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MICKLETON VILLAGE HALL ASSOCIATION TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31[st] 2024

Trustees’ Annual Report & Financial Statement For the year ending December 31[st] 2024

Mickleton Carnival Hobby Horse Racing

MICKLETON VILLAGE HALL ASSOCIATION TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31[st] 2024

The Trustees have pleasure in presenting their report and their independently examined financial statements of the charity for the year ending December 31[st] 2024.

The Association’s formal constitution was adopted at a public meeting convened at Mickleton Church Institute on 13[th] May 1992. Charitable status was sought and this was conferred on the Association on 29/7/ 1992 Number 1011422.

At the 1994 Annual General Meeting the constitution was amended to enable various groups to become sections of MVHA with representatives on the management committee, further minor changes were made in 2015 and 2020 to clause13d.

The Association was issued a Premises Licence PL(A)0031 (Licensing Act 2003) by Durham County Council that includes the sale of Alcohol.

Organisations affiliated to the MVHA during the year were: Teesdale Village Halls Consortium, Durham County Council, Mickleton Parish Council, the Parochial Church Council and The Association of Teesdale Day Clubs.

The Holding Trustees of the Association are as follows:

The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, represented by their agent Mr William Salvin John Carrington

David Philbrick

The Management Officers and Trustees for 2024 were:

David Hutchinson Chairman David Bailey Vice-Chairman Amanda Thomas Treasurer Sue Brown Secretary Jane Roberts / Sandra Moorhouse Booking Clerk Steve Brown Terry Wilson Lezley Aldrich Anne Routledge Angie Gillings Sue Kelly Libby Thompson Simon Froom Chris Gillings

The Sections and their Representatives were as follows:

Carnival Committee Terry Wilson Ceilidh Angie Gillings Cinema Club David Hutchinson Mickleton LIVE Steve Brown Table Tennis Chris Gillings Gardening Club Simon Froom PerformMickleton Libby Thompson The Little Choir Sue Kelly MiCE (Mickleton Community Events) Terry Wilson Wednesday Club Sandra Moorhouse

MICKLETON VILLAGE HALL ASSOCIATION TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31[st] 2024

Persons representing affiliated groups and other organisations were:

Durham County Council Richard Bell Mickleton Parish Council David Shepherd Parochial Church Council : Jane Roberts Teesdale Village Halls Consortium : David Hutchinson The Association of Teesdale Day Club David Bailey

The principal address of the Association is:

The Secretary: Sue Brown School House Mickleton, Barnard Castle Co Durham. DL12 0LQ Email: sue@mickletonrnb.co.uk Booking Clerk Jane Roberts / Sandra Moorhouse West Pasture Farm Kelton Middleton in Teesdale DL12 0PW Tel:01833 641575 Mobile: 07800 987522 Email: mickletonhall@hotmail.com Solicitor: Mr I Shuttleworth Hodgson & Angus 62 Front Street Stanhope Bishop Auckland Bankers: Barclays Bank, Bishop Auckland Independent Examiner: Mrs Jane Holmes Caretaker / Cleaner: Stephine Lee Sheild Gardener/Grounds man: Field grass cutting Colin Hutchinson

The main objective of the Association is to promote for the benefit of the inhabitants of the parishes of Mickleton, Lunedale, Holwick and Kelton without distinction of sex or of political religious or other opinions, by associating with local authorities, voluntary organisations and the inhabitants, in a common effort to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure-time occupation, to advance education with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants. Additionally, to acquire such land as necessary, vested in the name of the Holding Trustees, and to provide a Village Hall and to manage and maintain such buildings and land so acquired and to raise and hold money in furtherance of the above objectives.

In 2007 the hall registered with the Inland Revenue to be able to claim Gift Aid. HMRC. No. XN87766.

The Management Committee have the following policies: Financial Policy, Hygiene Policy, Health & Safety Policy, Child Protection Policy, Vulnerable Adult Policy, Data Protection Policy (GDPR)

MICKLETON VILLAGE HALL ASSOCIATION TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31[st] 2024

All deeds and leases are held in safe keeping by the Association’s solicitors.

