2025-03-31-annual-report

THE GLENS COMMUNrry ASSOCIATION ANNUAL REPORT 2025 Committee The committee would like to extend thanks to all residents, agencies and volunteers who have supported the Association in the past year Inter- Agency Meetings The Project Coordinator and DRIVE project of f icer continues to attend joint Inter Agency meetings with local statutory agencies to look at issues of social, housing, environmental and economic agencies. Programmes Sewing/Knitting craf t classes are on Monday s f rom I p.m. 3 p.m. and Wednesday s luncheon club I p.m. 3 p.m. with a 3 course lunch being provided for around 23 including lunches delivered out to people. A small charge of £3 is asked for this and is provin9 very successf ul. We have a game of bingo af ter lunch which everyone enjoys. Tuesday s we have the social supermarket f rom 1- 3 p.m. We would like to thank the volunteers who help us on a weekly basis. Funding We were successf US in receiving f undin9 f rom NIHE Good Relations unit to have a garden party to show of f our newly re-f urbished garden. Through our DFC f unding 12 men went on a f ishing outing, the ladies group were provided with wool f or knitting and we will be having our Christmas dinner and entertainment in Bethany th Community centre on the 10 December and youn9 people's on the 11 December also at Bethany. We were also successf ul in securing f unding f rom DFC to ref urbish our community garden and mural. Tina applied to CLEAR and was successf ul which will allow us to have a gardening course, cooking on a budget f or older people, cooking/tasting dif f erent f oods f or young people and Le90 based therapy training. We continue to source f unding f rom many dif f erent areas. Drive Project The DRIVE project works with young people aged 5 - 13. The project worker delivers a wide range of programmes including Environmental, Personal Saf ety, Physical programme and Educational programmes. We have f rom time to time received f unding f or other activities including CLEAR f unding f rom Public Health Agency, we deliver activities which helps physical and emotional wellbeing.

Representation The Glens Community Association continues to be represented on a number of forums: O Limavady Nei9hbourhood Renewal Partnership, O Limavady Interagency O Education Sub Group O Economic Sub Group Physical Sub Group /Social Sub Group The Glens Community House 4-5 Glen Lea Park Telephone [phone] [e-mail]