CAMPHILL COMMUNITIES TRUST (NI) Member of the Association of Camphill Communities UK & Ireland 59 th Annual Report & Summary of Accounts 1 st February 2012 31 st January 2013
CAMPHILL COMMUNITIES TRUST (NI) Chairman s Foreword It is with great pleasure that I write this foreword as Chairman of Camphill Communities Trust NI. I am delighted to be able to report that 2012-2013 has been a year in which our Camphill Communities have continued to grow, learn, develop and flourish. There have been many notable achievements including; the 1 st Prize awarded to Glencraig in June 2012 at the 7 th Annual British Renewable Energy Awards for Best Community Project 2011 demonstrating innovation and excellence, the development of the Forest School Project, significant fundraising towards our Finlieve Project at Mourne Grange and the hosting of successful Open Days by each of our Communities. We have continued to reach out across Northern Ireland and, thanks to generous support from Lloyds TSB Foundation for NI, have produced a range of new information leaflets and resources which will assist us in our aim to raise awareness of Camphill Communities amongst a range of audiences and, most importantly, potential beneficiaries. We have been privileged to receive support and encouragement from so many sources and, on behalf of Camphill Communities Trust (NI), I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge and thank our funders, friends, families, volunteers and supporters, who have contributed so much to our work and, most of all, to the special people whose lives we share and who remain our focus and our inspiration. Hayley Sargent CHAIRMAN
CAMPHILL COMMUNITIES TRUST (NI) The year under review has been another busy and fruitful period for the Trust and our four Camphill Communities in Northern Ireland. We have continued to develop our publication Camphill News with focus given to the 200 th Anniversary of Kasper Hauser, whose story inspired Karl König, the founder of Camphill. The 2012 edition also presented an opportunity to highlight the numerous achievements across Camphill Communities Northern Ireland (CCNI), including the 1 st Prize Award presented to Glencraig at the 7 th Annual British Renewable Energy Awards for the Best Community Project of 2011, demonstrating innovation and excellence. Other notable and significant achievements included the development of the Forest School Project at Glencraig, the successful Open Days held across our Communities and the many various fundraising initiatives undertaken. In addition, CCNI made valuable contributions to Camphill Pages the magazine published by the Association of Camphill Communities UK & Ireland. The Trust s Public Relations & Marketing Officer and Fundraising Officer continued their good work in supporting Camphill in Northern Ireland. In terms of fundraising, this was another a very successful year, with a number of successful initiatives generating much needed funds to support the improvement of our Communities.
Events included The Mourne Challenge held in August, Daredevils Abseil Challenge at the Europa Hotel Belfast held in September and a number of other community fundraising events organised by our many friends and supporters. Targeted fundraising for specific Community projects resulted in the securing of vital grants from a number of Charitable Trusts and Foundations including; 20,000 from the Garfield Weston Foundation and 5,000 from the Percy Bilton Charity Charitable Trust which have allowed the Mourne Grange Finlieve Project to progress. Thanks to a generous grant from Lloyds TSB Foundation, a range of new brochures and banners were produced for each of our four Camphill Communities in Northern Ireland. These new information resources will help promote Camphill to potential beneficiaries, funders, supporters and friends across Northern Ireland. Under the Chairmanship of Mr Ian McCallan, our Public Relations, Marketing and Fundraising Group reviewed our future strategic objectives in order to ensure that Camphill continues to be viewed as a worthwhile recipient of much needed funds. Behind the scenes our PR & FR Team also provided valuable support to Camphill School Hermanus, South Africa, in the production of their 60 th Anniversary Commemorative Booklet. Good corporate governance remains a priority for the Trust and efforts continued throughout the year to further improve this aspect of our ongoing responsibilities. A review of our Memorandum & Articles of Association continues in order to ensure the objects accurately reflect the work of Camphill and satisfy the regulatory requirements of the Charity Commission NI. In February, representatives of CCNI, including trustees and directors, took part in the Association of Camphill Communities UK & Ireland s Forum process. Meetings were hosted in each Camphill Neighbourhood to identify and discuss the challenges Camphill Communities encounter, in the face of an ever increasing regulatory sector and the challenge of
retaining and promoting the ethos and impulse of Camphill. This process continues and CCNI will continue to play an active part. In March, Camphill Community Glencraig was the chosen location for the Association of Camphill Communities UK & Ireland AGM and Assembly. This annual event was very well supported by CCNI. In the same month, Glencraig also hosted a visit by the Northern Ireland Assembly Social Development Select Committee, which included a number of MLAs, representatives of the NI Federation of Housing Associations and Craigowen Housing Association (the Trust s Joint Management Partner). Throughout the year a number of regulatory inspections took place across the Communities with satisfactory outcomes achieved reflecting the high standards Camphill continually strives to maintain. As the year drew to a close, the Finlieve Project at Mourne Grange finally commenced and it is expected that this major redevelopment project, made possible through the generous support of various donors, not least Camphill Village Trust, will prove to be of substantial benefit to all in the Community and further afield. Finally, on behalf of the Trust, a warm welcome is extended to all who have joined the Camphill family over the past twelve months, our thanks and appreciation to those who have continued to provide a valuable input, support and guidance and best wishes are extended to those who have moved on to pastures new.
