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Miss G. Venning, Senior Social Welfare Officer, who has been given
specific responsibility for liaison with such Organisations. It is of great
value to the Borough that the Redbridge Council of Social Service seems
to have been revitalised with the appointment of Mr. George Osborne as
Organizing Secretary and much useful work is done between us. Redbridge
Association for the Handicapped is growing in strength and
developing a close link with every handicapped person in the Borough,
particularly those who are isolated because they do not belong to a
specialist Association and this Association receives much support from
members of the Welfare Service staff.
In a Borough such as ours, with a small purse, it is essential that
the Service be administered as economically as possible and comparative
figures from other Authorities show that this is indeed the position.
Whilst there will be a continuing need to develop services and spend
money on Capital Projects, it is very important that we should keep in
mind the need to involve all members of the community in the Welfare
Services a/id so provide a better service at a reasonable cost.