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Removed
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This charity was removed from the register on 15 Feb 2023
Public benefits
The direct benefits which flow from purpose include educating older people in the use of the internet & email and teaching new skills such as crochet which alleviates social isolation. Also healthier lifestyle promoted via line dancing classes. Benefits demonstrated through customer feedback and regular monitoring. The purposes of our charity do
not lead to any harm. The beneficiaries are people aged 55+ and their families in the East Belfast & Castlereagh area. The only private benefit flowing from purpose would be training provided to volunteers which may prove useful in other areas. Benefits are incidental and necessary to enable volunteers to carry out tasks efficiently.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
We provide computer classes, a line dancing class, a crochet class and a gardening club on a weekly basis. We also organise a holiday each year. We have links with the Consumer Council, the Community Safety Team, the Seniors East Forum, Engage with Age and the East Belfast Community Development Association and we arrange talks from these various
groups to educate our members in Home Safety, a healthy lifestyle and other aspects of aging which may be relevant. We want to break down barriers of social isolation and encourage a healthy lifestyle among our members.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of education
- The advancement of health or the saving of lives
Who the charity helps
- Community safety/crime prevention
- Older people
- Volunteers
How the charity works
- Education/training
- General charitable purposes
- Sport/recreation
Charitable purposes
3.1 The Association is established to relieve poverty, to advance education and to promote the preservation and protection of health among people aged 60 or over (hereinafter called "the beneficiaries") in East Belfast and Castlereagh ("the area of benefit") and in particular: (a) to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for the education, recreation and leisure-time occupation of the beneficiaries who by reason of social or economic circumstances have need of such facilities.