- Transi'on Towns Weymouth and Portland Report for Trustees. (2024)
organisa'on remains in credit; and impact, although much of that has been through more indirect channels than when the charity was first formed. For example, although TTWP holds the purse strings for The Foodbank on Portland (the Fridge), Portland for the Planet and aspects of the work at Tumbledown Community Farm- these projects are now, stand alone.
In a similar way, the sub-groups of TTWP such as Educa&on and Learning , Transport , Energy and Climate , and even Heart and Soul have either found legs of their own within larger groups or been mainstreamed.
TTWP has con'nued to hold regular mee'ngs (now bi-monthly), host events, and most importantly, collaborate with others to amplify their impacts and join up our efforts toward a more sustainable borough. The main events following on from the AGM in 2023 include ten significant outward facing ac'ons as noted below:
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September 2023- collabora'on with the Great Big Dorset Hedge Project – mapping the state of the hedgerows at Tumbledown Community Farm
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October 2023 – An evening sunset and bat survey carried out at Tumbledown Community farm, using the bat detector purchased by TTWP via fundraising, on behalf of the Bat Conserva'on Trust. Survey to be repeated annually but at
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purpose as a charity for the public.
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Nov 18[th] , 2023 – a concert with Dr Jazz jointly on behalf of Water Aid and Transi'on Towns. £208.40
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February 2024- a Christmas meal with folk music at Cove Row Inn
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March 2024 – TTWP leb the Incline on Portland to stand alone, taking equipment to support new and emerging permaculture projects on the island.
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April 2024 – Seaweed Shenanigans and monitoring at Castle Cove beach in collabora'on with Friends of Castle cove Beach Charity (FOCCBC). Results submided to Marine Conserva'on Society and to be repeated annually.
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June 8[th] -16[th] – Successful collabora'on with Great Big Green Week. Events held throughout the week. To be repeated annually.
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Throughout year- collabora'on with Weymouth CEC, Climate hub. Regular mee'ngs are held at the Palm House on Thursdays.
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Renewal of the Newsleder as a conduit for informa'on for our subgroups as well as for important local contributors to our transi'on to a greener and fairer future- such as Repair CAFÉ Weymouth.
The vision of the group, TTWP has been renewed though our policies including equal opportuni'es, and is now also under review at the AGM 2024 where we will invite all members and local sustainability actors to come and par'cipate, and help us agree and achieve the goals of TTWP.
MAIRI KERSHAW
9[th] August 2024
TTWP secretary
Transition Town Weymouth and Portland 2023-24 Accounts
Cash Accounts for year 1[st] April 2023 to 31[st] March 2024
2023 - 2024
2022 - 2023
| 2023 - 20 | |
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| Income | |
| Donations | |
| Grant for Tumbledown | |
| Wateraid event Portland 4 Planet Donation Portland 4 Planet Grant Portland CommunityFridge Donati |
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| Portland CommunityFridge Grant | |
| Total Income | |
| Expenditure | |
| Portland 4 Planetpurchases | |
| Insurance | |
| Land rentals | |
| Water Aid Event | |
| Tumbledown | |
| Portland Permaculture Purchases | |
| Portland CommunityFridge | |
| Total expenditure | |
| Funds atyear start | |
| Surplus/defcit foryear | |
Total Monies atyear end |
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| Held as: | |
| Funds in Bank atyear end | |
| PettyCash in Hand TTWP | |
| Total Monies atyear end |
Certification by the Treasurer
I certify that these cash accounts are backed by accounting records, that I have found no inconsistency between those records and these accounts, and no expenditure by the Trustees was on activities outside the objectives of the Charity.
Signed
G. Lambert
28-Jun-24
Graham Lambert, Treasurer Transition Towns Weymouth & Portland
Registered Charity No 1162053