This note is to let you know what you need to know about some of the changes that are happening at Prior to Now.
Prior to Now has become a charity as a unit of Combe Down Heritage Society, charity number: 1116550.
It is now Prior to Now Trust.
I’ll let you know more details about the Trustees etc. in due course. Most will be known to some of you.
All have an abiding interest in Combe Down, its heritage, history and people.
No one wants Prior to Now’s values to change, but some change is inevitable as I won’t be around.
I’ve run it as a hobby (it’s less expensive than golf, football, tennis, shooting etc!) and that, obviously, will change. There are items that Prior to Now can’t run without. Examples are website hosting, subscriptions for research and genealogy etc.
I have promised an endowment – once the wonderful world of banking concede we’re not money launderers or some such.
More about that soon too as well as more about the volunteers we will need.
Meanwhile Prior to Now Trust has affiliated to:
The Society for One Place Studies
Community Archive and Heritage Group
British Association of Local History
That describes the first step into the future and, as I mentioned, I’ll put out more updates as and when the final details fall into place.
I do hope you’ll all continue to support PtN and enjoy the group, website etc to reminisce about Combe Down, Monkton Combe and Midford.
That’s all for now.