The Association is run by a management committee of four elected officers and at least six elected committee members together with a representative from each of the Sections, (all sections are covered by the hall’s insurance), and affiliated organisations as may be agreed under the constitution.

Mickleton Village Hall is well known both locally and further afield as an excellent venue for meetings and - private parties through word of mouth and the Hall’s web site www.thevillagehalls.co.uk/the halls/mickleton-village-halls/

Volunteers 2024 Activities

The Management Committee normally meet on the first Thursday of every month at 7.30pm.

The Teesdale Day Club continue to have their lunch in the hall on Thursday’s. This is well supported and they have a very good group of volunteers to look after the members.

Here are a number of events we had though out the year:

The Peterborough Scout Group hired the hall for the weekend for an outreach camp event in January

The mice group put on a Curry and Quiz night in February and a Mad Hatters Tea Party in March which were very much enjoyed by all.

In April Mickleton Live brought us a Whitesnake tribute band who rocked the hall. We thought they were very good so we booked them to come back next year.

The Village Field next to the hall is the venue for the popular Summer Carnival held on the first Saturday in June. We had a loverly sunny day and the carnival was as usual well supported.

Once again, we had a 3day Folk Festival took place called the John Martyn Gathering. It looks this has become an annual event. The Folk Festival was well attended with campers camping on our adjoining field. The good weather made for the whole event a great success. A Big thank you to the team of volunteers, Mice for looking after the John Martyn Gathering with their amazing food.

We hosted a Battle of Britain Event with the 2505 Royal Air Force Air Cadets. They enjoyed the camp and said they would be back.

Mice put on another event with a Pasta and Puzzle night.

Mickleton Live brought Albert Lee back to the Hall in October. This was possibly for the last time.

The annual Christmas Carol service by Barnard Castle Brass Band was well supported. This event is to support Laithkirk Church.

Then our final event for the year was a Christmas Festival where we had Xmas tree decorations and Santa came for the children.

Perform Mickleton had a number of shows though out the year finishing with a Magic Show

To finish off the year, Mice put on a New Years Eve Party.

I would like to thank the many volunteers who create a wide variety of well-attended community cultural events. These attract all age ranges and are a vital source of funds for the Village Hall.

We have continued with the Online Booking Calendar, this has proved to be very successful as anyone can go online and see which dates are available to be booked, this is controlled by our Booking Clerk Jane Roberts then Sandra Moorhouse.

MICKLETON VILLAGE HALL ASSOCIATION TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31[st] 2024

The solar panels, installed in August 2011 raised £1,708.09 in 2023 It was decided to update the solar panels with the purchase of replacement panels and a new inverter. In 2024 we got in total of £2,738.66, that is over a £1,000.00 improvement in their output, so it was well worth the extra investment. On top of that we sold some of the old kit for £560.00 these funds go towards the hall’s running costs and maintenance.

We carried out monthly checks on the safety systems. All the results are recorded. Any problems found are sorted ASAP.

The Hall Committee aims to continue to provide support to the various groups and sections using the Hall by the provision of a well maintained and useful facility which is warm and welcoming for all users and an asset to the community.

Other regular groups who use the hall are:

Shows, Plays, Concerts and other events that took place in 2024.

Jan 26-28th Explorer Scout Camp
March 30th MiCE Mad Hatters Tea Party
April 27th Mickleton LIVE Whitesnake Tribute Band
June 1st Mickleton Carnival
June 2nd The Dusty Springfield Songbook
June 14th–16th John Martin Folk Weekend
June 22nd York Rally 400 (Cycling Event)
July 20-21st Scout Camp
July27th GoFibre community Event
Aug 10th Birthday Party
Aug 17th 80’s Night
Aug 31st Birthday Party
Sept 8th Garden Club Show
Sept 13- 15th Battle of Britain Camp
Oct 19th Mickleton Live Albert Lee
Oct 26th Private Booking
Nov 9th PerformMickleton Event
Dec 1st Birthday Party
Dec 8th Barnard Castle Brass Band concert in aid of Lathkirk Church
Dec 10th Perform with Highlights Believe in Magic Show
Dec 15-16th MiCE Xmas Tree Decorating Workshop Coffee Morning
Dec31st MICE Neweyears Eve Party

Recognition

The Committee would like to thank all the many volunteers who have helped in any way over the past year, especially Terry who has covered for me during my many weeks of illness. I would once again also like to thank Lezley and Paul and their team who run and look after the village hall bar.

