In its last financial year the Trust invested £133K in the fabric of the building and grounds, in the following ways:- General maintenance, new boiler & replacement radiators, store conversion, [further] double glazed windows, 52 solar panels and battery storage, and outside space landscaping. Breakdown The Trust was in receipt of capital grants worth c£100k towards this expenditure, the balance of £33k was funded through the Trust’s own funds of room hire income, food income and individual donations which were received in year and in the past – the Trust had managed, over the past few years, to set aside a ‘rainy day fund’ of c£22k which was used to help fund the replacement boiler.
A donations towards overheads goes into the communal pot. Our home-made cakes and freshly brewed coffee are guaranteed to please. You can stay on or come for soup, bread & cheese at 12 o’clock – £3. Friday Night Knitting Club, 5pm-6.30, £2.
