## **Bishopsteignton Healthy Living Group Chairman’s Report for 2021 AGM** 

In previous AGM reports I have been able to ‘cut & paste’ some of the content as year has followed year with updated actions by the elements of HLG. For 2020 very little has followed the pattern! 

From March to October BERT became the focal point of Village Actions and the support organisation throughout the Emergency period of the pandemic. BERT reports are available on the Parish Council website for anyone wishing to access them. 

As the local definition of emergency subsided Carewatch has been reinvented to take on some of the roles that were worked by BERT volunteers. 

Lis, with the back-up support of Barbara took over the role of Carewatch  Co-ordinator in the autumn and I am incredibly grateful for the work and positivity she has shown in reinventing that part of HLG. 

Elaine spent much of her spare time during the emergency telephoning the vulnerable and lonely that confirmed and in many cases accentuated the problems of Social Isolation in Bishopsteignton. 

How we move forward is something for a future HLG meeting not the AGM. 

Our thanks go to Jacqueline Pester for her service running Carewatch over the last few years. 

Progress on becoming a Dementia Friendly Village has obviously been interrupted by Covid but I am sure Finella will have plans for restarting when it becomes safe to do so. 

The Defibrillators around the village are checked regularly and report submitted to SWAST. 

The unit at The Elizabethan is now back on an external wall with new pads fitted. 

The Village Hall unit has been fitted with a new battery and pads. The cabinet has some faults but the defib. unit is fine and accessible. 

The donated unit I hold may be installed at The Lawns although I have concerns over potential vandalism. 



A possible donation for another unit to be installed in the Radway area is being assessed for power access. 

Mary will update you on the Memory Cafe alongside her secretarial report. 

Thanks to Jenny the measured walks around the village were published in The Chronicle. I know they were useful as a couple of phone calls told me the distances were incorrect! I am aware that the Table Tennis Table at The Lawns has been used during the summer and a promotion around Easter time might be useful to highlight it. 

Due to the pandemic restriction the Seated Yoga/Gentle Exercise classes, so successful in 2019, could not continue despite having obtained funding to cover costs. I am in contact with Kim who is keen to restart when circumstances permit. 

Publicity and recognition continue to be problem areas. Lis & Serena are working on a Facebook page but we need to promote our activities to a much higher degree. Suggestions and a volunteer to work with Serena would be welcome. 

In many respects it has been a year ‘on-hold’  for much of HLG, however with a belief that we will emerge from these times during 2021, we must plan ahead with positivity. 

With no apologies for repetition I will conclude by saying that this group holds no hidden agendas and exists for the benefit of the residents of Bishopsteignton, it must remain so. 

My personal thanks and appreciation to everyone who has worked with and supported me in leading its aims in 2021. Exceptionally, this year, I would single out Elaine who has chaired BERT and been a tower of strength across our village. 



8ishopsteignton Healthy Living Group CIO No.1175894
Income and Expenditure Account
For the Year Ended 30 Novemberr 2020
2020
2019
Income
Donations
365
2127
Ex
enditure
Methodist Church
Stationery etc
Fees
Surplus of Income over Expenditure
192
66
io
268
1140
987
268
97
Balance Sheet as at 30 November 2020
Assets
Cash at Bank
2922
2825
Re
resented b
Bishopsteignton Bishop Healthy Living Group CIO
No. 1175894 General Fund
Balance 8/Fwd as at l. December 2019
Surplus of Income on Expenditure
for year
2825
97
2922
Approved
Chairman
Signed
Jol,1
Treasurer
Signed
Report to the Trustees of 8ishopsteignton Healthy Living Group CIO
In accordance with your instructions I have aLtdited the above Income and Expenditure for the
period from 30 November 2019 to 30 December 2020 together wlth the Balance Sheet as at
30th November 20 20 from the books and vouchers presented to me. I hereby certify the above
financial statèments to be in accordance therewith.
Signed
M W Pester FCCA
Date