## **NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN’S CLUBS** ## **Head Office: TA Centre, 312 London Road, Romford, Essex RM7 9NH Tel: 01708 730805 www.nawc.org.uk** **email: nawc@btconnect.com** **Registered Charity Number: 273397 Patrons: Vivienne Parry OBE, Dame Lorna Muirhead** ************************************************** ## **NAWC** - Is a Registered Charity with member clubs nationwide - Acts as an intermediary with Government Departments regarding resolutions debated at the Annual Conference. - Issues information regularly to member clubs - Provides an advisory service to its members. - ## **OBJECTS OF NAWC** The objects of the Association shall be to advance education and to provide facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation in the interests of social welfare with the object of improving the conditions of life for women without distinction of political, religious or other opinions. ## **These objects are achieved by;** ACTIVITIES carried on within the clubs, from the practice of various crafts or taking part in choirs, drama, keep fit and listening to speakers on a wide range of subjects in order to broaden interests and to stimulate women to take up further education. Outings are arranged to theatres, exhibitions and local industries, social events are also organized to suit all tastes. REGIONAL ASSOCIATIONS of clubs hold regular meetings which give local support and also provide each member with further social contacts. AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE is held at which resolutions put by member Associations and Single Clubs are debated. Resolutions are of national importance, and many pieces of legislation have been passed over the years in which NAWC feels its voice has been instrumental. MEMBERS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY to attend Weekends Away and one Day Workshops run or financed by the organization and held in various parts of the country. COMMUNITY AND CHARITY WORK within the scope of the Association’s Aims and Objects, is encouraged and there is a real growth of friendship between club members, which results in the development of community spirit. ## **The CONSTITUTION is the Governing Document of the organization, which each club must agree to abide by before being accepted in Membership** 1 ## **NATIONAL OFFICERS 2020/21** ## *** Elected Positions** *** CHAIRMAN: HON-TREASURER:** **Mrs Chris Burton (from September 2018)** **Mrs Mary Bird (from September 2013)** *** VICE CHAIRMEN:** **Mrs Joan Bramley Mrs Maureen Harwood Mrs Jean Whiting Mrs Linda Starkey** ***************************************** ## **ACCOUNTS EXAMINER:** Daniel Breen: 68 The Drive, Chase Cross, Romford, Essex RM5 3TR **BANKERS;** National Westminster Bank plc, Tavistock Square (A), PO Box 83 Tavistock House, Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9JA Barclays Bank plc Business Direct, Leicester LE87 2BB *************************************** **THE TRUSTEES** are appointed annually from the members of the Finance and General Purposes Committee: Mrs Chris Burton (from September 2016) Mrs Mary Bird (from September 2013) Mrs Joan Bramley (from January 2013) Mrs Maureen Harwood (from September 2002) Mrs Jean Whiting (from September 2012) Mrs Linda Starkey (from September 2017) *************************************** 2 Dear Members Well, what a start to our 85th celebratory year, with COVID-19, then the lockdown, I hope you have all managed to stay safe and well and that you have all had the first vaccine and possibly the second. We do know that we have lost some members to this terrible disease and our condolences go to the families and their clubs. No-one in living memory had been in this situation before and it really was a step into the unknown. Our office was closed by the landlords and our staff were put on furlough with the exception of Claire who kept the administration of the Association going whilst working from home. With lockdown in 'situ', we had to postpone all our celebrations including conference. We were very lucky that we were able to transfer any deposits paid over to 2021 and in fact they have had to be moved again to 2022! The F&GP committee have been meeting via What's App and Zoom every few weeks and we have also been keeping in touch with clubs via the Website, Facebook and our newsletter, which I hope you have received and enjoyed. Technology has certainly come into its own