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Bleary Farmers Hall Management Committee

  • Status

    Received: on time

  • Income

    £10.6K

  • Spending

    £12.9K

Charity no. 101715 Date registered. 09/03/2015

Public benefits

Bleary Farmers Hall Management Committee intends beneficiaries to be the people who benefit from the Management Committee’s charitable purposes. Anyone is a potential beneficiary. The Farmers Hall is utilised by a varying age range, ranging from early teen age years through to the elderly. The majority of those benefiting reside within the environs

of the Bleary area and bound by the wards of the local authority borough. There are no private benefits attached to any of the purposes. Purpose ? Advancement of Community Development- The Direct benefit which flows from this purpose is the promotion of volunteers and the provision of a community hall for the whole community. The benefits are demonstrated through the number of user groups/ organisations/ private bookings and the general feedback from users. This purpose leads to no harm ? Advancement of Education- The Direct benefit which flows from this purpose is the promotion of education through various mediums. These include tuition classes/courses. Classes can range from IT Training, photography, arts and crafts and cookery. The benefits can be assessed by the number of persons attending, their respective feedback and their willingness to participate in further learning. This purpose does not give rise to any harm. ? Relief of Poverty- The Direct benefit which flows from this purpose is the promotion of those from rural and isolated areas lacking in opportunities and through varying courses and events provided, greater opportunity exists for all. As Bleary Farmers Hall, is situated on the periphery of some of the most deprived wards in Northern Ireland, activities provided, are provided at reasonably costs or nil cost. The Farmers Hall also provides luncheons and tea party type events to encourage community capacity building measures and the life of inhabitants in general. This purpose does not give rise to any harm. ? Provision of Facilities- The Direct benefit which flows from this purpose is the provision of a rural community facility for an isolated population, whilst providing an opportunity to foster a community spirit and community cohesion. The provision of the rural hall also provides an opportunity for volunteering, promotes the interaction of general knowledge between parties and varying groups and their respective abilities and allows social inclusion. Bleary Farmers Hall is utilised by at least 800 persons per month. This purpose does not give rise to any harm.

What your organisation does

Community development work within the local neighbourhood, providing, maintaining and managing a rural facility to ensure local community organisations have adequate, modern and sufficient facilities to meet their respective needs for active community participation. Organise lectures, classes, meetings and community fundraising events and other

forms of leisure-time and recreational and educational development. The Hall which Bleary Farmers Hall Management provide is used for indoor bowling; agricultural related meetings; an agricultural show society; three craft classes; young peoples youth club; musical tuition/ pipe band; rural sports inclusive of shooting club; private events and family parties.

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
  • The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science

Who the charity helps

  • General public
  • Older people
  • Voluntary and community sector
  • Volunteers
  • Youth (14-25 year olds)

How the charity works

  • Arts
  • Community development
  • Cross-border/cross-community
  • Cultural
  • Education/training
  • General charitable purposes
  • Grant making
  • Heritage/historical
  • Rural development
  • Sport/recreation
  • Volunteer development
  • Youth development

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Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 December 2022

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Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 December 2021

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Charitable purposes

The objectives are specifically restricted to the advancement of community development, the advancement of education, the relief of poverty, sickness and the aged and the promotion of the benefit of the inhabitants of the Bleary area and its environs within County Armagh bound by the wards of the Borough Council without distinction of age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, nationality, ethnic identity, political or religious opinion, by associating the statutory authorities, community and voluntary organisations and the inhabitants in a common effort to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure-time occupation, with the object of fostering a community spirit and improving the conditions of life for the benefit of the inhabitants and in particular to: a) The Provision, maintenance and management of a community educational resource hall and facility for the use of the inhabitants for activities promoted or facilitated by the Company including use for meetings, lectures, classes and other forms of recreational and leisure-time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants: b) to support community development, social inclusion and well being activities and to work with partners to support and improve the conditions of the inhabitants in rural life; c) to promote or assist in the promotion, facilitation and organisation of community capacity building programmes and projects for the benefit of the inhabitants within the area of benefit who have need of such assistance as a result of their youth, age, disability or infirmity, or social and economic circumstances, in a effort to increase the abilities, skills and self-confidence of such inhabitants; d) to advance any other exclusively charitable purpose as the Directors, may from time to time, decide in accordance with the law of charity.

Governing document

Memorandum and Articles

Other name

Bleary Farmers Hall Management (BFHM)
  • 6 Trustees
  • 0 Employees
  • 18 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • Mr John Harrison, 49 Annaghanoon Road, Waringstown, Craigavon, County Armagh, BT66 7RZ

Trustee board

Trustee
Mr David Malcolmson
Mr William Robinson
Mrs Helen Campbell
Mr John Harrison
Mrs Heather Wilson
Mr James Blane

List of regions

  • Armagh City, Banbridge And Craigavon Council
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