Cyngor Cymdeithas NANTGLYN Community Council
AGM 2014
Cyngor Cymuned NANTGLYN Community Council
Annual Report 2013 -2014
It has been a busy year and a lot of work has been done dealing with issues raised by our auditors. Ian Gardner has drafted and we have adopted several documents, namely: Statement of Internal Controls, an investment strategy and updating the Standing orders and Constitution.
Annedd Wen accounts have been tidied up and funds have been transferred to a higher interest account than previously given by HSBC Money Manager account. Advertising of the fund to the community has been undertaken but no applications received. The Burial Register has been updated and plots checked by Gwyn Bibby. All internments have
now been stored on a spreadsheet and a plan of plots and numbers has been drawn up. A grounds Maintenance tender and contract has been drawn up and new contracts signed. This can now be reused for future renewals of contractors.
A grant for fruit trees was submitted by Richard Morris to Arian Gwynt for the King Georges Playing field. Trees have been planted and are being cared for by Richard. The area behind the War Memorial has been cleared by Community Councillors and the Memorial had a thorough clean before the memorial service. The King Georges Charity has had it's own bank account set up so that we can proceed with development of the field and getting grants for upgrading the playground.
Our Clerk, Nia has implemented an action list in our meetings to help with dealing with recurring items and prevent issues being dropped unresolved after a period of time. Nantglyn Community Council donated £250 towards the Caban Y Plwyf project at Prion School and Ian Gardner kindly donated a further £250. We have received a grant of £500 for a laptop for the Clerk to use for updating the Community Council Website and towards the site itself. The Community Council Website has been redeveloped on a free hosting site (paid for removal of adverts) www.communitycouncil.
org.uk/nantglyn
Looking to the future we need to improve on resolving issues brought up at meetings. There are items on our Agenda that have been there for a year or more and still unresolved- for instance the rubble pile in the corner of the graveyard.... We are looking to do more community schemes like a community heating oil buying cooperative and upgrading the village playground.
The Balance Sheet and Annual Accounts presented by Treasurer Ian Gardner
Sam Luhde-Thompson
Chairperson
May 2014