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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£1.2K
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Spending
£0.7K
Public benefits
The work of Bellaghy Historical Society will, through its programme of lectures, research and collaboration with like minded organisations, advance knowledge and understanding of historical events and characters among members of the Society and the wider public. The Society will, through its website, provide an educational platform for anyone with
an interest in the history of the area and support individuals or groups to undertake genealogical research. The direct benefits which flow from the organisation's purpose is a greater interest and understanding of local history. The benefits will be purely educational and will be demonstrated by (i) the numbers of people (members and non members) attending our programme of lectures, (ii) numbers accessing the Society’s website and (iii) numbers contacting the Society as part of their own academic or genealogical research. It is not anticipated that there should be any harm arising from any of the Society’s purposes or activities. Beneficiaries are those attending lectures or similar events organised and / delivered by the Society and those accessing the Society’s website (where records of lectures are retained for educational purposes). There is no financial gain or other private benefit to any member of the Society as a result of its activities.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
• The provision and promotion of equal opportunities for the membership for activities undertaken by the Society regardless of religious belief, political opinion, race, age, marital status or sexual orientation, men and women generally, persons with a disability and persons without and persons with dependents and persons without; • The pursuance
of original research that is made available to all; • The sharing of information amongst the members of the Society so as to add to the body of knowledge; • The organisation of talks and other educational events that will provide members and the general public with relevant information, knowledge or skills to pursue individual or group research; • Developing and delivering a programme of talks and activities on topics relevant to the history of the area of Bellaghy, Ireland and worldwide but with a particular focus on historical events and characters that have impacted on the locality of Bellaghy and its people; • Building a local archive of documents, illustrations and artefacts relating to the local history of Bellaghy and the surrounding area; • Arranging guided local history walks in Bellaghy and surrounding area; • The collection and recording or oral histories; • Mounting exhibitions of an historical nature; • Creating and maintaining an internet Bellaghy Historical Society website; • The publication of a range of books, leaflets and resource materials relating to the local history of the area; • Acting as a resource for material and information for schools, libraries, media, museums etc; • Engagement with any and all other organisations that have a shared interest in the promotion of the area, it’s history and people; • The extension of any of the above and developing additional activities as opportunities arise.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of education
Who the charity helps
- General public
How the charity works
- Cultural
- Education/training
- Heritage/historical
- Research/evaluation
