TAVERHAM VILLAGE HALL COMMSTTEE ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR MARCH 2021- FEBRUARY 2022 T2verl)am Vlllage Hall, Sancly Lane, Taverham, Norwlch NR8 6JR Is reglstered with the charity Commlsslonei's (No. 304DE61 and constltul'pd by deed of trust. A Management Committee comprising 7 members elected by the public and 7 members represenL'ing their organisations Ilhe Parish Council has the right to appoint two representative membersl administÈrs thè charlty. The objectlve of the charity 15 to maintain the Village Hall for the. commun81 beneflt of t.he Inh8bltant5 of Taverham and the nelghboui"hood. The Management Committee aims to provide first class hall facllltle5 at an affordable price for meetlngs, recreation, and loisure time occupation with the objectlve for Improvlng the Ilfe of local people. Whllst Taverham Vlllage Hall Is run by a Management Commlttee (all of whom are volunteers) it rellos totally on hire fees, fundraising land occaslonally donatlon5 and grantsl for Its Incume. The land It 5tand5 on 9nd surroundlng it, belongs to the Parish Council. Our weh slte- www.laverharnvilla ehall. ola55te.com1s regulai.ly updated wlth the latest news and actlvlt1es In addltlon to informotlon regarding clubs and activitles. As many wlll nol hove hud the opportunlty to read my reportsfor the pust two yeots due to natlonol lockdowns, I storf by repeotlng some of the key elements. It is certJlnly true as I wllte thls repart thot, l am Gertulnlyfortuft)ote to be chulrmon at such on Interestlng (Fnd lutely chollenging timE in thefurther development of the villoge holl ttnd worklng wll'h such an enthuslostic committee with ti deslre to provide one of the best commvnily village halls in the county, thusfulfilllng ovrobjectives detL711ed above, However, such is their ehthusi(Jsm and desire for completing improvements the reins must Jje pulled in at tlmes to ensuie projects, though very deslruble, ureflnonGlallysLlStainahlp. Hoving said thut, I know the entlre team contlnue5 to be committed to further Improve rhe Vlllage Holl wlth an i171presslve refurblshment ond rgdecorrJtlon plun in ploce thut will ensure I"he highest of. staiidord5 are mLyintoinEd, Diirlng 2019 Improvements In th8 use ofspace resulted IM the complEtlon ol the quollty refurb15hment to the Inuln ludles tollptfuclllty. This umhitlous project WL7S not without issues when modlfving t7n older building with complex services and it ￿ htsped the colours chosen willprove to be timeless ond with care will lustforseverc71 yell￿. At the some tlme, the Committee had also invested in protective wall covering to the newly refurblshedsultel whlch had suffered con51derable damage tu the ploster and palntflnlshes particularly ￿t low level. Throughout 2020/21 Covld-lg ht7s brought mony chollenges not only regordlng l?eultli impllcutions but t71so the effects on chorltable c>rganisatlons aJ)d Toverhoin Vlllage Holl ure n() exceptlon os they re dependent on incamefrom hlrefee5 andfundralsing. The importunGe of toklng evely precuutloii to protect the welfarE of thE community and voliinleers w05 Ut thefL>refront of our mii?ds which is why the Village Holl remuined c105ed to the mojority, porliculorly durii?g the perlod.s of lockdow￿. The Covid-J9 Steerlng Group hod to update the Safety rule5 dully In sc>me instqmces ensiirlng uur cility Wds o covld safe envli'oninenl Jor tho3e pernillted to attend ut vorious 5tuges duKlng the pandeinlc. I would like to thunk Inembers of the SteerlnLY Groupfor their help aiid support duriiig thls dllficult pÉrlod In oddltlon to hlrers and vlsltois wlio hLyve potle17tly waltedfor thelr group to be permltted to return. Covid-19 has not only Increused costs buEfrustriYtingly does Increase tl?e worklood of everyone Involved wllh the Taverham Vlllc¥ge Ilall and I thank you ollforyoui patlence uhd underst(7ndli?g, Oui. website, taverhamvllla reqiilrements. olasite.CDin contlnues to provlde you with our lotest covrd-19 We ore i?Dw In u perlod OJ. le(yrnlno to Ilve wlth Covd-lg, und I t7m Sure mony will be glod tofeel ft sense of normallty us we stait the road to recovery andfreedon) thiough 2022. Inltiolly In 2020, wefelt It prudent t)ot to proceed wlth uny of plJiinÈd major cupitdl refiirbishmeiitpluns until we hud the opportunity to evaluate ourf.Inanclol posltlon, However, we did corry out some minur red2corotlon, ffnstolledsound ￿bsorbIng panels in the Old Aall maklno It more comlortoble to hear when we all ger together ugoln and replaced thefour remoining Emergency exit doors to Improve Insulotion and securlty. Thls wus stlll an investment totulllng £9900 ond I would like to thonk Taverhum Purish Councilfor their support. Diiring 2021 we emborked on our dlsaster recovery pl(yn,