2020-12-31-accounts

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ription ofthe charity's trust	s
Type of governing document
	Constitution
How the charity is constituted
	CIO
Trustee selection methods	The Trustees are selected on the basis ofthe skill set needed Charity to discharge its objectives.		by the

				The objects ofthe CIO are:
				a) to promote the arts for the public benefit, and in particular the art of
Summary ofthe objects charity set out in its governing document			ofthe	literature, by the establishment and maintenance ofan annual arts festival b) to advance the education ofthe public by promoting and providing opportunities for the appreciation, understanding and enjoyment of
				literature.
				During the Covid lockdown the Charity organised	a free-to-view digital
				literary festival. Released to mark the festival dates, the digital literary
				festival offered our regular festival goers and a worldwide audience the
				opportunity to watch well known and local authors	speaking on a variety
				oftopics that included history, poetry, biography,	fiction, children's fiction
				and local history.
				By setting up a You Tube channel and including a	playback option on our
				website, the appreciation, understanding and enjoyment of the literary
				festival was extended beyond its usual four days.
Summary activities	ofthe main undertaken	for	the	The Trustees declare thai they have had regard to the guidance from the Charity Commission in running the festival for the benefit of the public.
public benefit in relation			to
these objects (include		within
this section the statutory
declaration that trustees			have
had regard to the guidance
issued by	the Charity
Commission on public
benefit)

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Summary ofthe main achievements ofthe charity during the year			Given the restrictions lockdown placed upon events, the main achievement of2020 was to deliver our annual literary festival with the majority of the cost covered by benefactors, friends and donations. The Charity organised a free-to-view digital literary festival that was released
			to mark the dates of our festival. The digital literary	festival achieved	the
			following:
			~ introduced the festival to a wider, world-wide	audience
			~ supported authors by providing them with a	platform to promote
			their books
			~ extended the life ofthe festival by making it	available for playback
			from the festival's website
			~ allowed local authors to promote their books

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