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Killough Youth & Community Hall

Registered

Charity no. 109674 Company no. 1036495 Date registered. 26/09/2023

Public benefits

[What are the direct benefits flowing from your organisation’s purposes?] Killough Youth & Community Hall Constitutional Objectives are to: • Facilitate a range of programs, activities and services that aim to improve community and social connections. • Strengthen community capacity through providing organisational support to aligned agencies,

groups or individuals. • Encourage and support collaborative practices across local government, business, ‘not for profit’ organisations and other community groups and the community to achieve positive benefits for the Killough Community and its residents. • Utilise community strengths and expertise by facilitating opportunities for developing and transferring knowledge and skills. • Facilitate opportunities that utilise community and individuals’ strengths, skills and interests for the benefit of the community. • Provide educational and skill development programs. • Be a hub and focus for ‘best practice’ volunteering. • To do whatever else may be necessary to achieve our objectives [How can the benefits above be demonstrated?] Engage with the community, offering guidance and support. Organising events, cross community, [Is there any harm from any of the purposes?] none [Who are the charity’s beneficiaries?] none [Is there any private benefit flowing from any of the purposes? Is it incidental and necessary?] none

What your organisation does

Community centres are all about providing a place for the community to connect & socialise. Whether the community centre is religious in nature or has been created to provide support to a specific section of the community, it undoubtedly connects people from all walks of life. Community centres demonstrate how wonderfully we can all work together.

Race, age, gender, class, education & other protected characteristics should not be central to the ethic of a community centre, as a community centre is for everyone. People are valued for their own individuality, coming together under the umbrella of the community. Community centres also offer family and friends the chance to really connect with one another and take part in an activity together. If a family unit rarely spends quality time together, then attending a weekly class could be perfect. As a bonus it’s also a great way to meet other families within the community. There are many reasons why people volunteer. Some want the opportunity to give back do great things (kindness is good for our health, after all). Others require a break from day-to-day life and find solace in volunteering. There’s always new people to meet, new skills to learn & activities to take part in. It gives people a chance to build their confidence & feel part of a team. Community centres bring people together to work on wider community projects, such as organising clean-ups or working on improving a gardening space. It’s not all about what goes on within four walls. Community centres outreach to the wider community & work to improve the town, city and overall local environment for everyone.

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
  • Other charitable purposes

Who the charity helps

  • General public

How the charity works

  • Community development

Charitable purposes

To promote the benefit of inhabitants of Killough area, ( the area of benefit) without distinction of sex, race or political, religious or other opinions, by associating together the said inhabitants and the local authorities, voluntary and any other organisation in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants. Establish, or secure the establishment of a Community Centre (hereinafter called ‘The Centre’) and to maintain and manage the same (whether alone or in co-operation with any local authority or other person or body) in furtherance of these objects; Promote such other charitable purposes as may from time to time be determined.

Governing document

Memorandum and Articles

Other name


  • 3 Trustees
  • 0 Employees
  • 0 Volunteers

Contact details

  • Tel: 07849547150

Public address

  • Miss Kathleen Linden, 58 Main Street Killough Youth & Com, Killough, Downpatrick, BT30 7QD

Trustee board

Trustee
Mrs Laura Denvir
Miss Kathleen Linden
Mr John Manley

List of regions

  • Newry, Mourne And Down District Council