Kimblesworth and Nettlesworth Community Task Force (registered charity 1163966)
Annual Trustees’ Report, July 2025
Current Trustees: John Barclay; Emlyn Lofthouse; Kelly Lofthouse; Robert KirtonDarling; Heather Liddle
- The main activity of the Task Force has been the Monday Café and Bingo , which has continued very well, with cooking supplied by Lillian Walker. There are regularly 15-20 each week, including two Ukrainian refugees and four/five Karbon Homes residents from Matfen Court, Chester-le-Street. The atmosphere is very friendly and everyone feels looked out for and supported. This is a very important activity in maintaining networks in our villages, in reducing isolation, and in mental and physical well being. We are extremely grateful to Lillian and the other volunteers in maintaining this service, with such high standards.
We continue to be registered as a Warm Welcome location (one of 5300 nationwide) and (during the winter) as a County Durham Warm Spaces location.
During the financial period November 2023- October 2024 we received grant money from:
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CDCF (£5000): for transport; food subsidy; cafe rent; bus trip (2024: Scarborough)
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Ballinger Trust (£500): for rent and food subsidy
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Karbon Homes (£1500): for transport; food subsidy; Christmas lunch
We have recently received more grant funding (Point North) which will fund the bus trip this summer (26[th] July, to Bridlington) and the Café through to December. We now bring the Matfen Court folk in by taxi, which is considerably cheaper than the minibus we were hiring.
The bingo, the bus trip, and the Christmas lunch all remain very popular. Some Monday afternoon after-school meals have continued during this period.
2. Little Stars ceased in summer 2024, as the toddlers’ group run by SYP took its place. However, that SYP group has now itself ceased, for lack of funding, and we are looking to start running Little Stars again (led by Heather Liddle and Lisa Walker).
Our main constraints, besides funding, are volunteers; we need to find ways to draw others into activities and perhaps help run new activities.
Our thanks again to the Treasurer, Emlyn Lofthouse, for preparing the annual accounts. John Barclay (Chair of Trustees)
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NETfLESWORTH COMMUNrrY CAFÉ: 5396( ACCOUNTS- 1111123 - 31110124 Openln8 Balance (1111123): 249.15 RECEIPTS: Takings Personal Donation5 25.IXI 500.00 l Family Fun Day (June 2024) Total: 525. EXPENDITURE: Café food 720.67 Totsl: 720.67 Nel Income -195.67 Openln8 Balance (1111123) Net Income Idefich) 249.15 -195.67 CLOSING BALANCE {31110124) 53.48