Dalton Community Association {DCA)
AGM Report for the year ended PAarch 2022
Dalton Community Centre (Drfll Hall)
The pandemic continued to affert everyone's INes throughout this financial year. vaccine
development and a massive immunisabon programme meant progress towards managing the
impact of the virus and a gradual retum to nomiai life. that is without restrlctions gathered
This report will refiecl on the develoFffnent at the DCA over the last 12 months. This has been
a year which has been difficu￿ for everyone due to the pandemic. however through the help
and support of various Govemment schemes and inrtiab.ves during these challenging times,
the aSS￿￿￿on has continued to deliver a mLth-valued Serv1￿ to the local communty.
I must pay homage to Barry Doughty our lon￿ndE[¥j Chair. who sto(xl down from this
position as Chair at the erKI of September 2021 though he continues to be a Trustee.
Everybody knows that Bary has been the dtr4Éng force at the DCA Hts hard V￿rk over a
period of 13 years has resulted in a facilty which we all know ts highly apprec5ated and very
well used. S took over as Chair, following an 'apprenticeship' peri(Kl and I can vouch that Barry
has left a huge VOKI on the Board of Trustees and of course in the l¢)cal communty. Bary and
his wrfe Eileen have relocated to SoLrth Wales and at a small gathering, we had the opportunty
to thank both for their help. supp)rt and eoMmrt￿nt to the DCA before they left. We all wsh
them a happy 2nd relaxed rets"remenL
We also said 'happy retirement, to our longstanding Centr8 Manager, Patricia Imlson, who
retired at the end of jur￿ 2021. Pat was a familiar f* at the ￿rrtre, and we wish her well
for the future. Brenda Walker graaousty stepFEd forward and took on the posstion of Centr8
Manager.
It wouId be remiss of me not to thank the follury organisations:_
Dalton Town Council, Barrow Borough Council and Cumbria County Council for their
ongoing help and support
Acfion Cumbria for thetr advice in gettirKJ to re-0[￿ the centre
Co-operative Communty Funding for their support of the ￿Trtre and in particular for
the financial support towards the holiday 'dub' proied. The latest project that will
benefft from ftjnding from the CIH>p is the 'Mothef and Toddteff group. The funding
will contribute towards the cost to purchase sensory equipment. The equipment will
be available for use by any of the groups providing activrties for mothers and babies
Cumbria County Council's Neighbourhocmj Fund for their grant support towards the
'Refiections of Dafton, publi¢*ion
DaEton wrth Newton Town Council and Nick PeTie's Mayoral FurKI for their contr7bution
towards the 'Reflertttms of Dalton. public2t￿n.
Cumbria County Council's 9rant towards the Tea, Coffee and Cake, project
The High Sheriff of CUM￿la - David Beeby- for the finanoal support towards youth
aCtivrt￿S
Cumbria County Counal for installation of Sn awning in the courtyard
The financia support from the txganisations above. has enabled the DCA to wovide specific
targeted support to the communty.
must express my sincere appreciation to the Board of Trustees. Very early on in the
pandemic we reviewed the procedures and processes to ensure that the buikling is as sate
as possible for all user5. Much was athley￿1 through their voluntary help during the pandemic
and when the rules were relaxed. ￿ Y￿re able to i>ut $4xne much-needed maintenan¢•
work

