Friday 23rd November 2018 - funding, izzwalkz, accounts, saturday sessions

Izzwalkz 2nd birthday - 22 November 2018

Joined by Islington Mayor

Posted 1:25pm

Luke and I have started to build a contact list for Corporate Social Responsibility contacts, as it sadly seem so appear that public sector funding is going to be nigh on impossible. We are start up, in a secotr that is notorious for cuts. Private sector looks our only option.

We believe we have a product that can offer corporate sponsors something in return, so remain hopeful. But it is a big job.

Izzwalkz CP celebrated its second birthday yesterday. I still recall our first walk two years ago, in partnership with Highbury Grange Medical Centre - four of us setting off into the unknown. As you can see from the photograph above - superbly taken by our own PT Dean - we were joined by  our Islington Mayor, in full regalia. He did the whole walk with us - including exercise - and even stayed for nibbles, cake, and tea in the Medical Centre afterwards.

Cameron, a local journalist, also met up with us, chatted to walkers and Mayor, and we are hopeful of a good write-up and feature.

We had a fabulous time, and a great turn out, with at least four or five regulars away. The support means a lot, and I honestly hope we can keep this venture up, expand to more walks, and help inspire many others to improving their activity and energy levels.

I am pleased to announce that our last year accounts have been professionally approved and have been delivered to Companies House. Naturally there was not a lot to them, and in fact there was a small loss incurred due to having to inject some personal money into the business, but it was important to get the paperwork completed, especially by an outside unbiased source.

We have approached the Sobell centre to see if they will allow us to use the Saturday Studio facility beyond November. We had 10 last week, and they have expressed their own desire to allow us to use the studio again, but the decision rests with the General Manager. We have asked if we can use the facility up to to the end of January 2019, and then review our options.

Finally, my eye is healing well following the operation on the 6th November. The sight is returning.