Margaret Hutchon
Chairman

As I come to the end of my 5 years as Chairman I reflect on the changes that have challenged Chelmsford CAB. We became a Trustee Board rather than a Management Committee. We welcomed a new Manager - Russ Mynott. We said goodbye to a few long serving members of staff and volunteers and welcomed new ones. We at last increased our available working space with the erection of the temporary accommodation thanks to the grant from Chelmsford Borough Council.

Thanks to the tenacity of Russ we secured Legal Services Commission contracts for specialist debt and welfare benefits advice benefiting more clients in Chelmsford Borough in need of such advice. My sincere thanks go to the Trustees who have supported me during my years as Chairman and to Russ and the staff and volunteers without whose dedication and commitment Chelmsford CAB would not be considered to be one of the best in Essex. The service would not be able to continue without ongoing financial support and for this my thanks go to Chelmsford Borough Council and also for the support we receive from Essex County Council and South Woodham Ferrers Town Council. I have the honour of being Chelmsford's Mayor for the year 2006/07,but am delighted that I have been nominated to continue as a member of the Trustee Board as a representative of the Borough Council, and look forward to further involvement with such a worthwhile and necessary organisation.

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