Adapting to a blended meeting approach, some delegates were present in the meeting room and others online. 

The guest speakers were Debbie McLachlan, senior services manager, Penumbra and Jacqueline Hay, service manager, Penumbra. 

Participants heard about the work that Penumbra carries out to help tenants who suffer from mental health with housing issues. There was also an update on the work that ETF has carried out over the past few months. 

ETF’s convenor Betty Stone said: “It was great to take part in some sort of face-to-face meeting after what has been a very difficult two and a half years.  I was very impressed with the level of questions and discussions from attendees both in the room and online. It was good to hear about the excellent work that Penumbra is carrying out and being able to update our members on the work ETF is currently carrying out.”    

ETF’s development worker Mark Henry added: “It’s been a long time coming, but it was great to be able to have our first blended members’ meeting. A lot of preparation had gone into planning this type of meeting, but we’re delighted with the feedback we’ve received. We would very much like to thank the staff at Quaker House for hosting our meeting this evening.”