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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£8.1K
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Spending
£7.0K
- Charity no. 105699
- Date registered. 19/09/2016
Public benefits
What are the direct benefits flowing from your organisation's purposes? The direct benefits flowing from the advancement of education include, increasing older people's access to education and training opportunities; providing older people with the skills and knowledge to train their peer group; older people will gain skills and knowledge through
our training and education programmes. They will in turn be able to share this knowledge with other club members. These benefits are evidenced by the programmes we run ourselves and also by the classes we organise on specific training requirements. The direct benefits flowing from the protection of health among older people include, enhanced understanding of how to age well; improved physical, mental and emotional health; living longer and participation in activities designed to improve health and well-being; an increased awareness and improved health for an individual older person. These benefits are evidenced by the activity programmes we organise, run and support throughout the year through the Active Living programme. Evaluations of programmes support the need for more and provide evidence of how well people feel after an activity programme. We also work closely with the local Health Trust in the promotion of health and promote new programs, such as Falls Prevention and Walking for Health. The direct benefits flowing from the relief of poverty include increasing older people's access to pension information; related benefits and improving their awareness of their rights as individual older people; older people will be enabled to access the skills and knowledge to increase their income, through increasing benefit uptake and accessing services. They will in turn be able to share this knowledge within their peers. These benefits are evidenced by our work with regional benefits advice providers; Social Security Agency's; Housing Executive and local advice networks. We have worked with age organisations to develop support programs for older people. The direct benefits flowing from providing leisure facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure-time occupation include improved knowledge and access to local facilities; provide a safe place for old people to get together, reducing social isolation and improving old people's quality of life through dedicated programmes; improving an individual older person's access to local facilities by bringing them to an activity or programme and by reducing their social isolation. These benefits are evidenced by the amount of activities and programmes we support in a wide range of facilities across Fermanagh and Omagh. The direct benefits flowing from raising awareness among the general public of the needs and experiences of older people in the Fermanagh and Omagh district Council area include, feedback of support from government Ministers, Counsellors and support Group Managers on future projects and new support programs. Through working with older person's lobbying groups; support charities and council funded community support forums. To highlight the current needs and convey requirements of older people. These benefits are evidenced by the community's support in attending the introduction of new initiatives. How can the benefits identified above be demonstrated? Annual registration of all members a constant 60 members. Some members are in there eighties and nineties, and they attend club nights on a regular basis. A register on attendance is kept for all functions, and adjudication is made by the committee. Attendance to physical exercise and social functions is also very good. Day trips with educational tours are always fully booked to capacity. Member friendships and happiness are clearly evident. Is there any harm arising from any of the purposes? No harm is known to arise from any activities, organised by Gillygooley 2nd Youth. Who are the charity's beneficiaries? Club members and people aged 50 or over
What your organisation does
We have an annual plan. There are monthly education & social events, walking club, 20 organised walks per year May through to September. Run under the Western Health and Social Care Trust ,Waking for Health. Training courses to cover all health & safety requirements of a rural community group. Gillygooley Players that act out sketches on personal
safety ( dramatic group).Winter months ,weekly Arm Chair Aerobic. New Age Kurling Annual Cross Community Social Event. Educational day Excursions.
The charity’s classifications
- The prevention or relief of poverty
- The advancement of education
- The advancement of education
- The advancement of health or the saving of lives
- The advancement of citizenship or community development
- Other charitable purposes
Who the charity helps
- Adult training
- Community safety/crime prevention
- Men
- Older people
- Volunteers
- Women
How the charity works
- Community development
- Cross-border/cross-community
- Education/training
- Grant making
- Medical/health/sickness
- Relief of poverty
- Rural development
- Volunteer development