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We would like to say a big thank you to Chris Higgins, landlord of The
Trafford Arms pub, for making us their charity of the year.
So far money has been raised at the Valentine Beer Festival and go to
www.traffordarms.co.uk for
more information about quiz nights and
other events.
Thanks again to Chris, staff and customers.
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Article from The Evening News Tuesday 29th
September 2009
The Hamlet Centre Trust chief executive, Michael
Rooney, with the new logo,
and the logo designer, Keira Allwood of Farrows.
A city charity which helps young people with special
needs has unveiled a fresh new look and set its sights on growing even
bigger.
The Hamlet Centre Trust hopes its new logo will herald a year of change
as it looks for additional premises to meet it expanding services.
The centre, in Ella Road, Thorpe Hamlet, provides day services for
children and young people with disabilities, and revealed the new logo
designed with the help of creative design company Farrows at its annual
general meeting.
Michael Rooney, chief executive of the centre, said the meeting was well
attended and a chance to celebrate their work over the past year.
He said: “We have been able to secure all our existing services and try
to develop them as well and during a challenging climate that hasn't
been easy.
“We continue to search for additional premises because our current
services are outgrowing the Ella Road site.
“Farrows have been very good with their time and really superb to us.
They designed our flier for the AGM, the logo and their staff did a
marketing report for us.
“We will also be continuing to work to enable the people that we help to
access as many of the mainstream service as they possibly can.”
Nick Farrow, director of Farrows, which is based in Muspole Street, said
the company first became involved with the Hamlet Centre after attending
a professional development programme called Nelsonspirit, which puts
managing directors from different fields to work helping specific
charities.
He said: “The Nelsonspirit group was impressed with the Hamlet Centre's
openness and readiness to accept ideas.
“Because of Farrows' expertise in marketing and branding, we worked with
the Hamlet Centre which had these two skills specified on their wish
list.
“Throughout the process of producing a marketing strategy and evolved
branding, we had seven out of 18 staff members involved in a wide
variety of ways with this brilliant charity.
“Seeing the work they do and caring for special needs children and
adults is a very humbling experience for all of us and it is
particularly satisfying for everyone within Farrows, to think we have
been able to make a real impact on their success.”
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