MSGCA AGM 30 May 2026 ## **Trustees report** 2025 was a year of significant change within the Trustee team, with Chairman, David Darling and two of our trustees, Maria Darling, Paul Devine and Marion Ogle stepping down and Miriam Grey and Laura Cave joining. We thank David, Maria and Marion for all their contributions over the years and continued support. Business as usual continued with our annual Summer Extravaganza and Winter Magic & Sparkle events, both very well attended with lots of wonderful stalls, entertainment and amazing characters including Spiderman, Woody, Elsa, the Grinch and, of course Santa and his trusty elf (aka Angela) to name a few. Huge thanks to all of our trustees and volunteers for their help in the lead up and during the event, Dunelm for providing some lovely Christmas gifts, our wonderful stall holders for bringing their amazing creations and of course all who attended. We even had some sunshine in the summer! We also continued with our monthly Meet and Eat events with special celebrations to commemorate the 200-year anniversary of the Darlington-Stockton railway and Christmas, with thanks to the Devonport for serving up a delicious turkey dinner and to Louise for sourcing Christmas gifts for all our attendees. Thanks also to Dunelm for their gift donations. Once again, we could not run these events without the support of our volunteers who give up their time every month to set up the hall, serve up the food and drink and tidy up afterwards so thank you to you all. A new initiative this year were the CPR training sessions that were ran across the village. Special thanks to Louise for organising these and also to Budgie Burgess our trustee trainer, as well as all the venues who hosted sessions; MSG Cricket Club, MJ’s, WI, MSG Scouts, Leila’s, Sadberge Village Hall and the Devonport. We even had some special child friendly sessions for our Brownies and Scouts and have over 200 people trained in CPR and how to use an AED machine (one of which is located at the community centre). After consultation with our regular users, we decided to update the door lock at the centre to a new digital lock. This provides users of the centre with a unique code to enter the building so we no longer have to update the lock box code every week (and remember the current code) each user has their own code so we can monitor access and keep the centre secure. This year hasn’t been without challenge with additional roof leaks and problems with the boiler but we finally raised enough money to install a completely new roof with work to be completed in 2026 (which will keep our insurers happy and our users safe so we can all enjoy using the centre for many years to come). Thanks to everyone over the last few years for helping to raise the much needed funds to pay for this. As we look to 2026, we hope to continue to upgrade and improve the centre as needed, including redecorating across the centre and nursery, securing an outdoor container to free up some space and allowing us chance to have a good sort out. If anyone has suggestions on further improvements, please share with our trustee team. I want to finish by thanks everyone who has supported us across the year. Firstly our fantastic trustees, old and new, (David, Maria, Marion, Louise, Angela, Deborah, Anna, Miriam and Laura), most of whom also have demanding day jobs but somehow find the time to keep the centre running for all of us to enjoy. Our amazing volunteers - we couldn’t do it without you. Finally, to all our users who have booked our hall or attended events and classes at the centre. Thanks for your continued support, we hope to see you all again in 2026. 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