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Status
Received: 44 days late
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Income
£1.6K
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Spending
£2.6K
Public benefits
Benefits to the public are that St Mary's Primary School children use Stephen's Green on a daily basis for sport and recreation. The direct benefits that flow from the construction of Stephen's Green are increased health and fitness and sense of well-being for all that use the pitch. This reduces anxiety and stress levels and reduces isolation and
loneliness. There is more community cohesion between neighbouring communities and children learn how to respect and cooperate with those from different backgrounds. Direct benefits for the volunteers is increased social inclusion thus building strong community cohesion and a sense of belonging to a community. Direct benefits that flow from supporting Cruse Bereavement Services is the provision of counselling and support and somewhere to turn to for people who have suffered a bereavement of friends or family. Direct benefits that flow from supporting local mental health groups are relieved emotional struggling and reduced depression and thoughts of suicide. Mental health counselling can promote better mental health and provide the tools necessary to help those dealing with depression, mental health problems and mental health disorders. Benefits are evidenced through verbal feedback & newsletters from St. Mary's PS staff, & from verbal feedback from parents and children and from all using the pitch and through feedback on our social media. High attendance at sports tournaments coaching sessions and sports days organised at Stephen's Green by SMART (NI) demonstrates the benefits of having a sports pitch open to school children and to other groups and clubs. Direct benefits to volunteers can be demonstrated by increased numbers of volunteers to help at each events that takes place on Stephen's Green and by the feedback received from the volunteers right through from the construction of the pitch to feedback received after each sports event taking place at Stephen's Green. Benefits to Cruse Bereavement Services is an increased number of counsellors and increased and better counselling facilities. Benefits to local mental health groups is an increased number of counsellors and increased and better counselling facilities. There is no harm arising from the purposes of SMART (NI). The beneficiaries are the school children of St. Mary's Primary School Aged 4-11, visiting school children and amateur sports groups from Northern Ireland and Ireland taking part in soccer, Gaelic, Rugby, tennis, bowls, badminton and rounders. The beneficiaries of are individuals and families in Northern Ireland who have suffered bereavement. The beneficiaries are individuals in Co Down who are suffering from mental health issues. The only private benefit identified is the payment to the landowner for the land on a yearly basis but this is incidental and is outweighed by the benefits. Another private benefit identified is payment to coaches but this is far outweighed by the public benefits
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
Stephen's Green is a multi-use outdoor sports pitch constructed on land leased from a landowner (Legal documentation of lease agreement are available) 80% of the construction work was carried out by local volunteers and 20% by contractors who were paid for their services. Money was raised by fundraising activities to pay the contractors. The school
children from St Mary's PS use the pitch on a daily basis during term time. The pitch was completed in June 2017 and was opened in September 2017. We hold sports tournaments and coaching sessions for the local school children and tournaments for local visiting schools from the Co Down Area. Out of term time we hold sports days where aforementioned sporting activities take place and people from throughout NI can attend and take part in these sporting activities. Money is continuously raised to purchase sports equipment for aforementioned sports and for the upkeep of Stephen's Green and to pay for coaching where necessary. SMART (NI) also pay for Public Liability Insurance of Stephen's Green. Through continued fund raising activities we can donate money to Cruse Bereavement Services Through continued fundraising activities we can donate money to local mental health groups in Co. Down.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of amateur sport
Who the charity helps
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- General public
- Mental health
- Voluntary and community sector
- Volunteers
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Community development
- Cross-border/cross-community
- Sport/recreation
- Volunteer development
- Youth development
