Voluntary Action North Annual Report 1999 - 2000

Voluntary Action is a Charitable Company governed by a Memorandum and Articles of Association adopted on 19th March 1997. The date of Incorporation was 1st April 1997. Its purposes are the advancement of education, the protection of health and the relief of poverty, distress and sickness. These aims are pursued by bringing together voluntary and statutory organisations in Council and by encouraging co-operation between organisations. The policy and general management of the affairs of Voluntary Action are directed by a Board of Trustees. The members of the Board of Trustees are Directors of the Company and elected to serve for three years or co-opted annually.

Board of Trustees

Chair Allen Ransome Vice-Chair Barry North Treasurer Trevor Caunt All officers are members of the Finance & General Purposes Committee

We would like to record our sadness at the death of Sheelagh Dewson in July 2000. Sheelagh was a founder member of Council for Voluntary Service which merged to become part of Voluntary Action North Lincolnshire. She was a loyal advocate of voluntary service and will be sorely missed.

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Sheelagh Dewson to 17//7/2000 Finance & General Purposes Committee Dulcie Eccleston Linda Gilbert Finance & General Purposes Committee Richard Lund Jean Marshall to 15/4/1999 Nicki Mumby Albert Rimington Finance & General Purposes Committee Daljit Singh to 16/9/1999 Tom Swinbourne Adele Tasker Paul Thornton Graham Robinson Finance & General Purposes Committee Deborah Waddingham to 19/4/2000 Aileen Walker from 16/9/1999

North Lincolnshire Council Representative Councillor Allan Smith

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Our Aims and Purposes

Voluntary Action North Lincolnshire is an umbrella organisation working towards advancing voluntary activity throughout the community of North Lincolnshire.

The charitable purposes of our organisation (advancement of education, protection of health and relief of poverty, distress and sickness) are carried out in a particular way. We aim to support and bring together organisations that share our aims and to encourage co-operation and partnership to achieve those. Our Core activities are: • Service Provision A key resource and information point for local voluntary and community organisations. This includes office services, use of rooms and equipment, advice on charity, organisation and funding matters, an information service, training, coaching and regular newsletters. • Liaison This involves promoting relationships between voluntary and community organisation, and with statutory bodies and other public agencies operating within the locality. • Representation Enabling the local voluntary and community sector to present its views to local authorities and other public agencies about local service provision and to take part in the planning process. • Development Working strategically to benefit the local voluntary sector. Identifying local need and working with others to develop appropriate local action.

Goodbye … At the end of November 1999 Alice Akehurst, the Director of Voluntary Action, retired. The Board of Trustees and Staff thank her for the enormous contribution she made to the work of Voluntary Action, and wish her a very enjoyable retirement. and Hello … Carole Phillips was appointed the new Director of Voluntary Action and took over the helm at the beginning of the new year 2000. Carole, previously employed at HomeStart North Lincolnshire, immediately settled in and carried on with the demanding role. We welcome Carole and wish her many happy years with Voluntary Action. Carole Phillips, Director VANL (left) and Michelle Fearon, Funding Advisor, (right)

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1999 – 2000 A year of development

Access to Services Core Services and Our services can be accessed at two Membership full-time offices in Barton and Scunthorpe and part-time bases in Membership numbers have remained , Crowle, Epworth and Winterton. high at 218 groups; 22 of those were We are constantly striving towards new members. making our services more accessible to Our core services are: the community, by ensuring that our staff receive relevant training, our • Printing & photocopying publicity materials are available in • Desk-top publishing different formats and our premises can • Minibus hire be accessed by all. We are happy to • Equipment loan visit groups or answer queries by phone • Volunteer placement or letter. • Funding advice • Constitution and charity organisation Progress and achievements advice. The Board of Trustees of Voluntary Our survey of member groups revealed Action North Lincolnshire is satisfied that: that in our third year of operation, 1999 • 96% thought that our services were – 2000, good value for money. • Our work reflected our aims. • 92% thought the quality of work was • Our resources were well managed. good. • Members were satisfied with the services they received. • 99% thought the staff were friendly • A balance was achieved between and helpful. core service provision and new development. Voluntary Action North Lincolnshire carries out a wide range of work to Voluntary Action continues to respond to support voluntary activity in our area. the government agenda for change and For instance: this year saw the Community Connexions project replicated in Crowle. • We assisted a number of We are also the lead organisation for organisations on employment the Barton and District Healthy Living matters. Project bid, which has already gained • We administer PAYE schemes for 4 first stage approval. organisations. • 45 volunteers were interviewed and placed in voluntary work. New contacts were made with

