YOUR VILLAGE NEEDS YOU!
Published 17th August 2024
The Much Hadham Recreation Trust is a charitable organisation which for a long time has added to the life and sense of community of Much Hadham and the wider parish.
The Recreation Trust helps to support the Much Hadham village hall and recreation ground and other recreational and social clubs and societies within the parish. These have included the Bowls Club, the Tennis Club, local football teams, the Scouts, Busy Weeks, the Toddler Group, Badminton Clubs, Drama Groups, the Photographic Society, the Horticultural Society and the Forge Museum. Since 2017 grants have been also been awarded to cover the annual servicing costs of the defibrillator at the Much Hadham Fire Station.
Historically, the Recreation Trust has raised funds through a combination of private donations, the profits from the August Bank Holiday Fete and more recently from outdoor cinema events. In bumper years we have had close to £20,000 to allocate to local causes. In addition to the monies raised, events like the Fete and the outdoor cinema evenings bring residents together and contribute to the character and community of the village. The Recreation Trust offers a number of advantages to those looking to organise events and fundraise for the village: it has existing charitable status; has significant working capital to put on events; and owns a large store of handy equipment including gazebos, tables, chairs, outdoor games, signage and fencing.
The current trustees of the Recreation Trust have been involved for well over 10 years on average. So we are looking for people - or a group of people – to take over the running of this important local charity. Time commitment can be as little or as much as you can manage and of course the current trustees would be happy to stay on for a transitional period, to help with handover of relevant information and expertise.
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In the meantime, we are hugely grateful to the group organising the Picnic in the Park on 1st September – please do support this great community event!
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