CHARITY NUMBER 1176626
ANNUAL TRUSTEES REPORT BECCLES MEN SHED 20232024
THE END OF ANOTHER YEAR AND THE SHED CONTINUES TO GROW AND OUR NEW PREMISIS TAKING SHAPE PROVIDING NEW STORAGE FORWOOD ADDED MOST OF OF WHICH HAS BEEN DONATED , A NEW WORKING AREA PROVIDING SPACE FOR MEMBERS TO WORK ON LARGER MACHINES IN SAFETY. MEMBERSHIP REMAINS STEADY WITH MOST MEMBERS GETTING INVOLVED IN THE PRODUCTION OF ITEMS SHUCH AS BIRD TABLES , BIRD BOXES. GARDEN PLANTERS WHICH WE ARE ABLE TO SELL TO THE LOCAL RESIDENTS , AND GOES A LONG WAY IN HELPING WITH THE EVER INCREASED COST OF PURCHASES
BUT SADLY WE LOST A FOUNDER MEMBER OF THE SHED MR IAN MATTHEW WHO IN HIS PASSING DONATED TO THE SHED THE SUM OF £283-00
WE CONTINUE TO RECIVE DONATION OF OLD TOOLS AND OTHER SUCH ITEMS THAT WE ABLE TO PUT TO GOOD USE , AND WHAT WE ARE UNABLE TO USE WE SHELL ON WHICH ALL HELPS WITH THE BANK BALANCE .
THE LADIES FROM THE LOCAL U3A GROUP CONTINUE TO VISIT THE SHED AND ARE ABLE TO LEARN NEW SKILLS AND MAKING ITEMS FOR THEMSELVES AND MAKING A SMALL DONATION IN RETURN .
THE LOCAL ORDER OF THE BUFFS HELD THEIR ANNUAL AWARDS MEETING AND ITS THE NORMAL PROCEDURE FOR ITS MEMBERS TO VOTE ON WHICH LOCAL CHARITES WILL RECIVE A DONATION, BECCLES MEN SHED WAS ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES AND A DONATION OF £300-00 WAS AWARDED TO US , WHICH WILL ASSIST US WITH OUR CURRANT PROJECTS
WE ARE LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO ASSIST IN PROVIDIG SOME ASSISTANCE TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY LIKE THE REBUILDING OF THE SHADDINFIELD PARISH NOTICE BOARD AND THE MAKING OF BIRD BOXES FOR THE BLYTH VALLY ROTARY WHICH ARE HELPING THE OAKLAND CARE HOME DEVELOP BIRD WATCHING AND WOOD LAND WALKS FOR ITS REIEDENTS AND FAMILIES
WE LOOK FORWARD TO ANOTHER YEAR AND OF PROGRESS AND ENCOURAGING THE LOCAL RETIRED RESEIDENTS BECOMING INFOLVED IF ITS ONLY COMING ALONG FOR A CHAT AND A CUP OF COFFEE OR USING THEIR SKILLS IN MAKING THINGS .
THE NEW TRUSSTEE TEAM CHAURMAN STEVEN DOYLE SECRETARY DOUGALS SHAW TREASURER COLIN LESTER-RUDD TRUSSTEE ROBERT SMITH
TRUSTEE PAUL NICHOLAS