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Stonehouse Development Trust are now an officially registered charity:

Bill Craw, chairman of the trust was pleased to announce at this week’s directors’ board meeting (3/11/09) that the trust have now successfully completed the necessary registration with OSCR and are now officially a registered charity. This will allow the trust to access previously unavailable funding sources, and completes one of the initial goals of the board when then the trust was created.

Relocation of the Trust Office

The trust moved office at the end of August due to the end of our current lease arrangement however, you can still contact our development officer Mr. Jeff Frew Jeff@stonehouse-development-trust.co.uk We have a temporary office arrangement working out of the Public Institute in New Street however hope to find a more permanent home soon.

You can also e-mail the secretary and chairperson as follows:

secretary@stonehouse-development-trust.co.uk chairperson@stonehouse-development-trust.co.uk

Click the following links for information on upcoming events:

Summer Festival 2009 download (2Mb .pdf)

Guided Walks 2009 download (222Kb .pdf)

Stonehouse Development Trust : “In the news”

King Street improvement grant awarded: £135,000 secured (click for link to Hamilton Advertiser news story)

Heritage Group publish Rights of Way booklet (available to buy at the trust office) (click for link to Hamilton Advertiser news story)

Trust Information

Stonehouse Development Trust is an independent private company limited by guarantee. The aim of the trust is to further the interests and development of the village of Stonehouse, South Lanarkshire, through supporting, developing, managing and helping to find finance for community projects. Note that we are talking about economic, environmental and social regeneration by an organisation which is not-for-profit and is community based, owned and managed.

Board of directors

The company is run by an elected board of directors and a company secretary. All positions are voluntary, without salary. The board members are nominated and confirmed by election at our AGM. Full details of board membership can be obtained by contacting the secretary.

Membership of trust

Membership of the trust is available to private individuals or groups at a one-off fee of £1. Click here to download the membership application form

www.Stonehouse-Development-Trust.co.uk

Registered in Scotland SC295874