CAMPHILL COMMUNITY GLENCRAIG Adult Community: The adult community started the year in 2012 with 34 adult residents. During the course of the year we welcomed two new admissions, two adult residents were discharged and, sadly, one of our adult residents passed away. We closed the year on the 31 st January 2013 with 33 adult residents. In October we were pleased to welcome a full time Registered Employed Manager for the adult community. Curative School: This was a challenging year for the school. In February 2012 there were 31 pupils in the School, 15 on a boarding basis and 16 as day pupils. One day pupil left in January 2012, seven day pupils and two boarding pupils left in July 2012. One of the boarding pupils joined the Adult Community at Glencraig and three of the day pupils joined the Young Adult Initiative at Glencraig. The other five pupils left Glencraig, one to Sweden, one to Scotland and the other three to placements in Northern Ireland. In January 2013 another boarding pupil left Glencraig to live in Bangor. At the end of January 2013 twelve boarding pupils and eight day pupils remained at the Curative School. The drop in numbers had a significant impact on the Glencraig Community and ideas were explored how to stabilise the situation in the School. Following discussions with Social Services and the Education Boards it became clear that if the School were to continue we would have to look at meeting the needs of children with more complex needs and challenging behaviour. These ideas were shared with the Glencraig Community and the other Camphill Communities in Northern Ireland. At the beginning of 2013 it was decided to set up a pilot project which involved the development of two houses for boarding pupils with more complex needs than we had accommodated before.
With financial support from The TBF and KL Thompson Trust and The Enkalon Foundation we were able to purchase two new specially adapted tricycles for young residents at Glencraig. In the Spring of 2012 new training was introduced which ran parallel our established training programmes. New courses included an Induction Course for all new volunteer and employed co-workers, a Foundation Course (1 year) and a Seminar (3 years). During 2012 we continued to register all employed and volunteer coworkers working/living within the Community for more than a year with the NI Social Care Council. We continued to develop a rich cultural programme of events and activities for everyone to participate in and enjoy. We were delighted to welcome a variety of performers to Glencraig during the year including Janet Harbinson and the Irish Harp Orchestra with who we enjoy a long association. During the Summer months our very own Bell Choir took part in a series of opera performances of Noye s Fludde by Benjamin Britten. The performances took part in Belfast Zoo in association with the Opera of NI. The Bell Choir and Pinewood Pottery took part in Holywood Culture Night and the team from Pinewood Pottery travelled to Rathlin Island and Castlewellan to give demonstrations of their craft. Our annual Open Day took place in September and the activities and buzz attracted a great crowd. As always on Open Day we were delighted to receive several enquiries from parents interested in finding out more about Glencraig.
