WREXHAM STREET PASTORS 2022 ANNUAL REPORT
This annual report covers the period from January 2022 until December 2022. Last year was a difficult year as we recovered from the Covid pandemic. We continued to build on the slow momentum that was created in the second half of 2021. Each year, we as Wrexham Street Pastors, expect to continue where we left off from the previous year doing what we have done since the inception of this charity. As we reflect on 2022 we are grateful for a year in which we again saw our Street Pastor volunteers respond to the calling of working together with the Wrexham City Council and the Police to make the Wrexham night time economy safer for everyone.
Three Trustee and Steering Group meetings and one general meeting was held during the year. The Chairman announced his retirement at the meeting in February 2022. Gareth Jones who was one of the founder members of Wrexham Street Pastors was duly elected as the new Chairperson. Brynmor Williams accepted the nomination of Secretary. Mary Arton and Sandra Owen were nominated to serve on the Board of Trustees. Both accepted their nominations and started serving as Trustees from the 22nd of September 2022. Sue Vening, the administrator relocated to Panama. However she continues to provide assistance where possible. Two new Trustees were appointed. Sadly, two of our Street Pastors passed away during the course of 2022. Our heartfelt condolences, as well as our sincere appreciation for their selfless support was expressed to the next of kin.
A Social gathering was also held in February 2022 at Hope Street Church. The purpose of this gathering was to assess how the Street Pastors and Prayer Partners felt about the coming year and ask them to please try and assist in the recruiting of new street pastors. The annual year end function was also held in December 2022. It was well attended by both Street Pastors and Prayer Partners. Weekly Wrexham Street Pastor updates were sent to all the Trustees, Steering Group Members, Street Pastors and Prayer Partners.
On behalf of the Trustees and the Steering Group we wish to express our sincere gratitude to each and every Wrexham Street and School Pastor volunteer for the tremendous, continued commitment and support this dedicated team of 22 people has provided. We also want to express our real appreciation for the Prayer Partners who continually intercede in prayer for the Street Pastors and other Street
Pastor initiatives. A number of Street Pastors faced some difficult challenging health choices during the year which led to them either retiring as Street Pastors or curtailing their involvement until it was safe to continue. A number of the team went above and beyond their call as volunteers to ensure that we were able to continue serving the community, not only as Street Pastors, but also doing other support work through their local churches. The Wrexham Street Pastor volunteers are drawn from at least 11 different churches and 2 Christian organisations.
As the Wrexham Street Pastor Coordinator, I would also like to express my sincere appreciation to all the Wrexham Street Pastors, School Pastors and Prayer Partners as well as everyone else who is involved supporting Wrexham Street Pastors. This includes our valued partners namely Ascension Trust, Wrexham County Borough Council, North Wales Police, together with other organisations within the night time economy as well as those who have provided funding to support the Wrexham Street Pastors.
Street Patrols January 2022 until December 2022. .
Wrexham Street Pastors conducted 45 patrols during the year. We had 22 active Street Pastors who went out on patrol 162 times during the course of the year. This truly reflects the dedication of the team. The information that is recorded monthly from the patrols that took place continued to confirm the positive role that Wrexham Street Pastors fulfils within the night-time economy. During this period approximately 648 volunteer hours were recorded. During these patrols 518 bottles and 548 cans were removed from the streets. 3 space blankets was given out, and 125 pairs of flip flops were donated to grateful members of the public. During these patrols a total of 462 meaningful interactions or positive encounters with members of the public took place. All of these interactions and actions contributed towards helping make Wrexham a safer and more peaceful place as well as providing the added benefit of making a positive difference in many people’s lives.
Wrexham Street Pastors have on occasion interacted positively with the night time economy partners who participate in making the Wrexham night-time economy safer. The Welfare Centre at Hafan-Y-Dref has been staffed on Saturday evenings by a private medical company appointed by the City Council. Wrexham Street Pastors have passed on 5 referrals during patrols to the Medical team at the centre who have done outstanding work.
Sadly the School Pastors service to the school did not re-commence again during 2022 because of the restrictions that were being adhered to.
General Community Support
Many of the volunteers who are part of the Wrexham Street Pastor initiative also served the Wrexham community through other channels during this year under review.
As the Coordinator I would like to express my grateful appreciation for all the support, commitment and encouragement that was expressed during the year. We also sadly say goodbye to those who have chosen to retire and we wish them everything of the best in the years ahead. Thank you once again, one and all, for your continued support and encouragement which is, as always, greatly appreciated. Many blessings.
Laurie Searle
Coordinator – Wrexham Street & School Pastors September 2022 Charity Number: 1162341
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