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Chair’s report to the 2024 AGM of the Woodborough Community Association re 2023 Meeting held on March 4[th] at The Nags head Public House NG14 6DD
Our first event for the year was the delightful pancake races on Roe Hill on 21[st] February. There had been lots of changes at the school and we were grateful that they continued to embrace this village tradition. This was a very successful event and good feedback was received. New staff had been employed at the school and many were unfamiliar with some aspects of the event but overall the morning ran very smoothly and everyone had a great time. Many thanks to Kate Newton who leads this event.
Our AGM was held on 8[th] March and we persuaded our Chair, Linda Taylor, to continue in her post for a while longer, for which we are very grateful. Stewart offered to step into the role of Secretary, which had been vacant for some time, to provide Linda with additional support.
To mark the occasion of the King’s Coronation in early May the WCA helped to decorate the village with bunting for the coronation weekend.
In this new post-Covid world we took the decision to change the format and time of year of our over 65’s event which changed from a New Year’s meal to a spring afternoon Tea, taking place on the 13[th ] May. This was a complete success. Nothing but positive feedback was received including two thank you cards. The general feedback was that the event had been more popular due to changing the date of it to the warmer and lighter months of the year. Using Jo-Hanna’s catering to provide the sandwiches and cakes was a great idea as they were very fresh and good quality. It also made the event easier to deliver and manage on the day, compared to serving a hot meal for everyone. We are indebted to all the helpers that supported the event on the day and to The Samual Eden Trust for funding the event.
Our second event in May was another very successful coach trip was to Chester/Cheshire Oaks Shopping Outlet. We had a good attendance and the trip was subsidised by the WCA to ensure numbers were sustained due to the increase in fuel prices. What a wonderful way to spend a day, in the sunshine, resting by the river, exploring the history and shops of Chester. Special thanks to Ros and Ivan our fantastic leads who confirmed that, moving forward, they would like to move to only undertaking one trip per year.
The weather once again proved to be problematic for our Summer Fair. Instead of being too hot ,as in 2022, we faced storm force winds and rain that was not forecast until immediately before the event. As a last-minute contingency, rather than cancel the event we decided to use the village hall and scale down the number of stalls.
Inflatables were cancelled, as were some of the displays such as Woods Car club and our spitfire flypast. The new marquee allowed us to host some aspects of the fair outside and a
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huge thanks to the Raynor Family, Pete Wiles and Pete Shaw, amongst others, for helping us erect it on a very wet Friday afternoon.
The highlight of the show was a fantastic performance from ‘Our Dementia Choir’ and the wonderful residents of Woodborough who came out in force, despite the horrible weather. Our sincere thanks to all who supported the event including the Four Bells, Just Sing Choir, our dog show judges, Sullivan’s Sword, Mr Holehouse for his car parking field, and all the brilliant local businesses that donated so generously to our Grand Prize Draw.
At our August trustee’s meeting, after 16 years of service in different capacities, Linda Taylor finally decided to stand down as chair and handed the reigns over to myself. On behalf of all the trustees I would like to thank Linda for all her hard work and dedication.
For the second time in 2023 the weather again presented challenges with storm Babet raging across the UK at the end of October. The village was flooded and the playing fields were left waterlogged. As a result, we took the difficult decision to cancel the firework display on the grounds of safety.
Our year closed on 2[nd] December, as always, with the Christmas Lights Switch on and Carols around the Beacon event, in conjunction with the Parish Council. Just Sing provided us all with their musical lead and it was most entertaining to watch the man in the red coat and long white beard being mobbed by all the local children. Many thanks to the PC for the donation of mince pies and to all the helpers who put up, took down and dried the marquee and to those who served the refreshments.
Liz Nicholas Chair of the WCA 2023
Approved on behalf of the trustees:
MRS LIZ NICHOLAS
MRS LINDA TAYLOR
MRS KERRY RAYNOR
Dated: 4[th] March 2024
Woodborough Community Association - 1170001
Unrestricted Fund Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 31 December 2023
| Events Over 65's Afternoon Tea 2023 Over 65's Afternoon Tea 2024 Pancake Races Fireworks 2022 Chester Coach Trip Jubilee Big Lunch Christmas Lights Switch On Salford Quays Coach Trip Summer Fair 2022 Summer Fair 2023 Add: Other Income Donations Received: Samuel Eden Woodborough Parish Council Woodborough Parish Council RAUK Scaffolding for fireworks Four Bells Gedling Borough Council Nottinghamshire CC Sale of drinks stock Sundry Income Bank Interest Received Less: Other Expenditure Woodborough in Bloom Donation Website Domain Renewal Beacon Gas Printing, Postage, Phone & Stationery Tree Felling Insurance Repairs & renewals Gifts, Cards & Flowers Beacon Sign Repair AGM Refreshments Bar stock out of date Christmas WCA Party Lottery Licence Loss on disposal of equipment Depreciation : Equipment Depreciation : Property fixtures Total Other Expenditure Total Expenditure over Income Revaluation of Telephone Exchange Value of Fund Brought forward Value of Fund Carried forward |
Income 232.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 720.00 0.00 29.50 0.00 181.92 2,472.00 3,635.42 |
Profit / Expenditure Loss 932.41 (700.41) 84.00 (84.00) 45.70 (45.70) 120.00 (120.00) 890.00 (170.00) 0.00 0.00 0.00 29.50 0.00 0.00 199.20 (17.28) 886.28 1,585.72 3,157.59 477.83 560.41 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 10.00 0.00 570.41 1,048.24 0.00 14.39 0.00 0.00 0.00 130.40 126.44 0.00 210.54 29.10 36.83 90.00 20.00 0.00 208.73 1,004.60 1,871.03 (822.79) 0.00 (822.79) 58,957.75 58,134.96 2023 |
0.00 0.00 (72.50) 723.00 0.00 (626.86) 0.00 97.01 2,927.00 0.00 3,047.65 0.00 557.90 1,000.00 1,300.00 300.00 300.00 3,500.00 0.00 20.00 0.00 6,977.90 10,025.55 250.00 14.39 0.00 88.95 4,740.00 87.39 168.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 20.00 0.00 234.14 1,004.60 6,607.47 3,418.08 0.00 3,418.08 55,539.67 58,957.75 2022 |
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Woodborough Community Association - 1170001
Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2023
| Fixed Assets Current Assets Cash at bank Cash in Hand Stock of Drinks Rolling Bond Rolling Bond - Cinema Current Liabilities Creditors: Total Net Assets Represented by Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds |
46,546.75 11,313.80 99.41 0.00 25.00 150.00 0.00 11,588.21 0.00 58,134.96 58,134.96 0.00 58,134.96 2023 |
47,695.34 10,761.97 288.61 36.83 25.00 150.00 0.00 11,262.41 0.00 58,957.75 58,957.75 0.00 58,957.75 2022 |
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Approved on behalf of the trustees
MRS ELIZABETH NICHOLAS
MRS LINDA TAYLOR
Dated: 4 MARCH 2024