Development Trusts NI

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Rathfriland and District Regeneration Company have been shortlisted in the category of ‘Excellence’ at the European Social Services Awards 2024. The organisation is thrilled to have been shortlisted in the category of ‘Excellence’, and are particularly delighted as all involved are volunteers seeking to improve their own local community.🙌 Show your support & vote here👉 https://lnkd.in/e9ZA-E5h

Many thanks to our amazing hosts Partas, The Wheel Carmichael Inner City Enterprise Global Action Plan Ireland for a very informative and inspiring visit as part of our Shared Island to Dublin. We learned about a fabulous new food hub to be launched in Tallaght, had interesting discussions about policy, governance, AI and the 'partition mindset'. Followed by a guided tour of The Rediscovery Centre which is a brilliant example of the circular economy in action, and the Glas Community Garden, a wonderful green space providing a much needed social and environmental role in Ballymun. 💗 🌳 🙌 Looking forward to catching up with the gang again in East Belfast in February!

So, our new website is live (www.dtni.org.uk) A clean, fresh and easily navigable resource for members and site visitors. Let us know what you think? Thanks & credits to our colleague Jane Kyle for her fantastic work.

Please vote for Rathfriland & District Regeneration who have been nominated for the European Social Services award category ‘Promoting Inclusive Communities’. RDRC community development trust latest project is to build a public park & gardens. Vote @ https://ow.ly/ONjA50TAlZU

Critical recommendations for advancing community ownership of assets in rural communities in NI & an outstanding case study in Grow the Glens Cushendall https://bit.ly/4eASKo4. Unfortunately in NI we still lag behind our neighbours, not in ambition but in support, legislation & investment @daera_ni @communitiesNI @economy_ni @causewaycouncil @gcu.ac.uk @qubcommunities1

After a year of discussions and workshops the Shared Island Youth Forum has launched our Outcome Statement! Grateful for valuable conversations and everyone involved 📢 #SharedIsland

DTNI members and community organisations who successfully secured funding from the Community Ownership Fund (COF) gathered at the Nerve Centre in Derry/Londonderry on Wednesday for a round table event with Alex Norris, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Democracy and Local Growth, & officials from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) Northern Ireland. Discussion centred on the positive impact of this in-demand fund and the invaluable support from DTNI and its associates, but also the challenges the challenges of meeting the tight 12-month spend period for capital projects. A strong message to the Minister that was heard loud and clear was "if the process is not broken, then don't change it". Northern Ireland has had 31 projects funded by the Westminster fund, with a total investment of just over £8.1 million. Notable projects include the Oh Yeah Music Centre, which received £850,000 for its acquisition, Newcastle Football Club who now has a new home thanks to £274,000 of funding which secure their new ground, Women's Aid Armagh and Down, who was awarded £350,000 for the ELEOS project and Seacourt Print Workshop in Bangor who is now the proud owner of the old Ulster Bank building an icon in the town.

35th anniversary of Whiterock Child & Family Centre this morning. The passion that came across from the service users, partners and Health Minister makes it clear that this is a much needed & valued resource in the local community. Huge congrats to Deirdre Walsh & her team 👏 🎉

Hi all - if any contacts reading this receive an email from our good friend Kate Clifford asking you to open a drop box link to a file - then don’t, it’s a virus, looks pretty genuine though.