Hatfield Woodhouse Village Hall and Old People5 Centre The Phoenix Centre Chainnan's Report for the year 2012020 {normally presented to the Public Annual General meeting but due to the present ernergen wlll be presented to the public when restrictions allow] Another year in the life of the village hall has passed and to say it has been extraordinary Vuld be an understatement. As I write thisthe hall, ivs hirers and society in general are taking yet again cautious steps towards normality and a life beyond the covid-19 pandemic As the village hall year 5tart5 With our AGM in November, 2012020 started normally enough with our annual pre-christmas Brass band concert. As usual a bright upliftin& and successful start to the festive season. This was followed by the new year Pantomime by the Phoenix group. This year they 'wowed' the public with, Rumpelstiltskin,. Our regular hirers and the youth organisations commenced the year and the hall was fully utilised and vibrant. All this came to an end with arrival of the SARS COVID-19 virus on our shores and the subsequent imposition of national lockdown. The hall went into hibemation: This however did not stop the need for regular rnaintenance nor deaning. The opportunity was taken during the lockdown to go through the hall for a major clean, thank you Colin and Elaine. The emergency systems and the water infrastrurture were maintained. The Preparations to make the hall Covid Secure were carried out in anticipation of reopening. This and the interpretation of the at times vague and ever<hanging regulations proved quite onerous burden. New sanitising stations, slgnage and markings were installed Duringthls a failed emergency light was identified and replaced. This in turn revealed that the emergency lighting outside the lift on the upper floor did not meet present regulations. A new light was fitted and the opportunity taken to improve the lighting in the access tothe sound and lighting gallery the upstairs room. This has proved successful and may very well provide the template for upgrading the rest of the rooms. However, that is for another day. The institution of a Coved Secure on&way system in the hall highlighted the poor lighting OLrtside the back door. This wa5 urgently rectified so as to allow the one-way system without placing the public in danger.
As summer arrived all our hirers started to gradually return having completed their own risk assessments and followed their own professional bodies guidan. Leasing with them certainly identified the ambigutties and difficulties in the regulations. The unrformed groups started their returns using the field and then progressed to indoor meetings. Our dancers returned. I must at this point pay tribute to all our hirers for their diligence and rigour in on observing the myriad of regulations associated with a safe return Unfortunately. all these preparations eventually eame to nought as we progressed into variou5 tier5 of restrictions such that by the end of November 2020 we were back in hibernation. On the carpark front, l am happy to report that the extension resurfacing was completed in late 2019. Unfortunately. due to the emergency we were unable to complete the tree planting required duringthe winter Season and this ha5 had to be postponed till the next bare rooted planting season. The developers have started on the new housing development and are utilising access across the carpark. We are assured that this will be restored to 'as is.. Financially we have obviously completely lost our income stream during the lockdown and associated tier restrictions but have been fortunate to be eligible for a 5UPPQrt grant from government via Doncaster council. This has proved a great boon as preparation costs for Coved Secure status, signage, sanitary stations and consumables, has been not unsubstantial. I should liketo take this opportunityto fomially record our sadness at the passing of our longstanding secretary, Edith Mitchell. Edith was a stalvlart of both the village and the committee. Her name cannot be spoken of more highly. Her service to the village, the school and the village hall an example of civic service to which we can only aspire. l am sure that we as a committee will. at the first opportunity. make our admiration more permanently rerded. Likewise. our longstandinL hardworking treasurer Roy Thomas took a well-deserved retirement from the post. We a5 a committee, let alone the village in general are greatly indebted to him for his years of service and his unfailing good stewardship of the village hall resour5. We wish him a happy retirementfrorn his onerous duties. The committee is pleased to welcome on board John Reeves as our new Treasurer. I can honestly Say that he volunteered his servi5 and acumen and a shot gun was nowhere near himl A big thank you is also due, personally, from meto all the ¢ommtttee members who whilst unable to meet In person have been available, to bounce ideas and problems off a give me sound advice.
In summary, whi15t an extraordinary year, the Willage Hall has weathered it well and has been upgrade if anythingto meetthe challenges of the comingyears. Whilst we have to be aware the it is likely that some of our hirers May not retum and our income will most probably be less than before. certainly in the short to medium tem. We are in a good position, financially and in terms of fabric of our facility to bounce back as society its self does. lan R. Weeks Chairnian
HATFIELD WOODHOUSE VILLAGE HALL AND OLD FOLKS. CENTRE Reg15ter8d Chartty $19079 Revenue kcount for the Flnan lal Year to 30 bw 2020 2019r20 20fW19 Fund Raising Grants and Donations Haffiekl Council DMBC Robert Forster Chanty Yorkshire Radio FrieThts Donation Hirings Woodhouse Phoenix Interest and Dividen Insurance Light & Heat Water Rates Waste Disposal Costs creaning costs Treasurerfs and committ Member Expenses Car pafk extensic 1.500 25.000 200 13.393 5.500 76 45 26.358 124 3.140 4.050 140 3.079 4,145 213 120 4.469 150 10,800 4.441 23 19,467 1.759 Planning MaintenanceEWrical ExperKlriure MiscelL4neous items 254 6,325 1, 18T 15,172 2.049 (DerltYsurF1uS for the year (4.5721 3.825 45,669 45,669 34,567 34.56T I cornlnn that the attached Revenue Account and Balance Sheet for the Financial Year to 30 September 2020 are in agreement wrth the accounts.ng records and th)rmation supplied by Haffield Woodhouse Village Hall and Old Fks. Cth. S D Boyall. FCCA 16 April 2021
HATFIELD WOODHOUSE VILLAGE HALL AND OLD FOLKS. CENTRE Rg9istsred Charfty No. 519079 Balance sheel for the Financial Year to 30 nber 2020 2020 2019 Fund Account Balance brought foThRrd 1110r2019 IDeficrtySurplu5 for the year 920,783 {4.572} 916.958 3,825 Bance carried forward 30llJr2fY20 916,211 920,783 Represented by: Buildin andE ment Costs Balan brought forward 1110r2019 Addib"onal expendire 847,553 847.553 847,553 847,553 Funds available HSBC Current Account HSBC Money Manager Account Monies owed to Roy Thomas 31.041 38,064 1447) 5,242 67.988 Net assets at 3019r20 916.211 920,783