Londonderry Bands Forum
Financial Statements and Trustees Report
For the Year ended 31st March 2023

Trustees Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2023
The Trustees of The Londonderry Bands Forum are pleased to present their report for the year
ended 31 March 2023.
Purposes and Activities of the Charity
The Forum is established "to challenge and communicate at all levels" To forward our aims is still
relevant in the ongoing peace process and our partnerships with others has expanded our remit
outside Londonderry, This is evident in our monthly Board reports and the Quarterly reports to
funders.
Chalrs report
The past year has been eventful for the Londonderry Bands Forum, it has seen us continue to engage
with our member bands and musicians, fostering a strong sense of community. We continued to
hold regular meetings and training courses to help share information and up skill our members.
We have actively engaged with local authorities around a number of issues including parading
funding and support and continue to advoke for increased support for music education and
preservation.
Covid is still causing issues and it is taking longer to get people back to practSces and events. Budget
restraints and a lack of government are not helping when applying for funding. We are fortunate to
be in the first year of a 2-year commitment of funding from CRC. We are looking forward to
strengthening our partnerships with other cultural groups and to continue to enhance our youth
involvement through outreach programmes.
Main Achievements In the year
We ran a child protectlon training course which was well attended and important for the bands
involved to maintain their governance. As part of CRC Good relations week, we again ran a number
of podcasts looking at cross community work bands have engaged in the last 10 years. We counite to
share a lot of the good work and event bands are engaged with. Christmas Saw the Britannia Concert
band play in the city centre which was support by CCI. This was received well by the local shoppers
around the town. Our Co-ordinator completed his level 5 in leadership, thanks to NICVA who
facilitated the course.
Public Benefit Statement
The Trustees of The Londonderry Bands Forum confirm that they have complied with their duty
under section 17151 of the Charities Act 2011 to have regard to the Charity Commission's guidance
on public benefit and that the public benefit requirement has informed the activities of the Society
in the year to 31 March2023.
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