Guilden Sutton Community Association
Both these
objectives have been and remain the centre around which the Association is
run.
Charitable Status The
Association organises activities in and about the village and the Village
Hall. After several years of community fundraising events it eventually
built our Village Hall which was opened by the Duke of Westminster in 1984,
and is now managed by the Hall Management Committee. The Association has been very successful in improving
and extending the Hall. It also maintains its car park, grass and
shrubs around the Hall.
In
the village, the Association organises the village lottery, arranges an
annual village quiz, provides the facilities for the annual Sutton Six and
Fun Runs and prints a local newsletter 3 times a year, called the Marigold.
Other social activities have been arranged in previous years, such as a
Caribbean Evening, Valentines Dance and wine tasting, but these have fallen
off lately because of a lack of an organiser.
The
Association also speaks on behalf of the village to various interested
bodies, for example the City and County Councils and always seeks to promote
the village and its inhabitants. It is a convenient way of contacting a
number of organisations that use the Hall and the Association acts as an
intermediary between these groups and the Councils as well as canvassing the
views of the village through the Association’s members.
Is
it like our Parish Council?
The
Community Association is a group of volunteers who meet and work to progress
the interests of the village. It is solely financed by fund raising
activities, by the village lottery, by the surplus generated by the Hall,
and by voluntary contributions. It is set up as a registered charity and
does not pay out money to any employees or officers, other than to two very
hard working part time cleaners.
Two main committees
run it,
· An Executive Committee who
oversees the general activities of the Association, including running the
lottery, arranging social functions, managing the major items of
expenditure, such as the Marigold Room extension, and takes a view on the
policy decisions affecting the Association. Members are elected to this
committee at the Annual Meeting held in May.
Who
finances it - does our Council Tax pay for the running of the Village Hall?
As
explained above, the Council Tax does not contribute to the Village Hall in
any way. The Village Hall is run by the Association, which is set up as a
registered charity, and is totally financed by the income from the Hall and
by any other fund raising activities that we may organise.
How
can I help?
If
you care about what happens in the village, you think it is about time that
we had another of those marvellous Caribbean Evenings, you would like to
have a say in how the Hall is managed and how it develops, and you recognise
that an organisation such as this does not just ‘run itself’, then
please help by contacting the Chairman of the Association, Derek Hughes, on
01244 300185
Village
Quiz
The Village Quiz takes place in the Spring, usually in March or April. It
is organised on a team basis, with teams of 6 people pitting their wits
against our Quizmaster, Al Christmas. A first class platter is
provided for supper, and a bar is open for the sale of several wines, beer,
lager and soft drinks. The winners receive some thirst quenching prizes.
Sutton Six and Fun Runs
See information here The
Village Lottery (Lottery Registration No:
19/80)
More
than twenty years ago, we started our lottery to assist with the fundraising
for the construction and upkeep of the Village Hall. It is still
successfully in operation today, providing a valuable contribution to the
Village Hall funds.
A
weekly stake of only 25p buys a number for entry into the draw which takes
place every three months. Prizes start at £100 for the first number
drawn, with other prizes ranging down to £10. Stake money is
collected regularly by local area representatives, or can be paid direct by Standing
Order. A form can be obtained from the promoter.
We
need to replace original members who have left the village, so if you are
interested in supporting this venture as well as the chance of winning a
prize then please complete a Standing Order form which you can
obtain from our promoter, John Riley (Tel 300849), who can also give
you further details about the lottery.
Marigold Newsletter
The Marigold is published by the Community Association, and distributed to every house in
the village three times a year. It is edited by John Beavan, who does an
excellent job preparing a six page magazine telling us all what is happening
in the village, and who all the local contacts are. This includes all the
various voluntary groups who meet in the Village Hall and the other halls in
the village, plus the names of the Parish, City and County Councillors, and
other handy-to-know names.
If you wish
to include an item in the Marigold, please contact the editor (Tel:
301015).
Trisha
Paterson, the Hall Booking Secretary, can be contacted between Monday and
Thursday for bookings, tel. 300307. Booking
Request Forms are available from the Village Hall, or from Trisha, and
should be dropped in to 46 Oaklands when they have been completed.
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