You
may like to hear what has happened to those 200 prospective volunteers in the
months following the event and others that have attended Induction Days this
year.
During
the Fair, or in the days directly afterwards the Railway received applications
from 111 potential new volunteers. 76 of these attended a Volunteer Induction
Day in April in Toddington Village Hall and a further 38 (including 3 who did
not attend the Fair) attended an Induction Day during May.
Of
those 114, 81 have now obtained their Full Work Permits, with 5 potentially to
convert to Full Work Permits. Another 8 remain “on the books” but are
most likely to withdraw.
The
remaining 20 includes a number who have withdrawn for valid reasons, and a
small number who have put their application on hold.
A
further 21 potential new volunteers attended Induction Days in either June or
July. 11 Full Work Permits have been issued, 4 are ongoing and 6 have
withdrawn.
In
September two Induction Days were held with 24 potential new volunteers attending;
3 Full Work Permits have been issued already.
In
October one Induction Day was held with 12 potential new volunteers in
attendance.
On
the 21st November 12 potential new volunteers attended what was the last
Induction Day of 2015.
Thanks
to Philip Young’s recruitment strategy it is clearly evident that recruitment
continues to remain robust and should ensure we have sufficient volunteers in
all the appropriate departments as we forge ahead to Broadway. The Fair also
resulted in a good deal of publicity for the railway. Philip joins me in
thanking all current volunteers for making the new volunteers so welcome.
Chris Sparks MBE
Volunteer Liaison Director
