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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£5.5K
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Spending
£5.3K
Public benefits
Ballynure and District Friendship Club reduces social isolation for the elderly through the provision of educational resources, access to activities including recreational activities and to social services. The benefits which flows from the purposes include improvement in conditions for the life of the inhabitants, improved health and well-being
and reduction in the chances of social isolation happening. The benefit which also flows includes increased participation, in activities, events, access to information to ensure the attainment of the elderly to increase their skill, enjoyment and social interaction, improvement in mental and physical health and the increased involvement of volunteers. This is demonstrated through having access to resources, equipment, courses, information and transport which would not otherwise be available and through providing opportunities to meet and interact. The purpose will not lead to harm or private benefit. The benefit is for all of the elderly within Ballynure and its surrounding area and is incidental and necessary to ensure the benefit is provided to all beneficiaries. This is demonstrated through the partnership and networking within the community and other bodies to promote research, conferencing, lectures and training courses.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
The Friendship Club started in 2007, and meets at least once a month in Ballynure Presbyterian Church Minor Hall. There are over 50 members, most of whom are 65+, and at least 35% live alone. About one third of the members live more than 3 miles from the village. Members are encouraged to volunteer to help the group by providing food and
hospitality at the meetings. The programme is arranged in consultation with the members speakers include broadcasters (Jackie Fullerton), health professionals, retired teachers, the Titanic Chaplain (Rev Chris Bennett), a retired teacher who was shipwrecked in Antarctica, overseas volunteers, potato growers, charity fund raisers inc people with interesting hobbies, historians, motor bike enthusiasts, chaplains, an airline pilot, PSNI Community Police, waste management consultants and a world champion orienteer. Successful courses on the use of computers and digital photography have been held. A number of members have attended programmes on Food Hygiene, First Aid, Risk Assessment and Event Management and have recently been trained in the use of the Village Defibrillator. Two members have been volunteers for the Police and Fire World Games held in Belfast in August 2013. One of these members has also helped with the Giro d’Italia in May 2014 and has just been enlisted to help the Mid-Antrim Museum’s WW1 initiative. Three to four outings are arranged each year. These outings are of great benefit to those who live alone and would never organise themselves or drive to the venues. The Friendship Club organised ‘Ulster in Bloom’ in the village. The Friendship Club is also actively involved in the GROW Village Renewal Scheme and is currently instrumental in erecting a Highway to Health Walk around the village with support from the NI Chest, Heart and Stroke Association. The group is also involved with the recently successful Green Flag application for the Old Graveyard in Ballynure and The Sensory Garden initiative.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of education
- The advancement of health or the saving of lives
- The advancement of citizenship or community development
- The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Who the charity helps
- Community safety/crime prevention
- Men
- Older people
- Physical disabilities
- Volunteers
- Women
How the charity works
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Community development
- Education/training
- Rural development
- Volunteer development
