## **FRINTON ON SEA WI COMMITTEE’S ANNUAL REPORT 2023 – 2024** Welcome to our 102[nd] Annual Meeting! We are a group of ladies who wish to share our experiences with each other, who are enthusiastic to learn, who are willing to help in our local community and who enjoy spending time together. Membership numbers during 2023 to 2024 exceeded all our expectations and we are pleased to see the majority have renewed this year. I would also like to extend a warm welcome to all our new members! This is a summary of our year in review and together we have had a wonderful time! In this report, I have tried to capture ‘us, who we are and the things we have done together’ and I apologise for any omissions I may have made. ## **Our Meetings – Afternoon and Evening** Our WI has traditionally held Evening Meetings however, since March 2023 we have also been offering Afternoon Meetings once a month for our members and this has been a remarkable success. Members can now attend either afternoon or evening meetings or attend both meetings. The committee extends their appreciation to everyone who helps to organise our meetings, your support is invaluable and appreciated at each and every meeting. Our Frinton WI Programme has been varied and we hope it contains something for everyone. From a fascinating insight into the life of a Forensic Scientist to the amazing career story of Amanda Sutherland....who doesn’t love the opportunity to try on some fabulous hats! We’ve been mystified by magicians, thrilled by theatrics and wowed by Lindsey Barrell in so many ways. We’ve climbed family trees, done time with a Prison Governor and sipped gin with Tides Fortune.....purely for research purposes! Our home-grown talent such as Deborah Klee have inspired us to believe that anything is possible. Our Programme Team are finalising their plans for 2025....and there’s so much more to look forward to. ## **Subcommittees** The committee would like to thank all of the Subcommittee Leads for their dedication and time in organising their groups by also using a WhatsApp Group; we are very immensely proud of you all and most grateful for the work that you do. This is a list of the groups both established and brand new for this year: Ladies that Lunch/Dames that Dine Anyone Fancy? ## Gardening Club WI Allotment Walking Group Reading Club 16.05.24 Annual Meeting for Frinton-on-Sea WI ## Pudding Club ## Community Choir Hobby Club ## Social Club Crochet Club Art Club Craft Club ## **A snapshot of our WI Events held during the last 12 months.** The committee wish to extend a vote of thanks to everyone for their help and support at the following fabulous events: Community Café/Meet Up Café Golf Day Food Market RNLI Open Gardens Autumn Craft & Gift Fayre WI Croquet Taster at the Frinton Tennis Club Afternoon Tea at a Members Garden WI Garden Party Joint Frinton WI and Frinton Rotary Club Christmas Party Roses & Sweet Peas talk by Bill Edwards Remembrance Sunday – November 2023 Cocktail Party Barn Dance – Tabletop Sales for our chosen charity St Helena Hospice Alison Porteous and Brenda Kettle and their fantastic team of helpers have organised a new initiative of Tabletop Sales held in the McGrigor Hall on specific Sunday’s during the period from February to May . The sales have been an astounding success and a grand total of £3,833.00 has been raised for St Helena Hospice. Our chosen charity is St Helena Hospice for 2024 and continuing into 2025. Finally, the committee would like to thank each and every one of our amazing members for their support, **we are a talented team together** and hope