Head of Glenkens and Community Arts Trust standing down after more than three years
The head of the Glenkens Community and Arts Trust is standing down.
Helen Keron is leaving her role after three-and-a-half-years, having been a board member for nine years before that.
Multi-year funding has been secured for GCAT's CatStrand arts programme, and GCAT has recently been confirmed as an anchor organisation of the Glenkens and District Trust.
The recruitment process has now started for a replacement for Helen at the organisation, which sits at the heart of the Glenkens and has a decades-long track record of consistent delivery in arts and community development but also an enthusiasm and an ambition for more and better outcomes for our communities at a strategic level.
The trust is looking to recruit a chief executive who will cement the gains to date while forging onward to the next chapter in the development of GCAT and the Glenkens.
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There is an important opportunity at hand in preparing for the significant amounts of wind farm community benefit funding that may come to the Glenkens in the future.
Chairman of GCAT, Peter Fryer, said: 'The GCAT board extends its sincere thanks to Helen for her outstanding contribution, leadership and unwavering commitment to our communities.
'We know she will continue to be a passionate advocate for the Glenkens and rural communities in whatever path she takes next.'
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