ietori2 Park E.,khstrleigh Victoria Park Buckfastleigh AGM April 2022 Chair's Report Vlctorfja Park Buckfastleigh AGM April 2022 Chair's Report This was our 7 th year of running Victoria Park and Pool for our community and the first one back after the Covid19 lockdown. It was a concerning start to the year coming out off lockdown and making decisions about if and how we should open the pool. Over the closed period we had a lot of work done on the STte from replacing the pool side shelter roof, to mending the leaking drains and giving everywhere a clean lick of paint ready for the chance to reopen. At the end of the summer season we started the long awaited refurbishment on the male changing room toilet and now have a new layout and and fresh cubicles to welcome back the swimmers. The Pool We opened the pool this year with a new timetable and new procedure5 in place to keep everyone safe. We decided to introduce new one-hour slots but not to go wlth a booking system, instead capping the number of swimmers into the pool and runnin8 the one-hour sessions on a first come basis. As always. the community got behind the pool and took all the changes in their stride and although we didn't quite match the figures of 2019 we still managed a total of 6.653 swimmers through the door, making It a great summer season back after lockdown. Alongside the changes in the tlmetable, we also changed how we supported local chlldren's swimrning, creating a TQ11 pass and free sessions for the children to attend everyday throughout the Summer. We also gave local children a reduced rate to the normal sessions that we run meaning that all the children in the town were able to access the pool over summer should they wish to. These sessions where greatly received ar¢d we gave out a total off 281 passes to the local community which were used a total of 715 times through out the summer. Alongside this we still ran our "It's Your Pool Too" campaign and gave away 38 different ticket types totalling £1813 pounds worth of tickets to families l individuals from the local community who'would have otherwise struggled to afford to 5wlm on a reqular basis. In total between the TQ11 Passes and the 'lts Your Pool Too" we gave away £2814 of f ree / reduced swimminq to 319 people within the community.we owe a massive thank to Buckfastleigh Town Council who continue to provide us with significant grant funding which makes this possible. The move to one hour slots this year, made it easler for us to tlmetable some new session such a quieter session for children with Special Educational Needs and a parent and tot session which where both much appreciated and well attended. It seems that Victoria Park Buckfastlei8h Victoria Park Buckfastleigh is a registered charity established in 1887 for "The use and enjoyment by the inhabitants of Buckfastleigh and neighbourhood and the public generally of the trust premises for the purpose of recreation and health.. It comprises of a heated open air swimming pool, skate park, children'5 playground and the "Bungalow" comrnursity building. The charity's trustee is 'Victoria Park Buckfastleigh, which is a company limited by guarantee. (lona pai￿ Bwklisiloiih 150 TW5t0r￿Jrhlil1¥ PItaty￿S￿l￿ 118P use a￿￿èn￿en1 b¥ It￿1￿h1￿1tart11 tsf 6utkfI511*th ￿l￿b￿1hr￿ arl I￿9￿￿11( ni*d4¢n 26,04 12.95 12Y.77 .139.97 129.62 Ll023.27 L,39ts.20 695.32 455.SC* Stalfunllormj SlallXmasGIfts 950.00 Subsciiptl¢Ths Syndfy E¥pqns95 Tel¢phone& Internet TouiAdmlNlstrotlve COrt5 140.0 13&36 189.33 J43.95 220.80 Y,171.$2 35,023.85 Operatln8 Profit Iq8a73a31 143J74.151 other Income Ad.hocGrants 21,988.00 $2,131.00 Charity Box Don8￿00$¥￿#$pOA$Qrshlps HMRC JRSGrant 175.19 ST. 30Q.76 835.84 23.851.94 Tvt410ther In