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organisations looking to recruit • Generally raising the profile of volunteers and opportunities for Voluntary Action in the Isle, through training were available to those personal contact, local advertising looking to give more commitment to and items in the local press. voluntary work. • Updating the database of voluntary • 12 updated issues of the Self Help groups. Diary were published in The Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph. • Assisting groups with funding and constitutional advice. • Two Voluntary Fairs were held in Barton, organised by Connexions • Extending the scope of the Inter- and Voluntary Action. Agency Lunch. • Displays were exhibited at the Winterton Office Careers Centre, Barton Voluntary Fair and Scunthorpe Central Library. During the year Carol Thornton moved out of the Adult Education building into • We published the Directory of Winterton Library. This was a Voluntary Organisations in North temporary measure, pending the Lincolnshire Year 2000 edition. construction of the Winterton Local Link. Copies are available on request. At a very successful Community Lunch, We purchased a portable hearing loop Zem Rodway gave an interesting system and a digital camera for the presentation on the Disability equipment loan pool. Discrimination Act. Yvonne was invited to judge the “Best Gardens” in Poplars Park. Information Technology Our IT equipment successfully passed Brigg Office the turn of the century problems forecast Ann Ford has been based at the Brigg as the “Millennium Bug”. Carol Local Link office for about a year, and Thornton is working towards Internet has developed a good working access at all our service points. relationship with the Local Link staff. Additionally, we have web pages on the She is available every Tuesday morning “Beehive” section of the Scunthorpe and this year her work involved routine Evening Telegraph “thisisscunthorpe” office services, advice on constitutions, website. funding and charities to various local groups. Community Transport Ann represents Voluntary Action on the The minibus is still “on the road” and Community Association (Horse Fair) used by an increasing number of our Committee and Brigg Marketing Agency member organisations. During the year and maintains links with other local 11 new drivers completed their groups. familiarisation course and were added to the list of drivers. Isle of Axholme We would like to thank “Thrifty’s” (the Elizabeth Jackson took up the post of local firm that fitted new seats and seat Isle of Axholme Resource Worker on belts in the bus) and Scotter Women’s November 1st, 1999. Her main activities Hour for donations towards running were: costs of the bus. We are grateful to Dixons for continuing garage facilities at

4 Voluntary Action North Lincolnshire Annual Report 1999 - 2000 their premises, and to the Advisory • Housing Partnership Action Team / Group of volunteer drivers for their Partnership Information Group practical support throughout the year. • Housing Strategy Working Group Joint Working Forum The Future The Forum, whose main purpose was to support by briefing voluntary sector Joint The Board of Trustees have agreed that Consultative Committee (JCC) during the financial year 2000/2001 they representatives, met six times during the will progress at least three new pieces year. Funding ceased on 31 March of work: 2000 because JCC was disbanded. • The Healthy Living Centre Project. The Forum was the only opportunity for A holistic approach to improving life voluntary organisations to meet together chances, health and well-being of the and offered valuable networking Barton and District population. If the opportunities. Voluntary Action will be second stage funding application is working towards reinstating these successful this project will commence in opportunities in the near future. the next financial year and employ 4 staff. Partnership Working • Humber Works. An important part of our role is the The Humber Community Partnership encouragement of co-operative or which will employ long term unemployed partnership working and we also try to people for up to 2 years. They will be represent voluntary and community working with voluntary and community interests in forums and network groups. groups. This can involve circulating consultation documents for statutory organisations, • Community Action Network. formulating responses, attending We will seek funding from the National conferences, joining working parties and Lottery Charities Board for a 3-year other such activities that draw people project which will aim to develop the together. capacity of the voluntary sector by This year the Director of Voluntary supporting voluntary agencies and Action has been involved in the community groups so that they are more following: able to participate in their local communities. The intention is to employ • HimP Programme Board 1 full time and 1 part-time worker. • Information, Advice and Guidance Steering Group We will also continue to review our team • Prevention Strategy Steering Group work skills including our policies and • North Lincolnshire Strategic procedures, our use of information Partnership technology, and the way we publicise • SRB Barton Partnership the organisation and its services. • SRB Acorns Partnership • Rural Transport Partnership • Healthy Living Centre Partnership (Barton and Crosby) • Community Safety Partnership • RDP Community and County Group • Humber Community Partnership

