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Twaddell & Woodvale Residents' Association

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Charity no. 107077 Company no. 651083 Date registered. 01/08/2018

Public benefits

The direct benefits that flow from these purposes include: the increased recreational and educational opportunities provided to residents of this interface community, and the reduction in social isolation, increased social cohesion and social inclusion experienced by local residents due to the services provided by the Charity; the positive effect

the Charity's services have on the wellbeing of local residents, especially amongst vulnerable groups, older people, local children and their families. The opportunities provided to local residents living within an area of high economic disadvantage and multiple deprivation to learn work related skills and increase their employability; the regeneration to this interface location and improved community safety, and enhanced community relations resulting from the Charity's activities and the positive effects this has on the wellbeing of local residents living in an interface community. These benefits can be demonstrated from the feedback received from the local residents, surveys, and reports on the outcomes of projects, the Charity's annual accounts and the annual reports. There is no harm. The charity's beneficiaries are residents within the Twaddell Avenue and Upper Woodvale areas and their surroundings of North and West Belfast. The Charity employed staff but this is incidental and necessary to its provision of charitable services.

What your organisation does

The Charity runs a community facility 'The Cabin' on Twaddell Avenue, Belfast from which it provides workshops, clubs, and educational and recreational classes and activities, and provides information advocacy and advice for local residents, children,senior citizens and families living within this interface location of North Belfast. As part of its

activities it runs the Woodvale Park Festival, a three-day annual festival of culture and music held within the Greater Shankill. The Charity assists local people who are unemployed or otherwise economically disadvantaged providing employability support including opportunities to gain work related training and qualifications and signposts residents in need to other local services and advice. The Charity undertakes activities to promote community safety and community relations within this interface location and actively contributes to projects which promote urban regeneration within the locality.

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
  • The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science
  • The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation or the promotion of religious or racial harmony or equality and diversity
  • The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
  • Other charitable purposes

Who the charity helps

  • Adult training
  • Children (5-13 year olds)
  • Interface communities
  • Men
  • Parents
  • Women
  • Youth (14-25 year olds)

How the charity works

  • Advice/advocacy/information
  • Arts
  • Community development
  • Economic development
  • Education/training
  • Sport/recreation
  • Urban development
  • Youth development

Charitable purposes

The Company’s objects (“Objects”) are specifically restricted to the following: (a) to promote the benefit of the residents of Twaddell and Woodvale Road area of Belfast and its environs (hereinafter referred to as “the area of benefit”) without distinction of age, sex, race, political, religious or other opinion, by advancing education and the arts, promoting community development and urban regeneration within the area of benefit, and providing facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure-time occupation, with the object of improving the conditions of life of the said residents; (b) to promote good community relations and religious and racial harmony; (c) to relieve those in need by reason of their youth, age, ill-health, disability, unemployment, financial or other hardship; (d) to promote any other purpose, or purposes, for the benefit of the inhabitants of the area of benefit, which are, or hereafter may be deemed, charitable under the law of Northern Ireland; and

Governing document

Memorandum and Articles

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List of regions

  • Belfast City Council
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