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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£9.7K
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Spending
£4.5K
Public benefits
The direct benefits which flow from the association’s purpose (i), are the provision of a range of social, educational and recreational activities mainly based within the Community Hall for members of the local community living within the Cooneen / Coonian area, providing them with the opportunity to avail of activities that assist improve their
educational attainment, health, social interaction and their conditions of life through accessing services that would not normally made available to them. Examples of activities provided being Old Tyme Dancing, Flower Arranging, Children’s Irish Dancing, Traditional Singing & Music & Storytelling Sessions, Line Dancing, Art, Pilates, Farmers Information Courses & Talks, Regular Organised Walks, Annual Outdoor Summer Ceili, Annual Christmas Party. Many of these activities are organised by the association linking with other statutory organisations and voluntary organisations such as the Department of Agriculture & Rural Development, Fermanagh District Council, OAK Healthy Living Centre, Erne East Community Partnership. Benefits of the activities are evidenced by the collection of feedback from participants and measurement of numbers attending. The direct benefits which flow from the association’s purpose (ii), include the acquisition by the association of a former primary school and then securing the funds necessary to bring this building into use as a Community Hall. Also located on the association’s property is a historical disused church which closed in approximately 1945 and the association are working to establish a means of preserving and reusing this building. The direct benefits which flow from the association’s purpose (iii) is work undertaken by the association to promote and encourage use of local countryside for recreational activities by joining with others in the community and statutory sector such as the Forest Service and Fermanagh District Council to secure provision of Walking Trails and facilities for Fishing within Jenkin Forest.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
The current Cooneen / Coonian Community Development Association structured as a Company Limited by Guarantee is a successor to the Cooneen / Coonian Community Association that operated since 1996. The company was established in 2007 but remained dormant until this year when all activities are now operating under this company. The Association was
set up in the rural community of townlands collectively known as Cooneen / Coonian, a large rural area in which the inhabitants have always considered themselves as coming from Coonian / Cooneen due to the strong historical identity with this rural area, including attachment to the local Catholic and Church of Ireland Churches. The most significant work of the association has been the acquiring of a site containing a disused Primary School and Catholic Church. Through securing of grant assistance and fundraising the former Primary School was brought to a condition suitable for use as a Community Hall, opened in 2000 and since then has very well used by members of the local community for a range of social, recreational and educational activities; examples being Old Tyme Dancing, Flower Arranging, Children’s Irish Dancing, Traditional Singing & Music & Storytelling Sessions, Line Dancing, Art, Pilates, Farmers Information Courses & Talks, Annual Outdoor Summer Ceili, Annual Christmas Party. The association has also worked on projects in association with bodies such as the Forest Service and Fermanagh District Council to enhance and develop facilities within Jenkin Forest and Lakes for angling and walking activities.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The prevention or relief of poverty
- The advancement of citizenship or community development
- The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science
- The advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Who the charity helps
- General public
How the charity works
- Community development
- Cross-border/cross-community
- Rural development
