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We do events well here - lets keep that up
16th September 2021
You may not have heard of Yalemzerf Yehualaw but two weeks ago in Larne, the 22 year old Ethopian runner broke the world record for the women’s half marathon, when she won the female elite Antrim Coast race in an amazing time of 63 minutes and 43 seconds, the first woman to run under 1hr.4mins for the 13.1 mile distance.
The world record was reported ...
Gardening competition blossoms strong community links.
9th September 2021
Northern
Ireland’s largest health care provider Four Seasons has teamed up with
local garden centres to run the Summer of Joy gardening competition at
three care homes including Mount Lens Care Home in East Belfast.
Summer
Of Joy tasked applicants with submitting a photograph of their own
‘pocket garden’, a finished flower pot which residents...
Opportunity for SMEs to ‘Meet the Buyer’ as NMD Tender for Growth event goes virtual
5th August 2021
Newry Mourne and Down District Council is helping
local SME’s to improve their chances of winning new business. An upcoming ‘Meet
the Buyer’ supplier engagement event will give local SME’s the unique chance to
have one to one discussions with key procurement teams from within major
organisations. The event aim is to help local SME’s to gain the confide...
Radius puts tenants first with new industry accreditation
2nd August 2021
Radius Housing has become the first Housing Association in Northern Ireland to be awarded a Tenant Participation Accreditation. The award, which follows an objective measurement of Tenant Participation activities, is made by Supporting Communities.
Supporting Communities has developed a bespoke Tenant Participation Accreditation programme for Northern Ireland, based upon t...
Reaching Rural celebrates thriving communities & homes
2nd August 2021
The important role of housing in rural communities is at the centre of a new campaign by the Rural Community Network (RCN), Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE) and Northern Ireland Federation of Housing Associations (NIFHA). ‘Reaching Rural NI’ aims to recognise the work of many organisations, including Housing Associations, in supporting rural living and helping to b...
Moving Day with first new homes at Blacks Gate
29th July 2021
It’s moving day for 17 families as the first new homes at Radius Housing’s Blacks Gate development are completed. Located off the Blacks roads in Belfast, the 17 houses are the first of 244 new homes being constructed on the site of the former Visteon factory - one of the largest mixed tenure housing developments in Northern Ireland.
Alongside the 244 homes, the deve...
Fibrus gets in to the swing of fundraising for PIPS Suicide Prevention Ireland
28th July 2021
Leading full fibre broadband provider, Fibrus recently hosted a one-day golf tournament at the Hilton Templepatrick to raise money for the company’s charity of the year, PIPS Suicide Prevention Ireland.
The event was one of the first official fundraisers Fibrus has been able to host this year and over £6800 was raised to add to the £4300 total already rai...
Call for local producers to join forces with Shed Bistro at unique new Malone Road restaurant
24th July 2021
South Belfast restauranteurs, Jonny and Christina Taylor have launched a campaign to bring some of Ireland’s best local food and drink producers together for a special project, as part of their unique new establishment due to open on the Malone Road later this year.
The husband and wife duo, who run Shed Bistro on Belfast’s Ormeau Road, are on a mission to find...
Avoca Street alleyway transformed by trainees & good neighbours
2nd July 2021
A cross community project is supporting trainees to transform an area of run down and neglected alleyways in north Belfast. The Lower Oldpark Community Association (LOCA) Alleyway Project is bringing together young people from Impact Training on the Shankill Road and Springvale Training on the Springfield Road to build raised beds and window boxes, as well as relations, as part of the ...
Plans for major Gasworks regeneration and housing project
29th June 2021
Plans have been submitted for a major redevelopment and housing project at the Gasworks site in south Belfast which would see the construction of 94 new homes, and future plans for new commercial, tourist and community facilities. The hybrid application, which has been submitted by Belfast City Council and Radius Housing, aims to drive regeneration in the Gasworks and Market area, with...