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March 2020 e-bulletin

17/3/2020

Our March e-newsletter is out! Subscribe to our mailing list to get all the latest news from NewSPAL direct to your inbox via our Contacts page.

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JANUARY 2020 E-BULLETIN

28/1/2020

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Our January e-newsletter is out! Subscribe to our mailing list to get all the latest news from NewSPAL direct to your inbox via our Contacts page.

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DECEMBER E-BULLETIN

12/12/2019

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Our December e-newsletter is out! Subscribe to our mailing list to get all the latest news from NewSPAL direct to your inbox via our Contacts page.

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November e-bulletin

20/11/2019

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Our November e-newsletter is out! Subscribe to our mailing list to get all the latest news from NewSPAL direct to your inbox via our Contacts page.

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OCTOBER E-bulletin

17/10/2019

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Our October e-newsletter is out! Subscribe to our mailing list to get all the latest news from NewSPAL direct to your inbox via our Contacts page.

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September e-bulletin

24/9/2019

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Our September e-newsletter is out! Subscribe to our mailing list to get all the latest news from NewSPAL direct to your inbox via our Contacts page.

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AUGUST E-BulletIN

31/8/2019

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Our August e-newsletter is out! Subscribe to our mailing list to get all the latest news from NewSPAL direct to your inbox via our Contacts page.

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The next round of public consultations on the future of NewSPAL will take place in September and October in Redhill and Guildford. Follow this link to find out more and details of how to sign up.
We welcome your opinions.

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Aug 2019 User Consultation

30/8/2019

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In September - October 2019 we hosted two public consultation events in Redhill and Guildford. The events provided an opportunity for current users of the Surrey Performing Arts Library to share their thoughts on a number of decisions relating to the NewSPAL service.

Both events were led by Mark Welling Chair of NewSPAL, Barbara Eiffler NewSPAL Trustee (and CEO of Making Music) and Victoria Taylor Transition Project Manager. Both events were well attended, with approx 20 attendees at each. We found there to be a good balance of drama groups, music groups and individual users attending as well as a number of current volunteers supporting the re-cataloguing of the music and drama sets.

Each event began with a short update from NewSPAL Trustees, below for a digested version:

Users are reminded to continue to use SPAL services at Ewell Library until informed otherwise - the detailed transition arrangements will be publicised well ahead of time
Woking building availability - updates from Woking Borough Council confirm an expected late Spring 2020 date
A reminder that NewSPAL receives zero funding from Surrey County Council
Top line operational expenditure and income figures for operational Yrs 1-3 based on latest budgets can be seen below. Income must come from membership subscriptions, hire charges and late fees/ room hire charges. There are no other reliable sources. The budget assumes costs go up by 2% pa.
Transition fundraising is required for everything necessary to get the library and service ready to open in Spring 2020. Fundraising update - c£85k raised to date. A number of major grant applications have been made which we are reasonably confident should help us raise the estimated remaining money (c£92k) before the library can open its doors and become financially self-sustaining.