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Dungannon area All Stars

Documents 90 days overdue

Overdue: 90 days

  • Charity no. 108565
  • Date registered. 16/02/2022

Public benefits

[What are the direct benefits flowing from your organisation's purposes?] Direct benefits are the weekly contact time, reducing social isolation. The gaining of new dance/drama skills and parent/carer respite. We meet weekly and continued doing so by zoom throughout lockdown, this has offset the social isolation many of our target group feel. Our

attendance is regular. We have produced two shows to great community acclaim, running one night in 2018 and two nights in 2019. We are working towards a show in June 2022. [Is there any harm arising from any of the purposes?] No [Who are the charity's beneficiaries?] Adults who have learning difficulties, a learning disability and or autism. We also have cast members with sensory and physical difficulties. [Is there any private benefit flowing from any of the purposes? Is it incidental and necessary?] No

What your organisation does

Our group meet weekly for rehearsals. We endeavour to produce a full length show annually. We endeavour to provide an ongoing social outlet for our cast members and volunteers. Parents avail of weekly respite time.

The charity’s classifications

  • The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Who the charity helps

  • Carers
  • General public
  • Learning disabilities
  • Men
  • Mental health
  • Older people
  • Physical disabilities
  • Sensory disabilities
  • Voluntary and community sector
  • Volunteers
  • Women
  • Youth (14-25 year olds)

How the charity works

  • Arts
  • Community development
  • Disability
  • Education/training
  • Sport/recreation
  • Volunteer development
  • Youth development

Charitable purposes

Dungannon area All-Stars is an inclusive leisure and performing arts community group for adults with a learning disability/physical disability, autism and their non-disabled peers. Its aim is to challenge perceptions, raise awareness, create a more equitable and inclusive society, reduce social isolation and promote social integration by providing a platform and opportunities for its members to-together-participate in public performances in dance, drama, music and games. We work to address and remove existing obstacles to social inclusion and to ensure that people with disabilities have access to and equality of opportunity in the arts, culture and leisure activities in the East Tyrone area.

Governing document

Constitution

Other name

List of regions

  • Mid Ulster District Council

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