up into paid work. We'll have to recruit and train people first and that takes time, but we aim at the end of two years to have two local advisers - one paid and one volunteer - working at each location. We're pleased the Big Lottery Fund recognises the importance of targetting disadvantaged groups and proud to be able to help them in this."
The three locations have been chosen for their different needs.
August 2007
On the 25th April, Rolph Kerning the Worshipful Master of the Denison Masonic Lodge, and Charity Steward Mel Taylor visited the Bureau, had a tour around and heard from manager Jill Mandy about our work. They were very impressed and promised us more help next year. Whilst here they presented us with a cheque for £650.
The picture shows, from left to right, Rolph Kerning, Mel Taylor, Jo Drydale, and Jill Mandy.
£500 of this was from a petition made to the Provincial Grand Lodge of Yorkshire. One of the reasons we got this significant amount of money was due to the fact that a gentleman who received our letter had used CAB in the past and was grateful for the help he received.
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On 6th May Terry Kay, the landlord of the Commercial Hotel, donated £100 in lieu of the Race Night that he had had to cancel at the last minute.
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On 10th May, in response to our application, we were awarded £300 from the Mayoress Charity Fund at a presentation in the Town Hall.
The picture shows Jo Drydale with the Mayoress.
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We are so very grateful to all these generous people.
Report by Jo Drydale, 17th May 2007
The Scarborough & District CAB would like to thank The Rotary Club of Scarborough for their wonderful donation of £250.
We are so grateful and delighted to them all for including us in their payout to charities and we will use this money wisely.
The picture shows the Mayor & Mayoress Herbert & Annie Tindall, Rotary President Alan Mitchell, and Jo Drydale in the Town Hall at the presentation of the cheque.
March 2007
A huge thank you from all at the CAB to the Corporation Club for hosting The Charity Concert and the Shadows Tribute Band who played in support of CAB funds.
The event was a marvellous success and the band with Licorice Locking were superb; we were blown away with the show they put on, and Amy added much to the night as she was so talented.
The Corporation Club & their Manager Ken Pattison, Chairman & Members did us proud and their hospitality was unbelievable. The amount raised after expences was £422 and we will use this money wisely.
The picture shows ...
Left to right at back: Barry Soper (CAB), Jill Mandy (CAB Manager), Licorice Locking (who used to play with The Shadows) & Jo Drydale (CAB Fund Raising Group).
Left to right at front: Dave Harrison from Hull who played drums, Glyn Lefley from Chesterfield, who sang & played Rhythm Guitar, Amy Harper, keyboards and base guitar, Ian Harper lead guitar.
Left to right: Jill Mandy(Manager), Steve Drydale (Receptionist), Jo Drydale (Fund Raising Group) & Gordon Jenkinson (the Lions Club)
We were delighted and so grateful to receive a most welcome cheque for £250 from the Scarborough Lions. Also it was a pleasure to meet them and show them around, explain the work we do in the Bureau and introduce them to our staff and volunteers.
We had £67.50 given to us on 13 January by the Home Guard Club, which is a small men only club. They kindly ran a raffle for us at Christmas. We would like to give them a mention on this Website as this is a good donation for a small club to give and we are so very appreciative.
Generous Donation from Home Guard Club
CAB Thanks the Working Men's Club Committee & Members
The picture shows from left to right...
...Stan Coole(Treasurer) Alan Fearn(Secretary) Ann Fearn, collecting a cheque on behalf of the Cayton Ladies Lifeboat, Jo Drydale from CAB Fund Raising Group and Ken Mc Whan Committee Member. At the back is Mr Dave Marsden from John Smith's Brewery.
The cheque was for £150.00 and we are delighted and very grateful to the WMC and their members.
February 2007
The picture shows Elaine Beecroft and the CAB's Jo Drydale in Elaine's shop, The Sandybed Stores. Elaine & her husband Ken have kindly taken some of our charity bands to sell them for us at £1 each.
January 2007
Brother Andrew Anderson CP of the Harmony Lodge of the Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes presented a cheque for £250.00 to Jo Drydale of the Fund Raising Group at the Scarborough CAB.
On behalf of the CAB, Jo expressed her heartfelt thanks for this marvellous donation. She explained the money will go into the general fund and will be used to replace worn out fittings and fixtures, that are needed to enable the staff to do the work in the Bureau.
She also explained that they were a Charity and had to raise funds to function. She also told them that she had written to the Clubs and Pubs in town asking for their help in raising money for CAB and she knew they would all back the Bureau if they could.
The chair of Scarborough & District CAB - which deals with around 16,000 enquiries per year - has stepped down after five years.
Dorothy Clegg has been succeeded by Pat Chandler, 61, of Elm Grove, Robin Hood's Bay.
Mrs Clegg, who lives in Whitby, said: "I am proud to have been chair of such a vital organisation which helps thousands of local people facing problems and crises. Not many people realise that the bureau is a charity that relies on volunteers. I would like to thank them and the team for their dedication and hard work over the last five years. The bureau is now on a sound footing and facing the future positively. It will continue to help people from all walks of life throughout the borough."
Mrs Chandler said: "Mrs Clegg has given freely of her time, energy and experience over the years and we are grateful for her valuable contribution. I am pleased she will be staying on board to help me find my feet."
She added: "We are always looking for people to volunteer: There are opportunities for trustees, fundraisers, receptionists and office workers, as well as advisers. If you have time to spare, why not join us?"
Anyone interested should call 01723 368710
Scarborough Evening News - November 2006
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