## ## ## ## ## ## ## |||||||CONDITION
OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||2. TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY|| |||||||CHARITABLE PURPOSES UNDER THE LAWS OF ENGLAND
AND|| |||||||WALES AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.|| |||||||The gardens
welcomed
back both past and new groups
following
the
easing of restrictions
imposed
by the pandemic
in 2020.|| |||||||Both allotment
areas are fully occupied (25 in total). A number
of external|| |||||||groups opted for an allotment
tenancy
to provide a focused outdoor|| |||||||activity for many of their sessions. Allotments
also provide
produce for
our local foodbank
and wider community.|| |||||||We hosted 5 Family Afternoon
events
during 2021.These events are|| |||||||increasing
in popularity,
and measures
were introduced
to restrict|| |||||||numbers
for safe distancing.
A 'pre-registration'
ticket system was put
into operation
(at no cost), plus a reserve
list for those families that had|| |||||||missed the registration
process.|| |||||||Although
there was no resurrection
of the 'After School Gardening
Club',|| |||||||we welcomed
a group of children
with Additional
Needs from Maple Tree,
Hawbush
Primary School,
who enjoyed onsite activities for a period of
time.
Regrettably
logistics ofschool time and volunteer
availability|| |Summary||ofthe main||||brought
an end to those sessions after a short period|| |activities
undertaken
for the
public benefit in relation to
these objects (include within||||||Youth Offenders Scheme returned,
albeit with a smaller group who
attended
one day per week.|| |this section the statutory
declaration
that trustees
have
had regard to the guidance
issued
by the Charity
Commission
on public
benefit)||||||Towards the end of2021, Dudley CVS 'Integrated
Plus' group joined us,
initially
leasing one of our allotments
for the purpose
of supporting
socially prescribed
individuals.
From Integrated
Plus a further
group
developed,
Ecko Collective and together they landscaped
and adapted
a
section ofthe woodland
to create an outdoor meeting space which
provides a safe base for therapeutic
work with natural
and sustainable|| |||||||crafts.
The group also built an outdoor 'compost'
toilet.
This group|| |||||||supports
many
NHS referrals.|| |||||||A retired YOS reparation
mentor successfully
maintained
two bee hives,|| |||||||which enabled
us to produce
our first harvest of 5 litres of Hawbush|| |||||||Honey. The beekeeper also donates
money from any sales from honey
and the by-products
ofthe bees.|| |||||||Various groups ofvolunteers
have provided
manual
support
to projects
on site, and garden
management
to several local families.|| |||||||We saw an increase
in volunteer
numbers
during
this year, with
approximately
155volunteers
providing
7450 volunteering
hours. This|is| |||||||a significant
increase to 2019and 2020, and reflects an improved|| |||||||awareness
ofthe health and wellbeing
benefits ofgardening
and "green"
outdoor activity.|| |||||||The Trustees
confirm they have regard to the Public Benefit as issued
Charit
Commission|by| |Addition|al|details ofobjectives||||and activities (Optional
information)|| ## |A variety of groups
provide support
services to the local community| |---| |including;| |~
Connect Project; Helping
adults
with mental
health issues| |~
Workshop 24:Social art /gardening
Group, created the "sheltering
from the storm" which has benefitted
many ofour other groups.
This group organised
a series ofopen days to allow participants
to share their work.| |~
Integrated
Plus, provides
activities for socially prescribed
referrals
2 sessions per week| |~
Ecko Collective,
works
in hand
with Integrated
Plus| |~
Strong
links with Brierley
Hill Project remain. Our collaboration| |continues
to provide
volunteer
opportunities| |~
Princes Trust; team of8 young people carried out projects around
the site.| |~
Amblecote
Christian
Centre organised
and managed
the Family
Events.| |~
High Oak Youth and Community
Centre providing
support
in a
number
of on/off site projects| |With generous
donations
frcm Wickes Community
Funds, our volunteer| |groups have carried out works to replace
loft insulation,
to improve
comfort to those using the community
room, particularly
during
winter| |months.| |High Oak Youth Volunteers
helped to improve the pond area, and ex
Princes Trust volunteers
improved
drainage
where discharged
spring| |water was causing
problems
on site.| |We assisted
Dudley Gymnastics
Club by clearing the area for their new| |venue
and plans
in progress to secure funding
to develop an attractive| |green space.| |Volunteers
from Integrated
Plus carried out refurbishment
ofthe| |community
room,
and toilet.
