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Signalong is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.   On April 9th (election day) 1992 the first copies of its first signing manual were produced on the copier at Abbey Court Special School in Strood, and since then we have become a registered charity and gone on to produce the largest illustrated sign vocabulary in Britain.   20 years on the founding team is set to retire, and we're looking to strengthen our Board of Trustees to help direct the change.   Details of our work can be found…See More

Mega-charities like Oxfam and Mencap get most of the publicity about the sector but by far the greatest number of registered charities are very much smaller, with less than £1million turnover.   Some of these are very local and others have a wider scope, but what most have in common is the struggle to get active trustees.   Signalong, based at Waterside Court, has 4 speech therapists and a retired teacher trainer on its board, but needs new trustees with business experience to help to guide its…See More

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