these last few months. With the vaccine now in place we can look forwarded to returning to 'club' when it is safe, hopefully by September this year we may be back to some sort of normality. It was also decided to void the subscriptions for last year and to transfer the fees to this coming year 2021/2022 we felt it was the least we could do. We have now started to re-book some of our events in 2022. Conference will now be held in May 2022 at the Mercure Hotel in Northampton together with the various lunches and teas throughout the year. This year (2021) we are also trying to hold our weekend away in October in Norwich and our Christmas concerts in December, it would be lovely to see as many of you as possible at these events. Perhaps we could all start by holding coffee mornings/afternoon tea or just a get together in our home or garden and as clubs, local Associations and of course NAWC we can look forward to some of our postponed celebrations. As the staff were on furlough, Mary has been keeping us on the straight and narrow as far as our finances go so I would personally like to thank her, Claire, and all of the committee for their continued hard work and support, not forgetting our Area Rep Janice Bayliss, and of course Pat Blair our Promotional and Information Officer and I would like to thank all of those in clubs that have kept in touch with each other and have been instrumental in getting the newsletter to their members. Finally, a very big thank you to all of you for your loyalty to the Association. _Chris_ 3 ## **MEMBERSHIP** Due to the Covid pandemic and the fact that all our Clubs closed for the majority of 2020 it is not possible to give an accurate number of members. Some Clubs were able to collect their annual fees but many were not. Those who did are thanked for their efforts and their 2020/21 membership payments were carried over to the year 2021/22. Members numbers will be announced in the next Annual Report and at Conference in May 2022. ## **EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE** The Executive Committee is the governing body of NAWC on which every local Association has an elected representative and the Single Clubs have four appointed representatives. Due to the Coronovirus the meeting of the Executive Committee which usually met in May each year was cancelled. CHAIRMAN Chris Burton It was presumed, unless otherwise stated that the following members still held the positions to which they are allocated prior to the pandemic and would continue in these positions for the time being: ## **EXECUTIVE DELEGATES** : EAST HERTS ASSOC Janet Byott HERTS LEA VALLEY ASSOC Sandra Batty ## **SINGLE CLUB REPRESENTATIVES** : LIVERPOOL & DISTRICT ASSOC Pat Blair REGION 1 REGION 2 Joan Bramley Mary Bird NORTH DERBYSHIRE ASSOC REGION 3 REGION 4 Barbara Knowles VACANT Janice Bayliss NORTH WARWICKSHIRE ASSOC **ALSO IN ATTENDANCE WOULD HAVE BEEN** : Ann Nicholls NATIONAL VICE-CHAIRMEN NATIONAL VICE-CHAIRMEN HEAD OFFICE STAFF, HON TREASURER, HON PROMOTIONAL & INFORMATION OFFICERS AND OBSERVERS SELNEC ASSOC Barbara Hampson SOUTH EAST ESSEX ASSOC Margaret Wickenden 4 ## **STAFF FOR 2020/21** ## **Part-Time Staff at Head Office and their areas of special concern:** CLAIRE DONNELLY National Secretary ELEANOR BREEN (Retired Sept 2020)- Insurance Fees and claims, Club Records, Membership Fees, Enquiries for local club details from members of the public JACKIE CLARK (Tuesday & Wednesday) Goods for Sale and Stock. PAULINE CHITTICK – (Mondays) Accounts ## **Honorary Promotional and Information Officer for the North West** Pat Blair, MBE, JP (based in Liverpool) ## **Promotional Officer for the South:** Chris Burton – Copperbeech Club ********************************************************************************************************** ## **FINANCE AND GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE** The Committee act as Trustees to the Association and meet regularly during the year to examine the income and expenditure of NAWC together with estimates for the future. Meetings in 2020 were held via ZOOM and were very productive. In February 2021 it was obvious that Clubs would not be returning until at least September, if then, and having therefore been closed for over a year it was decided that members would be given the year 2020-2021 FREE OF MEMBERSHIP FEES. Therefore those Clubs who had been able to collect and pay would have their membership fees carried forward