Event Category: Compilation or Archive Video

Delivering Social Value in Northern Ireland

We can choose to take action for a better, more sustainable future.  One of the actions we can take is to choose to spend our money in a way which maximises its social value.

The Northern Ireland Government invests close to £3 billion each year in public sector contracts and this enables us to effect change.  To maximise this investment, from the 1st of June 2022, the Northern Ireland Executive has committed to mandatory scoring of social value within public procurement contracts in services and in works.

This video will share:

  • What Social Value is
  • How Social Value can bring broader benefits to society as a whole
  • People’s personal stories demonstrating the positive impact Social Value is delivering in Northern Ireland

Including social value in public contracts offers important opportunities for suppliers and local communities to work together to drive value from every pound invested in Northern Ireland and achieve a sustainable future for all.

Check out our video for the event here: https://vimeo.com/752555793/96e718a758  

Places & Spaces Programme Celebration Video

The Places & Spaces is designed to promote development of community led environmental places and spaces in the Armagh, Craigavon and Banbridge Borough that are safe and welcoming.

It is also designed to build skills, knowledge and capacity of participants so that projects can be sustained upon completion of the programme.

Through this programme, 21 Community Groups have received: horticulture/environmental expertise, materials and equipment, a lockable garden storage box and health & safety training.

A video has been created consisting of photographs and video footage of all participating groups to highlight the positive impact that the Places & Spaces programme has had on local communities within the Borough.

Showcase video: NACN – Creative Diversionary Youth Programme

Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council have supported the delivery of a number of Youth Programmes that contribute towards the progression of young people and in creating a more peaceful Borough.

This video showcases the Creative Diversionary Youth Programme delivered by Newtownabbey Arts and Culture Network (NACN).

For more information contact Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council Good Relations team via goodrelations@antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk

Showcase video: Summer Outreach Diversionary Programme

Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council have supported the delivery of a number of Youth Programmes that contribute towards the progression of young people and in creating a more peaceful Borough.

This video showcases the Summer Outreach Diversionary Programme delivered by Ionad Teaghlaigh Ghleann Darach.

For more information contact Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council Good Relations team via goodrelations@antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk

Atlas Women’s Centre – Poem ‘brighter days ahead’

Early Childhood settings reflect Brighter Days Ahead. Early years settings with a diverse range of practitioners, children and family backgrounds, were invited and encouraged to consider what ‘Brighter Days Ahead’ means to them.

We have captured their creative interpretation of this through the voice of the child and those who care for them, based on the Good Relations Week theme. 

Little Ones Day Nursery – Voice of the Child

Early years settings with a diverse range of practitioners, children and family backgrounds, were invited and encouraged to consider what ‘Brighter Days Ahead’ means to them. We have captured their creative interpretation of this through the voice of the child and those who care for them, based on the Good Relations Week theme. 

Celebrating Diversity using storybooks

Early Years Quality Mentor, Aoife Lacey explains the importance of using story books with young children and how these can be used effectively to support diversity in the early years setting.

Bright Sparks Montessori – Rainbow of Resilience

Early Childhood settings reflect Brighter Days Ahead. Early years settings with a diverse range of practitioners, children and family backgrounds, were invited and encouraged to consider what ‘Brighter Days Ahead’ means to them. We have captured their creative interpretation of this through the voice of the child and those who care for them, based on the Good Relations Week theme.

Atlas Women’s Centre Creche – Voice of the Child

Early Childhood settings reflect Brighter Days Ahead. Early years settings with a diverse range of practitioners, children and family backgrounds, were invited and encouraged to consider what ‘Brighter Days Ahead’ means to them. We have captured their creative interpretation of this through the voice of the child and those who care for them, based on the Good Relations Week theme.