CYC Waihola 2021 Annual Report

Report - Accommodation
Our accommodation when averaged over the whole past year and compared to previous
years has been surprisingly stable despite Covid-19. We only had a 1% reduction in bed
numbers compared to the previous year and accommodation income is virtually the same as
the previous year.
Instructed activities offered to schools and weekend groups continues to be a strong income
earner on top of the accommodation. With us replacing the bubble soccer balls this past
year along with plans next year to finish our waterslide and bring back the go-carts (both
further paid activities) we have the potential to earn even more from activities.
Accommodation groups leaving the facility to an acceptable standard when leaving was
continuing to be a bit of a problem until I revised the way we communicate cleaning
instructions to groups. Now every area has very clear and precise cleaning instructions and
we advise all incoming groups of our expectations - charging them when these are not met.
Accommodation Groups are continuing to notice the added value improvements we are
making year after year with many citing this one of the reasons they keep coming back - they
can’t wait to see what we are doing next!
Report - Farm
Our farm operation is fairly simple with the only permanent winter stock being rabbits. We
have had a few cattle for the summer months and our neighbour has grazed the surplus
feed with his sheep.
Some kind local farmers have made hay on our property in order to winter horses, which is
also a good use of our surplus feed.
In the previous financial year we felled and sold the logs from above the flat area near the
water tanks. With the log market still very bouyant we plan this coming year to fell the top
northern plantation above the Homestead. The only downside being cleaning up the mess
left behind.
From the spring months to early winter we run 20+ horses on the Homestead side of the
camp-site. Having our own paddocks is a great blessing.
The rabbits are bad throughout this whole region - our camp-site not withstanding. We
ought to pray for an effective virus that might deal with this problem.
Alf Bradfield
Farm / Horses Coodinator
Celebrate Messiah were a large summer group that was severely impacted by the border
restrictions and sorely missed onsite over the summer period. The Homestead has lacked
that constant buzz of activity it has had over the past 4 years.
Tim Wiel Camp Manager
Kayaking in the Milton Swimming Pool
2020 Summer Pony Camp
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