Overdue: 308 days
Public benefits
1. To promote the preservation and protection of health by the provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure-time occupation The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include improved health outcomes, increased well-being and enhanced athleticism through the provision of physical activity and high quality facilities. We offer
programme of activity to accommodate all needs and abilities while bringing significant health gains. Benefits are demonstrated through the evaluation of our programmes and services through feedback gathered via informal discussion, focus groups and interviews from beneficiaries to reference the value of our boxing and recreational activity. This purpose does not give rise to any harm. The beneficiaries of this purpose are predominantly people living in the West and South of Belfast. There is no perceived harm flowing from this purpose. 2. To educate and assist people of all ages through boxing and other recreational activities so as to develop their physical fitness, mental and emotional capacities that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and citizens and that their conditions of life may be improved. The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include the development of physical skills, knowledge, experience and values which can be transferred to other aspects of life. Participants progress fair play principals and discipline through regular boxing training. They also help to bring the community back into a healthy lifestyle and transmit their experiences to others. Benefits are demonstrated through the evaluation of our programmes and services through feedback gathered via informal discussion, focus groups and interviews from beneficiaries to reference the value of our boxing and recreational activity. There is no perceived harm flowing from this purpose. The beneficiaries of this purpose are predominantly people living in the West and South of Belfast.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
Gleann Amateur Boxing Club was formed to give people in the local community a place to box competitively and become involved in regular physical activity. The Club is open to potential boxers of all ages and abilities, and we offer a wide range of training courses and sessions on a weekly basis which accommodate for all needs, whether competitive
or recreational. We do not operate any restrictions on our membership provisions, although the majority of our members hail from West and South Belfast. Additional to boxing activity and the advancement of amateur sport, we strive to provide programmes which target wider community issues, and in many cases boxing is initially used as a carrot for participation. These include, among others, cross-community and cross-border initiatives, educational activities, projects which promote pathways to employment or further training, and community safety programmes. We encourage full community participation to ensure all present and future members receive fair and equal treatment.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of education
- The advancement of health or the saving of lives
- The advancement of amateur sport
- The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Who the charity helps
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- Community safety/crime prevention
- Ethnic minorities
- General public
- Interface communities
- Men
- Specific areas of deprivation
- Volunteers
- Women
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Community development
- Cross-border/cross-community
- Education/training
- Grant making
- Sport/recreation
- Volunteer development
- Youth development
