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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£23.5K
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Spending
£17.3K
Public benefits
Activities held in the Sarah Crothers Centre are aimed at older people over 50 who very often are living in isolation. Our group is therefore meeting the need by helping older people leave their home to meet new people, to meet existing friends and to take part in social activities that help improve their health and wellbeing. The physical
activities such as tea dances, arm chair aerobics help improve the mental and physical wellbeing of our members. Other activities including regular quizzes, outings, speakers, dinners, lunches etc. help educate older people keeping them alert, informed and included in society. Our group runs these activities from September to June. The public benefit is demonstrated through a number of evaluation processes. We regularly ask members for feedback on the services/activities the group provides through evaluation forms, suggestion box, attending public meetings, one to one conversations, etc. We also monitor numbers attending activities and tailor all programmes to the needs of our user group. We value the views of all members and base programme delivery on positive benefit to the members.. There is no immediate harm to members attending our programmes, however there is always a risk of falls or stumbles when working with older people on fitness based activities or outings. In order to protect against this, our group has adequate public liability insurance and also a vulnerable adult policy. There is no private benefit associated to our programmes, however there is from time to time facilitators employed to deliver programme who would personally benefit from the activities the group deliver.
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The practical ways our group carries out the purposes include delivering activities including physical and social activities. Our management committee is made up of people over 50 and this gives them a platform to be involved in the running of the organisation. Our group works in partnership with other community groups and statutory bodies to
help meet our objectives including Beechland Community Group, Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council and the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust.
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- The advancement of citizenship or community development
Who the charity helps
- Older people
How the charity works
- Community development
