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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£0.0K
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Spending
£3.3K
Public benefits
The direct benefits that flow from the purposes of the Sports Association Newry, Down & South Armagh are: • Networking with a diverse range of sports/clubs – being a member of your local sports forum, sharing of knowledge amongst clubs • Free advice and support with Clubmark NI Accreditation • Free advice on funding and notification of
funding opportunities • Free or subsidised generic training • Consideration for assistance towards sports specific training • Recognition for volunteering in sport - Millennium Volunteers Goldmark Programme • Be part of an Awards evening – recognising achievement in sport • Support from professional sports development staff • Increased funding opportunities through Newry, Mourne & Down District Council • An enhanced sustainability for sport clubs • Financial Assistance towards high Performance Sport The benefits can be demonstrated by the impact these activities have on our beneficiaries, which are: • The establishment of quality sports clubs in our area of benefit (Clubmark NI). • Evidence of sports clubs being able to draw down capital and revenue funding from Newry, Mourne and Down District Council and other outside funding bodies. • Evidence of sports clubs being able to afford training as a result of financial assistance from the Sports Association Newry, Down & South Armagh. • In a Sport Northern Ireland survey which focused on public attitudes to sport and physical activity in relation to potential benefits to health, well-being and social cohesion, SNI indicated that: Nine in ten participants of sport in Northern Ireland agree that sport has enabled them to mix with people from different religions, age groups, neighbourhoods and social groups. • Regular exercise is good for the mind and enables people to cope better under stress regulating emotion and improving mental well-being and can make people feel more confident. • The creation of a strong community base to improve empowerment and capacity within our area of benefit, ensuring the views of our sporting community are fully represented. • Improved health outcomes with; concentration, confidence, stress and anxiety, controling emotions and overall mental health. • The social benefits are building friendships, peer interaction, and the experience of acceptance and recognition and improved community life through sport and physical activity. • Physical activity helps prevent depression and anxiety and leads to boosting self-confidence and self-esteem. • Taking regular exercise not only helps one keep fit, but releases ‘feel-good’ chemicals in the brain which enables one to cope better when things get stressful by burning off excess adrenaline. • An enhanced knowledge and understanding in coaches, volunteers and young people through receiving an education (generic and sports specific training). Some young people participating in sport have self-harmed and the young people themselves attributed the onset of these behaviours to the pressures associated with training and competition. Nevertheless, the benefits of participating in sport outweigh the potential harm and these benefits are clearly illustrated above. Safeguarding Children (generic training) is doing everything possible to minimise the risk of harm to children and young people. The charity's beneficiaries are: • The general public in Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (the area of benefit). • The coaches and volunteers with sporting organisations and the Children and young people who are members of clubs and participate in amateur sports and physical activity in the area of benefit. • Individuals who benefit from free or financially assisted education (generic or sports specific training) may enhance their employment prospects, which would be a private benefit flowing from the purposes of Sports Association Newry, Down and South Armagh. This however is incidental and necessary to, and a consequence of, the way in which the charity’s purposes are
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
(a) promote the development of sports by assisting Community Sports Clubs to provide opportunities to deliver a range of sports in the area of benefit; (b) encourage Community Sports Clubs to seek independent accreditation for their Club through the Junior Club Quality Accreditation Scheme; (c) provide or secure the provision of educational,
training and recreational programmes, facilities and equipment for the benefit of young people in the area of benefit; (d) advance the physical education of young people not undergoing formal education; - 2 - (e) raise awareness among the general public about the opportunities for healthy recreation for young people that exist in the area of benefit which may enable them to develop sporting, social and emotional skills and encourage people and community voluntary organisations to participate in them;
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of education
- The advancement of amateur sport
Who the charity helps
- Adult training
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- Men
- Mental health
- Older people
- Parents
- Physical disabilities
- Voluntary and community sector
- Volunteers
- Women
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Education/training
- Sport/recreation
