WHITECRAIG COMMUNITY CENTRE ASSOCIATION Registered Scottish Charity.. SCo12252 WHITECRAIG VILLAGE HUB SCIO Registered Scottish Charity.. SCo51014 14LL',:n Annual Report and Accounts 2021 2022 Whitecraig Vil lage Hub. 72 Wh itecraig Avenue, Whitecraig, EHzi 8PB 0131 653 5051 whitecraigvillagehub@eastlothian.gov.ul< l.¥
CHAIRPERSON'S REPORT l am very pleased to report that artivities have been able to start back at Whitecraig Vil lage Hub. It's been great to see some new groups and activities a5 well as the regular groups returning. New groups such as Bite & Blether and Monday Crafts have enabled older peDple to use the faci lity and make new friends in the community. It ha5 also been good to see the holiday playschemes andyouth clubs return. Hopefully we will be able to offer Si + pupils activities of interest to them this coming year. Thankyou to staff. Trustees and volunteer5 and all those who attend comfflittee meeti ngs to help plan events and activities. We hope to contin ue to build on our ro rammeand rovide SUDDort to Whitecraig comFnunity a5 we move forward into the newyear. hairperson COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTOFFICER'S REPORT Due to the easing of COVI D restrictions. it became possible to begin to re-build the community programme at the Hub which had begLLn so positively in 2020 when the facility had just opened. I would like to than1< the small, fantastic, team of Hub staff, volunteers and committee member5lTrustees who have all worked hard to get groups up and running again. I would also like to thank those in the local communitywho have used the facility andencouraged others todo so. The process of re-bui Idi ng the Hub progr2mme will conti nue. amidst new financial and staffing pressures and the challenges that COVI D has left us with. St has been a pleasure ro work with such an excellent team and to worl< with members ofthe Whitecraig community. rhe H Llb staff team i nclude.. Don na Thomson. Eli nor Fox, Michel le Hall, Fiona Ferguson Graham Samuel, Cheryl Punton, Bryan Burnside, Nicola King and Amanda Clelland. Also thanks to the relief staff who provided essential short term cover. 11- lane Cummings, Community Development Officer T&: Connected Communities, East Lothian Council",.,,.
PLAYGROUP Playgroup was finally able to fully re-open in August 2021 and has grown from stregth to strength rèsuming it's pre COVID provisitsn of three mornings perweek A total of 12 familie5 sced the service duringthis year. Wewere very sorry ro say goodbye to uring the period of lock-down.•as Playleader for over12 years and made a huge contribution tD It'ssuccess from ti's very beginnings. We wish ell with her future. Iiill In August2021. Playgroup engaged the services of HR consultan Ab501utely HR to produce a new Staff Handbool¢ and updated siaff contre.cls as appoinied aciing Play Leader and iting pla Ass15tant. Both staff membeTS worked togeiher at P'aygroup forsome years and did a fantasticjob of re-opening and re- building the service. Playgroup received financial 5UPPOrt this yearfrom a number of sources.. East Lothian Council panerShIp Funding, East Lothian Council Early Years Playgroup grant, Awards forAII and from local fundraising Staff worked hard to raise £471.00 from the Xmas raffle and income raised from the sale of subisidised meal packs during lock-down. FAMI LY M EAL PACKS In lanuary 20Z1. at the start of the second Lockdown. a new initiative'Family Me21 Packs'was introduced to improve local access to fresh. health food. Each pac1( contained a recipe and all ingredients needed for a family of four. Packswere offered on a'book and cc>llerf basis, for a 5ub5idi5edcost of £2. flee of charge where necessary. Between12nuxry and lune 2021. 2 iotal Df314 meal packs wère collected. Fundingwas provided by Musselburgh Area Partnership. with donations from Tesco and Fare share. EMERGENCY FOOD PANTRY Esiablighed in lanuary 2021, Ihe emergency Food Paniry has continued and is advertised locally to addressfood poverty in the area. Tinned and dried foods. toiletrie5 and baby items are available plus frozen ready- made meals. ROOTS & FRUITS In September 2021. East Lothian Roots & Fruits provided a weel(ly fruit & veg srall atrhe Hub to address rhe lack of fresh produce In the local shops. Demand has fluctuared week by wèek but it h25 been well used by older people wishing to purchase sinaller supplies l(Kally. COOIIING COURSES Ill partnership with Ihe Cyrenians. two 6 week cooking course5. Wlth crèche, were provided in Octoberlanuary. Parbcipants undertook REHIS qualifications and ieceived a store cupboard goody bagat the end of the course. Courses were funded by Musselburgh Area Partnehlp. Hub Activities 2021-22
FAMILYWALKING GROUP
In lune 2021. Hub staff ran a weekly buggy-friendly walking group for local famil ies. This w2s a welcome
opportunity for families to Spend time together outdoors. exploringthe local area, visiting nearby farms and
play parl
