Some time ago the Water Conservation Trust was asked for
help because the pond at Hillside Primary School in Orpington was to be put out
of bounds or filled in because it represented a risk to the pupils. Through
Trustee Rob Casey, the Trust recommended and paid for a safety grid, and
encouraged the school to extend its science teaching. I have received news
that, through its Charities Programme, Thames Water has agreed to fund half the
cost of the grid. This is thanks to the great work done by Rob in developing
our links with Thames Water. I will say that this is just a simple but
significant example of how starting off in Ruislip High School with a pond has
led on to greater things. This is an example of where ‘Leading from the future’
can take us and I do hope that the message gets home that ‘Leading from the
future’ will happen if we use our heads to identify an opportunity and get
involved: that means taking the project to heart, and then taking some
immediate action that is using the emotion to develop some momentum.
I know from experience of long ago that this approach
works and we have heard about Hugh Myddelton and John Snow. In the same vein, I
would like Company members to support the work of the Trustees in the knowledge that with your involvement we can go to places
unimaginable at the moment. That this means becoming Globally Useful can be our
Future Possibility and not just a pipedream.
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