Annual Report for 2022 to 2023 from the Chair on behalf of the Trustees to annual mee�ng 17 May 2023
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Balsam bashing – Members of Friends of Jackhouse, Church and Oswaldtwistle Rotary members and our local home educa�on community volunteered. We ran weekly sessons from 28/05 – 06/08
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Our local bird expert Mark led a bird walk.
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The Friends of Rhydding Park – gave us a stall at events in July/August, and put on a fundraising meal in June.
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Radar key lock installed by the council on gate.
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Paths resurfaced and drains repaired by the council a�er heavy rain damage.
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Management Plan 2022-2027. Dra� copy received from Lancashire Wildlife Trust 21/08/22 currently with HBC as the landowner for comment and sign off.
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We are now members of Hyndburn Green Spaces Forum.
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We have issued regular enewsle�ers to our members.
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Prospects Founda�on Hyndburn ran a family walk and a drystone wall course (25/10/22)- 15 a�endees, Halloween bat walk (27/10/22) – 45 a�endees!
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Volunteers carried out winter scrub clearing on the meadowland near the lake.
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Duke of Edinburgh award – A local young person is doing fortnightly volunteering sessions.
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Website to be moved onto Friends of Rhyddings Park website – we welcome collabora�on with other voluntary organisa�ons
cycle track, drinking, drug, fly �pping and inconsiderate parking
The main ini�a�ves for next 12 months will be balsam bashing and progressing ac�ons highlighted in the Management Report.
Jackhouse Friends Bank: Current a/c
| Date | Reference | Details | Receipts | Payments | Balance | |
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| 05/04/2022 | REC 000001 | Credit from previous charity | 380 | |||
| 13/04/2022 | REC 000002 | Grant from Prospects Windfall Fund | 913 | |||
| 13/04/2022 | REC 000003 | Bank interest | 0.36 | 1,293.36 | ||
| 04/06/2022 | REC 000005 | Fund-raising dinner by Rhyddings | 180 | |||
| 06/06/2022 | PAY 000001 | PL insurance | 157 | |||
| 08/06/2022 | REC 000004 | Fund-raising stall | 47 | |||
| 30/06/2022 | REC 000006 | Bank interest | 0.93 | 1,364.29 | ||
| 26/07/2022 | REC 000007 | Fund-raising stall at Rhyddings | 76 | |||
| 29/07/2022 | REC 000008 | Bank interest | 1.17 | 1,441.46 | ||
| 01/08/2022 | REC 000009 | Fund-raising bee-event cash | 3.03 | |||
| 01/08/2022 | REC 000011 | Bank interest | 1.52 | |||
| 02/08/2022 | REC 000010 | Donation from member | 20 | |||
| 25/08/2022 | PAY 000002 | Pay Lancashire Wildlife Trust for Management Report | 913 | 553.01 | ||
| 30/09/2022 | REC 000012 | Bank interest | 0.74 | 553.75 | ||
| 31/10/2022 | REC 000013 | Bank interest | 0.94 | 554.69 | ||
| 30/11/2022 | REC 000014 | Bank interest | 1.22 | 555.91 | ||
| 30/12/2022 | REC 000015 | Bank interest | 1.42 | 557.33 | ||
| 30/01/2023 | REC 000016 | Bank interest | 1.88 | 559.21 | ||
| 28/02/2023 | REC 000017 | Bank interest | 1.59 | 560.8 | ||
| 31/03/2023 | REC 000018 | Interest | 1.82 | 562.62 | ||
| 31/03/2023 | Balance carried forward | 562.62 | ||||
| 1632.62 | 1070 |