MICKLETON VILLAGE HALL ASSOCIATION TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31[st] 2024

Reports from our sections are at the end of our Trustee’s Annual Report which cover the Events in more detail.

The Management Committee continue to look at new programmes of interest for the benefit of the Association’s members.

Management Trustees Responsibility for the Financial Statements

Charity Commission rules require the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the financial activities of the Association during the year and of its financial position at the end of the year. In preparing those financial statements, the Trustees are required to:

The Trustees are also responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Association and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 1993. They are responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Association and hence for taking steps for preventing and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Signed on behalf of the trustees

David Hutchinson

Chairman and Trustee

Amanda Thomas

Treasurer and Trustee

MICKLETON VILLAGE HALL ASSOCIATION TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31[st] 2024

MICKLETON VILLAGE HALL ASSOCIATION TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31[st] 2024

CASH POSITION:

CURRENT
ACCOUNT		 INTEREST
ACCOUNT		 PAY PAL FLOAT TOTAL
MONIES		 GAIN for
the year
December
31st 2023		 £3,873.28 £49,689.58 £0.00 £500.00 £54.062.86 -£1,171.89
December
31st 2024		 £1,981.50 £53,680.93 £0.00 £500.00 £56,162.43
(A)		 £2,099.57

SECTION BALANCES:

SECTION BALANCES:
Carnival £1,073.23
Ceilidh £714.11
Cinema £2,084.19
Gardening Club £50.00
Little Choir £433.27
Mice £2,049.96
Mickleton Live £1,267.10
Mickleton Music £174.41
Perform Mickleton £1,257.39
Table tennis £353.21
TOTAL £9,456.87

RING FENCED and COMMITTED FUND SUMMARY:

Contingency fund and
operating cost assumption		 £9,456.87
Section accounts £14,956.87 (B)

HALL CASH BALANCE: (A - B) £56,162.43- £14,956.87 = £41,205.56

MICKLETON VILLAGE HALL ASSOCIATION TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31[st] 2024

SUMMARY OF THE ACCOUNTS

Village Hall volunteers have had a very busy year organising events that helped raise funds, so that in the 12 months up to 31st December 2024 the accounts had moved from a loss of £1,171.89 in the previous year, to a gain of £2,099.57. This was achieved despite some large capital investments (hand rail £2,219.47; new cabinets for the planned kitchen refurbishment £4,263.85; kitchen sink and taps £318.85; a new cover for the defibrillator £594.00). Additionally, Mickleton Live purchased a new digital sound desk at a cost of over £2,500.00. To maintain our reputation as a great venue for music performances, this was a much-needed purchase both for local hall users and for visiting artists.

A: Generating income: key points

B: Costs and expenditure: key points

MICKLETON VILLAGE HALL ASSOCIATION TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31[st] 2024

SECTION REPORTS

The Village Halls Consortium

The Directors of The Village Halls Consortium are grateful to Mickleton VH for allowing the Consortium to continue using the upstairs space for meetings and office equipment. In 2024 we had 3 meetings in the office, the Hall committee did not charge any hire costs. The Hall Committee’s generosity and understanding is much appreciated.

Sophie Stanwix, Secretary for TVHC

Cinema Club

In 2024 we continued with our 2 Films per month on the First and Third Friday of the month at 7pm A regular brochure is sent to members listing films we intend showing in the four months ahead, this also includes a list of other future events planned in the hall. We had a total of 620 members watch films compared with 516 in 2023. We continue to produce the Cinema Newsletter which also promotes other events in the hall, this is now mostly “Whats App” Thank you to Terry Wilson who has produced the Newsletter and the ‘What’s On’ on screen before our main attraction.

The cinema facilities are also available for use at meetings and private parties. David Hutchinson

Mickleton LIVE (R’n’B) Club

We had 2 events in 2024, The Ultimate Whitesnake Band in April and ‘Albert Lee’ in October. This was probably the last time we will get Albert Lee. It was so nice to see the band. Both events were well supported.

It was great to use our New Sound Desk, and we sold the old one for £550.00 which now gives us more space in the gig cupboard.