YOUTH CLUBS A5 COVID resirictic>ns began EO ease. it bec2me possible to reintroduce Youth Clubs at the Hllb The Clubs began initial ly on-line. followed by an Outdoorclub for P4- P7. In September 2001. It was possible to resume indoorclubs covering - P7 on Tuesdays andThursdays. In response to local need and enquirie5. a new Senior Youth Club for ST- S4 children was introduced on Friday evenings in March. Unforrunately. this was poorly attended. Subsequently a new Friday lunch time Youih Drop-in has been introduced for P7- Si pupils. (Aug zzl. This has been better attended and extended to S6 pupils in the P6IP7 composiie class. The Youth Clubs are generally very well attended with positive outcome5 and valLtable life skills gained forthe young people who attend. XMAS MEALANDWELLBEING PACKS A supplyof toys sourced from Home Start East Lothian and donatitsns. plus Xmas meal packs were distributed to f2milies at Xrn2S. WHITECRAIGVILLACE HUB SCIO, SCO 51014 The new Whiiecraig Village Hub SCIO was a roved b OSCR. re istered on 2nd lune 2021. The new SCIO had 3 Trustees during Ihe reporting period. Trustees are 5LLppurted by volLLnteeT5 from the local community who meet and worli ,%th East LDthian Council staff io manage the Hub and develop the commLJnity programme. Thanks also to other local volunteers who attend committee Meetings and support Hub activities. During this reportingyear. a newon-line business bank accoullt W3s opened for Whitecraigvillage Hub SCIO and all a55et5 belongto the former charity have been iransferred. This has been a prolonged proce55 duc to absenses and bank errors. Steps have been tal<en to close the former account and advise OSCR to close the former charity 50 that it can be removed from the chariries Regisrer. MUSSELBURGH TOOLLIBRARY MTL remained closed since early March 2D20 wiih the exception of garden rDoI hire which was made available to local residents during the initial locl<down period from May 2021. A new steering group has been formed to exploie Dptions lor re-Dpening, undei the governance of anDther local charity. PROIECT zi COMMUNITYTASTER SESSIONS MAP awarded funding of ££00 which enabled us to provide two 3 week blocks of tastersessions in yoga and circuit training. A balance of £260 remains for new taster5 Ill tlie comin¥year. Hub Activities 2021-22
FINANCIAL REPORT Many of the centre's usual activities were able to resume during 2021-22. which meant an overall increase in income through our own activities as well as through grants received, as follows.. Musselburgh Area Partnershi p-Cool( Course Grant £11,110.00 (covering Whitecraig and Wallyford) Musselburgh Area Partnership- Projett21 Grant Icommunitytastercoursesl £500.00 One Council Partnershi p- Playgroup Crant £2,000.00 East Lothian CoLtncil- Early Years Playgroup Grant Ei.500.00 Walk with Scorr Foundation- Food Poverry Grant £500.00 Volunteer Centre East Lothian- Health and Wel Ibeing Grant £6,320.00 HMRC-Job Retention Scheme Grant Icovidl £1,133.18 Musselburgh Area Partnershi p also subsidised our meal pack provision. I ncome from our group fees increased overall as we were once again able to collect fees for Playgroup, Stay & Play, and youth clubs as wel l as our newly introduced Bite & Blether group. Our playgroup staff fundraisi ng efforts also brought in a fantastic £471.60. Our expenditure also increased as activities resumed in the Hub, and most of this was spending against grant funding received, such as rhe provision of cooki ng courses and meal packs £10,941.37, Stay n Play sessions for parent51carers and young ch ildren £2.394.93. The Centre ended theyear with a surplus of The Centre's closing balance was £3,060.61 £49,454.44 Financial Report 2021-22
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WHITECRAIG COMMUNITY EDUCATION CENTRE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
| INCOME Playgroup - Fees Playgroup - Fundraising Playgroup - Grants Playgroup - Donation 50+ Group Youth Club Savings/ nterest Received Grants - Baby n' Bump/Bookbug Grants - Baby Group Grants - Project 21 HUB Group ncome Grants - Fitness Class Stay n' Play Stay n' Play - Grant Summer Programme Tool Library Grants - Support from Start Cooking Group Portakabin MC Fund ELC Funds for Open Day ELC Funds for Centre Equipment Miscellaneous ncome TOTALS EXPENDITURE Playgroup (includes Wages) Playgroup HMRC Equipment/Resources PEEP/Bookbug 50+ Group Support from Start Tool Library Cook Group Youth Club Stay n' Play - Wages/Resources Summer Programme Baby Group Project 21 Portakabin MC Fund - Deantown BC Accounting Fee Miscellaneous TOTALS Surplus/(Deficit) for the Year Surplus b/f Surplus c/f COMPRISING : Balance in Bank Current A/C Balance in Cash A/C Balance in Petty Cash Surplus c/f |
YEAR TO 31/3/22 2 105 00 471 60 4 633 18 - 411 00 456 34 - - - 500 00 145 00 2 190 00 1 245 00 - 1 328 50 - 390 00 18 146 20 - - - 321 80 32,343.62 8 936 88 461 14 287 99 - 2 300 19 956 28 258 17 10 941 31 269 68 2 394 93 1 590 75 495 69 240 00 -100 00 250 00 - 29,283.01 3,060.61 46 393 83 49,454.44 48 973 60 175 00 305 84 49,454.44 |
YEAR TO 31/3/21 795 00 873 98 5 995 51 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 440 00 - - - - 75 00 10,179.49 |
YEAR TO 31/3/21 795 00 873 98 5 995 51 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 440 00 - - - - 75 00 10,179.49 |
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| 6 888 72 1 593 33 53 00 9 25 - 300 00 1 060 16 1 441 60 - - - 196 00 - 1 479 02 250 00 321 80 13,592.88 |
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| (3,413.39) 49 807 22 46,393.83 |
(3,413.39) | ||
| 46 304 41 - 89 42 46,393.83 |
The foregoing accounts have been prepared by me from books and records supplied by the Committee and show a true and fair view of their financial affairs
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