The newsletter for the Civil Service Retirement Fellowship
Fellowship News AUTUMN / WINTER 2020
COVID-19 Update As you will be aware, our group network and home visiting service has been suspended since March and this suspension has recently been extended until the end of 2020 by the Board of Directors. We are working with our group leaders and befriending volunteers to make sure that all the necessary risk assessments are undertaken.
This is so we can make sure that when these services are able to re-open they are able to provide a safe environment for everybody involved. Fellowship Office is also open although with a reduced staff presence on site each day. You can see any COVID-19 updates online at www.csrf.org.uk
Changes to Our Governance This year, our national Annual General Meeting took place by post which provided an opportunity for all our current Company Members to engage with the voting process. The Board of Directors put forward two emergency special resolutions to amend the structure of our Company Member Register to be more reflective of what we do we do as a charity. We’re pleased to announce that the changes were carried with well over the required 75% majority. This means that now every group has the right to appoint a Company Member and there
are also places available to those volunteers who give their time to our befriending services.
You can help us with a donation We have been able to manage to keep the CSRF open throughout the lockdown period and maintain some level of services. But sadly due to the restrictions any of our usual fundraising activities have had to be suspended. Nathan is hoping to complete his triathlon in 2021. So if you can give a donation this year that will help to make a real difference to our income and help us to safeguard what we do in the future. You can donate online at www.csrf.org.uk or send it to us in the post using the form on Page 9.
Try your luck with our prize crossword and you could win one of five £25 M&S Vouchers – see page 14