THE BIRCHES COSY CLUB & DAY CARE CENTRE ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR 2023 CHARITY NUMBER 101621 Flnancial year from l January 2023 until 31 December 2023 Public Benefit In setting our objectives and planning our activities for the year the trustees have given careful consideration to the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland's guidance on public benefit to ensure that the activities have helped to achieve the charity's purposes and provide a benefit to the beneficiaries. All our activities are related to one or more of the followirng charitable objectives, l. The advancement of citizenship or community development 2. The advancement of health or the saving of lives 3. The advancement of arts, culture, heritage or science. Our New Year started on the 10th January when John came and entertained us with his singing. We had story telling with Steve Lally, Bingo and Natural Home Care Products which brought us to the end of January. In February we again had John, cooking with Pauline Skelton, then music, song and story telling with Mary Fox, Mary had a super group of young people of all ages who were really very talented. March carried on with a similar theme with Pauline back with more cooking skills, which we got to sample. We had a morning with the Maghey group and got to hear Mary Fox with her music group again. April we had an outingto Woodlawn Garden Centre after which there was an Easter break. On opening up again after Easter Hazel Boland taught everyone how to make flowers with wet felt. The month ended with Bingo as our arranged story teller didn't turn. th But he did appear the first week in May and told his stories. On 9 May we did a tea party to celebrate the Coronation of King Charles. Our guest was Jim Smart who entertained us with son8,poems and his ukulele. More crafts brought us through May and into June when the AGM was arranged for 6th
Outgoing secretary Edith read her report before treasurer Emma, Chairperson Mrs Hawthorne Hynds had stepped down due to her being resident in a nursing home. Elections then took place and the following were elected into office; I Chairperson. Miss Harriet Millsopp Secretary; Mrs Mary Stafford Treasurer; Mrs Emma Doyle Committee; Mrs Margaret Boyd Mrs Mrytle Bell Mrs Sandra Ogibly Mrs Reba Jackson Mrs Margaret Wilson Mrs Lucy Tate Mrs Edith Stevenson Mrs Evelyn Millar Miss Sally Murphy. Outgoing ladies were thanked for their work over the years and gifts were presented to Mrs Edith Stevenson who was secretary from the Cosy Club from it began. Our weekly meetings carried on as usual for a few weeks as usual before the summer recess. On 13th June we all went to Birches School, where the Armagh Rhymers and the school children provided excellent entertainment and we had brilliant fun. On the following two weeks the Lough Neagh Boatbuilders helped members to make wooden planters which were finished off with lovely spring flowers. This brought us into July and we had Bingo on the last Tuesday before summer break. th We opened up again on 15 August when Bruce White came along to help everyone finish drawings which were started earlier in the year. The following week we set off on our summer outing to Downpatrick. Stopping for morning tea/coffee in Downpatrick centre. On we went to Newtownards to shop, then to McKee's farm shop for our evening tea. From 28th August we settled into our weekly routine with Bingo Boccha, Music, Games and Quizzes. At the beginning of October we had visitors who read poems and reminisced over olden days. Cathy
Devlin from ABC Council came regularly to do exercise and light dance movements to help with strength and balance. Halloween brought the Playgroup children over to decorate apples for us all and usual everyone got an apple home with them. In November we started Christmas activities with Molly and Me, then Mary Benson did her card making. On 12th December we all went to The Royal Hotel in Cookstown for our Christmas dinner. This was a wonderful event and the suburb food was set off by the Christmas atmosphere. This finished our programme for year 2023. The Craft Club continued to meet every Tuesday afternoon to continue with their Quilting etc for the Linus Trust and knitting of Trauma Teddies. They joined with mornin8 group for outings, parties and dinners. Signed.kn.. q ...lo)L*...
TRUSTEES The trustees who served during the year l January 2023 to 6 June 2023 Hawthorne Hynds Edith Stevenson Emma Doyle Reba Jackson Myrtle Bell Evelyn Miller Lucy Tate Margaret Boyd Sandra Ogilby The trustees who served from 6 June 2023 to 31 December 2023 Chairperson. Miss Harriet Millsopp Secretary; Mrs Mary Stafford Treasurer; Mrs Emma Doyle Committee; Mrs Margaret Boyd Mrs Mrytle Bell Mrs Sandra Ogibly Mrs Reba Jackson Mrs Margaret Wilson Mrs Lucy Tate Mrs Edith Stevenson Mrs Evelyn Millar Miss Sally Murphy. There were no funds held by the charity that was in any way deficit at the end of our financial year and we had a closing balance of £2648.54. We have also included a list of outings and activities on a separate page to the report.
All trustees have agreed to this report. Signed by on behalf Date.. Harriett Millsopp Chairperson Mary Stafford Secretary
THE BIRCHES COSY CLUB AcfiviTIES & OUTINGS 2023 January 10 th Music January Ifh Story Telling with Steve Lally January 24 th Bingo January 31 St Natural Home Care Products by Molly & Me February 7 th Music February 14 th Week I Cook it Programme with Pauline February 21 st Week 2 Cook it Programme with Pauline February 28 th Music, song & story telling with Mary Fox March 7th Music March 14th Bingo March 16th Morning invite to Maghery - music etc with Mary Fox March 21 st Week 3 Cook it Programme with Pauline March 28 th Week 4 Cook it Programme with Pauline April 4 th Outing to Woodlawn Garden Centre, Carryduff April 11 th Easter Break April 18 th Art - Wet Felting with Hazel Bowland April 25 th Bingo May 2, Story Telling with Steve Lally May9 th King Charles111 Coronation Tea Party + Jim Smart May 16 th Candle Making with Molly & Me May23&30 th Art delivered by ACNI June 6 th AGM & Music June 13 th Armagh Rhymers at The Birches Primary School
June 20 & 27 th Wooden Planter making with Maghery Boat Builders July 4 th Bingo Summer Break August 15 th Art August 22, Summer Outing- Downpatrick/Newtownards August 29 th Bingo September 5 th Beetle Drive/quiz September 12 th Beauty Session September 19 th Chi Me/Strength & Balance with Cathy Devlin ABC Debt/money advice- Citizen Advice September 26 th October 3 rd Poetry & Readings October 10 th Chi Me/Strength & Balance with Cathy Devlin, ABC October 17 th Scams & Safety- PSNI October 24 th Intergenerational Halloween activity with playgroup Chi Me/Strength & Balance with Cathy Devlin ABC Music October 31 st November 7 th November 14 th Christmas Craft Activity with Molly & Me November 21st Chi Me/Strength & Balance with Cathy Devlin ABC November 28 th Christmas Crafts December 5 th Card Making with Mary Benson December 12th Christmas Lunch at Royal Hotel Cookstown Closed