Blackpool Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Open Access Group
Annual Report and Accounts 2021
2021 was a busy year for the Open Access Group, despite the restrictions of Covid lockdowns. Immediately following the January to March lockdown we ran a fundraising ‘Breakout Walkathon’, with 30 young people walking along the promenade from Fleetwood to Lytham and raising over £1,300 for the RNLI. The day included a tribute to HRH the Duke of Edinburgh, who had passed away two days previously.
Another highlight of the year was a fantastic Gold expedition in the Lake District. Five young people spent four days walking from Skiddaw to Wrynose Pass via Helvellyn and Crinkle Crags, wild camping at Grisedale Tarn and Angle Tarn on the way.
Over the year we ran: 12 training days including hill walks and canoeing; 10 indoor climbing sessions; 9 small group or one-to-one training sessions; a Bronze practice expedition in the local Blackpool area due to Covid restrictions; a Bronze expedition in the Forest of Bowland; a Gold practice in Dentdale; and the Gold expedition.
In addition we sent two young people on a funded 19-day residential course at the Outward Bound in Ullswater and supported a young person in an apprenticeship placement through a government ‘Kickstart’ scheme – he has gone on to be a freelance outdoor education provider working with several youth groups in Blackpool.
In total during 2021 we worked with 26 young people - 9 at Bronze level, 8 at silver and 9 at Gold.
2021 Gold group at the summit of Helvellyn
Ann Lloyd resigned from the board of trustees as she is retiring to the Lake District; otherwise membership of the board of trustees is unchanged, as follows:
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Simon Lawton (Chair)
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Rachel Day (Treasurer)
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Peter Roscoe
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Paul Galley
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Anindya Banerjee
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Tracy Orr
2021 Accounts:
| 2021 Accounts: | 2021 Accounts: | 2021 Accounts: | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool Duke Of Edinburgh's Award Open Access Group | ||||
| Bank balance 10th January 2021 | £8,660.87 | |||
| + Income | £4,362.00 | |||
| £13,022.87 | ||||
| -Expenditure | £4,343.60 | |||
| Balance at Bank | ||||
| Sheet No. 121 10.01.2022 | £8,679.27 | |||
| INCOME | ||||
| Date | Receipt No. | Income | Amount | |
| 01/03/21 | 21.1 | Blackpool Council | £1,000.00 | |
| 29/04/21 | 21.2 | Blackpool Council | £976.00 | |
| 05/07/2021 | 21.3 | Subs | £220.00 | |
| 27/5/21 | 21.4 | Subs | £70.00 | |
| 28/05/21 | 21.5 | Cheque | £60.00 | |
| 09/06/21 | 21.6 | Cheque | £20.00 | |
| 30/06/21 | 21.7 | Minibus use Streetlife | £332.00 | |
| 9/9/21 | 21.8 | Cheque | £150.00 | |
| 22/9/21 | 21.9 | Minibus use Windmill Project | £180.00 | |
| 29/9/21 | 21.10 | Minibus useStreetlife | £200.00 | |
| 25/10/21 | 21.11 | Minibus use Ed Diversity | £100.00 | |
| 25/10/21 | 21.12 | Minibus use Streetlife | £400.00 | |
| 3/12/21 | 21.13 | Minibus use Ed Diversity | £100.00 | |
| 14/12/21 | 21.14 | Minibus use Streetlife | £454.00 | |
| 21/12/21 | 21.15 | Minibus use Ed Diversity | £100.00 | |
| £4,362.00 | ||||
| EXPENDITURE | ||||
| Date | Cheque No. | Payments | Amount | |
| 20/01/21 | 128 | Bus management | £74.60 | |
| 17/2/21 | 129 | Minibus Tax | £165.00 | |
| 03/03/2021 | 131 | Minibus MOT | £59.55 | |
| 03/10/2021 | 132 | Minibus Insurance | £848.35 | |
| 16/03/2021 | 133 | Slater | £360.00 | |
| 15/04/21 | 134 | Minibus service and safety check | £294.57 | |
| 15/4/21 | 135 | Postcards | £150.00 | |
| 21.04.21 | 136 | Water, blister plasters and minibus parking |
£56.05 | |
| 22.04.21 | 138 | Youth work and flowers | £296.50 | |
| 24.6.21 | 139 | Minibus Simon and Tyre | £195.98 | |
| 28.6.21 | 137 | Martin Driving | £130.00 | |
| 17/8/21 | 140 | Charlotte Day Staff payment | £207.00 | |
| 17/08/21 | 143 | Brian Slater | £120.00 |
| 6/9/21 | 141 | Martin Driving | £180.00 |
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| 14/9/21 | 144 | Liam Humphreys Staff payment | £81.00 |
| 14/9/21 | 145 | Danielle Revoe Project | £300.00 |
| 21/09/21 | 146 | Minibus safety check | £60.00 |
| 10/06/2021 | 147 | Danielle Revoe Project | £200.00 |
| 25/11/21 | 148 | Martin Cover | £220.00 |
| 13/12/21 | 149 | Danielle Drama Session | £280.00 |
| 17/12/21 | 150 | Minibus Safety Inspection | £60.00 |
| 30/12/21 | Bank charges | £5.00 | |
| £4,343.60 | |||