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Status
Received: 6 days late
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Income
£4.0K
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Spending
£5.9K
Public benefits
In accordance with our purpose of advancing education and arts we organise a number of regular and occasional events and activities. The catchment area for these activities is diffuse and rural, incorporating the villages of Kesh, Ederney, Lack and Tullyhommon/Pettigo, including the intervening townlands. It represents an isolated rural
population; indeed Bannagh itself is a townland without any aggregated nuclear settlement. 2i (a) of the governing document defines the “area of benefit” and the reduction of isolation in this area can be demonstrated by the numbers of those attending functions organised at the hall, such as night classes in art and patchwork, and functions such as guest teas and concerts. Feedback concerning such events is often by word of mouth to organisers/committee members, but can be by attendance at our monthly meetings, or at our Annual General Meeting. Representatives of user groups are encouraged to attend such meetings. Such isolation, particularly for its older inhabitants, can lead to loneliness and depression, which Bannagh Community Project seeks to alleviate through its existence and activities. Posters in local shops and Church announcements provide publicity for such activities. There is a broad reflection of the local population in terms of the users of the Hall, with reference to ethnicity, gender and religion. The Hall is adjacent to a disused Catholic Church, refurbished by voluntary help, the graveyard of which is still used. By way of incidental public benefit, the Hall is used for funeral teas and for the loan of chairs etc. when required on these occasions. It is also available for less sombre occasions such as larger birthday parties. 2i (b) of the governing document states our object to maintain and manage our hall with suitable cooperation with the statutory authorities, and to promote such objects as outlined above. Bannagh Community Project endeavours to include the entire community, and has worked to this end for over 25 years. The building is of sentimental interest to many in the community, having been a school from the early 1900s. We have, in the past, been successful in attracting funds from various bodies including the National Lottery, The Rountree Foundation, Children in Need, and Women Caring. We are also in receipt of an award from the Gulbenkian Foundation. Such funds have been used for repairs and refurbishment, including the replacement of a rotten floor, kitchen upgrading and improved disabled access. We involve Fermanagh District Council, as and when required (e.g. building control, entertainment licencing etc.) and specialist outside contractors as and when necessary. (e.g. fire certification, electrical inspections, etc.). In the past we have cooperated with the South West College in the provision of specialist night classes. Private benefit from our activities would arise from some of our objects in that we employ people for the maintenance and repair of the hall, and sometimes private tutors. The former is often by open tendering especially for grant-aided work. There is no potential harm from any of our activities. All our activities are voluntary, there being no paid staff. The Committee meets monthly and disseminates information received from Fermanagh District Council, DARD, the Rural Community Network, and Fermanagh Rural Community Network via word of mouth and by notice boards inside and outside the Hall. An Annual General Meeting is held and reports from all the user groups are submitted for consideration.
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Regular (weekly throughout the autumn, winter and spring) activities, over the last 30 years, promoting such aims include art classes (12 members), patchwork (20), yoga, cards group and Women’s Group (10). The Women’s Group has been very active in cross-border activities, and has promoted events such as historical photographic exhibitions of
the local area. This attracted a large number of local and provincial visitors over several days. This has proved very successful at reducing rural isolation amongst widowed and/or retired women in the community. Occasional activities attract incidental charitable purposes such as craft fairs (in recent years over £15,000 has been raised by such events for Marie Curie Cancer) and “Guest Teas”. Such an event last yeas raised over £1,500 for a Fermanagh child in need of specialist surgery. Music evenings, occasionally involving community groups from across the border are also run occasionally and involve a wide spectrum of musical tastes. Barbeques and social events are also organised on a “break even” basis, with the specific aim of increasing social interaction and reducing isolation. Facilities for bowling badminton and new age curling are also available for all, at the cost of a nominal heating/lighting charge. (Please contact the Commission for the remainder of this information).
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of education
- The advancement of citizenship or community development
- Other charitable purposes
Who the charity helps
- Adult training
- General public
- Mental health
- Older people
- Volunteers
- Women
How the charity works
- Arts
- Community development
- Cross-border/cross-community
- Cultural
- Education/training
- General charitable purposes
- Medical/health/sickness
- Sport/recreation
- Youth development
