Dunnington Reading Room Requires a new Trustee-Can you Help?

Dunnington Reading Room is held on trust with the Charity Commission (Charity No. 506542) for the purposes of a village hall for the use of the inhabitants of the Parish of Dunnington.

The Charity is run on a day to day basis by the Management Trustees who are mainly  representatives of key groups within the village eg the Church, WI, Dunnington Playing Fields Assoc. Etc.

In addition to the Management Trustees there are also Property Trustees (PT’s) who have no responsibility for the day to day running of the Charity but are the custodians of the property on behalf of the village. The PT’s are responsible for communicating with the Charity Commissioner in the event that the Management Committee cannot form a working Committee to continue to be responsible for the day to day working of the charity. At that stage they will have the right to act on behalf the village until such time as a new Management Committee can be formed or otherwise. 

There are currently three Property Trustees and due to the retirement of a long standing Property Trustee an opportunity exists to take on the role.

There are four Committee meetings each year including an AGM where the Management Trustees vote for a Chairperson, Treasurer, Booking Secretary and Maintenance Manager. The PT’s are welcome to attend the Committee meetings and can take part in discussion but cannot take part in any of the decision making votes.

The power of appointing a new Property Trustee rests with the Management Trustees.

If you are interested in joining the Reading Room team and would like to discuss please contact the Chairman by email readingroomchair@gmail.com