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Belcoo and District Community Association

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Charity no. 108674 Date registered. 17/04/2022

Public benefits

The direct benefits that flow from the association’s purpose are the provision of a range of recreational, educational and social activities within Belcoo Community Centre which is a purpose built community centre provided by Fermanagh & Omagh District Council, for members of the local community living within Belcoo village and surrounding

district, providing them with the opportunity to avail of activities that assist improve their health, social interaction, educational attainment, and their conditions of life through accessing services and activities that would not be normally be available to them without the efforts of the association. Many of the activities are organised by the association linking with other statutory authorities, voluntary organisations, and local inhabitants. All activities are operated by the association complying with the conditions of the lease granted by Fermanagh and Omagh District Council. The benefits of the group activities are evidenced by measurement of numbers attending activities and feedback from participants. There is no harm flowing from the purposes of Belcoo and District Community Association. The beneficiaries of the association are persons who live in Belcoo village and surrounding rural district. The only private benefit flowing from the association’s purposes are that trustees of Belcoo and District Community Association and their families, can participate in all activities and this is incidental and necessary to ensure that all eligible members of the community, can potentially avail of these and benefit.

What your organisation does

Belcoo and District Community Association has been in operation since the 1977 as the community development association representing Belcoo village and surrounding district in County Fermanagh, over this time the association has worked to develop facilities and projects that benefit the local population and area. The core work of the association

is managing Belcoo Community Centre which is leased to the association by Fermanagh and Omagh District Council. This centre which has been in operation since 1980, is used to provide a range of recreational educational and social activities for the local population delivered either directly by the association or by other community, voluntary and statutory organisations.

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of citizenship or community development

Who the charity helps

  • Children (5-13 year olds)
  • Men
  • Older people
  • Preschool (0-5 year olds)
  • Women
  • Youth (14-25 year olds)

How the charity works

  • Community development
  • Relief of poverty
  • Sport/recreation

Charitable purposes

The Association is established to promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Belcoo district of Co. Fermanagh and its environs (hereinafter described as “the area of benefit”) without distinction of age, sex, race, political, religious or other opinion, by associating the statutory authorities, voluntary organisations and inhabitants in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for the protection of health and for recreation, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants.

Governing document

Constitution

Other name


  • 4 Trustees
  • 0 Employees
  • 0 Volunteers

Contact details

  • Tel: 07784412631

Public address

  • Mrs Marie Mcmorrow, 19 Ballintempo Road, Aghavass, Belcoo, Enniskillen, BT93 5DB

Trustee board

Trustee
Mrs Marie Mcmorrow
Mr Ciaran Stewart
Mr Sean Burns
Mr Cathal O'dolan

List of regions

  • Fermanagh And Omagh District Council