Work is also now being proposed to| |upgrade
the kitchen that will allow us to offer a 'Community
Cafe' along
with the ability to provide catering
for activities
on site.| |Volunteers
have assisted
Dudley
Housing
Dept with two particularly| |vulnerable
families whose gardens
had become overgrown
and faced| |enforcement
action.
Feedback from the Housing
Manager explained
how
the improvements
had lifted stress, anxiety and depression
from the| |families and there was a positive impact to all the family,
particularly
the| |children
who were able to access the garden space.| |Work was also carried out on two other gardens
following
direct contract| |from the families.| |We continued
to support the Black Country
Foodbank
with 110kgs| |potatoes,
58kg tomatoes,
41kg cucumbers
and 9 kg of misc vegetables.| |Additional
produce was also provided
to local families or community| |gloups.| |Maintained
links with Brierley
Hill Community
Forum, contributing
to the| |Brierley
Hill Heritage
Event, covering
local history and heritage
ofthe| |Brierley
Hill area.| ## ## ||||CHARITY COMMISSIOftl|CHARITY COMMISSIOftl|CHARITY COMMISSIOftl|CHARITY COMMISSIOftl|CHARITY COMMISSIOftl|CHARITY COMMISSIOftl|CHARITY COMMISSIOftl|CHARITY COMMISSIOftl||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||,|fOR||ENCiLANO||ANti||WALFS|||||||||||| |||||||||||||Receipts and|||payments||accounts|||CC16a| ||||||||||||For|the period
from||pt pt 21||To||31,12.21||| |||||'||-
"||||||||||||||| |||~||||||~|.|~|~.|||||||||| ||||||||||||Unrestricted
funds|||Restricted
funds||Endowment
funds||Total|funds|Last year| ||||||||||||to the|nearest|6|to the nearest|8|to the nearest 8||to the nearest 9||to the nearest 9| |A1 Receipts||||||||||||||||||||| |Plot fees|||||||||||||940||||||940|| |sales|||||||||||||95|||||||| |Donations||||||||||||3,207|||||||3,207|| |Room Hire|||||||||||||460||||||460|| |Sundry||||||||||||||||||||| ||u||tota|||ross|income|||or||||||||||| ||||||||||AR)|||4,692|||||||4,692|3,443| |A2 Asset|||and||investment|||sales,||||||||||||| |(see table).||||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||u|oa|||||||||||| |||||||Total||receipts||||4,o92|||||||4,692|3,443| |A3 Pa|ments|||||||||||||||||||| |Maintenance|||||||||||||648||||||648|| |Gardens||||||||||||1,430|||153||||1,583|| |Utilities|||||||||||||596||||||596|| |Charges||||||||||||||||||||| |Sundry||||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||Sub|total|||2,688|||153||||2,841|| |A4 Asset|||and||investment|||||||||||||||| |urchases||||see||table||||||||||||||| |||||||||Sub|total|||||||||||| |||||||Total|payments|||||2,688|||153||||2,841|| |Net||ofreceiptsl(payments)||||||||||2,004|||153||||1,851|| |A5 Transfers|||||between||funds|||||||||||||| |A6 Cash||funds last year||||||end|||||||||||,44|| ||Cash|||funds this||||year end||||2,004|||153||||5,294|| |~|s||||~|~||~|~|~ ~||~
~|~|~ ~|||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||||||||Unrestricted||Restricted|||Endowment|| ||||||||||||funds|||funds||funds|| ||||||||||||to nearest r.||to|nearest|E|to nearest|E| |81 Cash|funds|||||Bank||||||5,294|||||| |||||||||||Total cash funds||5,294|||||| ||||||||(agree|balances||with receipts and payments|||||||| |||||||||||account(s))|||||||| ||||||||||||Unrestricted||Restricted|||Endowment|| ||||||||||||funds|||funds||funds|| ||||||||||||to nearest 9||to|nearest|e|to nearest|E| |82 Other|monetary||assets||||||||||||||| |||||||l)nlar|t"||||Fund
asset|'c which
belon s|Cost (optional)|||Current
value
o tional|| |83Investment||assets|||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||Fund
asset|to which
belon s|Cost (optional)|||Current
value
o tlonal|| |84 Assets retained|||for|the|||||||||||||| |charity's|own|use|||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||Fund|to which|Amount
due|||When due|| ||||||||||||liabilit|relates||o tional||o tional|| |85 Liabilities|||||||||||||||||| |Signed by one or two trustees
behalf of all the trustees||||on|||||Signature|||Print|Name|||Date of
approval|| |||||||||||||KEN|SMITH||||| ||||||||||||MICHELLE||BETTERIDGE||||| |CCXX|R2 accounts||(SS)|||||||||||||10/09/2022||