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Caffyns’ family links with Sussex remain strong and the Company has always welcomed participation in local community affairs by its staff. Currently, Mr. Alan Caffyn is a Deputy Lieutenant of East Sussex, Chairman of the Eastbourne War Memorial Housing Society Ltd., and also President of the Eastbourne Historic Vehicle Club. He is on the Sussex Council of the Order of St John and chairs the East Sussex branch of Macmillan Cancer Relief. He was also on the Board of the Sussex Training and Enterprise Council (TEC) for twelve years, the last six as Chairman. Mr. Robert Caffyn, as well as being Honorary Treasurer of the Churches Together in England, is a member of the Council of the University of Sussex, Honorary Treasurer of Eastbourne College, a Governor of the Eastbourne College of Arts and Technology and an Elder at St Andrews United Reformed Church in Eastbourne. Mr. Anthony Caffyn is a Governor of Eastbourne's Park College (formerly the Sixth Form College) and Company Liaison Officer for the Territorial Army and Volunteer Reserve Forces.
Several Rover branches have strongly supported Rover Cars’ imaginative “Career Challenge”, launched in 1990, a major million-pound educational and training scheme, to promote the skills of young people and to encourage them to consider technical careers in the “World of Rover Cars” and in the after sales side of the business. Caffyns and Rover Cars jointly donated Challenge Karts to six secondary schools throughout East Sussex. These Karts formed the basis of an ongoing skills programme -teams from each school developed the Karts (which can achieve 35mph) to explore various aspects of vehicle technology. The liaison between Caffyns’ branch in Upperton Road, Eastbourne and Ratton Secondary School has been particularly successful Ratton’s team became UK National Champions in 1994 and were awarded the National Finals prize for the best presentation in1995.
Over the years the Company has been pleased to provide a Jaguar Sovereign for the personal use of several members of the Royal Family on special occasions, starting back in June 1989, when the late Diana, Princess of Wales, visited Eastbourne for the official opening of the town’s new £4 million Swimming Complex at the Sovereign Centre. A Jaguar car has also been provided on a number of similar occasions throughout later years when HRH The Duke of Edinburgh unveiled a commemorative plaque on the Centurion Tank at Eastbourne’s Redoubt Fortress in 1990, HRII The Princess Royal formally opened the “Conquest” General Hospital in Hastings, HRH The Duchess of Kent visited the St Dunstan’s Home for the Service War-Blinded at Brighton, HRH The Duke of Kent on his visit to the Engineerium at Hove and Princess Margaret on her visit to the Horder Centre for Arthritis at Crowborough, all in 1993, and for HRH The Princess Royals visit to the Brighton University Campus in Eastbourne in 1995.
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