The club attracts high quality national and international groups who regularly return to perform at Mickleton Village Hall.

Details of future gigs can be found on our website @ www.mickletonlive.uk. We have also set up online payment for tickets sales through PayPal.

Steve & Sue Brown & David Hutchinson

The Little Choir

The choir maintained a core of ten regular members with one singer leaving the area and another moving in. The weekly sessions were spent rehearsing and adding new songs to our repertoire. We invested in new sheet music and mp3 teacher tracks and bought uniform claret coloured tops to wear at performances. During the year we fielded a team, including friends and family, in the MiCE 's excellent curry and quiz night and also ran the sweetie tombola at the village carnival in June. Members decorated trees for the Christmas tree festival in December then later enjoyed our 'bring a plate' Christmas buffet among the beautiful display. In October we took part in the Harvest Festival service at St James the Less in Forest. We then began rehearsing Christmas carols, including an arrangement of The Calypso Carol written especially for us in preparation for a busy season ahead. Sadly, it was not to be! We performed at the Eggleston Lights switch on but then the winter blizzards forced the cancellation of our other engagements: A cancer fundraising coffee morning in Cotherstone and the railway Christmas Fair at Kirkby Stephen but we did manage to end the year on a cheery note at Forest Christmas Eve carols.

Sue Kelly

MICKLETON VILLAGE HALL ASSOCIATION TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31[st] 2024 Mickleton Carnival - 2024 Report

We planned for a dry day, and we wasn't disappointed. The sun came out and so did the families. This year we had more children attending with their parents, this gave the event a Family Day Out feel, many took advantage of the sun and settled on the Village Hall Field with their drinks and food, soaking in the atmosphere and enjoying the entertainment. The Craft Stalls gave the parents an opportunity to browse whilst the children played on the more traditional Carnival Games. Our local MiCE group provided a stall in the Marquee, and sold Cakes & Bakes to boost their section balance.

The day began with a well-attended Children's Super Hero" themed Fancy Dress. Those who took part was rewarded with a Prize and a Medal. This attracted the local media and we had a full page spread in the Teesdale Mercury.

Marko's Circus Skills kept the Children entertained, with the added bonus this year the Large Bubbles. The parents sat on the field, relaxed with their refreshments, listening to the Barnard Castle Brass Band echoing across the field.

This year the added attraction of the Giant Bouncy Castle was at magnet for the children, along with the more traditional games…Sweet Tombola, Hook-a-Duck, Skittles, Coconut Sky, Crazy Golf and Hoopla all keeping the children amused.

Once again Local Business gave their support to our Carnival Raffle & Tombola. Many thanks go out to The Blacksmiths Arms - Mickleton, Middleton Forge, Middleton Fish & Chips, Mickleton Service Station, Beamish Museum, The Teespot Café, The Teesdale Hotel, The Rose & Crown in Romaldkirk, Grassholme Observatory and to the many residents of Mickleton whose kind and Generous donations were gratefully received

To Conclude this report... Big Thanks to all the volunteers who supported the Carnival and gave their time freely to bring the communitv together.

MICKLETON VILLAGE HALL ASSOCIATION TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31[st] 2024

Mickleton Community Events (MiCE) - 2024 Report

2024 was a very busy year for the MiCE section. The group has continued to grow (now has over 20 members) and our events have become more frequent, popular, challenging and appreciated by the village community. Our volunteers have developed a wide range of skills, confidence and enthusiasm in the process and always show great team work and support for each other. A lot of work goes into the planning and preparation of events and our reward is to know how much our community benefits from our efforts.

17th February, our first event was a Curry and Quiz night and this fund raiser was very well attended. Terry's 'big screen' quizzes appeal to all participants and provide a lot of fun – a good value evening for the local community.

On 30th March we held our Easter extravaganza - themed around a Mad Hatter's Tea Party . The hall was creatively decorated and some marvellous hats were entered into the competition.

The children enjoyed a wide range of craft activities and the refreshments were of a very high standard.

A lot of our members were involved in the preparations for, setting up and running of, our annual Carnival on 1st June. We manned a MiCE table in the marquee to sell our home baking and crafts. The weather was kind and a good day was had by all.

