Announcements
JCLLC wins grant from the National Lottery Community Fund! - August 2021
As we look towards our ninth year of operation, JCLLC is delighted to announce that we have been awarded a grant from the National Lottery Community Fund. The grant will support restarting Explore face to face sessions during the autumn term.
This programme of funding is aimed at supporting projects which reduce loneliness - we now from feedback from our lovely members that continuing to take part in Explore virtually has been a lifeline for many during the pandemic.
Decision to convert to a Charitable Interest Organisation (CIO) - May 2017
In an electronic ballot held in May 2017, JCLLC CIC members overwhelmingly approved a Special Resolution to convert JCLLC from a Community Interest Company to a Charitable Incorporated Organisation.
95/113 members voted, of whom 93 (82% of the total membership) approved the resolution and 2 opposed.
With this endorsement we proceeded with the conversion which entailed the adoption of a new governing document, and transferring of assets.
Dorothy Stainsby
Chair
Joseph Cowen Lifelong Learning Centre
Newcastle University Business School Student Consultation report - April 2017
JCLLC has recently been working with a student team from the
Newcastle University Business School who have now provided their final report. The students were specifically looking at our marketing. They said 'The team's appreciation is also extended to the Explore tutors and members who completed our questionnaires and spoke to us, helping us to gain invaluable insights'.
An executive summary of the report is available by clicking
here.
If you would like to read the full report, it is available in the Explore office.
The Gordon Brown Legacy - 14th March 2017
Most Explore members will remember Gordon Brown, an enthusiastic and committed member who sadly died recently. Subsequently we were deeply touched to be contacted by his executors to inform us that he had bequeathed to Joseph Cowen Lifelong Learning Centre a substantial legacy of over £20,000.
Projects enabled by the the legacy include:
- An annual endowed lecture at the Lit and Phil
- Professional marketing support
- Marketing initiatives e.g. a promotional film
- Improved facilities for members
- Investment to protect the long term future of JC LLC
Find out more on our dedicated web page about the legacy here.
We are enormously grateful to Gordon for this generous gesture, which ensures our ongoing viability and offers possibilities for expansion.
With kind regards, on behalf of Joseph Cowen Lifelong Learning Centre
Dorothy Stainsby and Ken Young
Chair and Treasurer ,
Joseph Cowen Lifelong Learning Centre
