enhancing leadership and management skills within agriculture and the land-based industries

John Edgar Trust

Registered Charity No. 307301               

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A Successful Recruiting Campaign

Some 45 people applied for a place on the 2010/11 JET Course which gave our selection team a difficult task. Interviews were held at the RAC, Cirencester on June 12th and twelve applicants from diverse backgrounds were selected. Full details will be given in the next Newsletter, but if you would like more information now, please contact the Hon. Secretary.

Thank you to everyone who helped with spreading the word.

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JET Article in Farmers Weekly

We were delighted and grateful to have a double-page article in Farmers Weekly on April 23rd featuring the activities of the Trust and publicising the forthcoming course. Our thanks go to Paul Spackman and to Ian Ashbridge for this boost to our recruitment drive.

To read the online version of the article, click here

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Reunion at Rotherfield Park on Tuesday May11th

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Over 60 Alumni and Friends accepted Sir James Scott's kind invitation to Rotherfield Park, East Tisted, Alton for a chilly but informative afternoon's visit on May 11th. The theme for the seminar was  "Sustaining the Community" and there was a hearty hog-roast to round off the proceedings.

Spring 2010 Newsletter

 

To download a copy of the current Newsletter or past editions, please click here

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Alumni Dinners 2011

It has now become almost a tradition to invite ex JET Scholars to a dinner evening during the Course.

The January and March sessions will once again be held at the Grosvenor at Stockbridge.

Wednesday 11th January 2011

Speaker: To be Arranged

JET Groups 1992 - 2009

Wednesday 16th March 2011

Speaker: To be Arranged

JET Groups 1970 - 1991

The speakers are not yet fixed, but you can be assured of a stimulating evening in congenial company. As always, we will be inviting individual course-years on one or the other of these evenings and we will be contacting representatives from each group nearer the time.

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An Appeal

The funding gap grows ever wider between the cost of our unique JET courses and the Trust's investment income, but so far we have managed to put on courses at no cost to the new Award Holders. We would like to maintain this tradition, but to do so we do need more funds.

Quite a number of JET Alumni have already responded and are making regular donations. Katherine Parker has nobly taken on the task of contacting other previous JET scholars to ask them to make a contribution by way of a gift aid covenant.

  • Thank you if you have already made a contribution; please encourage others to do the same.  

  • If you want a gift aid form, please click here 

  • If you are an ex-scholar and have not been approached, please don’t feel left out. You haven't been forgotten!

A modest individual contribution from everyone whose career has been enhanced by the JET experience would enable the Trust to continue to foster future rural leaders.

If you can help in any way, please contact either Katherine or Christopher Langford.

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We need your email address

  • We have a very incomplete list of John Edgar Alumni email addresses. Please email your current contact details to the Secretary
  • Any comments (either way) or suggestions from Alumni regarding this website will be welcome. Please email the Website Manager.

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