Trustees. Annual Report for the period . Period start date . Period end date ', 2D25 From Section A Reference and administration details Charity name. Heaton Churches Together Other names charity is known by Registered charity numbor lif any) 1181717 Charity's principal address,. 20 Amistrong Avenue Heaton Newcastle upon Tyne Postcode NE6 5RD Namos of the charity trusttss who manape the charlty D•te• act•d K Dot for whol¢ Trustee name Office Ilf any) Namo of pgr4on lor body) •ntitled nt tru•t•• ifan Jonathan Lawson Andrea Hayes Mark Ridyard Treasurer Name¥ of the trust•es for the charity, if any, {for txample, any custodian trustees) Name Dates a¢tsd If not for whole ear Names and addresses of advlsers {Oplional infomiation) po of advi8er Name Address Name of chief executive or names of Senior staff members {Optlonal information> TAR March 2012 Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Description of the Gharity's trusts . Consb'tution Type of governing document How the charity is constituted Charitsble Incorporated Organisation Trustee selection methods, Ele¢ted from Membership Addltlonal governance issues {Optional infomiation) You rnay choose to indLK4e additional information, where relevant, about. policies and procedures adopted for the Induction and training of trustees., the charity's organisational structure and any wider netWOTk with which the charity works., relationship with any related parties., Irustees. consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. TAR March 2012 Section C Ob'ectives and activities To advan￿ the christi.an religion in Heaton and its Immeijiate suffoundings To promote religious hamony amongst the various Christian congregations of the area to encourage prayer, fellowship and j(Mnt action. To promole social inclusion for the public ￿nefit by working with people in i Healon and Its immediate surroundings to prevent people from becoming socially excluded. relieve the r*eds of those people who are socially excluded and assist Iheir inl ration into societ Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document Financial year 24-25 was again a year when we ran our key outreach event known as -Heaton Festival". We had nearly 200 local organisalion$ or groups participating ané in terms of attendees the event was least as big as last time and though it's hard lo i estimate we were potentially even bigger. We conlinued our approach of bringing the Heaton Gommunity together, encouraging people to get involved with the groups that surround them, whilst at the same lime giving people a great day and helping them lo identrfy with the Heaton community. Performance- We contsnued to develop our stages this year. Our main stage was filled with brilliant local acts and with a packed crowd all day. The Village Green stage wimanly showcased local youth groups and bands with"True Colours. stealing the show King John's Palace stage had a more relaxed feel wilh both develolyng acts as well as some of the quieter bands and then we filled our A'capella stage for the first time, creating a lovely atmosphere in our kids zone and a chance for new 8¢ts to perform to a bNJ audience. Summary of the main aGtlvltSes undertaken for the publlc benefit in relation to these objects linclude within thig Section the statutory declaration that tru$toos have had regard lo the guidance i8gued by the Charity Commission on public beneflt) Communit rou s - This year ￿￿ blended our Community zone and j Ecozone. as we want to make caring for our environment a p8rt of eVe￿hIng we do. rather than a separate thought. We continue lo be oversubscnbed and we deliberately limit our groups to those who meet locally where possible All of the groups reported a strong interest from the community and we will follow up to find out if they have ultimately seen increased membership which is one of our targels. Local small ￿￿sineSseS - Our market stalls brought many local small businesses to the festival again. They all give terrrfic feedback that il gets them known within the community and we've found from retumees that Heaton F@slival has helped them establish their businesses and learn what does and doesn't work as they seek to Gontinue to grow. Food- We conth'nued to offer more food providers this year, consciously expanding the sorts of stalls on offer. We have a blend of cornpanies who are just starting up in the outside catenng world who we can help learn what it lakes, mixed with some of the more estatlished local organi5ations to ensure we can also meet the large volume of food required. No matter what their background. they all did eX￿pI￿onallY well, with many of them completely selling out. S orts Health and Wellbein As an experiment this year, we moved our Sportszone to behind the kids zone. and that helped the groups feel more involved in the main festival. The organisations involved let people have a go at their various activities and also signed people up to come back after the festival. Children - Our children's zone continues to be a huge success with lots of free activities for families and oun eo le. Activities induded inflatables, Maich 2012 TAR rcus skills. a craft tent that included a local pottei, sensory music for toddlers and the Amed Forces knkers with sponge throwingl This year a second local detachment of the Territorial Army also got involved meaning we could offer even MO￿ free activities whilst helping promote the TA and the ongoing groups il has for ￿th youth and adults. Y th - Keeping the youth entertained and engaged, our youth zone had all sorts of fun activities. For the more energetic, things like football or basketball shootout. table tennis or Sumo suits, and for the more relaxed chillout zone, a creative station and an interactive drama experience Beyond whal the general public see, we have continued lo develop our organising team with about 20 volunteers leading the planning for the 6 months in the run up to the festival, and over 200 helping out on the day. ',We are also getting strong support from the council events team and the Parks trust, who see us a well organised and professional organisation that makes a drfFerence in the community. We also have continued our tr8d