Working together and developing links with other organisations was very much to the fore throughout the year. Glencraig hosted several meetings of the Social Pedagogy Network, a visit from the NI Assembly Social Development Select Committee and a Team Building Day for staff from the NI Housing Executive s IT Department. Our Forest School initiative went from strength to strength with many schools participating in our woodland activities and integrating with pupils from our own classes. Thank you to the Public Health Agency who provided funding from their Small Grants Scheme to help develop this project. In August we started a Young Adult Initiative with six young people. This popular programme provides continued education and a gradual integration into the adult workshops. We were very honoured to receive 1 st Prize for the Best Community Project of 2011 in recognition of our Biomass Project at the 7 th Annual British Renewable Energy Awards held in London in June 2012. Our thanks go to all those who helped, supported and worked with us throughout the year. www.glencraig.org.uk
CAMPHILL COMMUNITY MOURNE GRANGE This was a very busy and active period for Mourne Grange, especially for our residents who have been involved in a wide range of interesting activities within the Community and further afield. Our talented Ceili Band played at a number of venues (they now have a number of regular bookings) and our Craft Workshops featured at a variety of local events. Residents enjoyed attending the Mourne Stimulus Valentine s Dance and those who train regularly with Shimna Stars Special Olympics Basketball Team invited the whole team and their supporters to Mourne Grange for a fundraising walk and disco. Residents participating in our Stone Carving and Sculpting Workshops created a number of interesting features which can now be found around the Community and our newly formed Bird Club spent the later part of the year planning a series of talks and outings which will see them travelling as far as Rathlin Island over the coming months. Our adult literacy classes, eurythmy, painting, lyre lessons, massage, reflexology, swimming, story group, knitting, dancing and craft activities all continued with the added addition of computer classes which proved to be very popular. Several holidays were organised during the year with groups visiting Newcastle, Belfast, Dublin and Donegal.
Despite the weather, there was a great turn-out for Open Day and friends and families were also invited to join the May Day picnic organised by the Friends of Mourne Grange who celebrated their 40 th AGM in March. The AGM was a celebration of the wonderful commitment and support given by the Friends evidence of which can be seen everywhere around the Community. South Down Choral Society visited the Community once again to hold their Christmas Concert in Dawn Hall and we were delighted to welcome the Farm Week Team from BBC Radio Ulster who interviewed our farmers about their experiences of running a community-based biodynamic farm. The Community was very happy to be able to offer opportunities to various groups who wanted to experience aspects of life and work at Mourne Grange, for example, through school visits, study related placements, volunteering and guided tours around the Community. We were very pleased to welcome representatives of the Southern Health & Social Care Trust who held one of their monthly Management Team meetings at Dawn Hall. Roads and ramps around the Community were improved and fundraising towards the extension and refurbishment of our Finlieve Building continued with grants received from The Garfield Weston Foundation and The Percy Bilton Charity. Funding was also secured from the Arts Council for Northern Ireland to run a Film Making Workshop for residents next year.
The Community follows the Northern Ireland Social Care Council s Code of Practice and is committed to ensuring that current legislation is fully implemented through the regular review of policies and procedures and by ensuring that all co-workers receive full training opportunities. Several new policies were introduced during the year, a Corporate Risk Assessment was compiled, house-files were restructured and new training in restrictive practice and stress management was provided. Regular appraisals and supervision continued to be a positive support to all co-workers and staff. On the recommendation of the RQIA (Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority) a monitoring assessment was carried out each month and reported to the Management Council in order to ensure that all residents, their families and relevant professionals are fully satisfied with the service and facilities provided by Mourne Grange. As our Community is now in its forties, the profile of our residents is changing. During the year two of our residents moved into full-time nursing care and two who had recently left, sadly passed away. We continued to liaise closely with the Southern Health & Social Care Trust regarding the filling of vacancies and an active strategy was put in place. Alongside this we continued to do our utmost to raise awareness of Mourne Grange and new brochures and banners, funded by Lloyds TSB Foundation for NI, were a great asset. The brochures were widely distributed to libraries, GP surgeries, health clinics and various information events. Mourne Grange is very grateful to all our stakeholders and to everyone who has helped and supported us throughout the year. www.mournegrange.org
CAMPHILL COMMUNITY CLANABOGAN During the year under review, Camphill Community Clanabogan marked its 28 th Anniversary and it was undoubtedly a successful, social and active year. Since first being established in 1984 the Community has developed excellent links throughout the District of Omagh and beyond and we have continued to develop and strengthen these links over the past year. For the first time we opened our own Christmas shop in the centre of Omagh selling crafts from our Weavery and Wood Workshop. This was a very successful and exciting venture. Friends, families and neighbours joined us for many of our annual festivals and events including our Christmas celebrations, Open Day, Barn Dance, plays, concerts and information talks. The year marked the anniversary of Kaspar Hauser (the young man who first inspired Dr Karl König, the founder of Camphill) and this was celebrated with a special performance and talk which was attended by many from the local community. Clanabogan hosted a Conference with Dr Hartwig Volbehr, a Consultant Psychiatrist with a special interest in learning disability and autistic spectrum disorder, which was attended by a number of professionals from outside the Community. Well established links with South West College of Further and Higher Education in Omagh were further developed with a number of residents continuing to participate in a variety of courses and activities.
