Lunchtime Meeting - 12.45pm - Speaker Tonia Parry – Marketing Officer for Qube

David Foden's speaker today was Tonia Parry, the Marketing Officer for the Qube in Oswestry who told us all about the development of the Qube over its first 10 years.

Starting from a group called Helpmates in 1989 in a small office in Beatrice Street, they developed, grew and emerged in 2002 as Oswestry Community Action in The Qube.

Qube is an Oswestry based charity serving the needs of the local community through:

Community Transport:  Dial-a-ride and community cars providing accessible transport services door-to-door and low-cost for people who cannot access public transport or who live in areas not served by local transport companies.

Arts and health:  art exhibitions in our contemporary gallery space, creative workshops and events, arts in the community projects and original arts and crafts for sale.

Volunteering:  their accredited Volunteer Centre offers volunteering advice and opportunities for individuals as well as supporting voluntary organisations and community groups through access to information, advice and guidance on training and funding for the sector and by promoting volunteering and local volunteering opportunities.

Care:  They manage the countywide Shropshire Health and Social Care Information Providers project as well as shopping and support services

Community Facilities:  Qube is a community building with a large and airy meeting room fully equipped for meetings, conferences and training.  It also houses an art studio and a computer learning centre.

All their services are supported by volunteers.

Qube