Abbeyfield Irvine & District Society Limited

Constitutional objectives

The Society is established to relieve aged, impotent and poor people of all classes, for the advancement and education and for other charitable purposes beneficial to the community. And as ancillary to the foregoing objects:- (A) To establish, manage, improve and construct in Irvine and District and elsewhere houses, homes, hostels, clubs and holiday camps for lonely, neglected, old or handicapped people and provide them there and in their homes with the care security and Christian love to which they are entitled. (B) To encourage and enable individuals and the community at large to realise, live up to and bear their Christian and citizens responsibilities to those who are lonely, neglected, old or handicapped. (C) To promote and further education by providing in Irvine and District and elsewhere facilities for the practise and encouragement of the arts, physical training, training in citizenship for juveniles and young persons of all classes to encourage them to take an interest therein and in social, national and international questions, and to lead them to a fuller understanding of the Christian religion.