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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£4.8K
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Spending
£6.0K
Public benefits
The direct benefits which flow from the groups purposes include provision of a range of educational, historical, social and recreational activities mainly based within Dooneen Community Education Centre for the members of the local community living with the rural community of Tempo and surrounding district, providing them with the opportunity to
avail of activities that assist improve their educational attainment, understanding of local history, social interaction and conditions of life through activities that would not normally be made available to them. Examples of activities provided being Historical Talks, Computer Classes, Old Tyme Dancing Classes, First Aid Classes, Music and Storytelling Sessions, computer classes, art classes for both adult and children, yoga and guitar lessons. Many of these activities are organised by Dooneen Community Association and Historical Society linking with Local Authorities, Statutory Bodies and Voluntary Organisations. Benefits of the activities are evidenced by measurement of numbers participating in activities and receiving feedback from users of the community education centre. The only private benefit flowing from our purposes are that Dooneen Community Association and Historical Society members and their immediate families can participate in all activities and this is incidental and necessary to ensure that all members of the community can potentially benefit. There is no harm flowing from the purposes of Dooneen Community Association and Historical Society.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
Dooneen Community Association is a non-profitable, voluntary, cross-community organisation which provides valuable educational services for the local rural community. In addition to this, the centre is readily available for small community functions which strengthens and gels together this rural environment. Also, informative historical education
is regularly provided on site encapsulating many varied topics. A vast array of classes are available at Dooneen. These include : computer literacy courses for beginners who then advance to more challenging classes, Irish language, art classes for both adults and children, yoga, guitar lessons and traditional Irish dancing. As part of our charity focus, we bi-annually organise events to fund raise for designated causes.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of citizenship or community development
Who the charity helps
- General public
How the charity works
- Education/training
- Rural development
