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The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the period ended 29 November 2023
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The director shown below has held office during the whole of the period from
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CROSSING FOOTPRINTS CIC aims to generate creative production with both an educative and artistic emphasis that can encourage action by developing a better understanding of human rights, environment, equality and wellbeing. In this our third year of operation, the scale of activity and funding has significantly reduced due to the director’s capacity being severely restricted by the onset of complex caring responsibilities for his elderly father. Income was additionally reduced because of one project having been supported on a pro-bono basis. Nevertheless, the depth of the work remains demonstrably strong and clearly endorsed by other organisations working in the field. The project work delivered in the year December 2021-November 2022 includes the following: MAIN PROJECTS: - Climate Connections at Northmoor Library - Hope For The Future community climate activism with local councils - Histories, Stories and Voices with Manchester Histories - Migration Stories North West - Powerhouse Portraits with Segment Arts (pro-Bono) Other significant activity primarily involved networking, advice and support with group such as the national Climate Reframe, the local Ayna Arts and First Cut Media, and a number of individuals working in related fields. CLIMATE CONNECTIONS and HOPE FOR THE FUTURE December 2022 and the beginning of 2023 saw the completion of the Climate Connections project at Northmoor Library in Oldham. This project concluded with a Bangladeshi climate change cultural celebration in December 2022 to coincide with Bangladesh Victory Day. In addition, there was support from Hope For The Future via funding and also the contribution of research, consultation and workshop delivery to enable the integration of lobbying methodologies within the Climate Connections at Northmoor Library project, and to run a series of climate activism and creative arts training sessions for a group of local women, with a particular focus on ‘school streets’ initiatives. This was run by an excellent facilitator Jesmin Chowdhury from Ayna Arts, and resulted a textile exhibition being created which was launched at the event in December. Significantly, the event was attended by the deputy leader of Oldham Council, Abdul Jabbar MBE, which was a fantastic outcome enabling local communities to be able to have some influence on the policies of the local council. HISTORIES, STORIES AND VOICES Crossing Footprints undertook a significant programme of community consultations across the Manchester borough for the Histories, Stories and Voices project, encompassing groups and individuals in central areas of Manchester as well as the Wythenshawe and Harpurhey areas which are often neglected by such activity. The project aimed to evaluate how Manchester's history, identity and its people are reflected in the city’s public spaces within the context of the ongoing national and international debate about who and what is represented. The project also explores the potential for how our histories, stories and voices can be better represented for future generations. Detailed data from the interviews and groups sessions was collated and analysed A full report was produced Over the previous two years, Manchester City Council, Manchester Histories and Crossing Footprints along with other partners have been reviewing what is in our public spaces, what information is provided about it and how it gets there now and in the future. We have been working to co-develop a bid to the Heritage Fund and elsewhere for a major 3-year project to deliver cultural and educative activity and digital resources which will support future generations. MIGRATION STORIES NORTH WEST Crossing Footprints have continued to deliver the Greater Manchester section of a Heritage Fund supported project titled Migration Stories North West https://migrationstoriesnw.uk . This is a 3-year project unearthing histories of migration in the North West from ancient times to the present day, which will present migration as something that has been fundamental to the UK for a very long time. It’s headed by Global Link based in Lancaster, and is a partnership with four other organisations across the North West out of which Crossing Footprints is the one covering the Greater Manchester region. The other three are Liverpool World Centre, Cumbria Development Education Centre and Cheshire Global Learning. In this second year Crossing Footprints worked with pupils from The Derby High School in Bury to train and conduct research into stories of migration using oral history methodologies. Using their new found oral history skills the young people interviewed recent migrants to or from our region, and produced a compelling set of stories for the Greater Manchester section of the project. A local educational organisation, Fair Futures CIC who are very familiar with the local schools, were contracted to deliver this work at The Derby High School. These edited interviews have been added as digital (video) stories to the online map – more information is at https://crossingfootprints.com/migration-stories/ . POWERHOUSE PORTRAITS A community portrait of Moss Side, Manchester using photography, writing and magazine making. 45 local people used 100 film cameras through 18 workshops to create a vibrant exhibition and publication of photography, creative writing and art. A diverse, inter-generational project involving people of ages from 8 to 87 years. There were three sets of community workshops - juniors, teenagers, and seniors plus inter-generational cross sharing with each other through the exhibition, event and publication. There was a special launch event with guest speakers including Erinma Bell, and poetry by Nasima Begum. Thousands of local people have seen the exhibition. The exhibition also showcased rarely seen work by local photographer Ian Johns who has been documenting the local community for decades. We produced and distributed 300 copies of a 100-page publication, given out free to project members and local community. The project transformed a community centre into an art gallery, supported the cultural identity and everyday lives of local people to share and unite with each other, good for mental health, wellbeing, connecting with history. In 2023, Crossing Footprints provided significant pro-bono support as a primary partner to enable the Powerhouse Portraits project to take place. This involved fundraising, facilitation, development, mentoring and management activity for Segment Arts to deliver what has become a ground breaking project, which has been nominated for an award in 2024. An agreement for financial remuneration at the end of the project, dependent on the project’s needs and budgetary possibilities, will mean that some income for final evaluation, documentation and admin support will be received in 2024 from the project.
The company’s projects and served communities will vary according the current needs, priorities and available support, therefore our stakeholders may also vary year on year. In 2023 our stakeholders comprised our project partners especially Oldham Libraries, Global Link in Lancaster, Manchester Histories, Hope For The Future, First Cut Media, Moss Side Powerhouse, Segment Arts, the related local communities and user base, physical and online audiences, local artists and community activists, and our funders. This is a complex set of relationships and all projects involve a regular and continual level of communication using meetings, emails and telephone at all stages of project delivery - from devising, designing and planning through project management and delivering the activities to documentation and final evaluation. Given the complex nature of such projects we tend to rely on the knowledge gained by staff, freelancers and other organisations embedded in and with long standing connections with local communities to advocate on behalf of those communities. In addition, project delivery generally begins with sessions involving elements of trial activity and generating evaluative feedback as a highly engaged way of consulting on the way forward for the rest of the project. Our work adheres to a high level of principles and ethics around community engagement as is shared by our long established and reputable partners.
Kuljit Chuhan, the sole director receives no remuneration in return for services as an officer of the Company. He does receive remuneration for his involvement in project work delivery, management and administration. In the period under review, he received £9,765 as presented in the accounts. There were no other transactions or arrangements in connection with the remuneration of directors, or compensation for director’s loss of office, which require to be disclosed.
No transfer of assets other than for full consideration
This report was approved by the board of directors on
19 September 2024
And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Kuljit Chuhan
Status: Director