Event · Wed · 24 Jun 2026 · 19.00–20.30
Trustees' Open Meeting & the Tercentenary note.
Our annual open meeting at the Farndon Memorial Hall. The trustees read the year's accounts aloud, take questions from any neighbour in the room, and this year mark the tercentenary of the Poor's Allotment with a short historical note. Tea, coffee, and parish biscuits afterwards. All welcome.
The meeting
What happens, and in what order.
The open meeting follows the same shape it has held since the 1962 amalgamation. It runs to ninety minutes (sharp), is chaired by the Reverend David Scurr, and is open to any neighbour in the parish — you do not need to give to Farndon Charities to come, and you do not need to be a member of the Church of England. We expect about thirty people in the room.
19.00 · Doors open. Tea, coffee, and parish biscuits at the back of the hall.
19.10 · Welcome and chair's introduction.
19.15 · The Honorary Clerk reads the year's accounts aloud, line by line, across the four funds. We do not project a slide. We read.
19.40 · Each trustee's portfolio report — the Apprentice Bequest (Margaret), the Sick & Aged Fund and Coal & Bread (Clive), the Poor's Allotment and chair's round-up (David).
19.55 · Tercentenary historical note — the 1722 origin of the Poor's Allotment, read from the original Davies will.
20.05 · Questions from the floor. Any neighbour may speak.
20.25 · Closing thanks; tea continues.
20.30 · Caretaker locks up.
What to bring
Yourself. A pen, if you would like to take notes. Reading glasses, if you would like to look at the accounts sheet, which the Honorary Clerk will hand round at 19.40. Children are warmly welcome; we keep a quiet corner of colouring books at the back of the hall. We do not ask for advance bookings, but a quick register below helps us know how much tea to brew.
Accessibility
The Memorial Hall is wheelchair accessible via the side ramp on Church Lane. There is a level-access lavatory immediately on the left as you enter. A loop hearing system is installed in the main hall. There is a quiet seating area at the rear of the room for anyone who would prefer to listen without close conversation; trustees will repeat any inaudible question for the room. If you require any other access support — signing, large-print accounts, a companion seat — please write a line in the register and we will be in touch.
Travel
Farndon Memorial Hall is on Church Lane, opposite the lychgate of St Chad's. There is on-street parking on the High Street and a small car park behind the village pub (free after 18.00). The 41/41A Chester–Wrexham bus stops at the High Street end of Church Lane; the last bus back to Chester is at 21.20 on weekdays.
Let us know you're coming
A short register — it helps with the tea.
No charge, no ticket. Just an informal register so we can boil enough kettles.
Venue
Farndon Memorial Hall
Church Lane
Farndon
Chester
CH3 6QD
Across the lychgate from St Chad's parish church · five minutes' walk from the village High Street and the medieval bridge to Holt.
Cannot come on the night?
We will publish the read-aloud accounts.
If you cannot make it, the Honorary Clerk publishes the read-aloud accounts on the annual reports page within seven days of the meeting.