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The Ardglass Community Centre

Registered

Charity no. 108959 Date registered. 19/08/2022

Public benefits

The prevention or relief of poverty are demonstrated through the services we provide to enhance children/adult mental health as we sit in a very highly impoverished area. The direct benefits from purpose 1 include direction for young people in an area where services are very limited and adults alike. The purpose of purpose 4 is to intervene with

mediation and suicide awareness talks, to reduce stigma around mental health, the benefits are to raise awareness, and an open door policy to beneficiaries to seek help. The direct benefits from purpose 7 is to create a space for young people to play sports in a safe environment, to gain discipline, and educating them on the need for engagement within a small village. The benefits are to create future volunteers for the centre. The benefits from above can be identified through the engagement of children/adults to participate in further projects within the village, creating a safe haven for all to live in and avoids criminal activity within young people. Young people gain a sense of pride of their village and adults alike, allowing the charity to create further programmes. No all purposes are based on safety Anyone who lives in the Ardglass area and surrounding lecale area. No private benefit is received from the charity

What your organisation does

The centre is equipped to carry out recreational activities, to create a safe space for the beneficiaries of the charity to attend that is based in a rural area. The activities the charity provides; circuits, football (children and adults) karate, mental health meditation, suicide prevention talks. The centre rooms are rented out to

professional/trained individuals to promote activities for the beneficiaries mental health/well-being.

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of citizenship or community development

Who the charity helps

  • Adult training
  • Children (5-13 year olds)
  • Mental health
  • Older people
  • Physical disabilities
  • Unemployed/low income
  • Women
  • Youth (14-25 year olds)

How the charity works

  • Education/training
  • Sport/recreation

Charitable purposes

2.1 The aims and objectives of the Management Committee of the Community Centre are to promote the welfare and quality of life of the people of Ardglass and surrounding district, regardless of gender, race, colour, nationality, religion or political creed, by associating the statutory authorities, voluntary organisations anc residents in a common effort to advance education, and to provide facilities in the interest of social welfare for recreation or other leisure-time occupation, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the residents. 2.2In furtherance of the above aims but not further or otherwise the Centre are to: (a) establish, maintain and equip premises and facilities where people in the area of Ardglass can benefit from the objects of the Centre, (b) provide or secure the provision of social services, education and recreational facilities and practical assistance for elderly and disabled people in the area of benefit, (c) provide or secure the provision of welfare rights advice and information and refer those in need of professional advice to the relevant agencies, — (d) provide or assist in providing classes, lectures, exhibitions, outings and events, (e) procure to be written and printed, published, issued, distributed, and circulated reports, or periodicals, books, pamphlets, leaflets or other documents or information, (f) build up a library and information bank, (g) provide day-care facilities for children so as to enable parents to benefit from the objects of the group, 1 (h) recruit, train and employ volunteers with relevant skills for the furtherance of the above aims, (i) promote and carry out or assist in promoting and carrying out research, surveys and investigations into the experience and needs of people in the area of benefit, provided the useful results are published,

Governing document

Constitution

Other name


  • 4 Trustees
  • 0 Employees
  • 0 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • Miss Margaret Smyth, 19A High Street, Ardglass, Downpatrick, BT30 7TU

Trustee board

Trustee
Tracey Close
Margaret Smyth
Miss Elaine Darragh Darragh
Vicky

List of regions

  • In Northern Ireland
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