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Murlough Community Association

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  • Charity no. 103497
  • Date registered. 17/08/2015

Public benefits

The direct benefits which flow from our purpose include access to facilities and activities to improve education, health and wellbeing. These benefits are demonstrated through feedback from participants and beneficiaries and by the level of uptake of services. The purposes of our charity will not lead to any harm. The Charity’s beneficiaries are

people living predominantly in the Burrendale Estate however events and activities are on occasion open to residents from Greater Newcastle Area. A private benefit to trustees may arise from our programme of on-going training programmes. Through this training trustees gain skills and experience which are transferable to other settings. These benefits are incidental and necessary to ensure the benefit is provided to our beneficiaries.

What your organisation does

Murlough Community Association's main aim is to improve the health and well being of the residents living within the Burrendale Estate. We work with different statutory, voluntary and community agencies to improve the area. Our main activities include; youth programmes, community events, clean up days, older peoples activities & programmes, family

activities and outings. We work with local organisations and agencies to deliver a range of health programmes for all ages including mental health training, physical activity, nutritional advice, drug & alcohol prevention programmes and youth diversionary programmes. The Association also sits on Newcastle Interagency Partnership and NIHE Housing Network with the aim of addressing issues/ concerns which arise relating to housing, transport, anti social behaviour,environment and recreation.

The charity’s classifications

  • 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

  • Children (5-13 year olds)
  • Community safety/crime prevention
  • Men
  • Mental health
  • Older people
  • Tenants
  • Unemployed/low income
  • Voluntary and community sector
  • Women
  • Youth (14-25 year olds)

How the charity works

  • Community development
  • Education/training
  • Environment/sustainable development/conservation
  • Human rights/equality
  • Relief of poverty
  • Volunteer development
  • Youth development

Charitable purposes

Murlough Community Association is established to address individual and social needs, enhance the lives of those who are disadvantaged in any way and promote the benefit of the inhabitants of the Burrendale Estate within the Murlough Ward (hereinafter described as the area of “benefit”) without distinction of age, sex, race, disability, political, religious or other opinion, by associating with 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 occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitiants.

Governing document

Other name

  • 9 Trustees
  • 0 Employees
  • 0 Volunteers

Trustee board

  • Mr Anthony Corrigan
  • Mrs Pat Cunningham
  • Mrs Donna Feenan
  • Ms Mary Mckernon
  • Mrs Eileen Brady
  • Mrs Joan Devlin
  • Mr Owen Fitzpatrick
  • Mrs Eileen Mccabe
  • Sister Teresa Clancy

Contact details

Public Address

Sister Teresa Clancy, 49 Bracken Avenue, Newcastle, County Down, BT33 0HG

List of regions

  • Newry, Mourne And Down District Council

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