# Glenkens Community And Arts Trust Limited

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC032050
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
- **Registered:** Oct. 10, 2001
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC032050


## Contact

- **Address:** CatStrand, High Street, New Galloway, Castle Douglas
- **Postcode:** DG7 3RN
- **Website:** www.gcat.scot



## Activities

**Activities:** &#x27;It carries out activities or services itself&#x27;

**Purposes:** &#x27;the advancement of education&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of citizenship or community development&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of environmental protection or improvement&#x27;

**What the charity does:** The Glenkens Community &amp; Arts Trust has a track record of economic regeneration through arts and community work in the Glenkens. We were created in response to the devastating Foot and Mouth epidemic and since then have consistently delivered high-quality arts and community development work for our remote-rural community. We are a key anchor organisation for the area, with a vision of making the Glenkens an excellent place to live for people of all ages. We do this by: Interweaving Arts, Community and Heritage to enrich the life of the area. Delivering our Artistic Vision with passion and creativity. Supporting many activities core to the quality of life of people and environment of the Glenkens. Driving economic and social regeneration of the area through championing the delivery of the Glenkens &amp; District Community Action Plan.

**Beneficiaries:** &#x27;Children or young people&#x27;,&#x27;Older People&#x27;,&#x27;People with disabilities or health problems&#x27;,&#x27;No specific group, or for the benefit of the community&#x27;

**Objectives:** (1) To advance the education of the public by the provision or premises and facilities wherein there can he collected, preserved, exhihited and intepreted historic and artistic materials and associated information about the same and in particular material that relates to the general area of Glenkens or its inhahitants or is connected therewith.  (2) To promote, maintain, improve and advance education particularly by promoting and encouraging the study, practice, knowledge and appreciation of the arts and for these purposes to organise, promote, manage and conduct exhihitions, concerts, conferences, dramas, lectures and workshops in Glenkens or elsewhere.  (3) To promote the benefit of the inhabitants and in particular the young, elderly and disabled, of Glenkens and its environs without distinction of sex, sexuality, political, religious or other opinions by associating the local statutory authorities, voluntary organisation and inhabitants in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities, or assist in the provision of facilities, in the interest of social welfare for recreation and other leisure-time occupation so that their condition of life may be improved.  (4) To advance the education of those who are rurally isolated by utilising Information Technology to provide distance learning and also to lacilitate visiting lectures.





## Geography

- **Main operating location:** Dumfries And Galloway
- **Geographical spread:** Wider, but within one local authority area






## Linked charities

- [Galloway Community Transport (SCIO)](/sc/SC049421.md) (SC049421)



