Ballymacash Regeneration Network: NIC Trustees Report- Year ended 31st March 2024 Charity Name: BaLlymacash Regeneration Network Reg No: 107517 Public Address: Ballymacash Community Centre, 29 Rathvarna Drive, Lisburn, BT28 2UB Trustees". The following served as charity Trustees duringthe year: Norman Audley Rebecca McGuig8n Julieanne Audley Colin Lyons Hayley Masterson Stevan Wallace Susan Haggan Pamela Parrott Objectives and Activities: We have a community centre, through which we provide a regular progr8mme of activities, including". weekly meals on wheeLs, sit inltake away Wednesday lunch, community Bingo, Junior and Senior Youth cLub, Housing advise surgeries, Local neighbourhood policing meetings when required- Interagency meeting (held 3 timeslyearl and ad hoc meetings with statutory agencies, elected reps. The community centre and our regular activities are managed by our part-time Centre Manager and part-time Community Development Worker. Our group is also part of the Housing Executive's Housing Community Network, through which we are able to lobby the Housing Exec for local improvements and raise/help tackle issues affecting residents. Ballymacash Regeneration Network: NICTrustees Report- Year ended 31" March 2024 I would like to express my gratitude to our committee members, staff and volunteers forthe great work, time and commitmentthey put in to serve our community. It's been another successful year in our centre, which has seen plenty of newfaces comingthrough the doors. We have successfully run our usual events over the year. These events are enabling us to build new relations and offer diverse activities for the community. We have some reguLar week to week activities opened out to the whole community which includes,
community bingo. Tuesday morning breakfast and Wednesday ILtnches. We also have our JUNIOR and SENIOR YOUTH CLUB on a Tuesday and a Friday, which is booming in numbers. We also have our one-off events at Christmas and Julytime. These are always well attended in numbers and support. We continue to liaise with our PSNI NPTteam, as well as our housing providers NIHE, Choice housing and clanmil, as well as lobbying and working alongside LCCC. We also continueto work alongside and direct our communityto other organisations including Ballymacash Sports academy. The Resurgam Trust and healthy living centre, Lisburn Foodbank and CommunityAdvice Lisburn. We continue to welcome support from supporting communities and Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council.