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 



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