COMBER COAL FUND COMMITTEE
I DECEMBER 2023
Attendance
Barbara Bailie
Crosby Mcveigh
Cyril Johnston
Jonny Andrews
Laura McAleese
Michael Mcclean
Cyril Johnston, Chainnan, welcomed everyone to The Stables. The
minutes of the meeting held on 2 December 2022 were read and agreed to
be a true record of the meeting.
Apologies were received from Rev lan Gilpin.
Cyril presented the financial statement for the year ended 30 November
2023. This showed that the Coal Fund remains in a healthy stste and it
was agreed that we could again provide 2 bagys of coal to each beneficiary
this year. The current balance of the Fund is £3,299.32 and the cost of
providing 2 bagTS of coal to each of the beneficiaries will be around the
same as last year which was £2352. This will leave a balance of £IOOO in
the bank. The current financial climate in Nl is a cause for concern to
many and as a result this gift will provide much assistance to our
beneficiaries.
Barbara Bailie handed over a cheque from Comber Methodist Church
{£50) and Jonny Andrew5 gave a donation of £300 from John Andrews &
Co Ltd. The Fund is also to be supported by St Mary's, Killinchy Street
and Andrews Memorial Primary School in coming weeks.
5. The Trustees were pleased to note that there had been four additional
names had been approved and the list of beneficiaries is 34 households
this year. The Committee will continue to try to identify potential
additional beneficiaries however, it is recognised that fewer people now
rely on coal fires. Each Trustee will remind their churcheslorganisations
about the Coal Fund. For the future the position of the Comber Coal Fund
will be reviewed on an annual basis.
6. Thanks were expressed to Corken Fuels for their assistance in the
distribution of the coal to beneficiaries.
7. This being all the business the meeting was closed.
Laura McAleese,
Secretary