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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£68.5K
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Spending
£62.0K
Public benefits
1. Purpose The stated purpose of the Association is “To promote the advancement of citizenship and community development for the public benefit in the Donaghadee area, in particular:- 1. To improve the area known as Donaghadee for the benefit of the inhabitants of the area 2. To encourage the goodwill and involvement of the wider community 3.
To foster and promote community spirit and civic pride 4. To promote and encourage the development of Donaghadee” 2. Public Benefit Statement 2.1 The public benefits that flow from this purpose are:- • Donaghadee is a more attractive place in which to live; • Improvements in infrastructure will encourage inward investment; • The town attracts more visitors which helps the local economy and increases employment opportunity; • An attractive townscape should increase awareness of the quality of the local environment and, in turn, promote a greater degree of responsibility in areas such as litter, dog fouling and re-cycling. • A much higher degree of social cohesion; • Residents take a keen interest in the development of their town and play a positive role in contributing to its development • There will be higher levels of engagement in local clubs and organisations; • Reduced anti-social behaviour 2.2 These benefits can be measured by:- • Photographic records – “before and after” • The number of new businesses opening • Increase in visitor accommodation • Reduction in littering, dog fouling and increased re-cycling • Attendance at public events; • Number of members of the Association • Feedback at meetings; • Numbers and range of local groups and membership numbers • Reported incidence of anti-social behaviour Activities by other organisations and factors such as the weather and the general economic climate have an obvious strong influence on these benefits and thus these can only be viewed as indicators that the Association is having a positive effect. While some of the businesses connected with the Association will benefit from actions taken in pursuit of our purpose, any benefit is more than outweighed by the benefits to the public as a whole. No harm arise from the purpose.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
Our main activities are Organising Events - We organise and co-ordinate a summer long festival with around 50 events organised by 30 different organisations from the town. Gross attendances are of the order of 20,000 and encompass a wide range of activtities – sporting, special interest, music, dance and entertainment. A Christmas programme is
also arranged Environmental – we co-ordinate an annual programme of floral decorations, co-ordinate a marine litter programme with local schools and take the lead on the restoration of a historic woodland. We are also rolling out our first Donaghadee Climate Action Plan Community Development – We supporting other community groups by advising on grant opportunities and also by raising skill levels. Groups can promote their activities through the our weekly information reel and can also borrow from our range of equipment (pa system, laptops, gazebos, a mobile platform/stage) Promoting Donaghadee – through our website (www.visitdonaghadee.com) and also in projects such as the production and sale of hessian bags “Shop Local”. Traders can promote their services through the A-Z section of the website. Improving Our Town –working with the local Council on schemes such as the £1.7m from the Heritage Lottery Fund, £2.5m for public realm works; installation of free WIFI in the town centre and the preparation of a Town Masterplan. We have worked very closely with Council officials and government departments on these initiatives. We have also met with elected representatives and Ministers on issues such as car parking, roads and potential tourist development.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The prevention or relief of poverty
- 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 advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Who the charity helps
- Community safety/crime prevention
- General public
- Voluntary and community sector
How the charity works
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Arts
- Community development
- Cultural
- Economic development
- Education/training
- Environment/sustainable development/conservation
- General charitable purposes
- Heritage/historical
- Urban development
- Volunteer development
