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Chairman’s Report

At our first meeting following last year’s AGM, I suddenly found myself appointed Chairman due to the departure of Chris Bowden to Sudbury. Fortunately I have been supported by a great bunch of highly committed and enthusiastic trustees and I want to personally thank them for helping me through the year.

It has been a busy year for the Parish Room. The room has continued to be used for community and fund raising events, including 3 well attended quiz evenings; regular Little Waldingfield History Society meetings; Parish Council meetings; Our annual afternoon tea; the over sixties club; Church bookings and more recently a weekly keep fit class. A village sale trail was also held in September. Unfortunately we lost the regular miniaturists’ due to their falling numbers and we were forced to cancel a planned village Christmas event due to lack of support, which was extremely disappointing. 

Maintenance work in the Parish Room has continued and this year has been focussed on damp proofing the walls; redecorating the kitchen; resealing and repointing the windows on the back wall, repainting one of the external doors and replacing the flooring in the toilets.

Trustees spent time on considering the terms and conditions for hiring the room and after much discussion and thought approved a new set of conditions, including a new pricing structure.    

As you will hear in the next agenda item, the accounts remain in good order and the ability to pay our way has been maintained.

Throughout the year we lost Chris Bowden as a trustee, who as previously mentioned moved to Sudbury and more recently, Glen Cooper indicated that he would not be standing as a trustee in the coming year due to increased work commitments. However two new members of the village have shown an interest in becoming trustees and this will be addressed in a later agenda item.

Finally, I would like to once again thank all trustees for their help, time and input over the past year. I would also like to give thanks to Jill and Denis Duffy for arranging the replacement of the floor in the toilets and thank Barbara, who although not a trustee has acted with great efficiency as Minute Secretary.   

Treasurer’s Report

Little Waldingfield Parish Room

Statement of Account 1st April 2018 – 31st March 2019

Six Year Summary Cash Movements