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News and Diary Dates
Regular Events
The estate has a wide range of active clubs and societies that are open to residents and non-residents. Full details here.
News
- Sheila Retires
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MRA committee members presented Sheila Preece with a box of fresh flowers to mark her retirement on 30 September as Moor Pool Hall caretaker after 17 years service to the community.
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- The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service
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We are delighted to announce that, thanks to all our members, volunteers and supporters, Moor Pool Heritage Trust has been selected as a recipient of The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service (QAVS) 2019. This unique UK national honour recognises the outstanding contributions made to local communities by groups of volunteers; it has an equivalent status for voluntary groups as the MBE for individuals.
Simon Sterling (Chair)
Further details and a full list of the winners of this prestigious award.
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- Moorpool Players
After nearly 40 years entertaining Moorpool and Harborne, their excellent production in May 2016 of "Talking Heads" will be their last. A letter from John Healey and Norma Mason explain the decision. There will be a grand sale of furniture, costumes and props later in the autumn.
- Circle Cinema
The Circle Cinema are the winners in a competition sponsored by BFI and Saville Audio Visual. A Grand Inaugural Launch of the Circle Cinema was over the weekend of June 4th and 5th 2016. Full details of their upcoming schedule and membership forms here.
- Moor Pool Heritage Trust Acquires Community Facilities
The Moor Pool Heritage Trust (MPHT) is delighted to announce that as of 19th December 2014, we have now completed the acquisition of the Moor Pool community facilities from Grainger Plc.
We could not have done this without the fantastic support of our residents and the wider local community in helping raise the £325,000 required.
To all of you who supported us, we say a huge thank you on behalf of the Trust. Also, to all our volunteers – we are indebted to you for the time, energy, enthusiasm and skills you have committed to the project.
We look forward to ensuring that these heritage facilities are restored and remain a critical part of the community for future generations.
The Trustees, Moor Pool Heritage Trust
- The Moor Pool Heritage Trust now owns the Spinney Garages
The Moor Pool Heritage Trust completed the ownership of the Spinney garages from Banner Homes on Friday 4th October. This marks a landmark step in the Trusts overall plan to take on ownership of the local community facilities for the benefit of the community.
The completion of the ownership of the Builders Yard will probably be next followed by the allotments. The rents from the garages at the Spinney and Builders Yard will provide a long-term income stream for the Trust as part of its comprehensive business plan.
The Trust would like to express its thanks to Banner Homes and to Trustee Becky Phillips who has spent considerable time and effort seeing through the legal work required.
Rob Sutton
Chair MPHT
- Moor Pool Heritage Trust achieves charitable status
Unfortunately just too late for the public meeting at the Moor Pool Hall on the 23rd July, the Trust has received confirmation from the Charity Commission that the company has achieved charitable status and has been entered onto the Register of Charities with the Registered Charity Number 1148252.
This is an important step forward.
- It will enable the Trust to reclaim tax on donations significantly increasing their value.
- It will open up a far greater number of grant providers who only deal with organisations with charitable status.
- It gives recognition to the aims of the Trust and enhances the Trusts credibility.
- Coffee Mornings
The Residents' Association held their first Coffee Morning on Saturday, January 19th 2008 and this proved to be extremely popular. It was attended by over 60 residents of all ages and even showed a modest profit (although this was not the primary intention).
Coffee Morning ran through to January 2024.
The monthly equivalent has now been suspended. Other communal efforts are being investigated.
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