**Churchtown Community Association Limited** TRUSTEES REPORT For the Period Ending 31[st] March 2023 ## _**Governing Document**_ Churchtown Community Association is a company limited by guarantee governed by its Memorandum & Articles of Association dated 7[th] March 2004. It is registered as a charity with the Charity Commission NI. ## _**Reference & Administration Details**_ Charity No: NIC103689 Company No: NI50068 Registered Address: 48 Lurganbuoy Road CASTLEDERG Co Tyrone BT81 7HT ## _**Purpose of the Charity**_ Churchtown Community Association’s objects as per its governing document are “to promote the benefit of the Castlederg area and its environs in a common effort to advance education, relieve poverty, relieve unemployment, preserve and protect health and provide facilities in the interest of social welfare for recreation and other leisure time occupations with the object of improving the conditions of life for said inhabitants by: - Providing or securing the provision of social services, educational and recreational facilities and practical assistance for all persons resident with the area. - providing, endow and furnish and fit out with all necessary furniture and other equipment and maintain such building, premises and centres as may from time to time be required for the purposes of the company. ## _**Review Period Activities**_ During the review period up to 31[st] March 2023, Churchtown CA continued to work in partnership with numerous agencies/organisations to deliver a range of community projects and services, these included: ## _**Youth Leadership Programme (funded by: Derg DEA Growth Partnership)**_ 65 programme hours - Activities _Team Building Workshops Goal Setting Leadership Overnight Residential Presentation of Certificates by Mayor (DCSDC) Celebration Event – Spring Community Festival Distributed 10 Sports trolleys & equipment to local groups._ _**Healthy Relationships workshop (funded by: PCSP – Derry City & Strabane DC)**_ 40 Programme Hours – Activities Health Relationships Workshops - Primary & Post Primary Children Community & Online Safety Workshops with PSNI - Distributed 40 Personal Safey Resource Packs - Domestic Violence/Coercive Behaviour Awareness Workshops Primary & Post Primary - Creative Mindfulness Sessions ## _**Reconnect/Stay Connected (funded by: Derry City & Strabane DC)**_ 150 Programme Hours – Activities _Weekly Men’s Shed Weekly Craft Session_ In addition, to the aforementioned programmes Churchtown Community Association continued to deliver a comprehensive portfolio of community projects as detailed below: - Digital Device Loan Scheme - Personal Success & Well Being - Seasonal themed children’s workshops eg Halloween, Christmas, Spring & Summer - Self-Care Sessions (Meditation & Mindfulness) - Community Befriending ## _**Training**_ - Basic Life Support Skills - Makaton - CSR - Manual Handling - Food Safety - Mental Health First Aid - Dyslexia Awareness - Paediatric First Aid - Child Protection and Safeguarding ## _**Significant Projects**_ The trustees of Churchtown CA are currently working as a partner with DCSDC with regards to the Smart Village Network. If successful, this programme will provide funding to develop a Digital Hub within the Community Centre with the aim of providing training and resources for the local community to engage in These programmes were in addition to providing administration support; resource sharing etc with several local organisations and groupings including Community Allotments One Town History Group Naiscoil na Deirge CPM Castlederg Childcare Services ## _**Staff & Trainees**_ The Association employs 3 members of staff: 1 part time and 2 full time, with 20 volunteers in supporting roles such as caretaker, administration support and stewarding community events. ## _**Future Development Plans**_ When permitted to do so Churchtown CA will re-open the community centre and the directors have identified the following areas for development for the incoming period: - Completion of Community Audit - Introduce Menopause Education & Awareness Session - Introduce Monthly Menopause Support Group - Introduce Diva Den - Develop further Men Shed Activities - Develop further History Group - Develop & deliver community events - Continue to collaborate with local council re land transfer with consideration of erecting Community Well Being and training unit. - Continue to lobby Derry City & Strabane DC re upgrading of Play Park situated at Hillview Park. ## _**Directors & Trustees**_ The directors of the charitable company are its trustees for the purposes of charity law. The trustees and officers serving during the year were as follows: Chairperson: David Young Treasurer: Jane Harvey Secretary: Brendan Devlin Maria Corry Gordon Speer Nigel Harpur Dave Cameron Sorcha McHugh Ashling McHugh Signed: Dated: