2017-12-31-annual-report

Coleralne Ulster Scots Regeneratlon Group- Charity number 102814 Tnistees Report. 2017 bout the Cha Our group marH8e5 a communlty resoLrce centre wlth proykles a fool Iwb forthe local U15ter Scots and Ora￿e communities. Varkmts cultwal and h15torkal workstrw are run alowln8 people to leam abo￿ local hlstory. the hlstory and herits8e of the (kange Order and the contrlbutlon of uisief Scots locally and world-wkle. Tralnlng15 also fadlltated to proNlde mernbers of bcal voluntsry and comrnunlty groups wlth the necessary skllls to achleve thelr purpose," thls Is dellvered In partnershlp wlth varfous or8anlsatlonS. We a150 hold exhlbFtFon5 and tultlon dasses In the centre and It Is used by rnany local organ15atlons, Indudlng other cultural groups, the local band5 a550datlon arKI marshalllngforum to hold meetlngs and tralnlng sesslons. Vtsltorsto the centre can leam ab￿rtI)￿ ￿ttUre WKI herItaBetl¥￿th It￿50n dlsplay kn the centre, our lar8e collection of books a¥allable for resexch p￿posts and vthis pubucatlons whlth are freely avallable. We work In partnershlp th other local organlsatlons, Indudin8 the Loyal Order5 and other cultural groups to organlse a range of events IncludI￿a C(xnmunltyfestlvals arKI exhlbttkX￿. these events 8lve the Beneral Pul￿1¢ an opportunlty to learn about the culture and herltage of the area and the loyal order5 and attend￿t c￿re. How the tha fu The maln sowce of fundln8 Iirds intorne generated fr(m maw the ￿rrtre available to OTganisatlon5 to run out a ra￿e of actlvft5es Indudww the Samn￿ Centwiary propcL an Ulslerscots summer sthool and variou5 course AdmInI￿all￿n Infonnatl Durfbw 2017 the youpwas based in Coleralne U15terScots Re%Mrce Centre. located on the upper two floors ofcoleralne OM8e Hall. Meeti￿ rn￿. The tru5tee5 are asfollows: Robert Mdlreawi Thomas Strling. Joanne Honeyfor4 Ivan Morrlson. Henry Ml]len. John Cwell. Lorna McAfee. Kevln Pearce, Hopkln Stewart vnd rtaken and the furth The purposes of the tharlty are to promote and pre5eNe the U15ter Scots culture and herftage," to promote and preser¥e the thnge cultwe and heritsAe: to advance knowled8e. awarene55 and understsndSn8 of the hlstory of Colerakne and d15tr1Lt wea: and to provlde facilltles In the IntÈre5ts of the soclal welfare. educatlon, reCre3tk￿ or other Id5urthe ac¢Mtles. Beneficlarles are the general p￿>11¢ espedalty those Ilvlryd In Coleralne a)d (Hstrh Th15 wa5 a dlfficuh yearforthe 8roup wtth several key members havir8 to step back dLE to personal cIrcumst￿ceS. Thls detteased group capacity to ￿ increased rellance on partnershp worklng to dellver atttvltles to meet group alms.

der5tWKlnK uf the h15tory of Coleralne and INstrkt ea: and ts) PrO￿de facillyes In the Interests of the soclal welfare, educatlon, recrtallon orother leI5U￿￿me actlvltles. Beneficlaries arethe 8eneral publlc especlally those lfvlr8 In COleral￿ and dfstyi Actlvittes run out in the centre dLwing theyear induded a Brexlt Inforn￿￿on even5￿ a series of talks retatlng to WWI, a Chrfstrnas Lwtfor senlor fit1￿￿ and a rarqe ofother soclal and educational acti¥ltte5. Thls has been a dlfncultyearforthe group rfth severdl key Tnember5 5ufferfng health pmblems and the level Ofc￿￿mitrnent Shown bygmup members to keeping the centre open ts much appreclated. Slgned Jo ne Honeyford