Evening of 6th June - and we were up Bail Hill for the lighting of the beacon to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D Day. The Parish Council had asked us to provide nibbles and drinks for the sizeable crowd. Our beacon must be the best in the area and, when lit, is a real spectacle to behold.

MICKLETON VILLAGE HALL ASSOCIATION TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31[st] 2024

14th - 17th June - our biggest event of the year! - the John Martyn Summer Gathering, when around 60 people arrived to enjoy 3 days of folk music, many camping in the field for the duration. The second time we have hosted this group, we had agreed to provide breakfasts and evening meals for the musicians and participants, a new venture for us, testing at times but well worth the effort.

On 30th August we enjoyed 2 challenging events on the same day. Firstly we produced a buffet to celebrate the marriage of two of our members, Chris and Kay, and then returned to the hall to set out another sumptious spread for Teresa's birthday party. Our catering skills were much appreciated.

5th October and into autumn, our next challenge was to hold a Pasta and Puzzle night to raise funds for the community Christmas event. We produced a selection of Italian dishes and offered tiramisu and Cornettos for dessert! Quite a contrast to curry night, but just as enjoyable.

1st November saw us, once again, setting up our Remembrance Day poppies and soldier silhouettes in the small garden near the bus shelter. We add to this display every year and the dramatic lighting certainly adds to its poignancy and impact.

Christmas activities started on 8th December with the decoration of some of the indoor trees for the brass band concert in the hall. We set up a stall to sell our craft items – bunting, bags, cards, stockings etc – all ideal Christmas presents. A week later Santa rode around Mickleton and arrived at the hall just in time for the switching on of the outdoor tree lights (MiCE bought 10 strings of white lights to enhance the display). Families then watched the film “It's a Wonderful Life” and helped decorate the rest of the trees, adding to the festive atmosphere. On 21st December we held the Christmas Tree Festival , a magical setting for villagers to enjoy our impressive selection of soup, sandwiches and cakes. Santa delighted the children by handing out stockings filled with goodies while they were busy at the craft table. The MiCE version of the “Twelve Days of Christmas” was something to behold, and never to be repeated!!!

We ended the year by rewarding ourselves with a New Year's Eve party – a big thank you to all our MiCE volunteers, their families and friends. We kept work to a minimum by bringing our own buffet and spent the evening enjoying music, a quiz, party games and sword dancing.

Angie Gillings

MICKLETON VILLAGE HALL ASSOCIATION TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31[st] 2024

PerformMickleton

The Perform Mickleton section was set up in 2018, to bring more live performances, especially theatre, to Mickleton Village Hall. We work in association with Highlights Rural Touring, who select top-class acts from around the world, to come and perform in rural village halls across the north of England. In addition, we are very happy to host other

performing groups, such as The Castle Players, in line with our aims. We have just promoted our 25th show.

Our 2024 season began with the return of The Castle Players in These Things Do Happen.

In October, we hosted local artist Claire Priestley for a wet felting workshop. Several beautiful felted landscapes were produced and everybody had a lovely day.

We finished the year by welcoming Emmerson and Ward Productions with their show Love It If We Beat Them .

We have more great shows and workshops coming up; you can find more information about these by emailing MickletonVH@gmail.com and requesting that you be added to the mailing list. Follow us on Twitter @MickletonVH , on Instagram mickletonvillagehall , on

Facebook at MickletonVillageHall ; or keep an eye on the village hall website and village hall notice board.

Libby Thompson

Gardening Club

The gardening club continued to meet most months in Mickleton Village Hall, with a Section membership of about 26 during 2024, and where talks connected with gardening are interspersed with various social events and garden visits. Highlights for 2024 included:

At the end of 2024, Martin Ingall as Chair (supported by Susan Ingall), Libby Thompson as Treasurer, Lynda Bares (as Secretary) and Simon Froom (as Section Rep.) retired from their roles, to be replaced by David Shepherd (as Chair), Louise Shepherd (Treasurer) and Gillian Watson (as Secretary).

The gardening club currently meets on the first Tuesday of most months, in the village hall, and continues to

welcome new members. If you’d like to join our friendly group, please contact David Shepherd on 01833 640980

Simon Froom