OLD Felixstowe Community Association (Ofca)

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:A) TO MAINTAIN A COMMUNITY CENTRE (REFERRED TO AS ‘THE CENTRE’) AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE, OR TO CO-OPERATE WITH ANY LOCAL STATUTORY OR ESTABLISHED AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF, SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE ASSOCIATION AND ITS CONSTITUENT BODIES.B) TO PROMOTE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE AREA KNOWN AS OLD FELIXSTOWE AND ITS SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD (REFERRED TO AS ‘THE AREA OF BENEFIT’) WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF GENDER, MARITAL AND CIVIL PARTNERSHIP STATUS, RACE, NATIONALITY, AGE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RELIGION OR BELIEF, PHYSICAL, SENSORY OR LEARNING DISABILITY, GENDER REASSIGNMENT, PREGNANCY OR MATERNITY STATUS, BY ASSOCIATION WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND RESIDENTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID RESIDENTS. THE ASSOCIATION AIMS TO FACILITATE ACTIVITIES THAT INCLUDE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROMOTION OF GOOD HEALTH AND WELLBEING, THAT PROMOTE THE ARTS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (BY THIS WE MEAN FURTHERING CHARITABLE PURPOSES (AND THE WORK OF CHARITIES) DIRECTED TOWARDS SUPPORT FOR SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE WHICH IS FOCUSED ON THE COMMUNITY RATHER THAN THE INDIVIDUAL).