LISNASKEA HISTORICAL SOCIETY TRUSTEES REPORT FOR YEAR ENDED 3010412024 Charlty Regd. Northern Ireland: NIC107828 Charity address: 22 CookRnnel Square, Maguiresbridge. Co. Fennanh. BT94 4RE Committee.. Chairpevson - George Elliott: Secretary- VKloria Herbert: Treasurer- Linda Swindle; Vice-chairperson - Russell Storey; Underlminuies Secretary - Kathleen Cassidy; Public Relations Officer- Nuala Reilly,. Hosptalty Provider- Anne Elliott: and PresKlent- John Cunningham. {@AGM 1611012023) Obieciives and Aims - The Sooety has been estsblished for the benefii of the people of Lisnaskea, Co. Fennanagh, without distinction of age. sex. race. pdiiul or religious persuasion, by associating inhabrtants in a common effort to advan education and to provide f&ilities lo leam. discuss and share heritage and history in a friendty atmosphere. The beneficiaries are the members of the so(xety and the general public who attain an increased awareness of the varieties of traditions that go to make up the present. and gain knowledge of the experiences of people in fornier generations. There is no private be[fft from the activities of the society and no payments are maje to members who volunteer their help with the programme of events (excepts'ng incidental beneffts). We are a welcoming society whose members are adutts, predominantly elderty, who share a common interest in local history. The public benefits that Ilow from any presentatM)ns, research or wblication of any articles of local interest by society, raises cornmunty awareness of Iheir heritage and traditions, thereby encouraging others to engage in a similar process by helping kal people tx)th within and outside the to develop their skills and knowledge. As a rural communty, rural isolation is a huge conctm especially among our mainly membership of older peo. We aim our aciiviiies at helping those feeling isolated, by providing a regular, safe, friendly pla to meet and leam together, helping both their mental heatth and welkbeing. Other public benefft is from interadion via our fk page where people actively engage by sharing snipws of their known oral history, photographs and comment on historical rtems we hh1m there. We deal with numerous queries from homelabroad via our facebook, email, in person. assisting when and where we can wtth l)oth famity history and bcal history querieslresearch and Ixcasionally meeting them rf time pennits and sharing our rich history. We also liaise regularty with other local groupslchariiies so building awareness and connededness localty. The charity hosts monthly heritage tslk&lledures for the general public in the Castle Path Centre. Lisnaskea on a variety of topics. The charity also arranges outside annual events where public get to enjoy fresh air, aiding heamh and vRII-being. e.g. an educational Okle Tyme Market Day Invo1ng three local Primary Schools in the Commarket Yard. Lisnaskea in June 2023. The expenses for this event typically indude hire of venue and personnel, Public Liabilty Insuran for events, hire of demonstratorslexhibitors, refreshments for attending schoolchildren and hire of media system. We annually support EHOD NI, 2023 we had a heritage walk and talk tour of our Lisnaskea Main Street with 17 attending. No bus outing VRS held this year due lo vast increase in all costings and considerations of membership issues with cost of living concems. Inst we opted for a shorter local tours- Belleisle Castle tour in January 2024. This was well attended and prevbooking system worked well. Meetings are minuted and agreed at talk and committee meetings. Committee airn to keep abreast of our wid& ranging responsibilrties. Vy, our secretary, attended a Safeguarding course {Desgnat&J Offr Refresher) on 26 June 2023 in her role as Safeguarding Officer. The society were nominated for Heritage Angel Award Nl by Lough Eme Landscape Partnership, organised by Ulster Architectural Hentage, for Best Project involving Young People in our annual Olde Tyme Market Days for %vhich we were Highly Commended. The award was apted at Ihe Award Ceremony at Braid Arts Centre. Ballymena on 27 March by Linda Swindle and Russell Storey, on behalf of the FJOC4ety. Our 2023 AGM was held in the Castfe Park Centre. Lisnaskea on 16 November 2023. Members ae were duly elected, making this a full commitiee. We welcomed Nu*a Reilly as Public ReLations Offir,.
Kathleen Cassidy as Minutes Secretary, a vital rote. taken on th enthusiasm and Anne Elliott was dected as Hospiialrty Provider, taking on the role of organising needs for SIety events with ease. Opening Bank Bal. @ 01.05.2023 £3.427.67 Petty Cash in hand @ 01.05.2023 Income: Expendiiure.. ProfftlL066: Closing Bank Bal. @ 3010412024 Closing Cash Bal. @ 30.04.2024 £9.53 £1,755.44 £1.328.05 £ 427.39 £3,846.96 £17.63 Six Monthly talks were hekl under the leadership of chaimian, George EllN)tt on the third Monday of the month in the Studio Room, Castle Park Centre, Lisnaskea. Attendance vafied month to month, and one event we enjoyed the largest attendance at a meeting since the group began over 30 years ago (pr chaiitable status). EHOD event in September wenl well, with a town lour led by members of Lisnaskea Historical Soc4ety sharing hOry at varK)us sections of the Lisnaskea Main Street tour, finishing in Frank's Bar where George ge a history of the premises. A hentage tour was caffled out in January at Belleisle Castle. A sizeabk income was generated from sales of our sooety book @ £420, these are available from McBrien's Newsagents and Ennisknllen Castle online bookshop. Donations gratefully received from Fairs & Markets Committee toward Olde Tyme Markel Day £750 helped offset expenses. Help from LELP at OTMD also greatty appreciated. in organising and assisting at Ihe event itself. Overall. a Suc$$fUl year, ending with a profft of £427.39. This will be used to fund the upcAJming Olde Tyme Market Day event in June 2024. A small grant of £36 was received via LELP this year, however this was to offset of expenses paKI by us the foregoing accounting year in relation to archaeobgical dig talk. £tstQsQrf 2¢1?120