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soon spread that a Funding Advisor was Funding Advisor back in post, creating opportunities for Michelle to start meeting and advising Brian Morris, the first person to fill the groups. post of Funding Advisor, left at the end of December 1999. The Funding Advisor is based at Voluntary Action’s Scunthorpe office. He successfully advised around 80 groups of which approximately 10% were known to be successful in raising funds. He initiated a monitoring system Legal Advice Service and publicised the service to potential users. The resource was found to be The agreed goals very much in demand and Brian had no As a result of the bid negotiations with need to approach groups directly due to the lottery board, it was agreed that the the number of groups approaching him. service should attempt to achieve the He held a successful workshop that following goals within their first 12 attracted groups in the early stages of months: planning. He had planned to run further 1. An investigatory survey of the workshops but left before time would South Humber Voluntary Sector permit. covering at least 300 During his time with VANL, Brian organisations. identified several sources of funding and 2. The establishment of a legal fitted many with project requirements. advice service (and 8 pieces of He advised on a variety of issues from case work). constitutions, budgets and planning to 3. The establishment of an in-house fundraising and managing money. Brian legal audit service (and 8 audits). also networked with other professionals 4. The devising and presenting of a and built up good relations that have training programme involving at been carried on. least 3 seminars.

The post was not filled again until the All of these goals have been met, and in beginning of March 2000 so the service most cases exceeded. level during January and February was greatly reduced. Fortunately the break The Voluntary Sector Survey in service does not appear to have had The service’s database of organisations an adverse effect and it is again very (used for mailshots) now exceeds 540 much in demand. and it is hoped that this will exceed 1000 From March 2000 the new post-holder, in the next 12 months. Michelle Fearon, prepared a work plan Two survey questionnaires have been for Year 2 indicating how she would circulated and from the responses and continue and develop the Funding detailed analysis a substantial report will Advisor’s role. Her first month in post be made to the Lottery and will be used was spent contacting the groups that to guide the path of the service for its Brian had advised to check their remaining two years. progress, establishing and updating the The set goal of assisting 8 organisations library of funding advice, creating new has been exceeded by a factor of 9, i.e. monitoring and evaluation systems and over 70 case files have been opened. introducing herself to other professionals in the field. The word Audits

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The 8 in-house audits set as a goal has Manager, but the results of the been met and the legal service have application are still awaited. expanded these audits to include The project aims to reduce social management systems and where exclusion in the Isle of Axholme by: necessary a crisis management service • Improving the quality of life of (thanks to the availability and vulnerable people who live in the experience of several volunteers). The Crowle area and supporting their service continues to work through a ability to live independently. substantial “order book” for audits from organisations. • Developing the capacity of the town to support and integrate into its life Training people made vulnerable by reason of The first year goal of 3 seminars has age, disability, sickness or the role of been matched by a total of 12 training carer. sessions presented in , • Developing a range of community Scunthorpe and Goole. The team plan initiatives aimed at creating a safer, an ambitious charity management- sounder and more supportive training programme in the remaining two community. years aimed (during the day) at paid workers and (in the evenings) at The project began by: executive committee members. • Setting up an office in Crowle Conclusion • Liaising with Barton Connexions to The level of demand for the legal establish which of the schemes they services’ assistance has required a had set up could be replicated in referral system to be put in place, and Crowle. the general response to both the audits • Carrying out research to ascertain and the training sessions has been interest in four schemes identified. complimentary. It is the hope of the legal service that they will expand and The outcome of the research led to the maintain the quality of this service in the formation of a Lunch Club for older forthcoming two years. people. This provides an inexpensive meal at a local pub once a month, with Graham Nicholson, Legal Advice Worker transport for those who need it, and it has proved very popular. Isle Connexions Also underway is a Door and Window Lock Scheme, providing free a door Following on from the success of Barton guard or window lock to help vulnerable Connexions, a similar project with people feel more secure. similar aims commenced in November A need for Help with Gardening and 1999 in Crowle in the Isle of Axholme. It Befriending was also identified and is funded by North Lincolnshire Social & volunteers are to be recruited and Housing Services Directorate and trained in the near future to enable funding from R.D.P. has been applied these two schemes to go ahead. for to extend the scheme across the Isle. This will enable two project workers to work with the Project