The new South West College Eco Classroom is sited within Clanabogan Community and provides a suitable space for the numerous visitors and students with a particular interest in renewable energy and biodynamic farming. In March 2013 a major Renewable Energy Conference will be hosted by Clanabogan and South West College. Plans are underway for this special event which is expected to attract an international audience. The Community s Puddleducks Playgroup continued to thrive and, for many people, is their first point of contact with Camphill Clanabogan. Puddleducks received an outstanding report in all areas following an inspection carried out by the Education and Teaching Inspectorate. Our Farm and Garden Workshops were excited to welcome the arrival of a brand new ride-on lawn mower which was funded through the generous support of Northern Bank Employees Charity Group and The Beatrice Laing Trust. This has made life much easier for the Community as previously all cutting had to be done with a manual lawn mower. It was a busy year for our Weavery and Wood Workshops with many new outlets across Ireland and beyond now stocking the beautiful variety of crafts produced by our talented residents. Our crafts were also displayed and sold at numerous craft fairs and gatherings. These are great opportunities for the public to learn about Clanabogan and meet members of our Community. They are always very impressed with the creativity and quality of the items produced.
We were very pleased to be invited by the Dean of Derry, Very Rev William Morton, to join in the City of Culture celebrations being planned at St Columb s Cathedral. Many of these activities, including an exhibition of our crafts inside the Cathedral, will take place over the coming months and we are very excited to be a part of this special event. Annual RQIA (Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority) and Supporting People inspections took place with very positive feedback received. Our Quality Assurance and Service Improvement Plan in relation to domiciliary care and day care is in place and this is monitored and reviewed on a monthly basis. A highpoint in the year was when Clanabogan was once again recognised for our achievements in the business world as the Omagh and District community gathered in the Silverbirch Hotel to celebrate the annual Chamber of Commerce Dinner and the Omagh Business Awards 2012. Our team received The Green Award sponsored by Bio G Ireland. Looking back over the year we can only express our gratitude and say thank you to all our stakeholders, funders, associates and friends. www.camphillclanabogan.com
CAMPHILL COMMUNITY HOLYWOOD During the year under review Camphill Holywood s award winning Café, Bakery and Organic Food Store (based on Shore Road, Holywood) continued to develop its reputation for quality produce and excellent service and we were delighted to add yet another Bridgestone Award to our growing collection. In addition to providing valuable work experience to a number of young adults with learning disabilities, the Café and Shop continued to act as an important link between Camphill and the wider community helping to raise awareness and understanding of our work. Despite difficult trading conditions resulting from the recession, sales increased during the year and we are thankful to our loyal customer base for their continued support and were also delighted to welcome many new faces to the Café. During the year we participated in a variety of events including Glencraig Open Day and the Safari Wild Fair at Crawfordsburn where we took stalls to sell our produce. We also participated in Holywood Culture Night in September 2012 which was run by Holywood Chamber of Commerce. Alongside other local businesses we took part in the Cow Parade thank you to all our friends and customers who helped us to decorate and customise our cow! Annual RQIA (Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority) inspections took place at the Community s two residential properties in Holywood and satisfactory outcomes were achieved.