We were honoured to receive a visit from the Huh SherÈff of Cumbria - David Beeby - and
his partner Soo on the 26th May 2021. After a tour of the ￿ntre, Trustees provided infonnation
on the projects housed trn the ￿ntre. arKI in youth provision being carrted out through
the 'Dalton Youthy. prw. A buffet lunch was served before DavKt and Soo left their next
appointment in Millom. They were both very impressed wrth the se￿1￿ being wovided at
the ￿ntre. especially the youth provision where demand has increased recently and we now
have a 'juniof and a 'senior group,. On the 21 Marth this year, we were invited to attend an
aftemoon tea at Rose Castle to recerve recogniti'on from the Htgh SherTff for the work, and in
particular the youth work that is camed out in the centre A framed certFfii*te is on display at
the centre and the financial award le￿iVed in the next financial year of £500.1)O will be used
towards the work we do.
Our Trustees continue to offer great support to the runntng arKI the governan￿ of the
association. Our morrthty board meetings. previously on Zoom, but now back to fa￿tr￿face
meetings at the centre are proadive. We said goodbye to Deborah Brtravn. who was one of
our l(Ingstanding Trustees. and stepped down from the board. due to heavy work
commitments. We welcx)med John MGGill to the board in Juty 2021 and his substantial
expellen￿ in the voluntary sector and his knry￿ will add to the skill base of the Board. I
also want to express my sin￿re thanks to all the Trustees for their commitment, but a special
thank you must go to lan Maddox and Dave Ward for their ongoing help and support with
maintenance tasks.
The ￿VIeW and upjating of Ouf policies and procedures is cotrtinuous arKI in the last 12
months we have added a new Bribery. Wnistle Blo*ing and Reserve policies. Furthemore,
the websrte was revivwed, refre$l￿d and a new electronic booking System has been
developed ensuring that the managing of bookirg events is easy to do.
Our Tr&2surer Brian Ryninks continues to ensure that the association remains financially
healthy. Brian is also instrumental in supp￿ing the Trustees as the DCA complies with the
requirements to be a charitable organisation.
Cumbria County Council renewed the library lease and this much needed facilty W711 continue
to provide a ￿Ell-USed service from the centre.
Imien it comes to our (xbon footfxint. ts centre has been uttlising the tH￿fftS of the solar
panels over the last number of years. In the last year more energy 5ensth.ve lights have been
installed, the courtyard r￿1Ved a new awning. which enhances the use of this outdoor space
by giving it shading in the summer months, whitst also providing some shelter rf the area is
used when Ft 15 rainirrfJ. New d￿r$ have been fftted to the car park and the courtyard ext
and a new storeroom facalty was created, through the support of Cumbna County Council for
Family Action. We also replaced the flat roof above the Cadet's storeroom and the DCA boiler
house and carrted out resvjual repairs to tt)e roof where there was irgress of water.
A néw booklet was commissioned - Refledions of Datt(￿ - as a follow up to the 'From Drill
Hall to Centre for All. publication. This publication was launched on the 22tw& July 2022. The
booklet, collated and Mffitten by one of our Ttustees. Ron Creer, is an oral record. as Y￿11 as
Wr￿en account of a number of selected fpsidents to refieci upon their tirne in Dalton. their
links to the ￿ntre. arKI their contributsons to the Town over the year5.
Our webstte arKI Facebook pages are well used and anyone looking at our Calendar on the
website cannot help but be amazed at the numLEr of activttses taking pla￿ each week.
Following the pandemic the existing groups usiThJ the centre. gradually retumed and we
welcomed the follov4irYJ new groups:
The rummy card group
Market Street Medical Practice using ts hall for flu vaccinattons
Cumbria County CouThil's Famity Action
Children's parties are inueasing. and we also a wedding reception

To condude, despite the d)allenges faced due to COVID. the Centre continuas to thrive. We
as TNstees are very grateful for the support We have received from Govemment, Local
Govemment, Charrlable organisations and Trusts and of course from the local communty.
We have a great partnership %*ith Dafton T(Y•vn Council vjho are very supportive and my
sin￿re thanks to Fiona for all their help.
What does the future hold? Well. we are keen to reduce our carbon emissions and work
towards the Govemmenys net zero challenge. To that effect, we have receNed support for
an intemship from Lancaster Universty's NW programme and obtained the services of
Msc Environmental student with a keen interest in zero waste and environmental
sustainabilrty. The intemship in new financial year will support us to research, evaluate
and benchmark the ￿Trent carbon footprint of the community centre arKI start th8 process of
putting in place a plan which would support carton reductions.
We continue to ensure the faciltlies are available. have easy aC￿ss, are fft for Pufpose and
provides a high standard of Service, vthith is befith'ng a community venue where all ages are
weleome.
Th8 future looks bright, we continue to look for opportunities and rèmain extremely grateful
for the support we have k>cally.
Welma Robinson
Chair- Dafton Communty Asswation

Financial Review
The year ended 31 March 2022 saw a continued improvement in the fin6ncial position / strength of
the Dalton Communty Association IDCAI wtth Income exceeding Expendtture by £14,3681£21,7941
to incTEase the accumulated surplus from £37,503 to £51.873. Total income wa5 £67.974 {£64,4081
and total costs wefe £53.fffi1£42,6141.
Unrestricted Charity Income totalled £52.255 that was lower than the £56.268 of the prior year
mainly due to just £9.082 IE37ffin of Covid 19 related grant i￿ome but offset by the rentsl income
release from the ending of the first ￿ase ofthe library in August 2021. Unrestrtcted Chartty
Expenditure of £37.877 was fflarginally higher than the £34,474 in the prnr year mainly due to the
effect of sundry repairs fof example on the roof.
Restritted Charity lftcome / Expenditure was slightly hw8her at £15.719 {£8,140) that increased gwen
the re-openin8 of the ￿ntre and projects r&commencing
Bank balances as at the yearend decreased slightly in total compared to the ptioryear end with
Restricted Funds of £11.877 {£20.7521 and Unresiricted Funds of £48.070 {£45,4431.
The building was valued in the current year as at 28 January 2022 at £375.(KX). The last valuation
was £375.(KX) as at 23 March 2019 compared to the prevtous valuation of £345,LKKI as at 28
February 2018.
The financial p05ttion I strengih of the AwKiatb)n continued to impn)ve in the current year wtth a
third consecutive yearof surplu& The Reserves Policy increased the total required to be held to
£34,(KK3 (£29.IJXII.
The resumption of the use of the faciltties of the Centre has progressed to a stage where It might be
conssdered that use of the Centre ￿ now back tO"norn￿r altIM)￿ some users have ￿ased use of
the hall to thankfully be replaced by other5.

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