Dr Stephen P Mann (Chairman, The Jiggens Trustees), 7 High Street, Ixworth
1.	Sporting and other recreational activities
Since it is unlikely that the trustees could find finance sufficient to purchase land in the parish and 
to build new sporting facilities, the trustees have been looking at alternatives. With the Free School 
commanding so many excellent facilities the Jiggens trustees are in active discussions with the 
Seckford Foundation to agree full community use of the Free School facilities. An agreement is 
expected in the autumn. The two trusts have already secured finance that resulted in the building 
of the new Multi Use Games Area at the free school. More similar projects are planned.
 
2.	The provision of a youth club 
The reformation of a youth Club has long been a wish of the Jiggens trustees and now led by Mike 
Jones this is nearing fruition. A suitable site and rooms have been identified and again working with 
the Seckford Foundation we hope to have the youth club up and running in the next few months. 
This under the direction of one of our trustees Mike Jones.
 
3.	The building of a new Community Centre 
The building of a new community Centre has been discussed with developers and a generous donor. The site is identified and initial layouts discussed. All this is dependent on the development going ahead but at the moment this looks extremely plausible.

4.	The re-use of existing buildings
Should a new Community centre come to fruition the Trustees have determined with the help of expert advice that the existing buildings could be converted to small business or retail units and generate an income of between £50,000 and £60,000pa for the trust to use for the benefit of the community.
 
5.	The provision of a village green on the existing playing fields
Should it prove possible to achieve all these objectives it would be the intention of the Trustees to turn the existing playing fields into a village green for the use of the village and community of Ixworth. 

JIGGENS VILLAGE HALL - ANNUAL REPORT 2019
Some people may be surprised to be told that the Ixworth Vii/age Hall is run by a Charitable Trust 
dating back to 1928 rather than by the Parish Council. The report to the Annual Meeting of the Vii/age 
Hall Trustees is appended below and explains some of the more recent changes and looks forward to 
potential projects in the next two years. 
The Jiggens Memorial Village Hall and Playing Fields Trust (CIO Number 1179584). 
Chairman's Annual Report 
This new trust was finally confirmed by the Charity Commission on the 17th August 2018. It is a 
Foundation of which the Members are the Trustees. Those trustees operate in a manner very similar to 
that of a Limited Company. It is anticipated that the original trusts will now merge. 
The objectives of the ClO (Charitable Incorporated Organisation) mirroring the original trust are stated below. 
"The objects of the C/O are the provision and maintenance of a village hall, playing field and facilities 
ancillary thereto for the use of the inhabitants of the Parish of Ixworth without distinction of political, 
religious or other opinions, including use for meetings, lectures, and for other forms of recreation and 
leisure time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants" 
The new CIO has already identified a number of areas of action which will increase the services available 
to residents of Ixworth. I will deal these in turn and they are: -