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Crosby 21

During Year 2, Crosby 21 Circus Playdays – in has worked on issues partnership with CrosArts* highlighted in the local and with funding from residents’ Action Plan Heartwell, a set of four basic (completed in Year 1) and circus skills days involving has encouraged owner- parents and children. Each ship of Crosby by its participant received a residents. certificate for the skills they Community views on life in had achieved, and the finale Crosby and the work of was a presentation in the form Crosby 21 continue to be of a show to a public audience sought through the in the High Street, Staff (left to right): Scunthorpe. Reference Group – an Sajda Shah, Manager, open group of individuals Jean Witting and Marie Allcock Litter Project – Year 3 who live or work in Crosby. children from Crosby Primary The group meets on a bi-monthly basis School explored the problems of litter and the information received from here and why litter bins are not used, and is disseminated and used as guidelines went on to design a litter bin that they for future pieces of work. Examples of will use. Also from the information Community participation exercises have gathered in the first phase, the children been: made puppets from litter and produced Crosby PlayDays – taking play and a puppet play. sport equipment out onto the streets of Memories in Steel – a collection of past Crosby for four PlayDays sessions. and present memories of the Steel Trying to actively involve parents and Works which were transported by local children to develop play and sport in artist Peter Rogers into three designs of their own surroundings; the sessions a bench. Through exhibitions held included building with cardboard, face throughout Crosby the Community painting and learning to juggle. chose the design “Lysaghts” to be sited The Crosby Directory – officially known outside the Centenary Methodist Church as “Crosby – a great place to live!”, this on Frodingham Road. booklet contains information on what is Crosby 21 sadly said “goodbye” to Alex available in Crosby. Hallowes, Arts Co-ordinator, whose contract ended in March 2000, and to SoundTrek – a journey through Crosby Team Leader Jags Ali, who has gone to in sound. This project focused on the work for Hull City Council. Sajda Shah memories, dreams, hopes, fears and was appointed as Jags' successor. music of Crosby people at the dawn of a new century. The results can be heard The team continue to receive vital on CD/tape available either from Crosby support from Community work “Coach” 21 or as a free lending resource through Ann Hindley and North Lincolnshire the Central Library, Scunthorpe. Council External Funding Officer Jacky Wass.

* CrosArts is a three-year project funded by North Lincolnshire Council, Yorkshire Arts and European Regional Development Fund. It was formed to develop and establish a programme of community arts events and activities in the Crosby area, to enhance people’s capacity to contribute ideas, to forge new links and to reveal potential.

