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Status
Received: 59 days late
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Income
£9.8K
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Spending
£7.6K
- Charity no. 102929
- Date registered. 12/08/2015
Public benefits
Relieve poverty, sickness and the aged and to promote the benefit of the inhabitants of the Macosquin and district area of Co Londonderry and its environs. The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include increased information for local people and reduced isolation. In the area isolation has reduced due to the activities provided with
large numbers of people attending activities such as computer classes, arts and crafts classes, allotment project. Such activities provide opportunities for local people to interact which helps their mental wellbeing. Members of the committee attend various meetings about housing council matters, etc and information is fed back to the wider community through notice boards, Facebook and newsletters. This purpose does not give rise to any harm. …….by associating the statutory authorities, voluntary organisations and inhabitants in a common effort to advance education…. The direct benefits which flow include residents availing of opportunities to gain skills and experience by taking part in training courses. A number of local residents have attended different courses such as computer classes, arts and crafts. Such courses have helped local people to become more familiar with the computerised world and have developed an interest in continuing to learn among some. The purpose does not give rise to any harm. …….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. The direct benefits which flow from this purpose are reduced anxiety among older people and a better informed community. Each year at our annual general meeting we invite a speaker to come along to inform residents about varying topics such as crime prevention, biodiversity, benefits advice (CAB), community involvement, etc. Such talks have left local residents better informed on each topic which has lead to improvements at home such as ensuring adequate safety measures in the home, ensuring that all qualifying benefits are acquired, etc. The availability of our Community House is excellent asset in our local community and was recently used for a consultation exercise with the Housing Executive and tenants. The purpose does not give rise to any harm
What your organisation does
We try to improve the housing, educational, social and environmental conditions for local residents. We have regular meetings with agencies and we provide classes and events in the village. We attend the Coleraine District inter agency meetings along with relevant agencies to progress a number of matters. We hold an annual summer fun day event
which brings the whole community together. We carry out regular village clean ups and also look after a small community garden in the centre of the village.
The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of education
- The advancement of citizenship or community development
- The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Who the charity helps
- Adult training
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- General public
- Mental health
- Older people
- Physical disabilities
- Unemployed/low income
How the charity works
- Community development
- Education/training
- Heritage/historical
- Relief of poverty
- Research/evaluation
- Rural development
- Sport/recreation
- Volunteer development
- Youth development