Ballynure & District Community Association
Annual Report
For the year to August 31[st] 2023
Ballynure and District Community Association – Registered Charity in Northern Ireland N[o] 107643
Annual Report for the year ended August 31[st] 2023
The trustees of Ballynure and District Community Association are pleased to submit their report and accounts for the period September 1st 2022 to August 31st 2023.
Achievements and Performance
The Year in 4 Numbers
28th 4 645 £2,218 Year Community Members Surplus for Helping the Events of the the community public year served
Community Events Programmes
The community group regularly hosts the following events:
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Ballynature Day
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Summer Fair
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Christmas Light Switch On
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Table Quiz.
In addition the community association also organized for the Action Cancer Big Bus to visit the village.
Ballynature Day
Ballynature Day was hosted on Saturday 24[th] February 2023 and was the first time we had run this even since Covid Outbreak in 2020. There were over 40 organizations attending, with 6 talks given, story telling and face painting. There were approximately 600 people attending during the day and positive feedback was received from all attendees.
Summer Fair
This year as the Kings Coronation was to be held a t a similar time it was agreed that the summer fair would also be in conjunction with the coronation celebrations in the village. On Friday there was a sit down dinner organized by the Friendship Group and on Saturday the community organization hosted a celebration day with bouncy castles, popcorn and slushies for the kids with tea and buns for the adults along with screening of the coronation events on the TV in the halls.
Christmas Light Switch On
The annual Christmas Light switch on was held on Tuesday 22[nd] November 2022 and Santa was driven in a horse drawn carriage supplied by BWM carriages of Straid. It was attended by approximately 300 people and 100 selection boxes were given out. Refreshments were provided by Ballynure Presbyterian Church and all church organizations in the village and community were represented.
Table Quiz
The annual table quiz was hosted of 28[th] December in the church halls with 10 teams of 6 attending. Food was supplied by Jacksons Butchers.
Action Cancer Bus
This year we organized and paid for the Action Cancer Big Bus to attend the village to provide cancer screening for men and women. 16 people attended and it was seen to be a good event but would require further fund raising if we repeated this in the future.
Financial Review
Financial Performance
Financial performance in the year to August 31st 2023 has been broadly consistent with the trustee’s forecasts and expectations; a surplus of income over expenditure of £45.91 was achieved and is based on the association spending all its grants and fundraising.
The year ended with a general (and sole) fund balance of £2,218.20
Income
The community association’s income is generally healthy and remains consistent with previous performance, Figure 1 illustrates the comparison of income in the current and previous years.
Approved and adopted by a meeting of the Community Association Committee on September 19th 2023 and signed on their behalf,
Simon Wells Chairman