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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£20.3K
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Spending
£17.8K
Public benefits
Purpose 1. Promote rural regeneration The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include: increased recreational opportunities, increased access to public amenities, access and availability to land and buildings on favourable terms to business to create training and employment opportunities and finally, financial and practical assistance to
people who are poor. These benefits will be evidenced by verbal feedback from participants, attendance registers, the quality and availability of our recreational facilities, the quality and quantity of our public amenities, local unemployment statistics and NISRA statistics on annual incomes. Purpose 2. Relieve poverty The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include: increased grants and funding opportunities for local people to avail of better living conditions and financial security. These benefits will be evidenced by verbal feedback from participants, statistics from government departments, social media and local press coverage of funding opportunities. Purpose 3. Relieve unemployment The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include: increased job opportunities and identification of training opportunities for the unemployed of the local area. These benefits will be evidenced by verbal feedback from the local community and unemployment statistics. Purpose 4. Preserve and protect health The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include: increased health and fitness opportunities for the local population; community health initiatives, recreational facilities to promote sport and exercise. These benefits will be evidenced by verbal feedback from participants, attendance registers of events/initiatives, social media and local press coverage of opportunities and initiatives. Purpose 5. Advance education The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include: increased educational opportunities for inhabitants of the local area, by ensuring the local school remains open and sustainable. These benefits will be evidenced by verbal feedback from participants, attendance register of the school and qualifications held by the local population. Purpose 6. Provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and other leisure time occupations The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include: increased social opportunities for older people; family fun days promote interaction locally; increased sense of community spirit. These benefits will be evidenced by verbal feedback from participants, attendance registers, photographs of the events, social media and local press coverage of events. We do not anticipate any harm leading from our purposes. The charity’s beneficiaries are people living in Loughmacrory and wider rural area, including the unemployed and people in financial stress. There is no private benefit flowing from our purposes.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
LCDA is a community group that proactively engages in a broad range of initiatives locally aimed at enhancing and developing community services and facilities for the purpose of making Loughmacrory an attractive, socially cohesive and healthy place to live, work and socialise. In fulfilment of this objective, we work with other local organisations
such as Loughmacrory and Murrins District Angling Association, Loughmacrory GAA Club, St Teresa’s Primary School, Nippers Alley Playgroup and Loughmacrory Women’s Group. Outside of the immediate area, we work in partnership with Omagh Lions Club, Omagh Forum for Rural Associations, Omagh Triathlon Club, Termon Wheelers, Termon Friendly Care Group, Omagh Harriers, Tyrone GAA County Board and we are currently engaged in a project involving Omagh Ethnic Community Support Group. The activities that LCDA engage in are aimed at promoting social inclusion and capacity building. They include - 4 family fun days per annum, pensioners away days.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of citizenship or community development
Who the charity helps
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- General public
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Community development
- Community enterprise
- Environment/sustainable development/conservation
- General charitable purposes
- Heritage/historical
- Volunteer development
- Youth development