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Barton Community Connexions

Volunteer Contributions • The New Deal Team gave A busy year with volunteers beginning to Connexions many hands to make support us in almost every aspect of our light work of some especially activities. Particularly encouraging has challenging garden projects and been the addition to our small team of were much in evidence sprucing up people who together possess a wide the grounds of 50 Holydyke. range of qualities and skills. Several of them have been associated with the • Raised the level of IT competence of project for many months showing the staff! continuing enthusiasm and commitment. • Outings to the Heritage Fishing This invaluable group has in no small Museum, sight seeing around the measure enabled us to meet and local area, Hubbards Hills, and a trip exceed all targets. into Yorkshire. Projects of this nature have as their Into the future remit to establish a core of workers We intend to build on the good drawn from the community; we are foundations of last year through these pleased to say that in this we have objectives. made significant progress, and here are just a few examples. Conenxions 1. Further expand the scope of our workers: increasingly popular Home Maintenance & Gardening Scheme • Assisted with the decoration of a (HM&G). It should be noted that our bed-sit whilst the elderly resident new HM&G Co-ordinator is now was recovering in hospital. charged with combining hands-on • Assisted with general Home operations with volunteer recruitment Maintenance and Gardening tasks. and training. • Fitted door and window locks and 2. Further enhance the volunteer smoke detectors. training programme. • Supported IT classes and helped out 3. Revamp and disseminate publicity with the crèche provided by Barton materials and policy documents. Child Centre. 4. Launch a “Volunteer Newsletter”. • Produced and delivered publicity 5. Explore funding/contributions within material and gave their time to the the local business community. Spring Voluntary Fair. 6. Networking with similar projects in • Transported residents from St. the region. Peter’s Court to a musical at 7. Planning social activities with Baysgarth School. volunteers. • Provided transport for some We are pleased to take this opportunity residents of the town to access to announce the initiation of shops, their GPs and other services. partnerships with Humberside Police • Generally assisted with many and Humberside Fire Brigade in Home aspects of our essential but time Safety and Property Marking. Hopefully consuming office work. this will be the beginning of many other such joint ventures.

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Apna Sahara Service

Over the last year sessions each for the Apna Sahara young men and Service has women aged between extended its area of 16 and 25. On our work, moving away behalf, Jags Ali (team from a reliance on leader of Crosby 21) case work and and male volunteers towards a greater from within the role in helping community conducted Service providers to the sessions for the increase the young men. Sessions Dali and Rapinder relevance and at work in Apna Sahara office for both men and attractiveness of their women involved an services to people from the South East initial consultation, Looking After Asian Communities. Yourself, Health Issues, Drugs & Alcohol and Careers Advice. This work • Sajda was seconded to Humberside was very successful with up to 20 Training and Enterprise Council people attending each session (T.E.C.) for 16 weeks to find out how the T.E.C. operated and then to After the sessions, many youngsters conduct a survey to find out what continued to research the subjects people knew about the T.E.C. and further for themselves. We asked the why people from ethnic minority young people what they would like to do communities did not take up training for the last two sessions and they asked opportunities. Apna Sahara for a day trip out of town. Remembering benefited from the feedback, and that some of these youngsters came finally Sajda presented her findings from a deprived area and single parent to the T.E.C. families, and have not even been to • Neseem completed a short-term Central Park in Scunthorpe, we thought placement with the Directorate of they deserved something special – Social and Housing Services, Care maybe the trip of a lifetime. We Management Teams. During her calculated the costs and headed for placement she learnt about the EuroDisney. The youngsters were range of services delivered by the given the responsibility to arrange their teams and made recommendations own passports and meals. on how they may be made more The trip turned out to be a great culturally acceptable. success. The thrill and gratitude on the • Apna Sahara has increased its young people’s faces was worth all the translation work. This has included tiredness and hassle. leaflets, fact sheets, signs, posters, etc. for a wide variety of providers. Mental Health - With help from Jan • Apna Sahara attended several open Smith (Mental Health Liaison Officer, days held by various Service North Lincolnshire Social and Housing Providers to publicise their work. Services) and the Adult Education service, we held various sessions for the • Other work carried out included:- South East Asian women on different Work with young people – with culture methods of Stress Management. The and religion in mind, we held six sessions included instruction on

