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Removed
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This charity was removed from the register on 20 Mar 2023
- Charity no. 100958
- Date registered. 18/11/2014
Public benefits
The advancement of education The Monday Club invites speakers on various subjects and topics, which are relevant and beneficial to its members. The group partake in outings to places of historical interest, giving members the opportunity to visit places that would not have been accessible to them as individuals. These speakers and outings increase
member’s knowledge of places within Northern Ireland, which they have never had an opportunity to visit or learn about due to inaccessibility during the troubles and tensions within communities throughout N.I. Members regularly participate in various creative arts programmes. One example of this is where pictures covering their life span would be handed down to their families as heirlooms. These creative programmes allow the members to develop skills or to reuse skills that they had learnt in their youth or early adulthood. It also provides the opportunity to learn new skills and develop new hobbies, which can in the long term prevent loneliness and isolation, especially in a rural isolated town, such as Cookstown. These activities help keep the mind active, which research tells us is a useful tool in the prevention of memory loss and development of Alzheimer’s. All activities undertaken by the members are to allow for increased confidence, competence, knowledge, skills and understanding. The advancement of health or saving lives The Monday club regularly organises talks on health promotion. Topics include fall prevention, managing your medication, community pharmacy, chest heart and stroke, deaf awareness, RNIB, eye care and many more. We believe that these are all important aspects of ageing care, and our members greatly benefit from them. The group also partake in chair based physical activities, which help maintain mobility and reduce the risk of heart disease and strokes. Many of the members would not be able to partake in such exercises outside of the centre due to lack of assistance and confidence. The club has members who are both physically and mentally challenged, and are all treated equally. Within the group many members have also suffered from various illnesses, either themselves or a family member, talking and sharing these experiences makes it much easier to deal with and can make others more aware of warning signs and how to prevent such things happening. The prevention or relief of poverty The Monday Club invites various money management and debt counselling organisations to our meetings to speak to members and give them advice about their current situations and how to avoid mismanagement of money and resultant poverty. These speakers include the Citizens Advice Bureau, rates office and DHSS. Many members of the group are now living by themselves, after having suffered loss of their partners. This can leave a financial strain, and we as a group aim to help these people as much as possible. The group have got many queries answered, and have been able to gain the extra financial assistance they need and are entitled to, leaving them happier and less stressed. The members of the group offer mutual support and share ideas about what has worked for them. We know that other members learn a lot from each other as they are in similar circumstances. The Monday club promotes social inclusion by bringing people together in a safe environment, where their cultures are respected. These people may be living alone, or without interaction with other individuals. (Please contact the Charity Commission for the remainder of this statement)
What your organisation does
We provide a safe environment for people to meet and have their cultures respected. We help members access benefits they may be entitled to; we try to prevent social isolation; members make new friends; we host weekly speakers to speak on a variety of relevant subjects and these can lead to a better quality of life; we go on trips to places of
historical interest that are not accessible with the use of bus passes and members with physical and mental needs are looked after and made to feel secure. We have a great going and successful club in Cookstown which would be sorely missed if it were to close. Every activity and outing we arrange is open to all members of the community and is run for the greater good of the community increasing mutual respect and understanding
The charity’s classifications
- The prevention or relief of poverty
- The advancement of education
- The advancement of health or the saving of lives
Who the charity helps
- Community safety/crime prevention
- Older people
- Voluntary and community sector
How the charity works
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Community development
- Cross-border/cross-community
- Disability
- Education/training
- General charitable purposes
Charitable purposes
The Club is established to relieve poverty, advance education and to promote the preservation and protection of health among older people and promote the benefit of older people in Cookstown and its environs of Co Tyrone (hereinafter called the "area of benefit") and in particular: a. To provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure time occupation, with the object of improving the conditions of life for older people; b. To raise awareness among the general public of the needs and experiences of older people in the area of benefit.