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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£0.0K
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Spending
£0.0K
Public benefits
The activities/events we run benefit a wide range of members of the public/local community. In a rural setting there is often little for people to do in the evenings and through our activities/events they are given the chance or opportunity to meet socially with others and given something to 'look forward to' ... especially the elderly. Many people
have learned new skills such as willow weaving, deep sea fishing, jewellery making, cookery, crafts etc and we have also carried out classes such as first aid training, farm safety, home safety and health and well-being. We have had chemists along to run various health tests on the local farmers and indeed this has resulted in things being picked up early and encouraged them to visit their doctor. Cultural evenings and trips are very educational and even the younger members enjoy learning about their past. The public thoroughly enjoy and benefit from our group and are continually asking 'What's happening next'. All our events/activities flow from the purposes as laid out in the constitution and are of a direct and also indirect benefit to the general public in our local and wider community. Our activities provide opportunities to enhance education, health, arts, culture, citizenship and heritage. These benefits are demonstrated by the public acquiring new skills which in turn may enable them to further their job prospects for example. People have learned something new and then progressed on to taking classes themselves. People have attended health events and in turn changed their lifestyles to achieve a better and healthier way of living. All our activities which flow from our purposes can only be of benefit to those who participate and are most definitely of no harm
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
A small number of people run the group on a voluntary basis. We aim to provide interaction for the local rural community to meet together socially, culturally and educationally through our various planned activities/events. We usually plan a programme of activities for the year and submit an application to organisations such as Awards for All in
order to fund the activities to enable them to happen. Quite a number of our attendees are elderly and don't always have a great deal of money to spare so they thoroughly enjoy coming along to our events. We normally run such activities as craft classes, dancing classes, health and fitness, senior citizens dinners, cookery demonstrations etc. Occasionally at our events we have collected voluntary donations for groups such as Chest Heart and Stroke Association and presented them with a cheque / had a talk from them. We are always attempting to network and reach out to others.
... [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 advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science
- The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Who the charity helps
- Adult training
- Community safety/crime prevention
- General public
- Older people
- Parents
- Unemployed/low income
How the charity works
- Community development
- Cultural
- Education/training
- Heritage/historical
- Medical/health/sickness
- Rural development