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Relaxation, Aromatherapy, Reflexology sessions. A total of seven Asian women and Self-Massage. We received positive have been trained. feedback from the women attending, After a few Keep Fit sessions for Asian some of whom are using the methods women we introduced them to “women taught in the sessions. only” Keep Fit sessions. The South Safety - a total of 65 people attended East Asian women have found that they two Personal Safety sessions. These feel comfortable being with women from were held to enable the South East different cultures. Asian community to gain a general Due to great demand we increased our insight into personal safety and how to workshops on Religion and Culture from protect themselves and their property. three to four. Each workshop had an Participants have requested more attendance of over 20 people. training, including self-defence. We are currently researching the Employment - We carried out a survey requirements of the Elderly in the South of 264 households to explore the East Asian community. We are reasons why members of the local questioning anyone over 50 years old South East Asian communities may be (50+ are classified as elderly in the reluctant to take up training South East Asian communities) and opportunities and return to work. Carers. We hope to find out why Social A report on the findings is available. Services are not being used and how to improve access to these services. We Healthy Living Styles will present the findings to Social Food - A Community Dietician assisted Services. us in demonstrating healthy eating, Apna Sahara are still dealing with many cooking and living styles. Using other issues, such as working closely traditional meals, we looked at ways of with Social Services on a case dealing making them healthier, i.e. using less fat with a single parent whose child has or other alternatives. Sessions were behavioural problems. conducted in different South East Asian languages to include all the Our usual casework has decreased communities. because we are working towards enabling individuals who use our service The sessions were well attended, and to become more independent. After the by using pre- and post-session initial assessment of a case we give as questionnaires we ascertained that much support as is necessary; we then some participants made changes in their take a step back, encouraging the diets. individual to take control. This is a Apna Sahara has a large input to the continuing process. Health Improvement Programme and Now many people who use our service Parternship Action Team meetings. just need to be referred on to other Sport - After initial help from Apna agencies, whereas in the past we would Sahara, many South East Asian women have had to give intensive support are now organising their own swimming ourselves. It is a slow process towards sessions. We also organised training independence, as there are still quite a for women to become Gym facilitators few individuals who rely heavily on Apna and Netball trainers, with the aim of Sahara. enabling them to start their own

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Core Staff Alice Akehurst Director (to November 1999) Carole Phillips Director (from January 2000) Barbara Diggle Deputy Director Jean Bradley Finance Officer Brian Morris Funding Advice Worker (until January 2000) Michelle Fearon Funding Advice Worker (from March 2000) Liz Crowston Resource Worker (Scunthorpe) and Community Transport Ann Ford Resource Worker (Brigg) Yvonne Hollis Resource Worker (Scunthorpe) Elizabeth Jackson Resource Worker (Isle of Axholme) Carol Thornton Resource Worker (Barton and Winterton) and Information Technology

Crosby 21 staff Apna Sahara Staff 41 Frances Street, Scunthorpe. DN15 6NS 41 Frances Street, Scunthorpe. DN15 6NS Team Leader: Jags Ali Sajda Shah (from 31.1.00) Manager – Dali Khan Support Workers: Marie Allcock Assistant Manager – Sajda Shah Jean Witting Community Development Workers Arts Co-ordinator: Alex Hallowes - Aleya Khatun - Neseem Mehmood - Shibli Zaman Community Connexions Admin Support Worker - Rapinder Hayre – Isle of Axholme High Street, Crowle Voluntary Action Offices Manager: Jean Leadbeater 41 Frances Street, Scunthorpe DN15 6NS Monday – Friday, 8.30 – 12.30, 1.30 – 5.00 (Closed Friday afternoons) Community Connexions – Barton The Assembly Rooms, Queen Street, 50 Holydyke, Barton on Humber Barton-on-Humber. DN18 5QP Manager – Janet Snashall-Woodhams Monday – Friday, 9.00 – 12.45, Project Workers – Sue May 2.00 – 5.00. – Claire Wilkinson Brigg & District Local Link Office, Home Maintenance & Gardening Co-ordinator Station Road, Brigg. DN20 8XB - John Railton Tuesdays, 10.00 – 1.00. Work Placement Winterton Local Link Office, The - Michael Horton Library, West Street, Winterton.

