‘Be Inspired … Again’ at our Annual General Meeting

1. ‘Be Inspired … Again’ at our Annual General Meeting Monday, 10th November 2014 The Well, Top Barn Farm, Worcestershire, WR6 6NH Our vision at Community First is to help to ‘build better communities’ and we’re really proud of the work we do to support this. After the positive feedback from last year’s AGM we are again going to focus on some of the people and organisations we’ve worked with who do so much to make sure that their communities are great places in which to live and work. Community First, Community Centre, 52 Prospect Close, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 2FD T: 01684 312730 Email: info@comfirst.org.uk Web: www.comfirst.org.uk Community First is the Community Council in Herefordshire and Worcestershire. It is a Company Limited by Guarantee (England and Wales), a registered Charity and a member of ACRE. Charity No 703072 Company No 2504158 I / we will be attending Community First’s showcase event and AGM (number of places) State delegate names: I / we will stay and share the evening refreshments (please tick) I / we have the following dietary requirements(please tick) Please consider my/our particular accessibility and support needs as detailed below: There is no charge to join us at this event but we welcome donations to support our charitable work. To ensure we can continue delivering support and advice to voluntary and community sector organisations during these difficult and challenging times: Please tick here to make a £10 donation Adding a gift aid donation allows Community First to apply to the government for an extra 25% without costing you anything extra. Please tick here to gift aid your donation Gift Aid is only appropriate if you are a UK taxpayer. The booking must include your full name and address with postcode.

2. 4.30pm Warm welcome 4.45pm Showcasing ‘People and projects’ 5.45pm AGM business 6.30pm Networking and refreshments 7.30pm Close This year’s AGM is a great opportunity to hear from others about what they are doing to ‘survive and thrive’ in challenging times, bringing new ideas and solutions to some old issues. Following last year’s successful AGM, we’ll again be celebrating and showcasing some of the great projects that voluntary organisations and local communities in Herefordshire and Worcestershire are carrying out. With the current financial challenges facing the sector locally many are developing new areas of work and new ways of working, diversifying and collaborating with others. The spotlight will be on those who are turning ideas into action so if you have an idea for a project or are looking to find out more about what help is available to get started, do come along. It promises to be a really inspirational and informative event. Community First’s annual directors report and financial accounts for 2013 – 2014 and the minutes of the last AGM held on 14th November 2013 will be available on our website at www.comfirst.org.uk from 3rd November 2014 I will be attending Community First’s AGM at 4.30pm on 10th November 2014 Name: Name of organisation if applicable: Address: Email address: Nominated representatives: (person entitled to vote as per your membership details) Please tick here to confirm that the ‘nominated representative’ of your organisation is the person who received this invitation and is named above. To change your nominated representative or to appoint a nominated representative for the first time, please fill in the details below: Current representative (if any): New representative: Please turn over. Please complete the booking form on both sides and return to Cheryl Cooney by 1st November 2014Community First, Community Centre, 52 Prospect Close, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 2FDTel: 01684 312739; Email: cherylc@comfirst.org.uk