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Creggan Community Association
NIC 100799
Trustees Annual Report
I" October 2022-30 September 2023
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The Charity is a company limited by guarantee estsblished under a
memorandum and articles of association, company registration number:
N1036799
Registered office: Creggan Community Centre, 416 Crockanboy Road,
Creggan, OMAGH, Co Tyrone, BT79 9AF
In fulfilling the public benefit requirement, the charity trustees have had
regard to the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland's statutory public
benefit guidance.
The Company's objects are:
To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of the Creggan area and its
immediate environs (hereafter called the area of benefit") without distinction
of age, sex, race, political or religious or other opinions by associating the
statuary authorities, voluntary organisations. institution, business and
inhabitants in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities
in the interests of social welfare for health, recreation and leisure-time
occupation, with the object of improving conditions of life for the inhabitants;
and to promote all or any objects for the benefit of the community which now
or hereafter may be deemed by law to be charitable.
Activities
2022r2023 was a busy year for the committee members and their families. There has
been a total of 10 CCA monthly m￿ting. with additional meetings held for the
organisation of the communty Christmas party, sports day and AGM.

While funding and grants are important in keeping the community ￿ntre running, the
Association are successful in fund raising on their own behalf. Funds have been
generated through a range of activities such as the weekly bingo in the autumn and
winter months. hall hire. and special events organised by the committee such as the
sports day. The information below sets out the activities we have carried out to
further our purposes and fulfil the public benefit elements during the last 12
months.
The communit
centre.
Wrth thanks to our extremely hard-working committee members and the stsff of the
White Hare Daycare, both the old and new halls are in continuous use. The committee
is a￿ayS seeking ways to further the develop and make use of the hall to benefrt all in
our community and beyond. maintenan￿ work is completed on an ongoing basis, and
we continue to be grateful for the hours of work put in by committee members Barry
mc Mullan and Cathal Loughran. Hall equipment and the hall itself are available for
hire, should they be needed; providing that this does not clash with other established
activities. The committee would encourage those who request these resources to
ensure that they are retumed immediately so that others can make use of them.
Volunteers.
The CCA would not be able to function without its members who have generously
given up their time to organise and take part in local events. The CCA are always keen
to recruit new members who will help bring new ideas to help keep the centre running.
Therefore, we appeal to those who may we willing to participate in future activities to
make themselves known to any Committ￿ member. Finally volunteering may be as
small or as big a commitrnent as you are able to undertake.

White Hare da
care.
White Hare Daycare and After School has continued to grow and
develop with the hard work of the day care manager Catherine
Donnelly and the entire day care staff. Registered for 49 pla￿S per
day in the daycare and 30 pla￿S per day in our After School
premises daycare ￿ntre runs between 80-100% occupancy
throughout the year. We currently have 121 children enrolled on our
system and 26 staff members.
The summer scheme has completed its second successful year, and it is expected the
n umbers for next year increase as too will the numbers in the afterschool programme.
In June 2023 the daycare developed a construction area in the back play area and
further development is planned.
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Bingo continues to be a success for CCA, being one of the main sources of income
for the hall. As usual bingo took a summer break and resumed every Sunday in the
autumn with much su￿sS having a special Christmas appreciation evening with extra
prizes. We have a small group of volunteers who help out weekly, and a word of special
thanks to Sheila Grimes who has never missed a week at calling the numbers.
Irish dancin
The Irish dancing class continues with the Mullan school of dancing on a Tuesday and
Thursday evening throughout the year with the exception of July. Louise and Alish
have a steady group of children from Creggan and the surrounding areas.
Continues every Saturday evening in the hall with instructor Christopher Colhoun.
These continue to be popular with the children and adults attending.

Christmas
In December the committee decided to host a Christrnas party
forthe children in the local and surrounding areas. Lots of hard
work went into preparing the event, with committee members
baking and making Christmas props for the events. There
were arts and crafts. face painting. storytelling by Mrs Claus
and Santa himself made an appearan￿. Due to its success
the committee hopes to make this an annual event. At
Christmas time the CCA always makes a charitable donation.
this year we decided to stsy local. and with the cost-of-INing
crisis on everyone's mind, monetary donations were made to
the two local schools. St Colmcille's primary received
donation of £200 and the Dean Maguirc High school £300, to
provide breakfasv dinners.
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Creggan sports took pla￿ on Sunday 4th June 2023. This
was a hugely successful day for the CCA, with committee
members putting in a huge amount of effort into organising.
sfoBTS D4k Volunteers from the local communty helped manage
attractions as well as assisting with refreshments.
Fortunately the weather was ex￿ptIonal, and all outdoor
activities were able to run without intemjption which
included amusements, bouncy castles. pony rides. petting
zoo, hot food and indoor refreshments being served.
Creggan sports wouldn't be complete without the fancy
dress competition, races and of course the bony baby. We
couldn't run the event without the help and support from the
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community, the CCA are so grateful to all the volunteers who give us their time and
look forward to planning next years event.
Other activities held throughout the year included Mini Movers in October and July
2023: Hip Hop Glasses hosted by utban motion in May 2023 and Active Kids in April
2023.
CCA also assisted Omagh UnifO￿n Exchange as a local drop off and collection point
for local primary and secondary schools, rather than parents having to travel into
Omagh. It is hoped that we will be able to assist this organisation in the future to help
local families with associated expenses of retuming to school. The hall was also used
as a drop off point for donations to O'conner transport who delivered much needed
aid to those affected the earthquakes in Turf(ey in March 2023.
The Fermanagh and Omagh District Council summer scheme could not be facilitated
this year due the White Hare summer scheme running in the hall during the same time.
It was hoped that next year the FODC could run during the 12th of July week as the
day care takes a summer break. The hall has been hired out for local children's musical
productions; Sean nos dancing ran for a short period in October. An char￿1g Mhor
GFC hosted the football fundamentals from the hall on Saturday momings in the
autumn. There have also been several coffee momings in the hall for different
charitable organisations.
Finances
A review of the charities, financial position confirms a suc￿Ssful year mainly down to
income generated through our charitable activities, grants and fundraising. The charity
had Income of £499,650 and Expenditure of £438,715 giving a surplus for the year of
£60.935. We have netcurrent assets of£383.170. The growth ofwhite Hare Daycare
undertook significant work and investment and is now doing well in terms of a Social
Enterprise. The bulk of the Income and Expenditure over the year is attributed to
Whrte Hare Daycare.
The Charitvs finances are in surplus, and accounts are prepared to comply with the
requirements of the Charity Commission for N Ireland.

Our activities do not lead to any harm. The only private benefft from our purposes is
that a trustee or family member may participate in the same manner as all other
beneficiaries, this is purely incidentsl and necessary so that the benefit is available to
all inhabitants of the area.
Trustees
The following trustees served during the financial period for Creggan Communty
Association:
Sheila Grimes
Sharon Begley
Martin Fox
Oonagh Bradley
Mary T Conway
Cathal Loughran
Sinead Mcmullan.
Joanne Hughes
Bary Mcmullan
Patricia Grugan
Signed on behalf of the Trustees by:
Name:
Sheila Grimes
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Date: 15 July 2024