Overdue: 402 days
Public benefits
Public Benefit: Purpose 1: People in this area receive many benefits through the work of the Meadow and Armagh Road Community Association, these include, but are not restricted to the following: Opportunities to advance or continue education. Opportunities to engage in more active lifestyles through the provision of health related programmes
and activities leading to improvements in both physical and mental well-being. Opportunities for stronger bonds to develop between people, where friendly relations build trust and a mutual support network which can help prevent and/or reduce social isolation. Opportunities for the community to come together to participate and contribute to a vibrant community life and enhanced community spirit. Opportunities for people to increase their skills base / capacity; developing people’s confidence and self-esteem to try something new and thereby building community knowledge. Opportunities for inter-generational activities and programmes. Opportunities to address issues in the area of benefit such as anti-social behaviour and/or fear of crime. Opportunities for children and young people to participate in youth clubs, youth activities/events and a wide range of personal development programmes. These benefits will be demonstrated by; • the keeping of a detailed Log Book in the Community Centre, which will detail all activities, events, opportunities and numbers participating; • quarterly activity reports submitted to Newry Mourne and Down District Council and the Department for Communities; • Annual Reports; • End of Grant Reports / returns to funders; • Achievements / milestones reached by people in the community. A combination of the above may also bring about improvements in people’s employability, physical & mental health well-being; it may also raise individual aspirations as well as reducing anti-social behaviour, improving community safety and creating less dependence on the State. This purpose does not give rise to any harm. The benefit is intended primarily for the people living in the Meadow & Armagh Road ‘area of benefit’ which is a designated Neighbourhood Renewal Area with high levels of multiple deprivation. There is no private benefit intended, however, some private benefit may arise to Trustees because they may get to learn about various ‘opportunities’ before the rest of the community and may gain skills and experience which are transferable to other settings. These benefits are all incidental and necessary. Purpose 2: The direct benefits which flow from Purpose 2 includes the provision of an accessible Community Centre in the area of benefit to facilitate a range of services, activities (social & leisure), and opportunities for local people. It also provides an affordable place for people to meet, enables people to find out what’s going on within the community and provides opportunities for the community to come together to participate and contribute to a vibrant community life – this includes bringing together diverse groups including different ethnicities and age groups. These benefits will be demonstrated through: • the keeping of a detailed Log Book in the Community Centre, which will detail all activities, events, opportunities and numbers participating; • training courses will have registration, attendance sheets and evaluation forms for each course kept on file. This purpose does not give rise to any harm. The benefit is intended primarily for the people living in the Meadow & Armagh Road ‘area of benefit’ which is a designated Neighbourhood Renewal Area with high levels of multiple deprivation. There is no private benefit intended, however, some private benefit may arise to Trustees because they may get to learn about various ‘opportunities’ before the rest of the community and may get access to good governance training and gain skills and experience which are transferable to other settings. These benefits are all incidental and necessary.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
We manage a Council owned community centre for the public for bookings for activities, events and programmes inclusively of age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, political affiliation, marital status or sexual orientation. The community association runs programmes throughout the year including a youth and sports programmes, educational classes,
training courses aimed at helping people counter social deprivation including those who are unemployed, people who are low paid, those who have long term health difficulties and adults who have been out of the labour Market. We work with the community to enable people to engage with the statutory bodies and voluntary organisations. We carry out the necessary safeguarding checks and ensure our volunteers complete child protection and vulnerable adults training.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The prevention or relief of poverty
- The advancement of education
- The advancement of citizenship or community development
Who the charity helps
- Adult training
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- Older people
- Specific areas of deprivation
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Community development
- Education/training
- Sport/recreation
