With energy costs apparently spiralling out of control in the UK the committee approved spending money to replace the power hungry fluorescent tube lights in the Hall with higher energy efficient LED lights. We hope this will reduce our current electricity costs by more than 60%.
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Kitchen renovation
We have been awarded some grant funding to help with a planned kitchen upgrade that will replace appliances and bring it up-to standard to allow it to be better utilised by the community. We have the new appliances and hope to start work on upgrading the kitchen very soon, watch this space for further information.
2022 AGM
Well, the AGM has come and gone and like last year it was very poorly supported by the local community. We were able to elect a committee to keep the charity operational and we hope things will improve as life gets back to normal post Covid-19.
If you have ideas to help us, events you would like to run or see runs by the committee then get in contact with us. You are welcome to come to the monthly meeting with your ideas.
Next trustee meeting will be held on Tuesday July 5th from 7pm at the Lydbrook Memorial Hall. Minutes from the last committee meeting will be published on our website shortly.
New trees on the Lydbrook Recreation ground
The charity has planted fifteen new trees on the bank sides of the recreation ground as part of the wider initiative in Gloucestershire to plant more trees. There are rowan and crab apple trees which will be nurtured and grow over the next few years.
A musical afternoon at Lydbrook Memorial Hall
October 1st is now confirmed for a concert by the Lydbrook Training Band. More local musical groups will be performing at the Hall over the coming months to raise funds for the up-keep of the Hall and the recreation ground. Come along and enjoy the music and help support your local community charity.
Forest of Dean Lottery
Coming soon – you will be able to help raise funds for the Memorial Hall and give yourself a chance of winning prizes by becoming a supporter through the Forest of Dean lottery. Tell your friends and family and get involved!
2022 AGM
Just in – the date for the 2022 AGM has been announced by the Trustees of the charity .
It will take place at the Lydbrook Memorial Hall on June 7th at 7pm.
Fund raising
We are registered with an organisation that creates funds for charities using very easy steps. EasyFundRaising.org is a site that allows online shoppers to nominate a charity. The site from which purchases are made then makes a small donation each time the link is used, at no cost to the shopper. You need to visit the site, register using our link as the charity, and then install the ‘reminder’ button on your usual Search Engine page (Google, Yahoo, etc). The link you need is here: https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/lmhg/
Once installed, you use the button to enter whatever shopping site you want to shop with and we’ll receive the donations from the shops you use. Thank you.
Public meeting
Minutes from the public meeting held on Tuesday April 26th 2022 held at the Memorial Hall have now been published on this website. If you wish to view please go to the Accounts and Minutes page.
Working on the Wall
Recently, work’s been done by volunteers to clear the ivy and some of the buddleia from the strip of land behind the wall of the Recreation Ground as it runs beside the main road though the village. The roots of these plants had grown between the stones and they’re threatening to destabilise the wall. We now hope people with the necessary skills will volunteer to re-point the wall where needed. Without this work, the wall, started by willing volunteers in July 1934 and completed about a year later, is in danger of eventual collapse in places. We’d like to stop that happening, and with your help we can. We’ll pay for the materials, but we don’t have funds for the wages generally deserved for such skilled work, so, we need willing volunteers like the folk who originally built the wall. Anyone willing to do this, or any other work, please contact us by email to lydbrookmh(at)yahoo(dot)com, or by using the form in the ‘Contact’ tab above, or by speaking to any of the Trust Committee. Your help will be much appreciated. Thank you.
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