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Manager's Report |
Once again, Turntable
has had a really busy year delivering 18% more furniture and electrical
appliances to our clients whose numbers also increased by 12½%. Due to the
generosity of the residents of Exeter
As a result of a break-in and parts
of our premises being condemned, it became our focus this year to raise funds
to demolish these areas and site steel containers in their place. Thanks to
Exeter City Council and several grant making trusts, we have now cleared areas
for three containers, one of which will be used as a workshop and the other two
for storage. The containers have been ordered and will be delivered during
April.
Once again, I must say a big thank
you for the dedication and hard work of Pete Chowings,
Warehouse Supervisor and our volunteers. Especially to Keith Taylor who has
worked so hard for us for 15 years, Ian Bissett who
has worked tirelessly on our vans for 8 years, Michael Daly who has worked in
our workshop for the past 7 years, John Hawken and
Paul Spicer who have manned our reception for the past 8 years and Patrick
Upchurch, ably assisted by James O’Halloran, whose
expertise and hard work is invaluable.
To give an idea of just how much effort Pete and our
volunteers put in to the work that Turntable does, the furniture and electrical
items that we supplied this year weigh a total of 161 tonnes. This means that
they have lifted at least 4 times this (644 tonnes) as each item that is loaded
on to our van is offloaded back at Turntable then reloaded and offloaded when
we deliver it!
Again, Turntable’s Committee together with Councillor Vanessa
Newcombe has been very supportive, and I would like to thank them for their
time and assistance. Everyone here at
Turntable is looking forward to another busy but rewarding year supplying
furniture and electrical appliances to those who can least afford to buy new.
PAM RICE
MANAGER