The recommendations which were highlighted were promptly addressed. The Café and Shop also passed their Environmental Health and Food Hygiene inspections. One or two issues were highlighted and these were also promptly addressed. Over this period a great deal of attention was given to improving the efficiency and quality of our record keeping and reporting systems. A new office has centralised all our paperwork and a new broadband provider has helped us to become more professional and efficient. In September two of our co-workers, Siobhan and DJ, took part in a Daredevils Abseil Challenge down the Europa Hotel raising 752 for Camphill Holywood. The Community celebrated the various festivals which were all beautiful, fun and heart-warming and were supported by friends, families and customers. We had many social days out including a trip on the Titanic Boat Tour. Once again, we were kindly supported by the Friends of Glencraig who helped us in many ways including the purchase of a new dishwasher, oven and toaster for the shop kitchen. We would like to thank everyone who visited the Café and Shop and who supported Camphill Holywood during 2012/2013. www.camphillholywood.co.uk
ACCOUNTS
Appendix 1 Office Bearers and Council Members
CAMPHILL COMMUNITIES TRUST (NI) MEMBERS OF COUNCIL Chairperson Mrs H Sargent Vice-Chairperson Mr I McCallan Secretary Mr V Reynolds Mr P M Archdale Mrs C Horan Mr P How Mrs R McCormick Mr A McCreary Mr R McKinney Mrs G Morton Mr M Sturm Mr R van Duin Mr F J Van Der Stok Mrs S Ries Mrs A Diesel Ms P Faulhaber A Limited Company registered in Northern Ireland No. NI 03345 Registered Office: Muir Building, 427 Holywood Road, Belfast BT4 2LT
CAMPHILL COMMUNITY GLENCRAIG MEMBERS OF COUNCIL Chairperson Mrs Gillian Weir Vice-Chairperson Mr Vincent Reynolds Secretary Mrs Stella Shilliday Mr Siegfried Mercelot Mrs Janice Gabbey Dr Jolanda de Jong Mrs Hayley Sargent Mr Daniel Mulcaster A Limited Company registered in Northern Ireland No. NI 007481 Member of the Association of Camphill Communities UK & Ireland
CAMPHILL COMMUNITY MOURNE GRANGE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL Chairperson Dr A W Mitchell MD Vice-Chairperson Mrs S Ries Secretary Mrs C Horan Mr W Bolton Mrs M Cotter Mr G Dickson Mrs H Sargent Mr D Ehrhardt Mrs J Houston Mrs M Fitzsimmons Mr G Dickson (resigned 02.01.13) A Limited Company registered in Northern Ireland No. NI 08860 Member of the Association of Camphill Communities UK & Ireland
CAMPHILL COMMUNITY CLANABOGAN MEMBERS OF COUNCIL Chairperson Mrs C McAleer (resigned 18.12.12) Vice-Chairperson Mr R Jamshidi Secretary Mrs M Campbell Miss J Faux Mr J Entwistle Mr M Sturm Miss H Kemper Ms P Faulhaber Ms A Peters Mr V Brogan Mr W Barton (Acting Chair from 18.12.12) (served from 15.02.12 18.12.12) A limited Company registered in Northern Ireland No. NI 018561 Member of the Association of Camphill Communities UK & Ireland
CAMPHILL COMMUNITY HOLYWOOD MEMBERS OF COUNCIL Chairperson Mrs G Morton Vice-Chairperson Mr D Lowham Secretary Ms C McCormack Ms H van Brandenburg Mr R Lindsay Mrs A Diesel Mr C Morton Mr G Bjarnason Mr R van Duin Mr W Johnston A Limited Company registered in Northern Ireland No. NI 31054 Member of the Association of Camphill Communities UK & Ireland
Appendix 2 Contact Details
CAMPHILL COMMUNITIES NI Camphill Community Clanabogan Camphill Community Glencraig 15 Drudgeon Road Seahill Road Omagh Craigavad Co Tyrone Co Down- BT78 1TJ BT18 0DB info@camphillclanabogan.com office@glencraig.org.uk www.camphillclanabogan.com www.glencraig.org.uk 028 82 256 100 028 90 423 396 Registered Charity No: XR74489 Registered Charity No: XN47638 Camphill Community Holywood Camphill Community Mourne 88 Shore Road Grange Holywood 169 Newry Road Co Down Kilkeel BT18 9HX Co Down BT34 4EX info@camphillholywood.co.uk info@mournegrange.org www.camphillholywood.co.uk www.mournegrange.org 028 90 423 203 028 41 760 128 Registered Charity No: XN48487 Camphill Communities Trust (NI) Muir Building 427 Holywood Road Belfast BT4 2LT office@cctni.co.uk www.camphillni.org 028 90 768 741 Registered Charity No: XN47638