# TRIRATNA EAST KENT BUDDHIST GROUP

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1188543
- **Other names:** DEAL BUDDHIST GROUP
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** March 13, 2020
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1188543


## Contact

- **Address:** 13 Herschell Square, Walmer, DEAL, Kent
- **Postcode:** CT14 7SH
- **Phone:** 01304 363118
- **Email:** ekbuddhists@gmail.com
- **Website:** eastkentbuddhistgroup.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO SUPPORT THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE BUDDHIST RELIGION, IN PARTICULAR BY: 1.TEACHING MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC BUDDHIST PRACTICES OF MINDFULNESS AND MEDITATION.2.PROMOTING AND TEACHING BUDDHIST ETHICAL VALUES THEREBY ENABLING PEOPLE TO LIVE MORE HEALTHY AND HARMONIOUS LIVES. 3.ENHANCING THE UNDERSTANDING AND PRACTICE OF SPIRITUALITY* IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY IN PARTICULAR BY COOPERATING WITH OTHER ORGANISATIONS DELIVERING SIMILAR BENEFITS. (*SPIRITUALITY BEING UNDERSTOOD AS PERTAINING TO LIFE’S MEANING AND PURPOSE.) 4.SUPPORTING ORDAINED MEMBERS OF THE TRIRATNA BUDDHIST COMMUNITY AND OTHERS (AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CIO), WHO ARE WORKING TO ACTIVELY PROMOTE THE ABOVE VALUES AND PRACTICES

**Activities:** At the Triratna East Kent Buddhist Group we teach meditation and Buddhism in a way that is relevant to contemporary life. Normally courses and drop-in classes take place in a variety of locations in and around Deal, Canterbury and Margate in East Kent.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Religious Activities
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- Kent





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Marilyn Ann Williams** | Chair | Dec. 3, 2019 |
| Geraldine Moon |  | April 25, 2018 |
| Graham John Patterson |  | Aug. 29, 2017 |
| Heather Johnson |  | Nov. 3, 2025 |
| Maddava Janice John |  | Feb. 21, 2018 |
| Richard Gifford |  | Nov. 14, 2017 |
| Roger Alan Phillips |  | Nov. 3, 2025 |
| Sara Ellen Line WILLIAMS |  | April 2, 2025 |
| Thomas Lawrence Akehurst |  | Nov. 3, 2025 |




