NI's Community Relations and Cultural Diversity Grant Accepting Applications

Northern Ireland's Community Relations and Cultural Diversity Grants scheme is inviting applications from locally based voluntary and community organisations for projects primarily involving adults.

Groups can apply for grants of up to £10,000 (most grants will be awarded for a smaller amount) to develop their capacity to engage in community relations work and to enhance the community relations potential of projects they undertake.

The scheme is aimed at locally based...

This is a grant competition for CAPITAL and RESOURCE/PROGRAMME funding for projects to help people to connect with the natural environment and to conserve our most important habitats. The key areas for funding under this Environmental Challenge Competition are:

1. Nature Recovery: Building ecological and climate resilience
   Projects may include:
   • large scale action towards the development or implementation of landscape scale nature recovery networks, which may encompass:
     • Restoration of priority habitat, including terrestrial,...

Wildfires can have a destructive and lasting impact on our natural landscapes and habitats. Please be vigilant and follow this advice from the NIFRS. #RightSideOfOutside  

#walkni 

New research by Outdoor Recreation NI reveals the health benefits of the outdoors are not being enjoyed equally across society with recent COVID-19 lockdown exacerbating long standing issues.

See link to related article below for full report 

 Read more, 

http://www.outdoorrecreationni.com/news/revealed-outdoor-recreation-people-nature-and-health-survey-results/  

The management teams the Ring of Gullion, the Mournes and Strangford and Lecale AONBs  are launching their joint Photography Competition to highlight the beauty of these special areas for 2021.

This gives individuals across the three areas another great way to showcase their love of their AONB through high-quality beautiful photography; We want to inspire everyone to enjoy the AONBs, by encouraging everyone to share their two passions: the beauty of the area and photography!

The theme for this year’s competition is “Nature in my AONB”.

The theme is open...

Northern Ireland’s outdoor areas and scenic spots have seen a huge increase in visitor numbers since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Whilst this interest in the outdoors is extremely positive for society, it has generated significant issues that are disrupting natural beauty spots, such as littering, dog waste, irresponsible car parking, livestock worrying, disturbance to wildlife, overcrowding and damage which can be caused by wild camping and wildfires.

A new nationwide campaign called ‘The Right Side of Outside’ which aims to generate awareness of these...

The SEUPB has on, Wednesday 10 March, launched a public consultation for the new PEACE PLUS Programme (2021-2027).

What is the PEACE PLUS Programme?

A hybrid of the PEACE and INTERREG Programmes, PEACE PLUS will continue to support activities that contribute towards a prosperous and stable society in Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland; including activities that promote peace and reconciliation and contribute to the cross border economic and territorial development of the region.

The PEACE PLUS Programme was...

£1mllion Shared History Fund brings people together to mark the Centenary of Northern Ireland

The National Lottery Heritage Fund has announced that 39 projects, including one from Newry Mourne and Down District Council,  will benefit from £1million of funding through the Shared History Fund to help mark the Centenary of Northern Ireland.

The Shared History Fund, which The National Lottery Heritage Fund is distributing on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office, will support groups in marking the Centenary of Northern Ireland in 2021 in a thoughtful,...

National Lottery Grants for Heritage Reopens for Applications up to £5m

The National Lottery Grants for Heritage (NLHF) has resumed its project funding for grants from £3,000 up to £5 million.

NLHF confirms that it is committed to supporting the same broad range of heritage projects and activities it has always supported, including industrial heritage and sites, castles and historic places of worship, stories and memories of communities, public parks, natural landscapes and native wildlife. However, it is expected that all applications will fully reflect the changed...

Tuesday 26 January - Friday 19 March 2021. 

Find out about your Heritage from the comfort of your own home this winter. Starting 26 January, and throughout February and March, Libraries NI will be running a series of online talks, events and workshops on four topics:

• Ancient Ireland: history & myth
• The environment: nature and landscape
• Your family, your history
• Partition: how it affected us

Wednesday 10 March - To leave or to remain? Southern Irish Protestants and the partition...