2021 AGM Accounts

MOUNTS BAY LUGGER ASSOCIATION

RECEIPTS and PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS

For Year Ending 28th February 2021

2021 2020

RECEIPTS £ £

Members Subscription 1,960 2,700

HMRC Gift Aid Refunds 727 1,127

Donations: Membership: 1,695 874

GAYL/Facebook: 276 129

Memory of Peter May: 1,230 0

Bank Interest 29 85

Boat Fund Contributions 1,050 4,390

Crew Contributions To Fuel & Gas 0 524

Fundraising: Public Events 0 746

Merchandise Sales 180 552

Raffles 60 195

Grant 0 0

Annual Dinner Prepayments 0 968

Skippers/Mates Contributions for First Aid Training 0 0

Misc. Receipt: (£978.14 Part HR Ins Refund) 1,018 20

£8,224 £12,310

PAYMENTS (Direct Charitable Expenditure)

Lugger Sailing Program:

Insurance: Boat 2,695 2554

Insurance: Trustee Indemnity Ins. 254 254

Harbour Fees 51 72

Fuel /Oil /Gas /Electric 89 403

Routine Maintenance, Servicing & Repairs 1,622 1013

New Equipment 483 1,420

Fundraising Expenses:

Cost of Sales, Pitches, Licenses, 3rd Party Ins. 0 160

Cost of Annual Dinner 0 882

Hire of Penzance Sailing Clubhouse 0 75

Hospitality 0 0

Publicity: Sales / Cards / Promotions 0 453

Admin Expenses:

Postage, Printing, Stationary & Sundries 203 259

Website Domaine Registrations 98 106

Misc. Expenses: 62 339

40+ Magazine 0 15

5,556 £8,005

SURPLUS / (DEFICIT) for Year: £2,668 £4,305

Opening Bank & Cash Balances £51,489 £47,183

Closing Bank & Cash Balances: £54,156 £51,489

BBC Interview with James Walker and David Keast

Happy Return has featured on BBC Radio Cornwall - Chairman James Walker and Treasurer David Keast are interviewed by BBC Breakfast Presenter James Churchfield.

Hi James,

If you hadn’t heard the interview here’s a link to it -

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08rw429

Please feel free to post it on the Association’s website and/or facebook page.

Thanks again,  

James Churchfield

Breakfast Presenter

BBC Radio Cornwall

Phoenix Wharf

Truro TR1 1UA

james.churchfield@bbc.co.uk

01872 475263

WhatsApp Group

Message from James

Dear Members,

To increase the communication options within the MBLA members I have set up a WhatsApp group.

The group is there for fast communication between members and committee/skippers.

I would ask that if you post a question or comment, that any subsequent conversations take place privately rather than through the group to save people’s phones keeping pinging when they are not part of the conversation.

Any questions please call or email me directly

Open this link to join my WhatsApp Group:

https://chat.whatsapp.com/HfKyQt8n6pHFOycgRQQlDu

Best regards

James.

MBLA: Historical Archive

If any of our members have any information or historical notes on the Happy Return; boat building in Mounts Bay or West Cornwall local fishing history or history from the fleet at Folkstone, which you would like to be included in the MBLA archive, can you please get in touch with – Marieanne: 07511 540600 or marieannedavy@yahoo.com it will be gratefully received.

Memories and reminiscences are also very welcome and if you are interested in these becoming part of an oral history record, again please contact Marieanne.

Thanks

Peter May Exhortation - Sunday 23 at 13:30 hrs

Dear Members,

Newlyn British Legion are holding an exhortation in Peters memory this Sunday 23rd August at 13.30 hours at the legion hall, Newlyn.

They have given an open invitation to Peters Lugger pals to attend.

We will of course be holding our own remembrance for Peter which will include a plaque on board dedicated to his memory time and date to be confirmed.

All are welcome.

Best regards

James, MBLA Chairman.

Peter May Memorial Donation

As you may know by now, Peter's funeral was on Monday 11th May.  Only family were allowed.  

His wife Primrose and two sons have decided to have a collection and donations to Mounts Bay Lugger Association (MBLA).

The Funeral Directors has now closed the account and forwarded the donations to MBLA. 

MBLA has also received many donations from the membership either by On-Line transfer or via the Web site donate button.

I would like to inform you that the total monies received in Peter's memory is £895.00.  

On behalf of the committee, I would like to thank everybody for your kind donations.  Many thanks and I am sure Primrose and Peter's family will be grateful.     

I would like now to close this and send a letter of thanks to Peter's Family.  If any of you who know Peter and would still like to donate please do so ASAP by Friday 3rd July. 

Please send to MBLA a/c On-Line transfer:  HSBC; Sort Code: 40-36-13, A/c Number: 91415484.

For On-Line payments, in the Payee reference box please put "Memory Peter May"..

If you would prefer to pay by cheque please contact David via the “Email Skipper Dave” on the Sailing Calendar page.

A letter of thanks will be sent to Primrose very shortly after 3rd July.

Dave.

MBLA.

Maintenance - Wednesday 24 June

As you may have noticed we are just a little late this year in the maintenance of Happy Return (HR) but C19 or not the boat has to be maintained.

It is anticipated that HR will move from the wet dock to the slip outside of the Penzance sailing club at about 7:30am Wednesday 24th June and then as the tide drops a small crew will scrub off and touch paint the Anti-fouling and such jobs which are found needing.

If you are free and happy to do so then please forward your name to Skipper Mark, Social distancing is to be observed throughout but please don't volunteer if you are categorized as vulnerable.

You will need to dress in old work clothing and ideally a hat and wellington boots.

Muster time to start scrubbing off will be at 10am at the slip, the work will continue until about 3:30pm so if you cant come down until later that will be fine, just let me know.

To contact Skipper Mak use the email button on the sailing program web page.

If you wish to come down in a none working mode for a chat then that will be great but don't stop the workers and maintain social distancing.

On completion of work and when the tide alow’s, which will be about 6:30, HR will be moved from the slip to the North Arm of Penzance wet dock which is the normal summer mooring for HR.

Membership Renewal due at AGM

A note to remind all members who joined before 31st August 2019 (Except Life Members) that your membership renewal is due at the AGM on 11 March 2020.

If you attend the AGM you can pay by cash or cheque on the night.

Renewal amount is £20.00 per person per year.

Payment methods:

Preferably pay on-line - MBLA Bank Details are: Bank: HSBC, Sort Code: 40-36-13, Account Number: 91415484.

Alternatively, send cash/cheque to David Keast (MBLA Treasurer), 21, St. Golder Road, Newlyn, Penzance. Cornwall. TR18 5QW, Make cheques payable to “MBLA”.

Also - update your details

Please also go to MBLA web site: www.happyreturn.org

  1. From Home page, click on "RENEW MEMBERSHIP"

  2. Click on the blue "MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL - LET US KNOW HOW YOU HAVE PAID” button

  3. Complete the On-Line form.

This is important as we need to update your GDPR permissions, Gift Aid and your details should there be any changes.

Many thanks for your support and we, the committee and Skippers, look forward to seeing you all again for the coming sailing season.

"A shining example of a well run heritage boat organisation."