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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£8.0K
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Spending
£9.2K
Public benefits
Our members are engaged in the local community on a weekly basis through the club. This gives them a chance to improve their skills, physical and mental. Their health and wellbeing is greatly improved by being a member of this group and taking part in our activities. The awareness of local community issues is enhanced and they have been given a
voice locally. The above benefits can be demonstrated by the ongoing regular high attendance at the club. If the club wasn't benefitting older people then they wouldn't come. We are well respected in our local community and we are often consulted by statutory agencies when they are planning policies etc. We are actively involved with Age NI, Age Sector Platform and South West Age Partnership in developing services for older people and our opinions are sought on a regular basis from these regional bodies. The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include increasing older people's access to education and training opportunities; older people will gain skills and knowledge through our training and education programme. These benefits are evidenced by the programmes we run for our members including iPad Training; mobile phone training; craft classes; health quizzes and motor skills development. These are all activities which will help our members in this technological age. We are enhancing their knowledge and skills base. An example of this is several members have completed iPad training, they are now able to share this with the other members and can assist the other members on their own level. We liaise with statutory providers and other community organisations to develop our own health promotion programmes. This is developed solely with our members in mind. This addresses physical, mental and emotional health in a non-threatening environment. The direct benefits to flow from this include improved physical, mental and emotional health; living longer and participation in local society; an increased awareness and improved health for an individual older person. These benefits are evidenced by the activity programmes we organise. We carry out regular evaluations of our activities with our members. We also work closely with the local Health Trust in the promotion of health and promote new programmes, such as Falls Prevention, many of our members have completed this training, we also have developed a walking group and have trained walk leaders to assist with this. No harm arises from any of the purposes. The beneficiaries are older people aged 55 or over in the Irvinestown area. There is no private benefit.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
As a group, we run activity programmes, health programmes and information sessions for any person over the age of 55 in the Irvinestown area. Examples of activities include mobile phone training; craft classes; health quizzes, motor skills development, iPad training, walking groups. We work with other bodies such as statutory bodies, community
organisations and the local Health Trusts in order to promote the interests of older persons in the area and act as a voice for older persons.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Who the charity helps
- Older people
How the charity works
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Community development
- Cross-border/cross-community
- Education/training
- Relief of poverty
