AGM

The word is that not many people have signed up to come to the AGM so far. I hope that's because everyone's away on holiday and will flock in after that. It will be a good day with a clowning workshop in the morning and all the AHP news in the afternoon. We'll also be saying goodbye to some people who have kept AHP going through difficult years, and thanking them for everything they've put in.

New people are coming forward to join the board, and we're already looking at possibilities for activities next year - another festival at least. We're hoping to be able to show David Beasley's photos of the weekend.

Meanwhile, back at S&S, the latest issue has gone to press and the Festival issue is well on the way. If you have any reports or feedback - we even have a poem! - then get it off to me now.
Here's a taste of that poem....

I was sitting at home, missing my college friends,
Wondering how to fill ten weeks ahead
When along came the postman - a flier from AHPB
‘That is what’s meant for me. I’ll do that instead.’

How's this for feedback?

"Just want to say WOW! This was one of the most important weekends of my life - I felt a shift inside me right at my core as well as outside in relation to others. I grew, I learnt and I loved it. Thank you."

I've just been reading all the feedback from the festival, and it's overwhelming. Nobody liked the mud, but the comments are wonderful.
Maxine.

After the festival

It was a week today that we arrived in Worcestershire, after two weeks of anxiety - would the festival happen at all or would it drown in the floods overwhelming the area? But it happened, and it's hard to imagine it now, although I've still got a trace of the glowing smile that I wandered round with all weekend.
This week we've been fielding comments, receiving feedback, and beginning to make plans for the future. This is the most exciting time in AHP's history since I've known it - real possibilities of reaching new people who can use what we offer and offer us energy in return.
Right now I'm sitting in my garden in the sun with piles of books, trying to work on my dissertation but drawn back into dreaming about the possibilities and remembering the realities of the weekend we had together. Sorry if you missed it - it was a treat. Come next year and find out for yourself - people have already been offering workshops and ideas.
I'm going to try to keep posting on this blog even if nobody finds it - so join in and let me know you're reading it!
Maxine.