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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£36.5K
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Spending
£28.3K
Public benefits
The direct benefit to our beneficiaries is that participants benefit from healthier lifestyles, wellbeing and social inclusion through sport. Our beneficiaries have raised esteem and confidence, improved aerobic capacity and development of physical skills.As a club strive to enhance the health and well-being, relationships and capacity of the
community. Evidence of the Benefits being demonstrated are two training nights (Monday and Thursday) and a match on Saturday for any age group registered in local/regional leagues (weather permitting). The club organises a yearly tournament which attracts teams from the North and sometimes the South of Ireland. This is self-funded (with the aid of a council grant if possible). Funds are re-invested into the club and there is no Private Benefit from this event. This event also raises money to benefit local Charities e.g. ‘Daniels’s Rainbow Fund’. Volunteers are also involved in organising the annual event (Mourne Wall Challenge). This is also an event that is used to raise money for local charities e.g. Daniel’s Rainbow fund & Mourne Mountain Rescue. No harm will arise to our beneficiaries as our Volunteers adhere to and are trained in Child Protection Policies and Procedures. The beneficiaries of our purposes are people living in the Kilkeel area and across Mournes DEA catchment area in South Down. There private benefit for our members is that they are gaining a healthy and active lifestyles together with social inclusion across club activity.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
Valley Rangers Youth Football Club is an all-inclusive community-based club, providing Amateur football for young people in Kilkeel, County Down since 1973. We have a number of youth teams within our youth setup playing in the Mid Ulster Youth League and Carnbane (GDC) Youth League in Newry. Our youth teams range from under 6s mini soccer up to
under 14s. Teams train twice a week with qualified coaches and play matches on Saturdays and occasionally mid-week games in spring and summer. We have a girl’s football academy which has 15 to 25 girls who training regularly. We encourage kids with disability and Autism to come along to training when they can as we are an all-inclusive club. We also encourage cross community networking and participation. Valley Rangers Youth FC currently use the 3G pitch at Ballinran, Kilkeel. Valley Rangers Youth Football Club provide leisure activities for the residents of Kilkeel and the wider district council area of Newry, Mourne and Down. We facilitate community activities, training and workshops, functions and community events. We are a cross community club, drawing members and participants from all communities and religious and political backgrounds. Through football related activities, we aim to teach values such as fair play, sportsmanship, commitment and discipline as well as the core sporting skills. Sport and physical activity are important and can lead to healthy lifestyles. We aim to combat social exclusion, deprivation and inequality among young people in our community. While retaining our focus on football, we aim to have a wide-reaching benefit in our community services to cater for a wide range of needs. We strive to increase partnership between Valley Rangers Youth FC, local residents, schools, sports clubs and voluntary organisations to ensure opportunities are created to participate in social, recreational and educational activities.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of amateur sport
Who the charity helps
- Adult training
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- Community safety/crime prevention
- General public
- Interface communities
- Learning disabilities
- Men
- Mental health
- Parents
- Physical disabilities
- Specific areas of deprivation
- Voluntary and community sector
- Volunteers
- Women
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Community development
- Cross-border/cross-community
- Disability
- Education/training
- General charitable purposes
- Rural development
- Sport/recreation
- Volunteer development
- Youth development