to cover the year 2021-22 membership. ## CHAIRMAN Chris Burton ## HON TREASURER Mary Bird VICE-CHAIRMEN:-Joan Bramley-Maureen Harwood-Jean Whiting-Linda Starkey ********************************************************************************************************** ## **INSURANCE SCHEME** All clubs were covered by the insurance whilst closed. The majority of the clubs were able to pay the required fee at the right time but some paid later but were still covered should they have required it. ********************************************************************************************************** 5 ## **REPRESENTATIVES OF NAWC AT MEETINGS OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS 2020/21** NO MEETINGS ATTENDED DURING 2020/21 LIAISON COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN: _Joan Bramley_ AGE UK: Chris Burton ## **Again due to the pandemic ALL MEETINGS HAD TO BE CANCELLED, but comments and relevant information regarding some of these are listed below:-** **National Chairman:** Chris Burton **,** **National Vice Chairmen:** Joan Bramley, Maureen Harwood, Jean Whiting, Linda Starkey **Honorary Treasurer** : Mary Bird Secretary in an administrative capacity: Claire Donnelly ## **STANDING ORDERS AND CONFERENCE ARRANGEMENTS COMMITTEE – USUALLY HELD APRIL.** ## **EDUCATION COMMITTEE - Workshops and the National Competition for 2020/21 had to be cancelled. However it was decided that as the 2021 Conference was to be held in May of 2022 we would have the following National Competitions:** The 2021/22 competitions will be – agreed at ZOOM meeting: Individual Craft – “a handmade soft toy Individual literary – “What I would do if I had a Gap Year Now” (no more than 2000 words) Club Entry – Six handmade birthday cards. Conference Competition – a Bracelet – any medium. CHAIRMAN: Chris Burton ******************************************************************************************************** 6 ## **FUND-RAISING & PROMOTIONAL COMMITTEE MEETING** No meeting held in May 2020 ## **FUND RAISING:** .The **Grand Draw** did not take place this year. The **Home Counties Festival** of Carols and Christmas Songs was cancelled. **The Autumn Fund-Raising Appeal** this year was to be the start of the Marie Curie Cancer appeal, the proceeds of which would be split equally between the charity and ourselves when a final amount is announced. As of end March 2020 we had received £147.00. This Appeal period will now be extended but further discussion on how we will proceed is required. **Monies raised at NAWC Meetings** : As no meetings were held funds had not been raised. **The Liverpool Carol Concert** was cancelled CHAIRMAN: Chris Burton ******************************************************** **************************************************** ## **SALES OF STOCK GOODS AND PUBLICATIONS – 2020/21** APRONS BADGES CALENDARS CALCULATORS CHRISTMAS CARD PACKS COOL BAGS DIARIES EMERY BOARDS FANS FIRST AID BOXES FLEXI LIGHTS GLASS CLOTH KEYRING HAIR BRUSHES HANDBAG CHARMS HAPPY KEYRINGS JUTE BAGS - LARGE JUTE BAGS – SMALL MANICURE SETS MEMBERSHIP CARDS blue NOTEBOOKS -SMALL NOTEBOOKS-LARGE NOTELETS/envelopes (each) PENCILS PENS (lantern) PENS (stylus) POPPY WREATHS POST IT CADDIES RIFD WALLETS SERVIETTES (packs) SEWING KITS TAPE MEASURES TEDDY BEARS TORCH KEYRINGS TOILET BAGS TRAVEL CLOCKS WATER BOTTLES No figures available but any goods sold will be recorded in 2021/22 7 ## **PROMOTIONAL** . # **78th ANNUAL CONFERENCE WHICH WAS TO HAVE BEEN HELD AT THE MARRIOTT HOTEL, NORTHAMPTON, ON 11th SEPTEMBER 2020** # **WAS CANCELLED** ## **LUNCHES which were to be HELD DURING 2020 - 2021** **THAMES LUNCH, LONDON –2020 – cancelled and now to be held in 2022 LUNCH AT HAYDOCK GOLF CLUB – Cancelled and now proposed to be held in 2021 LONDON CHRISTMAS LUNCH IN LONDON – NOT ARRANGED** **LIVERPOOL CHRISTMAS LUNCH – NOT ARRANGED** **DERBYSHIRE AFTERNOON TEA – NOT ARRANGED** **WEST MIDLANDS LUNCH – 2020 – NOW TO BE HELD IN 2022** *********************************************************************************************************** ## **LONDON AND LIVERPOOL CAROL CONCERTS – 2020** ## **CANCELLED** *********************************************************************************************************** 8 ## CLUB NEWS AND VIEWS These booklets were not published this year. In their place the Committee issued regular Newsletters informing members of discussions held via Zoom and news on how the Committee and Clubs were coping. These were issued either by email to the Secretaries of the Clubs or by post. Thanks is given to the Secretaries who have been passing on the information to their members. 