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Removed
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This charity was removed from the register on 17 Aug 2016
- Charity no. 102749
- Date registered. 03/07/2015
Public benefits
We believe our 3 purposes satisfy the elements of the public benefit requirement as follows: Purpose 1: Relieve poverty, sickness and the aged The direct benefits which flow from purpose 1 include access to affordable services e.g. Saturday Club, social inclusion which leads to improved mental health, education and raised awareness around health
issues (mental and physical health) and the increased participation and involvement of the older people in our community. Purpose 2: To advance education The direct benefits which flow from purpose 2 include; access to low cost Saturday Club, which participants may not otherwise engage in, the provision of accredited and non-accredited training which is affordable and delivered locally in a safe and warm environment, and the skills development of the local community. These benefits are demonstrated through feedback from participants and other organisations, completed evaluations and attendance records. Purpose 3: To provide facilities in the interest of public welfare The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include; implementation of a programme of activities based on the identified needs of the area within our community house, the provision of a base for a variety of activities, events, services and facilities for the local estate and the wider community, the local and wider community having the opportunity to participate in a range of activities which enhances their quality of life, raises self-esteem, reduces social isolation and encourages community participation. These benefits are demonstrated through records of the activities/ programmes etc which are run through the community house, attendance at these events/ courses etc and the value placed on these services/ facilities by statutory and other agencies. The beneficiaries of our organisation are those living within the Ashfield Gardens and Dromore Roar area in Fintona and the wider district area of Fintona. Users of the Community House directly benefit through participating in the various activities provided.
What your organisation does
The organisation was set up to improve the quality of life for residents in the Ashfield Gardens and Dromore Road area of Fintona. The area has been identified as an area of deprivation. Ashfield Gardens Development Agency has been in operation since March 2003 focusing on housing, social, environmental and community safety issues prevalent in
the area. In order to deal with these issues in a coordinated and structured manner an Inter Agency approach was adopted and meetings are held bimonthly with statutory and voluntary agencies with a remit in the area in attendance. Annual estate inspections also take place. The organisation does the following; Digital Inclusion Training Quilt making project and sewing classes Saturday Club for young people Facilitation from Breakthru - drug and alcohol awareness organisation for young people Various training courses including Community Capacity Building Level 1 A community survey has taken place to gather information on the needs of the people in the area. Kids parties for Halloween and Christmas
The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of citizenship or community development
Who the charity helps
- Tenants
How the charity works
- Community development
Charitable purposes
The Association is established to: 2.1 relieve poverty, sickness and the aged and to promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Ashfield Gardens and its environs in Omagh (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 recreation or other leisure-time occupation, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants;