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SALTFORD VILLAGE FESTIVAL 01225 874081 SATURDAY 10Th JUNE - SUNDAY 18Th JUNE 2017 ZZZVDOWIRUGIHVWLYDORUJXN Saltford Community Association News Issue No 133 April / May 2017 Saltford Community Association 3UHVHQWV SALTFORD VILLAGE FESTIVAL 01225 874081 SATURDAY 10th JUNE - SUNDAY 18th JUNE 2017 ZZZVDOWIRUGIHVWLYDORUJXN ANTIQUES & COLLECTORS FAIRS SUNDAY 30 APRIL SUNDAY 28 MAY 10am - 3pm SALTFORD HALL BS31 3BY REFRESHMENTS AVAILABLE VIA SCA COMMUNITY CAFE ADMISSION £1 Ring Mark on 07835 300965 for a table COPY DEADLINE FOR JUNE/JULY ISSUE OF SCAN: 10th May 2017 Copy sent by email to [email protected] will be very welcome. www.saltfordhall.co.uk 1 For Designer and Traditional Windows and Doors visit Crystal Clear >05+6>:࠮+669:࠮*65:,9=(;690,:࠮966-30./;: View the extensive range of stunning designer and traditional doors, windows HUKYVVÅPNO[ZH[*Y`Z[HS*SLHY»ZZOV^YVVTVYVUSPULH[^^^JY`Z[HSJSLHYIYPZ[VSJV\R ([WHQVLYH6KRZURRP 6HFRQGDU\*OD]LQJ 6WULNLQJ'HVLJQVR΍HULQJ/RZ8SNHHS(QHUJ\(ɝFLHQF\ ([SHULHQFHG7HDP (DVHRI8VHDQG+LJK6HFXULW\ )UHH4XRWDWLRQV 39&X$OXPLQLXP6OLGLQJ6DVKDQG&DVHPHQW:LQGRZV '*&26)RXQGHU0HPEHU &RPSRVLWH%LIROG6OLGLQJ)UHQFK6WDEOHDQG3DWLR'RRUV **)DQG7UXVWPDUN0HPEHU ([FOXVLYH6XSSOLHURIWKH02'2&ROOHFWLRQIURP$SHHU 5HJLVWHUHGZLWK%07UDGDDQG%)5& (VWDEOLVKHG/RFDO&RPSDQ\ZLWKDQ([FHOOHQW5HSXWDWLRQ 6ZLVK$XWKRULVHGΖQVWDOOHU 7RȴQGRXWPRUHSOHDVHFDOOXVRQ 0117 911 0471 or visit ZZZFU\VWDOFOHDUEULVWROFRXN www.facebook.com/crystalclearbristol 22a Emery Road, Brislington, Bristol BS4 5PF. 2 Saltford Community Association - Contacts SCA is a Registered Charity—Number 1162948 Hon Chair SCA John Davies 01225 344976 Hon Vice Chair SCA Peter Dando 01225 873917 Hon Treasurer SCA Chris Essex 01225 873878 Hon Secretary SCA Sheila Bateman 01225 873474 SCAN Distribution Jenny Herring 01225 874631 SCAN Editor e-mail: [email protected] 07770 750327 Hall Manager Christopher Pope 01225 874081 e-mail: [email protected] List of Sectional Organisation Contacts Saltford Drama Club Liz James 01179 863530 Saltford Short Mat Bowls Joan Hamblin 01225 872389 Saltford Village Choir Julie Latham 01225 872336 Saltford Panto Club Louise Smee 07889 345086 SCA Musical Productions [SCAMP] Corrine-Anne Richards 0117 986 0930 The opinions, advice, products and services offered herein are the sole responsibility of the contributors. Whilst all reasonable care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of the publication, the publishers cannot accept responsibility for any errors or omissions. SCAN takes no responsibility for the content of any images, screenshots or supporting graphics/visual data. SALTFORD HALL BOOKING OFFICE 01225 874081 E-mail: offi[email protected] www.saltfordhall.co.uk CAN YOU HELP YOUR COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION? We currently have opportunities to get involved in one of the following ways :- x SCA Health & Safety Officer x SCA Publicity Officer (new post) x SCAN street deliverer for one side of Norman Road x Volunteer to help with the forthcoming Festival and fundraising Do you have the passion to want to get involved more with your local community, then please give us a ring on 01225 874081 or email [email protected] and we will be back in touch with you. 3 MONTHLY ACTIVITIES AT SALTFORD HALL Please note:- Dates, times and venues may change. Please check with the contact named elsewhere in this newsletter, and note that these are booking times - event times may differ. First Monday 10.00am Beading Course Wansdyke (usually) Second Monday 7.30pm Saltford Quilters Somerset Second Monday 7.30pm Lions Club of Keynsham Kelston Last Monday 10.00am Craft & Natter Club Kelston First Tuesday 9.30am Saltford Ladies Gardening Club Wansdyke First Tuesday 2.00pm Saltford Afternoon WI Wansdyke Second Tuesday 7.30pm Saltford Women’s Institute Avon Fourth Tuesday 2.15pm Saltford Floral Club Hall Second Thursday 9.45am Ladies Together Kelston Second Thursday 8.00pm Book Club Somerset Second Friday 7.30pm Keynsham & Saltford