that you are as proud as we are to be a part of the largest and most influential women’s organisation in the UK. Written by Mary O’Connor on behalf of the **Frinton WI Committee as of 12 May 2024** 16.05.24 Annual Meeting for Frinton-on-Sea WI Note.'enteifigUresmanu￿rtyTkxye8Fa￿d1n anyothereets thatWE toJqxJr In8M Frlnton Chuty numtwllFr•glii theWI RtIANCIAL STATEhENT ￿rt￿ wlod OlhJ1123 311121rJ S¥donA Al Receipts Tot A2 P4yments T¢X Last y8ar Deposlts 3.238.40 2.640.LK) 1.259.28 1.682.46 Rent 20.155.9) Electric 2,319.82 3.041.71 GraJts 3,CUJ.(X) 2.e67.LK) 536.82 78.00 FST UtIlI￿e$ 1,228.48 725.39 63.59 othEr inco 42. 128.14 wi 588.81 498.41 Transtsr from Inyrovement Fund 3,9rKJ.Cq) 3.600.00 Fund RaI￿￿j 705.50 Cleaner 3,080.00 4,106.75 Dorwiéons 21.SD 195.CQ l¢wniThJ Costs 422.59 636,59 Re￿r9 523. 1,3eKJ.42 Ingurance & PPUPRS 1,714,16 1,549.80 p￿Tre soo.oi 80.00 Malrten8nce 8,055.58 5.867.46 Fund Ralslng Other Payments 1,053.70 2,566.16 Deposit Returns 2,222. 1.830.00 Recelpts 28.39L8B 25,321A2 TO￿ Payments 26.64Q.22 27,009.55 Ag Rosirtcted >kndslncluded In total r8celpts 14070.57 Restrltiedfvnds total pAyments A4 7.185.52 Total Recelpts less T£￿ Payments ISurpluslDeficitfor theyear} A5 Totd cash funds brought fDnNard trom lastyear (6yuaJslast￿￿￿ toialatBI.S) A8 Told cash funds carrled fomwd atthls year end 1.751.86 30,561.83 32,313.49 A7 Tot&lr•sfrl¢t8d luntts 8tywendlrKluded In trtalcash lunds Page i tvrfwesmantsaNylwla#TrwrBndiJ> anyothercels th*r*Rn(*fiAedaut0Jnati(￿ty{rappllcthlts¢OlUur name Frlnton Charfty numbarlll reglstsr*ll Fodwatton 22898 Essex theWI FINANCIAL STATEMENT Forthe perbd 01101123 23112123 Se¢tlon A RLxelpt$ and Payments A2 Paym?nts Al Recelpts To Total Last year Recelpts at meetings 455.00 494.11 Meeting expenses 1,555.90 1.101.16 Subscriptions (Wl share) 3.737.60 2,138.40 Committee Membors. expen 34.65 Gift Aid Pooling of fares l expenses 66.00 61.00 Publications Publications 105.00 105.00 Activities & events 7,848.77 2,491.06 Acttvities & events 6,078.38 2.075.13 Wl fundraising 8,371.17 2,689.11 fundraising 4,202.10 843.84 Interest received Paid into current account Paid into deposit account Insurance 33.00 32.00 13.27 3.86 Grants and donations Donations made 472.50 othor income 499.00 1,093.80 Other payments 559.02 457.22 Wlryowned hall - total receipts Wl-owmed hall - total payme Total Receipts 20,924.81 8.910.34 Total Payments 13,106.55 4,675.35 A3 Restricted lunds included in total recei A4 Restricted lunds ineluded in totsl ments Total Receipts less Total Payments (SurpluslDeficit lor the year) Total cash funds brought forward from last year (equals last year's total at Bl} Total cash funds carried fomard at this year end 7 818.26 A5 5 916.51 A6 A7 Total￿$1￿Cle￿ funds aty•arendlncluded In total Cash funds above The mojn purposes of thoWoTrn's Instftuie organisatlon are.. lal 10 advan￿ the education of women and oirLs fDr the public benefft in all areas including Iwthout limitat￿nI.. l)1 locd, nattorbal and intematsonal issues of political and SOCI￿ importance,. li11 musr. dramaand othEr cultural subiecL8", and Iliil all branthes of agrltulture, crafts, home econ¢Mnits, Xience. health and sDa41 welfwe.. Ibl to prtsmLte sustwn8blE d8vebpment br the public by.. lil edUc￿n9 people in the preservatton, consttvation proterton ofthe ernfkonrr*nt and Ihe prudent use ofnaturd re50urces', and lill promting sustdnablo means of achie￿ng ecwomic grtrhth and re￿reration.. Icl to athano hpallh for the public benefii and Idl to adva￿ otizenship for IIE wL4ic benefft by ts Fyomotion ofcNit te5ponsbility and volunteering. Frlnton P#ge I