9 **FINANCIAL REPORT YEAR ENDING** **MARCH 31[ST] 2021** 10 Independent Examiner's Report Ryrt to th• trn*t•• On ￿¢￿nI￿19rth• y•Ar 1733fl7 144 oftheCharitiesP£t 20111the Chwrlles kll aThY that an h B my resp(￿8*)11￿ to.. 145(5Xbl ofts Char￿5 kL •x•mIn•￿¥ •tst•m•n¢ CCfflm￿￿ffl. An 8xaminatKfi a rev￿¥ oftr* at&*￿titya retAy45 •pt ty Ihe chwty 8 cL¥wrwn d thè 8(wJt)ts wes8nled wAlh th0￿ rwA)rds. akn ￿J&S C￿$*jerati￿ ol unusual items c¢ dthLknurt8 in the &c￿nts, 8￿jA, {X)nwu￿IIY r#) gNen 8s to ￿ether tha xtounts ￿esent 8 rewiren*nts.' 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TELEP1￿NE PRINTSTATIONEAY PAYMENTS OF NKIN￿ARy PRQES RENT 629J14 Yeawtr¢trathto8ankn 919S7 1987.70 987.18 206.IXI 7920.IKI 3.634.71 119.75 489.78 VAT VENUE HIRE-EXEC MÉ£nNG WE8SryE iM)MAIN WE8S1TE HOSTINGIMAIPllEN 28AO 470 WEBSITE.NÉW Fun•Thl Flo*wfNStella NIC1￿15 45 TOTALADMlNI￿T .28 37,495.93 TOTAL EXPENDMIRE 75.13 103W.7 MONIESAVAIiABLE MADE UPOFP. BALANCE AT NATWEST 8A14K IOJRREIM BAIANCE PIAfwE5f BUSINESS IIESERVE RCLAYS PREMIUM ￿VIl4GSlJc￿d ¥iitrtst TQTALFUNDSAT WIIS 50ty X19X65 aY237A7 7034&60 107039.35 42&62 105,10147 426.62 PETTY CASH TOTAL FUNDS AVAILABLE 105529.Q3 IM26*97 17 ## **REPORT ON THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN’S CLUBS** ## **PROGRAMME OF ACTIVITIES FOR 2020/2021** **WORKSH0PS AIMS: TO STIMULATE INTEREST AND IDEAS AND TO ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF CLUB ACTIVITIES.** ## **ALL WORKSHOPS CANCELLED** *************************************************************************************************************** ## **DONATIONS RECEIVED, APRIL 2020 – MARCH 2021** Due to the closure of our Clubs this year it has not been possible for Clubs to raise funds for the National Association which they normally do for us. We did however receive £608 from Great Amwell/Offerton/Mrs C Burton/Mrs Ann McCrimmon/Mrs Mary Bird and a Donation in Memory of Mrs Tindall (made by her son) and thank them for this. ****************************************************************************************** ## **MESSAGE to our MEMBERS** : Secretaries and Club Committees have been in contact during the year and have organised Christmas and Easter Cards and gifts for delivery to their members. They have telephoned and kept in contact with those who live alone and from the phone calls and information we have received they are all looking forward to returning to their Clubs when it is allowed and safe to do so. We thank all those who have sent messages to Head Office via email or letter. As you know our offices were closed in late March 2020 and since then Pauline and Jackie have been on furlough and Claire has been working from home. She has done a sterling job to help keep our Association going. Our devoted NAWC office colleague Eleanor Breen retired at the end of September 2020 and is now enjoying a well-deserved rest. We had hoped to hold a small presentation ceremony at the Annual Conference but as it had to be cancelled she retired without applause. Hopefully we will be able to persuade her to attend our next Conference to give her a much belated farewell from her many friends and colleagues. 18 Regular What’s App meetings were being held by the Committee when someone mentioned the word ZOOM. Since then we have visited each other’s living rooms/offices/kitchens etc at least once a month discussing what we can do to bring the Association back to life in 2021/22. Where possible replacement dates will be found for lunches/Weekends Away and Conference. So watch this space! ******************************************************************************************** ## **LIST OF DONATIONS RECEIVED AND MONIES RAISED AT FUND-RAISING EVENTS, APRIL 2020 – MARCH 2021** Our sincere thanks to everyone who contributed towards NAWC funds during the past year, your continued support is much appreciated. CLUB DONATION £ Great Amwell 73.00 Offerton 50.00 ## PERSONAL DONATION Personal Donations were received from: Mary Bird, Chris Burton, Ann McCrimmon. Also a Donation in Memory of Mrs Tindall 485.00 NAWC/Marie Curie Fund Raising At end March 2020 this Fundraising event had reached £147.00 – 50% of which will go to NAWC 73.50 Copper beech £70 70.00 HLV £65 65.00 **TOTAL** 816.50 19