## **WAVENEY & BLYTH ARTS Annual report 2022/23** [covering the period July 2022 to April 2023] ## **Waveney & Blyth Arts** Charity registration number 1199773 Field House, Thrandeston, Diss, Norfolk IP21 45BU Trustees: Brian Guthrie, Jade Nice, Simon Raven, Christopher Soule, Phlippa Williams ## **Governance** Waveney & Blyth Arts (WBA) has been operating since 2010 and became a Charitable Incorporated Organisation in July 2022. Its patch extends from Diss to the sea, down the valleys of the rivers Waveney and Blyth; it includes the towns of Diss, Eye, Harleston, Bungay, Halesworth, Beccles, Southwold, Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft. It has no premises. It is a membership organisation operating primarily through regular meetings (about ten a year) of its trustees. There are monthly email newsletters to all members and to an email list of people who have registered, having attended a WBA event. Members are also sent occasional emails about specific issues. Trustees are recruited when needed through informal contacts and by approaching the membership. ## **Activities** WBA supports the work of artists, musicians, writers and makers in the area, as well as partnering with other arts organisations. Our mission is to build connections between people, the arts and places by creating art and engaging our communities. We initiate and support events, exhibitions, projects and workshops, and collaborate with organisations and artists to bring the arts to a wide audience. As well as the newsletter, we produce a regular list of regional job opportunities in the arts sector. We have a website which promotes the work and activities of our members, as well as advertising regional arts events generally. We are active across the range of social media. Between July 2022 and April 2023 WBA activities included: - July 2022 Collaboration with the Norwich-based Voice Project in _Arc of the Sky_ choral events at Blythburgh church. The events were filmed and are on Youtube. Also a linked writing competition with the prize of a sculpture by one of our artists. - September 2022 Analysing feedback from the summer’s Sculpture in the Valley exhibition at Potton Hall, and beginning to plan for 2023 - October 2022 Build a City – a sculpture workshop for children - November 2022 A public meeting to review our work, which resulted in the formation of three specific working groups – visual arts, books and illustration, walks. - December 2022 Arts through the Ages – a lecture event with two art historians - January 2023 Collaboration was agreed with the Voice Project on a substantial community project derived from the WG Sebald book, _Rings of Saturn_ . We would be contributing financially. Other collaborations are planned, including with Lowestoft’s Seagull Theatre and the Bungay children’s book festival. ## **Performance** The last few years have been difficult, not least because of the effects of covid on arts organisations and individuals, and on audience. This has affected Waveney & Blyth Arts and encouraged us to review our activities. We have continued to serve our members and stage as many events as practicable. Feedback from members and the public generally encourage us to think that we have a continuing value. CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND ANO WAIES WaY•rKy #nd Btyth Art¥ Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the p8rfod 25107r2022 Section A Receipts arid payments Unrejtrletod lund¥ Re8trfctÈd lund• Endowment fund• Totsl lund• Last￿11 toth• r•r••t£ tolhq Ii•ug•1£ lolh• r￿0￿1£ A1 Re¢• Memberthi chantab￿ activi 1A6Z Sub totsI{G￿sS inwne for AR) A2 A￿&t and In¥•¥frnent ￿1*8. 1*8e tab￿1. Sub lotal A3 Payment8 Costs of cha[r￿b￿ 8thth5 Hir8 olmoms Bank ckna Sub total A4 Asset and Investment urchases, see table Sub lOt*l Net of receiptsl(payments) A5 TransferB between funds A6 Cash fund8 last year end Cash funds thls year end 1979 13.532 13.532 10,r41 CCXX R1 ar￿￿nIS ISSI Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrn*trlct•d Ro•trf¢t•d lund• fundJ lo nmml É Endowm•nt furlds Doiails Tot•1 ¢a$h funds 10.5S3 Unr•8trlct•d funds to nArF¥t£ R￿1￿¢1 lundty endowm•nt fund• Deta118 to nMr•BtÉ Fund to whl¢h *5set belo ¢￿t loptlonal) CurrpTrt valu• Detslls B3 Invostment assets Fund towhl¢h Cwtlopllonall Currgrfvalue onal Details 84 Assets retain8d for the charity's own use Fund towhlch Il&bll tglatss Amouni duo V4hen du oThnl Details B5 Liabilities Signerl by one or fvvo trusts9$ on bèhalf ol all the twstees Signature Prlnt Name Dale of roval CCXX R2 accounts ISSI