2022-04-30-accounts

			Trustees'	Annual Report forthe	Annual Report forthe	Annual Report forthe	Annual Report forthe	period	period	period
			Period	start	date		Period end	date
		From			222'	To	3i				2022
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			Charity name				Heart ofGissing CIO
	Other names charity is known			by
	Registered	charity number (ifany)			1161599
	Charity's		principal address		Gissing Community		Building
					Rectory Road
					Gissing
					Postcode				I~5XB
	Names ofthe	charity trustees who manage the charity
			Oflice (ifany)		oaten acled ifnot forwhole ear'				Name ofpereon toa inttrnatee			(orbody) enaded rfa
	Mrs GArmour		Chair		Interim chair from
					07/05/21
	Mrs I Banham-
	Gibbs
3	Ms C Bowley				Resigned	9/05/21
4	Ms FBrown				Resigned	11/05/21
5	RCoombes				Resigned	25/05/21
6	JCromley
7	Mrs A Cullum		Chair		Resigned	7/05/21
8	H Dyke
9	D M Eddington				Secretary	from	12/10/21
10	Ms KHeath				Resigned	29/06/21
11	Ms F King
12	Mr A King		Treasurer		Treasurer	from	12/10/21
13	BNorman		Vice Chair		Vice Chair	from 12/10/21
14	CTyler		Vice Chair		Resigned	20/05/21
15	Ms SWatt
16	Mrs 6Wtllett		Treasurer		Resigned	as treasurer
					12/10/21 —now trustee
17	D Reynolds
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19
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	Names ofthe	trustees forthe charity,			ifany, (forexample, any custodian					trustees)
	Name				Dates acted if		not forwhole			ear

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Summary of the main achievements ofthe charity during the year			The year was characterised by slowly emerging from Covid Lockdowns. This required us to maintain the shict hygiene measures and cleaning regimes in order that we could continue to altraci users tothe Community Building and to re-start holding community events.
			Acilitim returning through the year included the Gissing Singers, Gissing Arts, the Garden and BeeGroups, Crafiers Cafe and Reading Gmup, as well as Performing Arts East dance classes, yoga and Jungle Body sessions. The Hentage and Habitat group, as well as holding regular interesling talks forthe community is collaborating with Norfolk Wildlife Trust in conservation projects in the village, involving community
			volunteers.
			We have also seen the return ofprivate parlies from members ofthe community attracted to the space and modem facilities ofthe community
			building.
			We suffered a high turnover oftrustees in the year, possibly a side-effect ofCovid, but successfully reappointed officers and managed to maintain the energy and creativy which the charity has always shown.
			We managed to hold three successful major events, a summer ceiebraion to bring the village together fofiowing lockdown, a musical evening invohiing performers from within the community and a quiz night which was held jointly in aid ofthe charity SANE.
			In order to restore the visibfiity ofthe charity following the worst ofthe pandemic, we published and distributed anew brochure, detailing the many groups available to villagers. In recogniTion ofthe dramatic impact ofCovid on people's lives, we also published the "Lockdown Diaries", chronicling viUagers' experiences oflockdowns, through their emails,
			essays, poems, photos etc. Whilst doing this we continued to maintain the Community Building both inside and out using a combination ofvolunteers and where necessary, tradespeople. We also installed the 1 megabit high speed broadband service into the building to benefit current users and to increase its
			adrachveness to potential users.
			Once again this year we awarded an annual educational bursary to aid a young person in their education and career development.