2022-09-30-accounts - Friends Of Rock Road Library

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	Trustee name	Office (ifany)
	Peter Axe	Deputy Chair
	James Berry	Treasurer
	Nigel Blackmore	Membership	Officer
	Stephanie Boyd	Education lead
	Peter Chamberlain	Collection boxes
6	lain Cross
7	Alee Dyson	Chair
8	Brenda Purkiss	Arts 8 Culture	lead
10	Jill Trend	Meeting Secretary
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Summary ofthe main achievements ofthe charity during the year	Summary ofthe main achievements ofthe charity during the year	Summary ofthe main achievements ofthe charity during the year	The financial year 2021-22 was the first for 3years when Rock Road Library was fully open, following the lifting of COVID restrictions. Unfortunately, for most ofthe year interior library meeting spaces throughout Cambridgeshire were capped at 20% of normal occupancy,
			which meant that most of our events had to take place outdoors. As a
			result, the library gardens were even more appreciated than ever.
			The trustees decided to invest in a two-year planned programme for the
			gardens, planting trees and shrubs and creating a functional area with
			new compost bins and a shed full oftools. The garden has already
			shown improvement from the mulching (for two successive winters) with
			large quantities of mushroom compost - this has greatly improved the soil
			and will make the plants more resistant to our increasingly dry summers.
			A tree to mark the Platinum Jubilee, a Sorbus pseudohupehensis 'Pink
			Pagoda', has now been planted at the back ofthe garden, as part ofthe
			Queen's Green Canopy initiative. It has lovely autumn colour and
			stunning pink berries which we hope library visitors as well as the native
			wildlife will enjoy!
			We commissioned Rowan —an art centre and charity for adults with
			learning difficulties -to produce a new notice board, which was installed
			next to the front entrance.
			Two well attended events took place in the back garden during October
			2021 —Apple Day, which was joyous for adults and children alike —and
			Halloween "Tricks and Treats", which was dark and spooky with some
			amazing costumes.
			We celebrated Christmas with a wreath-making workshop, followed by
			three decorated Christmas trees to brighten up the front ofthe library and
			an illuminated window display, part ofthe Rock Road Advent street
			calendar.
			May 2022 was a busy month. Our annual Plant Sale and Kid's Fun was
			our most successful fund-raising event ever, generating 2925. Also that
			month, the Friends' textile group created a stunning new wall hanging
			titled "Protect our Earth" which is now on display in the Cherry Hinton
			library.
			Two very different events took place in June. The first was a popular
			coffee morning in the library garden to celebrate the Queen's Platinum
			Jubilee. The second was Green Queen Edith's: the introduction ofa
			series ofevents in collaboration with the Queen Edith's Community
			Forum to explore what we can all do to reduce our impact on the climate.
			We opened a photographic exhibition in July by local resident Justin
			Perkins entitled "The Pandemic Paradox". This showed the strangeness
			ofthe pandemic from a very different perspective with, for example,
			images of an empty Kings Cross station at what would normally have
			been rush hour and empty punts on the river Cam on a spring evening.
			We were delighted to welcome Jane Wilson-Howarth as our 4'"Writer-in-
			Residence. Her inaugural talk was an illustrated presentation in
			September about the years she spent in Nepal. Soon after that she
			launched a fun, flash fiction competition on the Halloween theme, open to
			writers of all ages.

Briefstatement ofthe charity's policy on reserves	Briefstatement ofthe charity's policy on reserves	The charity's policy is to (a) ensure that restricted reserves fully cover future spending commitments and (b) maintain an unrestricted reserve at least f1,000 in order to meet fluctuations in receipts and payments.
		30September 2022 we had accumulated F5,785 in our bank accounts,
		partly because of spending delays due to extended library closure and
		partly because ofsucces fund raising. The trustees have agreed to budget spending off8,323 in 2022-23, the highest figure for6years. The
		main categories are: community garden E2,000, fundraising and events
		E2,000, newspapers F1,173,story time E1,000 and interior decoration
		F1,000.
Details ofany funds	materially
in deficit
Further financial review details		(Optional information)
You may choose to additional information,	include where	Our principal sources offunds are grants, fundraising, membership subscriptions and donations.
relevant about: ~ the charity's principal		Over the years, much of our expenditure has "seeded" substantial grants which have transformed community facilities in both the library and its
sources offunds	(including	garden.
any fundraising);
how expenditure	has	Our day-to day expenditure funds:
supported the key objectives ofthe charity;		~ Library events (e.g. Film Club, Open Studios, Children's Writing Competition)
~ investment policy	and	~ The provision of newspapers (no longer provided by the County
objectives including any		Council)
ethical investment adopted.	policy	~ Equipment for the library and garden

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