SEATON VILLAGE HALL
TRUSTEES REPORT
16[th] March 2022
Seaton Village Hall has been restricted to who and what it can be used for in the last two years due to restrictions with the covid virus.
A lot of the time we have had to close to all but exceptional circumstances which have been followed to a T.
The government have provided grants to help village halls who have had to close, which have been claimed and that is why the bank account looks so good.
Advice from ACRE (village hall advisory) inform us that this virus is not going away, and we have to work with it accordingly, they advise we encourage the community to use the facilities at the hall with safety in mind. They also advise if possible to use outside for gatherings or inside with ventilation (which the hall has plenty of due to its age), Also to encourage hygiene hand cleaning and sanitising.
With the above in mind an architect (Gavin Taylor) was contacted with a view of putting together an application for a large balcony to be constructed on the west side of the building. The first stage has been through planning department and passed with very little restrictions, we are now waiting for the structural engineer (Tom Short) to complete what is needed for the balcony before any work can be done. Hopefully this year.
While we in lock down the floors were sugar soaped and two coats of floor paint applied which does make it easier to keep clean. There was a lot more expense due to covid and more sanitising equipment was purchased including a fogging machine which has helped us keep the hall covid secure. The risk assessment has been adjusted several times in accordance
if government advised and hopefully we are past the peak of this virus.
We are going into a new era with the hall and hopefully will get new trustees and volunteers who will be able put into the hall what is needed to get the hall through the next years.
I would also like to introduce George Whinn who is going to work alongside me looking after the hall.
I look forward to new exciting times for the hall and hope we can all work together to make it the best hall in the area.
Mike Thompson Caretaker/Administrator
ATATCHED BELLOW SCAN OF 2021 ACCOUNTS COMPILED BY ACOUNTANT