IDAA Ipswich Dementia Action Alliance Registered Charity No. 1187944 ## **Minutes of the AGM** ## **Date** : **Monday 8[th] November 2021** ## **Time: 4.15** **Location** : **Beattie’s Lounge, Ipswich Town Football Club, Portman Road, Ipswich IP1 2DA.** ## **Present:** Nicola Bradford – Chair; Jill Barton – Trustee; Debbie Murrell – Project Coordinator; Julie Dennis – Care UK; Judith Goldsmith – Dementia Together Sue Ryder; Wendy Chard – Home Instead; Liz Edwards – ITFC; Jennifer Wilson Health and Wellbeing Officer Ipswich Borough Council; Raciel Sagun & Kieran Banes – Barchester; Jo Reeder- BSEVC; Chris & John Rogers – Chantry Methodist Church; Councillor Elizabeth Hughes – Mayor of Ipswich, Cllr Colin Kriedwolf, Cllr Tim Lockington, Cllr Neil MacDonald, Cllr John Cook, Cllr Jenny Smith, Cllr John Downie – Ipswich Borough Council; Nicola Weldon and Rachel Dawson – Ellison’s Solicitors; Maureen Howes & Sam Jangun – Headway Suffolk; Lisa Stannard & Emma Helyard – Ipswich Borough Council; Mike Garland – Ipswich Tourist Guides Association; Andrea Clifton – Medequip; Ellis Northrop & Sally Jones – New Wolsey Theatre; Lizzie & Simon Chittock – Roger Ferns daughter and son-in-law; Sue Burman – Rogers daughter; Peter Berry & Deb Bunt – Authors Slow Puncture; Sandie Oxborrow & Leah Bolt– SAICP; Mandy Rawlins – The Hold; Tina Vickers & Christine Goodwin – Memory Lane Cafe; Julia Endecott – The Tudwick Foundation; Len Green – Castle Hill United Reform Church; Pat Godbold – ITFC; Whitewatch Fire Crew – Ransomes Fire Station. ## **Apologies:** Amanda-Jane Frank – Hallmark Homes; Steve Bryce – Ipswich Buses; Phil Lown – Sporting Memories; Claire Percy – Right at Home; Nigel Stead – Driving Miss Daisy; Rebecca Richardson – Greater Anglia Rail; Andrea Morgan – Nurseplus. ## **Welcome by Chair – Nicola Bradford** 2021 has been a difficult year for many people including the IDAA. In April we encountered the heart-breaking loss of our much loved and unique lead Roger Fern. The summer months were spent regrouping and rallying ourselves back together and we are happy to report that we are totally committed and determined to continue with Rogers’ vision and passion for making Ipswich a Dementia Friendly community. ## **Chairs Report** Some of the latest Dementia Friends statistics are extremely encouraging IP1 – IP10 currently has 12,000 Dementia Friends (1,700 of those achieved via Zoom) IP1 – IP4 currently has 7,500 Dementia Friends The IDAA will continue its work via Zoom or face to face to ensure these numbers grow by carrying out Dementia Friends awareness sessions. Many of our working partnerships have also used zoom to enable them to continue to provide services to help people living with dementia including DanceEast and Sporting Memories. Prior to lockdown, the IDAA funded the purchase of a Magic Table (Tovatafel). This is an interactive games table with a variety of activities, which we continue to place for 6 month periods in local care homes and memory cafes to see whether they find it useful before they make a decision to purchase one themselves. Jill Barton launched a Singing for the Brain project assisted by some of her choir colleagues/volunteers. When the project launched it had full backing from Bucklesham Grange, Prince George House, Alice Grange and Henley House care homes where Jill was initially restricted to performing via zoom due to Covid restrictions. In June the group was allowed to perform face to face at Bucklesham Grange. This took place outside in the garden but the group has now been allowed to sing inside the home. This project has been extremely well received. Research has shown that the use of Therapy Pets and Dolls can be extremely beneficial to people living with the latter stages of dementia. To that end we applied for a grant and received funding from the Fonnereau Road Health Foundation to commence our Doll Therapy Project. We have purchased a variety of interactive pets and dolls, the animals bark, meow and move and react to touch and the dolls have heartbeats. A number of these are currently out in the community helping local people living with dementia. We are monitoring the success of this project and Judith Goldsmith from Dementia Together has been instrumental in getting these products out in the community to the people that need them. The work that we do and the projects we undertake need a lot of coordination and the chair would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the volunteers and funders, with a special mention to The Fonnereau Health Foundation, The Tudwick Foundation, Ipswich Borough Council Area Committees, and lastly Roger Fern for his vision and passion in striving to make Ipswich a Dementia Friendly Community. ## **Presentation of Accounts** – April 2020 Mar 2021 Income: £13,578.12 Expenditure: £10,000.00 A full copy of the accounts can be requested from Debbie Murrell via ipswichdementia@gmail.com ## **Election of Trustees** The two current Trustees were re-elected - Nicola Bradford - Jill Barton The IDAA are looking for more trustees. The commitment required would be to attend one meeting per month. If you are interested in becoming a Trustee for us or would like some further information please contact Debbie Murrell via ipswichdementia@gmail.com ## **AOB** None from the floor. Please can you complete the feedback form in the middle of the tables and leave them with Debbie. The AGM was declared closed at 4:35pm ## **Ipswich Dementia Action Alliance** **Reg Charity 1187944** ## **Cashfow - Financial Year 2020/21** **Year End 28-Feb-21 Ipswich Building Society Account No xxxxx** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Date Ref No Description Payments Out Payments In Balance
1-Apr-20 Opening Position £12,397.42
2-Jul-20 IBC Invoice - Wages for D Murrell 2020-/21 contract £7,000.00 £5,397.42
4-Aug-20 Suffolk Community Foundation Grant - Therapy Project £5,000.00 £10,397.42
18-Aug-20 Ipswich Borough Council Locality Grant £3,000.00 £13,397.42
12-Oct-20 Nicola Bradford - Therapy Project Purchases £3,000.00 £10,397.42
29-Oct-20 Suffolk Community Foundation Grant - Private Fund, Core costs £2,000.00 £12,397.42
30-Oct-20 IBC Locality Funding Grant - Core costs £2,000.00 £14,397.42
30-Nov-20 Interest Payment £23.12 £14,420.54
22-Dec-20 Dementia Friends - business donation for staff development £500.00 £14,920.54
7-Jan-21 IBC Locality Grant - Core costs £1,000.00 £15,920.54
25-Feb-21 Dementia Friends session donation £55.00 £15,975.54
Totals £10,000.00 £13,578.12
Opening Balance £12,397.42
Closing Balance £15,975.54
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