Churches Conservation

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:4.1 THE CONSERVATION OF CHURCHES AND CHAPELS OF HISTORIC AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE OR ARCHITECTURAL QUALITY LOCATED ANYWHERE IN ENGLAND FOR THE BENEFIT OF MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THEY ARE LOCATED AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE WIDER PUBLIC; AND4.2 TO BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH SUCH CHURCHES AND CHAPELS ARE LOCATED (WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS) BY ADAPTING AND IMPROVING PREMISES SO THAT THEY CAN BE USED FOR THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RESIDENTS AND FOR VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS FOR:(A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION,(B) THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER ECONOMIC OR SOCIAL DISADVANTAGE,(C) THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SKILLS AND CAPACITY OF RESIDENTS OF THOSE COMMUNITIES SO THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY THEIR NEEDS, FIND WAYS OF MEETING THEM AND THUS TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY; AND(D) RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR RESIDENTS.