Peace Foundation Network

Annual Review 2008

Chairperson's Report 2008

Looking back to last year’s report I am quite amazed at what we achieved in that year. There were so many positive milestones that I was able to report on and numerous events taking place during the period My feeling is that that really was quite an epic year and proves what can be done in a peak year, and it is highly likely that a momentum such as that can’t be maintained year on year.

Looking at the current period for this report it feels that everyone involved in keeping the energy of PFN going has really made enormous efforts and despite difficulties with finances, another really good year has been experienced by everyone involved. The fact that we are finishing this current period with a residential weekend at Lockerbrook with around 25 people supporting the weekend has ended the year on a really high note. For myself, not personally involved in our work with young people and communities, this really has turned out to be the ‘Jewel in the Crown’ of our events this year The weekend has been filled with such good food on physical and also spiritual levels. Great walks and entertainment have also been included thus producing an amazing balance of experiences to round things off so beautifully. Ending with the AGM I feel we can really congratulate ourselves for rounding things off with such a successful and enjoyable pinnacle to the last year.

The challenges to continuing PFN into the future are increasing with the lack of funding, despite enthusiasm from all who participate, and a will and desire to maintain the work we offer at usefully high levels rather than seeing reductions, and it is these challenges which we need to be addressing from the AGM onwards.

On a personal level I am seeing the ending of a lot of areas that I have been involved with for a number of years now and the word retirement really is taking on a very personal new meaning for me rather than just being a word somewhere in the future with little relevant meaning. My own personal challenges appear to have aligned with the challenges which PFN is facing and which the committee needs to address and I hope that we can all rise to these challenges and make positive and useful decisions not only for ourselves on personal levels but also in ways which will take PFN forward with a strong impetus and lots of new energy and ideas for it’s future role in the community.

To finalise I would again like to thank everyone for all the hard work, effort and enthusiasm which they put in including financial supporters of the PFN cause.

Alec Aubrey - Chair

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Annual Review 2008

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Last updated 23 April 2008


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	Last updated 23 April 2008

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Annual Review 2008