## ## ## ## ## ## ## |||||OI| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||1.The preservation
and conservation
ofthe Grade II* Listed| |||||Baptistery and other historical
remains associated
with the Baptistery| |||||in Menacuddle
Valley for the benefit ofthe public.| |Summary ofthe objects
charity set out in its|||ofthe|2.The advancement
ofeducation
ofthe public about the history of
the Baptistery and the ecological importance
ofthe surrounding
area.| |governing
document||||3.To provide or assist in the provision offacilities for recreation
and| |||||other leisure time occupation
in the interests ofsocial welfare with the| |||||object of improving
the conditions
of life ofthe public by the| |||||conservation,
enhancement
and maintenance
ofthe original Victorian| |||||ornamental
garden
in Menacuddle
Valley.| |||||The scope ofactivities carried out by The Friends ofMenacuddle
Well in| |||||2021 were again constrained
by restrictions
imposed to combat the| |||||spread ofthe Covid 19virus, particularly
at the beginning
ofthe year. We| |||||did, however,
continue
with Trustee meetings to plan any activities that| |||||would fall within the Government
guidelines
(at first virtually
via 'Zoom'| |||||and later in person, socially distanced
and outside). Individual
trustees, or| |||||those in 'bubbies',
also managed to make occasional visits tothe site and| |||||carry out minor maintenance
tasks until we could get back to something| |||||approaching
normality
in May. Activities undertaken
to further the| |||||charity's objectives forthe public benefit were broadly as below:| |||||1.A sluice gate which had originally
been installed
in the historic leat to| |||||facilitate the emptying
ofsediment
into the river was recovered from| |||||where
it had been partially
buried on the river bank and will be restored| |||||and hopefully
returned tothe site in the future.| |Summary ofthe main
activities undertaken
forthe
public benefit in relation to
these objects (include within
this section the statutory
declaration
that trustees
have
had regard tothe guidance||||2. In June we were involved
in the Green Whitegold
Festival organised
by the 'Austell Project' to celebrate what makes the StAustell area so
special. Trustees spent the day manning a stall in the town centre set out
with pictures and information
about Menacuddle
Well, and distributed
leaflets to the many interested
visitors. This resulted
in offers ofvolunteer
help in the future, and also strengthened
links with other local community
gl'oups.| |issued by the Charity
Commission
on public
benefit)||||Itwas gratifying
to be able to again hold our annual
Remembrance
Day
Service in the Gardens after being forced to cancel it last year because of
Covid restrictions.
This was a moving occasion to commemorate
all those| |||||affected by wars past and present, and was particularly
appropriate
this| |||||year as it marked 100years since the donation ofthe Well and Gardens| |||||tothe Parish ofStAustell by Sir Charles Graves Sawle in memoiy ofhis| |||||only son lost in battle
in the First World War. The trustees
would
like to| |||||express their thanks to John Keast for leading the service and tothe| |||||Royal British Legion for providing
standard
bearers and a bugler.| |||||3.Nine 'Welly Days' were held this year, as restrictions
allowed, so that| |||||volunteers
could get involved
with the trustees
in maintaining
and| |||||improving
the Gardens.
Much new planting
was carried out, along with| |||||the never-ending
tasks ofweeding,
pruning
and litter picking.| |||||The planting
saw the beginning
ofPhase 2ofthe project, which| |||||consisted
mainly of infilling
between the existing structural
specimens| |||||with groundcover
and wildlife friendly
plants such as comfrey, adding a| |||||small flower border between the fruit trees in the picnic area, and planting| |||||more bulbs and small shrubs
all around the Gardens
rovidin
varied| |AR||||March 2012| ## ## ## ## ## ##