Horton WHC - Holidays for Women and Children

Getting Involved

How can I help?

There are really easy ways in which you can help. The WHC is able to offer low cost holidays on the basis that all guests take responsibility for helping to keep the house clean and tidy. Ask a worker if you are struggling to find a job to do - they'll be able to tell you!

Telling other women about the house, and paying the most that you can afford also assists the house. The payment system is operated on trust, and so the workers are not responsible for establishing how much each guest is able to pay. The "prices and bookings" web page offers guidelines on this. The sliding scale is designed so that women on (the lowest) benefits can stay for a week at the WHC on their usual income.

Donations

There is a wish list of items that the house needs - as you can imagine, some everyday items need replacing regularly in a house as busy as this! If you would like to contribute, you could donate an item off the wish list. There is also a donation box above the fireplace in the dining/sitting room, or you can help us raise money by recycling your ink cartridges.

For women who would like to make a longer-term financial commitment to the WHC, a covenant scheme is in operation (a worker can explain more about this). You can agree to give as little (e.g. £2) or as much as you like each month to the house directly from your bank account, and we can claim tax back on all money donated in this way at the end of the year.

Promote Horton please!

If there is anywhere that you could put a small poster or some leaflets for Horton, please send an s.a.e or ask for one to be e-mailed. With our limited budget, it’s always difficult to reach new women, so we rely on your help.

'Friends of Horton' are women who support the house in other ways than through the Management Committee or the Co-op, possibly through house-sitting or other specific projects.

House-sitting

So that the workers can take a break from the house and get some well-deserved rest, house-sitters sometimes come and look after the house and guests. We are always on the look out for new people to do this important and rewarding job.

Other ways in which you can offer your time include coming to work weeks, or getting involved in the Management Committee, or the Access Project.

We want you to feel you have a place to take your concerns, questions and ideas about Horton. So here are the dates of management team meetings, and if there is anything you want the workers to bring to their attention, please get in touch. If you would be interested in becoming part of the management team, please give us a call and we will send you info pack and application form.

Plans for the future

Our six main aims for the next five years are :-

If you feel able to play a part in making this happen then we would love to hear from you!

Page last updated : 5^th July 2011

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Women's Holiday Centre
The Old Vicarage
Horton-In-Ribblesdale
Settle
North Yorkshire
BD24 0HD
Tel: 01729 860207

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