DN15 9QF Thursdays, 2.00 – 5.00. Crowle Local Link Office, Chancery Signed: Lane, Crowle. DN17 4HN Fridays, 10.00 – 12.00 Epworth Local Link, The Library, Chapel Street, Epworth. Mondays, 2.00 – 4.00 Chairman, Voluntary Action North Lincolnshire

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Financial Affairs

In the twelve months to 31 March 2000 Signed: our total income from external sources was £373,082. Our thanks go to North

Lincolnshire Council, South Humber Trevor Caunt Health Authority, National Lottery Treasurer, Voluntary Action North Lincolnshire Charities Board, and Humberside Jean Bradley, Finance Officer Training and Enterprise Council, who administers the ever-increasing daily are our main funders; this total includes financial activity, from the Barton office SRB and ERDF allocations. Other of Voluntary Action. funding came from the sale of our administrative services, use of the minibus, membership fees, rent, interest and donations. Our main funders have agreed to continue funding for Statement of Trustees’ 2000/2001 for which we are very Responsibilities grateful. Charity Law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each There was a total excess of income over year. The Trustees are also responsible expenditure of £5,928 including for keeping proper books of account restricted funds. A breakdown of this with respect to the affairs of the charity. excess can be found in the statement of the financial activities in the annual accounts.

Voluntary Action has continued to expand with the opening of the Connexions service in Crowle. More familiarisation sessions on the computerised accounting system are planned for your directors and staff so that they can better fulfil their role.

Our computer systems are now being upgraded for internet and website activity. We have our own web pages on the “Beehive” pages of the “This is Scunthorpe” site.

Voluntary Action North Lincolnshire Ltd. Is grateful for the continued support of Susan Webster of Cooke, Webster & Co., who has been a constant source of help and guidance.

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Voluntary Action North Lincolnshire - Membership List 1999/2000