Wine Circle Avon One Saturday 10.00am Farandole Dance Club Please Wansdyke per month contact June Simpson for exact dates on 01225 872586 Fourth Saturday 2.30pm Historical Model Railway Society Wansdyke 4 MESSAGE FROM JOHN DAVIES, CHAIR OF THE SCA The financial year of the charity has just ended and by the time you read this we will have held the An- nual Meeting. It therefore seems an opportune time to give a summary of our financial position to those of you not able to make the meeting. The headlines are that during the year ending 31 January 2017 we had a total income of £109,670 and total expenses of £99,330 so we had a surplus of just over £10,000, compared with a surplus of just over £19,000 the previous year, due to the success of the Festival in 2015. So we had a pretty good year last year and this was despite spending a further net (after grants) £10,000 on maintenance/ improvements. However, this surplus of £10,000 would once again have been a substantial loss without £23,600 from fundraising, books (on wall and in hall), your generous donations and grants. These surpluses have been essential in building funds to cover the projected cost of over £30,000 that will be necessary to pay for the much-needed refurbishment of the entrance and foyer areas, which we hope to be undertaken during the coming weeks. The main items of note financially were :- • SCAN advertising income remained broadly unchanged after rises of 31% and 30% in previous years and despite increased print costs made a reasonable surplus. Our thanks to all our advertisers and to the army of volunteers who deliver the SCAN to every house in Saltford. • Fundraising last year raised over £11,400 and this coming year we hope the 80 plus events during the Festival will once again be enthusiastically supported. A huge thank you to the merry band of volun- teers who help to put all these events on and to all of you for supporting so well during the year. • Reg and Jill Williams, in a new initiative, donated all the money from books on their wall (24 High Street) and in the Hall and last year they were able to raise just over £2000 for the SCA. • In terms of expenses, gas and electric were up a small bit, despite us taking a number of initiatives to reduce useage. During the last year we spent a further £17,300 on maintenance and improvements at the Hall, bringing the total over the last 7 years to an amazing £147,000. The main item last year was the completion of the transformation of the stage lighting to LEDs which was greatly helped by a grant from Frances Haeber- ling through the BANES Ward Councillor’s Initiative. Other non-regular items were :- • Repairs to door entry system • Stage rigging and electrical checks • Replacement of paying slabs between Hall and Tennis Courts • Saltford Hall sign • Panto container base • Architect fees connected with foyer refurbishment As well as the grant mention above from BANES WCI, we are also very grateful to grants from Saltford Parish Council towards the cost of producing SCAN and towards the cost of putting on the forthcoming Festival. Last year we also received a grant from Quartet towards the cost of installing destratification fans in the Main Hall and Stage (see below) and a grant from Waitrose (green tokens!). During the coming year we will be running our regular cafes and bars alongside other events and organizing another 9 day Festival in June. We will be using the money raised and what we have in the bank already, to progress further improvements this coming year including the total refurbishment of the entrance foyer as highlighted in the last SCAN. Already in this new financial year we have also spent just over £3,000 on the destratification fans that we hope will pay back in a couple of years and further architects fees in respect of the foyer refurbishment. So just in summary, we have over the last 7 years spent £60,000 on maintenance items, £87,000 on improvements, making a total of £147,000. 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