# Alloa Community Shed

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC048701
- **Known as:** FVMS
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
- **Registered:** Sept. 13, 2018
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC048701


## Contact

- **Address:** Unit 5, 8 Ward Street, Alloa
- **Postcode:** FK10 1ER



## Activities

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

**Purposes:** &#x27;the advancement of citizenship or community development&#x27;,&#x27;the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended&#x27;

**What the charity does:** Alloa Community Shed benefits the community of Alloa by providing inclusive recreational activities that improve wellbeing, reduce isolation and strengthen community connections. Through practical activities such as woodwork, building, crafts and other hands-on skills, we create opportunities for people to come together, build friendships and access peer support, helping to reduce loneliness and improve quality of life.  We advance community development by enabling participants to share skills, learn from each other and take part in volunteering and local projects. Working in partnership with organisations such as the NHS, local authorities and schools, we support individuals to build confidence, develop practical abilities and gain a sense of purpose, while also delivering positive outcomes for the wider community through creative, social and practical contributions.

**Objectives:** 4.The Organisation has been formed to benefit the community of Alloa, as defined by the boundary map for the Alloa Community Council &#x27; by (the Clackmannanshire Council here with (the &#x27;Community”), with the following purposes (the “Purposes”):   4.1 the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended, with particular focus but not limited to woodwork, building, crafts and other manual-skills activities to alleviate isolation and loneliness, establish peer support and encourage a sense of community amongst participants.  4.2 the advancement of citizenship or community development through the provision of activities in which participants can meet jointly or work individually to learn or share skills and knowledge, and support each other to undertake, as volunteers, individual, group or local community activities of a practical, creative, or social nature to the benefit of the individuals participating and to the local community





## Areas of operation

- **Main operating location:** Clackmannanshire
- **Geographical spread:** More than one local authority area in Scotland






