CARESCO History


          PREFACE







          The life of CARESCO has reached a turning point in 1997 and it is appropriate that its story 
          should now be written to focus the thoughts of those concerned in planning its future on the 
          qualities which have made it unique.   It is in the hope that this story may strike a chord with 
          people in other small communities that we have sought funding to make possible a wider 
          publication.    CARESCO gratefully acknowledges grant aid from Cambridgeshire County 

          Council,  the Allen Lane Foundation and the Chase Charity.

          It has been a privilege, as I researched this book, to think back on the hundreds of people who 
          have influenced the story.  It was impossible to name them all.  Many of the users of our 
          services do not even realise how much the organisation - and the community - owes to them.  

          Other names, known in Sawtry, would mean little to the wider world.  We thank you all.

          My particular gratitude is due to:
          - Kathy Jones, the present Organiser, for patiently reading innumerable drafts and responding 
          patiently to urgent requests for background material;  

          - to Ruth Hall, (Social Work Adviser of the Central Council for Education and Training in 
          Social Work,)  who grew up in Sawtry where her father was much-loved Head of the All-Age 
          School which was succeeded by the Village College.  Ruth maintained that a Case Study 
          would be generally useful,  and has made positive and creative comments on successive 
          drafts.   

          - to my husband Maurice, for providing background material on Village Colleges, and for 
          tolerance during the writing process.
          - and to Zealah Gibbs who has been responsible for the book's final presentation.



                                 Marjorie Dybeck,  December 1997
















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