The Community Centre is leased by Badger Farm Parish Council to the Badger Farm and Oliver’s Battery Residents’ Community Association. It was opened in November 1986. The Association has charitable status (Registered Charity Number 279592) and is managed by a board of volunteer Trustees. In addition, there are three employees: a Centre Manager, a Caretaker and a Treasurer. All of its spare income is spent on maintaining the building and updating facilities in line with current legislation and health and safety directives. You can read more about the remit of the Association in the BFOBRCA constitution here.
Centre Manager
The Community Centre is managed on a day-to-day basis by Ali Cochrane, the Centre Manager. Ali manages the Centre, including taking bookings, policies, risk management, legal compliance, building maintenance and promotion of the centre.
Caretaker
The Community Centre has been cared for by Mervyn Hall for more than 25 years. “Merv” is 78 but he has no plans to retire and will be continuing in his role for the forseeable future. Merv keeps the Community Centre clean and tidy, sets up rooms for hirers and attends to daily maintenance and gardening.
Treasurer
Barbara Angel is our Treasurer. She is responsible for all of BFOBRCA’s incoming and outgoing finances as well as ensuring that the Association meets all the legal requirements involved with being both an employer and a charity. She reports to the Trustees on a regular basis, attending monthly meetings and advising them on financial matters when needed.
Trustees
The Community Association’s Trustees, all of whom are volunteers, meet on a monthly basis to discuss both the long-term direction and short-term requirements of the Community Centre and its users. The current Trustees are:
- Rebecca Hare
- Andy Harris
- Brian Laming
- Peter Roberts
Annual General Meeting and User Group
The 2022 Annual General Meeting and User Group Minutes can be found below:
Credits
A number of the photos on this website were taken by the late David Spender, who represented Oliver’s Battery and Badger Farm on the Winchester City Council from 2005 until his death in 2010. More of his photos can be found on his Flikr photostream.
Other photos used on the website can be found on Flikr, which are shared under a Creative Commons Licence, or on Pixabay which hosts high-quality, copyright-free images.