President's Message
Lord Jordan of Bournville CBE
President
I am delighted to welcome you to the RoSPA Annual Review 2010/11.
Through reading what follows in these pages, I trust that you will not only gain an insight into what we do but also into the reasons behind what we do. All our activities are focused on our mission - to save lives and reduce injuries - and we are immensely proud that we remain a unique charity which is committed to achieving this mission in homes, on roads, at work, at leisure and through safety education.
Although facts and figures shed light on many of our achievements, I believe it is the words of those we work with that truly reveal the difference we make and the lives we impact. This Annual Review is full of such words. The words of a mother who has received free home safety equipment to help keep her family safe, a delegate who gained essential knowledge or skills at one of our events or training courses, words of praise from our private sector partners and a Government minister who praised our work in the public sector all tell a powerful story about our much-valued work.
Among the many highlights of the year was the completion of Safe At Home, the national home safety equipment scheme, which ran from 2009-11 and was the biggest scheme of its kind in the world.The huge project exceeded its targets, by providing free equipment to more than 66,000 disadvantaged families in areas with the highest accident rates across England. Families have already told us about the difference the scheme has made to their lives and we look forward to monitoring its lasting impact over the years to come.
I am also pleased to report that two aspects of our work - the Young Drivers at Work Project and a partnership to help small firms manage health risks in Scotland - received external recognition through the presentation of awards.
This remarkable progress was made possible by the people who work for RoSPA, people like Roger Bibbings MBE who received an extremely well-deserved Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to saving lives and reducing injuries at work over 38 years, of which the last 17 years have been spent as our occupational safety adviser.
We also underwent one of the biggest changes in our 94year history when, on a snowy day in December 2010, our Birmingham-based employees moved into a new, permanent home - a Grade II listed building on the Calthorpe Estate in Edgbaston. It is the first time we have owned our headquarters building and means we will be operating with far lower overheads in the future, enabling us to plough valuable additional resources into our mission.
Our new home at 28 Calthorpe Road, Edgbaston.
As in previous years, I would like to offer my sincere thanks to everyone who has been part of what RoSPA has achieved, including the sponsors and speakers who made our events possible; our Safe At Home and Child Safety Education Coalition partners; those in government who have listened to and acted upon our arguments; our campaign supporters; and, of course, RoSPA’s staff, members, national committees, volunteers and trustees.
Lord Jordan of Bournville CBE
RoSPA President
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