16th Centenary (Methodist) Scout Burton upon Stather Parish Manger Pro Vision Scunthorpe United Disabled Group Burton-upon-Stather Village Hall Marie Curie Cancer Care Supporters Club 1st Goxhill & Barrow Scout Group Cardiac Support Group Market Hill Residents' Association SGM&WG 2nd Crowle Beaver Colony Carers' Support Centre Mayflower Playgroup & Sounds Right 8-4-2 Project Catwalkers of Barton Kindergarten South Ferriby (Over Sixties) AccessAbility North Lincolnshire CDA Humberside Motor Neurone Disease Assoc, St Andrew's Church, Bonby ACE Church of Reconciliation South Humbs Branch St Andrew's Church, Wootton Age Concern CMT International UK National Asthma Campaign St Augustine Church Committee Air Training Corps 119 Squadron Community, Heritage, Arts & National Schizophrenia Fellowship St Barnabas Church, Barnetby All Saints Church, Goxhill Media Project (CHAMP) Carers Group St Bartholomew's Church, Appleby Anti Poverty Centre Cottingham Court National Schizophrenia Fellowship, St Hugh's Church, Brumby Appleby Village Hall Crosby C.A. Brigg St John Ambulance, Barton Div. Arthritis Care, Scunthorpe Branch Crowle & Ealand Regeneration New County Choral Society St Lawrence Church, Thornton Back to Back Project Ltd New Era Housing Association Ltd Curtis Barnetby Neighbourhood Watch Crowle Lights Committee New Holland Women's Institute St Mary's Parish Church, Barton Barrow Choral Group Cruse Bereavement Care - North Lincolnshire Council St Matthew Chapter No 1447 Barrow Concert Band Scunthorpe & District Community Recreation St Nicholas Church, Ulceby, PCC Barrow Darby & Joan Club De Lacy House Carers Group North Lincolnshire Music & Drama St. Nicholas Church, Haxey Barrow on Humber Parish Council Don.K.E.Y. Festival Society St. Oswald's Church Council, Barrow upon Humber Village Hall Downs Syndrome Association, North Lincolnshire Rural Althorpe & Keadby Barton & District Physically Duet Community Transport Stepping Stones Pre-school Handicapped Society East Halton WI North Lincolnshire Talking News Tatterfoals Barton Allotment Society Epworth Imperial Hall Users for the Blind The Diamond Club Barton Arts F.C. United North Lincolnshire Women's Aid The Salvation Army Barton Brigg Road Bowls & Tennis Fourth Generation Initiative North Lincs. LETS The Samaritans Barton Carnival Fourth Generation, Brigg & District Northern Lincolnshire CPRE The Sobriety Project Ltd Barton Child Centre Friends of Elsham Hall Outcasts Cricket Club Thornton Curtis Women's Institute Barton Evangelical Church Friends of St Luke's School Oxfam, Scunthorpe Branch Trent Group of Women's Institutes Barton Flower Club Friends of the Barton Line Parkinson's Disease Society Tricare Neighbourhood Project Barton Good Neighbours Link Club Glanford Pre-School Learning All. Polish Social & Cultural Centre Ulceby School Endowment Trust Barton Ladies Luncheon Club Good Neighbours Fellowship Gp. Poplars Park Residents Ulceby Village Association Barton Lions Goxhill Methodist Church Association Viking Resource Centre Barton on Humber Civic Society Goxhill Parish Council Priory Lane Out of School Club WEA Barton Branch Barton on Humber Methodist Goxhill Pre-school Redholme Residents Comforts WEA Scunthorpe & NW Lincs Circuit Goxhill Women's Institute RoSEP Westcliffe Community Centre Barton Oxfam Great Chesterford Anderson RNLI, Barton Branch Westcliffe Drop In Centre Barton Town Council Fabrice Fund RSPCA Winteringham Senior Citizens Barton Town Twinning Grimsby & Scunthorpe Rape Crisis SAFE Winteringham Village Hall Barton Town/Old Boys FC Guru Nanak Sikh Temple Save the Children Fund, Goxhill Winterton & Saffre Town Twinning Barton Wheelers Haven Group Women's Institute PCC Association Barton Women's Institute Help the Aged Scotter Methodist Women's Hour Winterton All Saints Parochial Baysgarth Arts Theatre Group Holiday Playtime Scunthorpe & District CAB Church Council Befrienders Home-Start North Lincolnshire Scunthorpe & District Deaf Winterton Bowling and Recreation Bonby Pre-school HOPE Children's Society Club Bonby Women's Institute Humber Pre-school Learning All. Scunthorpe & District MIND Winterton Carers Group Bottesford & Ashby PCC Humbercare Scunthorpe & District Pensioners' Winterton Playing Fields Assn Bottesford Floral Art Group Humberside Law Centre Association Winterton Social Club for People Bottesford Junior School Humberside Playing Fields Assn Scunthorpe & District Pipe Band with Physical Disabilities Millennium Group Humbs Woman's Hockey Assn Scunthorpe & Glanford Remedial Winterton Town Council Bottesford Out of School Club Iron Will - Cancer Self-Help Scunthorpe & Goole Hospitals Winterton Trinity Methodist Church Bottesford Pre-School Support Group Scunthorpe & North Lincs. Victim Women's Royal Voluntary Service Brigg & Dist Community Assn IT Can Help Network Support Wootton Village Hall Brigg & District Flower Society Jalchatra Project Scunthorpe Body Positive Worldwide Fund for Nature Brigg & District Physically Just Good Friends ADS Scunthorpe Co-operative Junior Yaddlethorp Playgroup Handicapped Society Keadby Methodist Ladies Group Choir Youth Information & Counselling Brigg Christian Fellowship Kirton Young Methodists Scunthorpe Council on Alcohol Unit Brigg Farm Women's Club Kirton-in-Lindsey Society and Drugs Brigg Mobility Scheme Lincs Group, Coeliac Society Scunthorpe Deaf Club Brigg Morning WI Lincolnshire House Association Scunthorpe Gingerbread Brigg Old People's Welfare Lincolnshire Trust for Cats Scunthorpe Group of Advanced Committee Lindsey Blind Society Motorists Brigg Town Council Lindsey Lodge Hospice Scunthorpe Indian Dance and British Steel Pensioners Luddington Fun Club Music Association Broughton Carnival Millennium Macmillan Cancer Relief Scunthorpe Industrial Mission Broughton Town Council Make-a-Wish Foundation UK Scunthorpe Solo Club

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