**The Wilson Centre (Long Newton) Secretary’s Report to the Trustees for the AGM 2020 15[th] May, 2021** 

The Wilson Centre Management Team (WCMT) constitutionally comprises up to 12 members; of whom two are St. Mary’s PCC representatives and the remainder are elected members. There is also scope to coopt. The Trustees & Co-optees for the AGM’s 2020-21 reporting year were: 

Ian Downing Steven Firth (Chairman) Marion Garrett (Centre Supervisor) Brian Gregory (Secretary) Trudy Hindmarsh Bev Jenkins (Bookings Secretary) Heather Sadd (Treasurer) Ann Smith (St. Mary's PCC) Barry Thompson (Vice Chairman) Brian Wake (Social Committee Chmn.) Sarah Martin (Co-optee) Lucy Bamford (Co-optee) 

Subject to mutual assent, Co-optees may convert to Trustees (at the next AGM) and/ or be additionally recruited in due course to ensure future maintenance of Team size. 

The WCMT met six times in 2020-21 (in some cases virtually by Zoom, according to prevailing COVID regulations). The management & maintenance of the Centre remains under constant review by the WCMT: the four-person ‘Progress Group’ continued to liaise on an ad hoc basis in intervening months (with other Committee members co-opted from time-to-time as appropriate). 

The WCMT has in place all requisite policies to ensure that good Centre management occurs; as mandated under the requirements of our Hallmark Level 2 award gained in 2014. The Committee continues to work towards accreditation to Level Three. 

Annual Returns continue to be submitted under our CIO status, as required by the Charities Commission. 

The Centre remains a member of both Tees Valley Rural Action (previously Tees Valley Rural Community Council) & Tees Valley Village Halls Network. Team members attended (mainly virtual) meetings of these bodies as appropriate; helping keep the WCMT up-to-date with both legislation and current issues affecting village halls. 

The Wilson was lightly used in 2020-1. The very successful outdoor _Village Christmas Tree Lighting_ ceremony still took place, but little else in the form of staged events. Some COVID-compliant exercise/ yoga etc classes wtook place, with Covid-19 cleaning, disinfection and distancing measures being rigorously applied, and a limited number of other government Covid-19 guideline compliant bookings also took place. 

Substantial government grants bolstered the Centre's finances during COVID-necessitated closures, enabling retention of full-time caretaking staff; whose incomes were below the furlough scheme qualification threshhold. None of the events that did occur would have been possible without the dedicated hard work of our caretakers, Terry and Paul, and Marion, the Centre Supervisor; who present the Wilson in its best light whether for private bookings, classes or business meetings.Trustees 

The WCMT welcomes feedback from users of the Centre and the community. Other village businesses and organisations are kept informed of the dates of planned WCMC events to minimise the risk of diary clashes. Due to the Covid-19 outbreak, (and as in 2020) publication of a planned Spring 2021 “CentreNews” newsletter was postponed. 

Brian Gregory Secretary, May 2021. 



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