These minutes have been redacted for reasons of confidentiality.
Date of meeting: Zoom meeting – Wednesday 22th September 2021, 6:30pm
Apologies:
Chair: Fiona Eccleston
Minutes: Pam Moore
Declarations of interest: None
| Items Covered | Minute |
| Minutes of last Meeting | Minutes of meetings held on 8th August 2021 were agreed by the board as a true record. |
Present: Fiona Eccleston; Nicky Bailey; Pam Moore; Chris Roberts; Angela Blackshaw; Katy Sneyd
| Items Covered | Minute |
| Minutes of last Meeting | Minutes of meetings held on 8th August 2021 were agreed by the board as a true record. |
| PreviousActions | ActionWho Raised NB to circulate final newsletters for approvalCompleteAB31/08/2021Gain access to the MailChimp account Action – set up new account when Rashid onboard with ITNB08/09/2021Wareing shed project – put a request in the newsletter for someone to project manage it.CompleteAB/PM08/09/2021Wareing Shed project – see if Men in Sheds could project manage the workCompleteNB08/09/2021Wareing shed project – ask SM if he is able to helpCarry overKS08/09/2021Email café applicant interested in GCF the newsletter when issuedCompleteAB08/09/2021WMBC pruning courses – link us to the person organising this.Katie done but will chaseFE08/09/2021 KS08/09/2021 |
| Care Farm | AB is preparing an advert for Care Farm Manager. Action: AB to share advert for feedback before issuing WMBC is offering free training, on-site for safeguarding tier training and additional packages. Bank staff being brought in need to be DBS checked for GCF. |
| P2C Grant Spend | P2C grant is completely unrestricted but has to be spent by May 2022. Some small cost items requested by the Care Farm have been delivered. May need to use some of the grant to set the barn up with an electricity supply depending on cost. Also, there are possible care farm training costs. It’s still the aim to spend a significant amount of the grant specifically for the benefit of the care farm, whether it be a craft space, wellbeing sessions and training, my outdoor classroom forest school sessions etc. |
| Café | Three applicants came in for trial shifts. It was decided that Ian Sigley was the best fit for GCF. His references are fine so he has been offered the job. |
| Staff Meeting | Arranged for 24/09/2021. FE will write and agenda and circulate to board. |
| Reconciliations Committee Meeting | The meeting with Mandy Wellens-Bray, Pat Davies and Rashid Mhar was reviewed. It was felt the meeting was positive and the help being offered is appreciated.Action: PM & NB to arrange meeting with RM to discuss support he could provide for IT/Website It was agreed to invite them for the first 30 minutes of the board meeting once a month, alternating with the managers monthly invitation. Action: FE to send an invite to the reconciliation committee |
Action Detail
| Action | Who | Raised |
| Gain access to the MailChimp accountAction – set up new account when Rashid onboard with IT | AB/PM | 08/09/2021 |
| Wareing shed project – ask SM if he is able to helpCarry over | AB | 08/09/2021 |
| WMBC pruning courses – link us to the person organising this.Katy done but will chase | KS | 08/09/2021 |
| Bid Writing – reply to CC re potential bid, and with NB, review it before submission. | FE | 22/09/2021 |
| Barn washing facilities – see if hand washing basin/trough could be found from voids in housing. Will also see if it’s possible to get any advice re drainage. | KS | 22/09/2021 |
| Wigan Tech – speak to college staff about working with GCF on IT and signage. | RJ | 22/09/2021 |
| Reconciliation Committee – to arrange meeting with RM to discuss support he could provide for IT/Website | PM & NB | 22/09/2021 |
| Reconciliation Committee – send an invite to the reconciliation committee for next board meeting. | FE | 22/09/2021 |