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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£107.3K
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Spending
£112.4K
Public benefits
In respect of purpose (a) Direct benefits for those who engage with the Dock include finding and furthering of faith, spiritual development, reflection, gaining of inner peace, experiencing inner well-being and spiritual healing wholeness through the provision of a local place of worship. In this space the local residents and other communities in
the Titanic Quarter can come together to pray, reflect, worship and celebrate the Christian faith. This purpose also benefits the greater community by providing a calm and peaceful environment, where people learn to live without prejudice and discrimination. In The Dock residents and other communities in the Titanic Quarter will also experience pastoral care. This pastoral care will help meet their spiritual and social needs. This is demonstrated through various forms of feedback. Feedback is gained in various different ways, such as writing messages in the prayer garden, entries in the visitors' book, or verbal feedback to chaplains and volunteers, comments cards and a very active online presence (Face Book, Twitter, Trip Advisor and The Dock blog). Feedback can be received from any member of the five communities for which The DOCK caters. These communities are the residents, professionals, students, visitors and tourists of the Titanic Quarter. In respect of purpose (b) Direct benefits for Dock users are increased social engagement in an environment that is welcoming and free of prejudice and conflict; enhanced sense of wellbeing; enhanced social, mental and physical health awareness which can lead to issues of concern being addressed proactively. All users will have the opportunity for social engagement in a genuinely shared space. This purpose also benefits the local community by increasing quality of life, through the opportunity to socially connect with other residents in the Titanic Quarter, and by promoting a community spirit and sense of belonging within an area that has only in very recent years offered residential accommodation. This is demonstrated through feedback from the community through verbal and written means Feedback can be received in various forms, such as entries into the visitors' book, reviews on Trip Advisor, verbal communications with volunteers and members of staff and participation in and interaction with The DOCK activities. The communities which are benefiting from this purpose of The DOCK, are the Residents in local apartments, professionals working in the local area, students from the nearby Belfast Metropolitan College, visitors from across Belfast and Northern Ireland and tourists from all over the world. The charity beneficiaries for both purposes are the five identified communities, who enter the Titanic Quarter on a daily basis. The Dock is the social focal point for an otherwise socially disconnected area and it provides quality of life to all parts of the community. No harm is done nor a private benefit gained.
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The physical manifestation of The Dock project is The Dock Café situated on the ground floor of the Arc apartments in the heart of the Titanic Quarter. Here it hosts a large number of its outreach events, such as ‘Meet the neighbours’, knitting and book clubs, Singer events, mother union meetings, and volunteer events. In the Café The Dock carries
out its out-reach activities, such as Princes Trust program, listening and talking to any member of the five communities, who need a shoulder to cry on, meets with other stakeholders in the Titanic Quarter and introduces creative ideas, which will improve life in the TQ for it five community groups. The Café provides also the basis to help business start-ups by providing space for a pop-up market and display of art work. The café is also the base for The Docks spiritual activities. Here it starts its regular pilgrimage walks, hosts its prayer garden and meets for fellowship after its church service on the Nomadic first class deck.
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- The advancement of religion
- Other charitable purposes
Who the charity helps
- Ethnic minorities
- General public
- Interface communities
- Men
- Older people
- Unemployed/low income
- Voluntary and community sector
- Volunteers
- Women
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Arts
- Community development
- Community enterprise
- Counselling/support
- Cultural
- Economic development
- Education/training
- Environment/sustainable development/conservation
- General charitable purposes
- Heritage/historical
- Relief of poverty
- Religious activities
- Rural development
- Urban development
- Volunteer development
- Youth development
