Trustees’ Annual Report-Sheppey Promenade-Rose Cottage 

## 2023-2024 

## Sheppey Promenade’s Charitable Purposes are as follows- 

The achievement of education and promotion of the arts for the public benefit but not exclusively by the provision and Management of a Heritage Centre  that will facilitate learning in History, Geography, Culture , Arts and the Environment within the area of the Isle of Sheppey ( area of benefit) and organising an Arts Festival. 

In 2023/24 we carried out our charitable purposes by organising the following; 

Local Prison-Prisoners Art Exhibition 

Seaside exhibition of items and treasures found on the beach 

Vintage Camera Exhibition 

Kitchens of Yesterday Exhibit 

Kings Coronation Exhibition 

Remembrance Day Exhibit 

Christmas children’s Letter to Santa event 

Santa’s Elves Christmas Grotto 

The Book Club have met regularly 

We have participated in the Wheels of Time and our Volunteers attended a launch event at Ramsgate Tunnels 

We have succeeded in chasing Swale Council and their Contractors have repaired our roof and windows and painted the whole exterior and we have repainted our outside signage. 

We have recruited five new Volunteers and replaced the Trustees that stood down 

Our Christmas event was particularly popular with parents and their children 

Signed on 31[st] October on behalf of the Trustees by 

Paul Brindley 

Secretary