Repair Café Foyle is part of a growing movement tackling the waste generation crisis.
Our friendly pop-up events are aimed to reconnect people with their stuff and creating space for dialogue about overconsumption and the right to repair.
Our team of volunteers are at hand to have a ‘wee go’ at fixing just about anything from bikes to lamps and toasters.
Diverting waste from landfill or incineration has never been more important as we re-evaluate our impact on the planet.
With our textile experts from the Fashion and Textile Centre and Bike team from Life Cycles, we are confident that we can find a solution. If we can’t fix it, we will signpost you to a specialist.
With the increased cost of living, communities can become more resilient by reconsidering our relationship with stuff!
We can’t wait to meet you all!
In celebration of Good Relations Week 2022 a Mini Mela will be held in partnership with Belfast City Council, Northern Ireland Housing Executive & Dunmurry Community Association on Thursday the 22nd September from 6.30pm-8.30pm.
This will be an event bringing world music, dance and food together with various activities taking place such as:
- Chinese Lion
- Bollywood/Polish/Chinese/Mexican Dancers
- African Drum Circle
- Crafts from Around the World
- Food Tasting from Around the World
- Ice Cream
- Tea/Coffee
Building Bridges Community Boxing Club are honoured to have their boxing ring in the Macrory Centre, Duncairn Gardens designated as a ‘PEACE RING’.
In celebration of Good Relations Week 2022 there will be an unveiling of a plaque as an official recognition of the boxing ring in the Macrory Centre being dedicated as a ‘PEACE RING’.
The event will be held on Wednesday the 21st September at 5.30pm and will involve a sparring match, some food as well as a local boxer unveiling the plague.
The Irish Football Association is hosting a partners meeting from 23-24 September in Belfast within the project “Sport Together – Strengthening Cross-Community Social Inclusion in Post-Conflict Regions” co-funded by the European Commission under the Erasmus+ Sport Programme.
The overall objective of the “Sport Together” project is to strengthen social inclusion in divided communities within grass-roots sport through training, education, awareness-raising, capacity-building of sport stakeholders and cross-community youth sport interventions. This project will have a particular focus on young people particularly girls and disadvantaged groups- in particular refugees and newly arrived migrants and minorities.
The project will use sport to tackle cross-border threats to social cohesion in the partners countries – Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Partners meeting is one of the key events within the project as it is dedicated to monitoring, evaluation and reflection on the achieved results, as well as planning for the further activities to be implemented within the project until 2023.
Besides the meeting the international partners will have a chance to connect, exchange and get to know good practices in Northern Ireland.
It should be noted that this event is invitation only.
The Irish Football Association is hosting a partners meeting from 23-24 September in Belfast within the project “Sport Together – Strengthening Cross-Community Social Inclusion in Post-Conflict Regions” co-funded by the European Commission under the Erasmus+ Sport Programme.
The overall objective of the “Sport Together” project is to strengthen social inclusion in divided communities within grass-roots sport through training, education, awareness-raising, capacity-building of sport stakeholders and cross-community youth sport interventions. This project will have a particular focus on young people particularly girls and disadvantaged groups- in particular refugees and newly arrived migrants and minorities.
The project will use sport to tackle cross-border threats to social cohesion in the partners countries – Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Partners meeting is one of the key events within the project as it is dedicated to monitoring, evaluation and reflection on the achieved results, as well as planning for the further activities to be implemented within the project until 2023.
Besides the meeting the international partners will have a chance to connect, exchange and get to know good practices in Northern Ireland.
It should be noted that this event is invitation only.
In celebration for Good Relations Week 2022 The Irish Football Association (IFA) will be providing a Fan Zone free of charge on the 24th of September.
There will be a number of activities for children as well as football games.
The Fan Zone will be on the Olympia pitch just outside of the national stadium.
During the Fan Zone there will be giveaways. Cool Fm will also be providing music on the night!
This is a free event and open for all!
For Good Relations Week 2022 Creggan Preschool and Training Trust Ltd will be providing workshops about sustainability and the impact that the cost of living is having on local residents on Wednesday 21st September at 10.30am.
Advice NI will also be in attendance offering a range of services to residents
For more info please email Louise McIntyre: Louise@cpttderry.org
This is the first opportunity for Carrickfergus Castle and Knockagh DEA cluster members to join and learn from another local successful cluster group in the Borough.
The Bann Maine West Community Cluster are an umbrella group working with community groups in the Bannside DEA of Mid and East Antrim.
The discussion will cover the history of the group, what has worked and what hasn’t. Members will also share how being part of the cluster has helped them to further the aims and objectives of their own individual organisations.
It should be noted that this event is invitation only to Carrickfergus Castle and Knockagh DEA cluster members.
During Good Relations Week 2022 young people from across the Causeway Coast & Glens Youth Service Area aim to deliver a positive message that ‘Change Starts With Us’.
We will explore through a textile workshop while creating a piece of art, the pledges each individual will make. Through this sharing of our goals, we will connect building a stronger society and a more sustainable future.
Each group participating will then take on one shared goal back to their projects/clubs and will commit to taking this forward over the next year.
Highlighting ‘ CHANGE STARTS WITH US’ by making small pledges, one thing YOU can do can make a difference.
DATE :- 21st September at The Glens Youth Club Cushendall- 7-8.30pm
The Executive Office and Community Relations Council look forward to welcoming you to this face to face T:BUC Engagement Forum with the option to participate online on the 20th September.
The Forum is taking place as part of Good Relations Week and will focus on the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the work that many peacebuilders are doing to help address pressing environmental concerns.
Our keynote speaker is David Donoghue. David is the co author of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Needless to say it is fantastic that David is able to join us at this event to offer his insights and experience. We will also be joined by speakers offering a local perspective on the environment and community examples of sustainable development in action.
We are running this Engagement Forum as a hybrid event and look forward to the opportunities that this brings for wider engagement. You will have the opportunity during the registration process to indicate whether you wish to join us online or in the room.
If you have any queries about the event, please contact Paul Killen at The Community Relations Council by email pkillen@nicrc.org.uk or by telephone 028 9022 7500.
The Team looks forward to welcoming you to the Engagement Forum on 20th September.
Attendees who register for online participation will receive joining details to the online zoom event 48 hours, 2 hours and then 10 minutes before the start.
For participants attending the venue, registration and refreshments are available from 9.30am for a 10am start with an opportunity to view market place exhibits by local community and statutory sector contributors.
Community Relations Council will be recording the speakers presentations and may screen shot the event and take photographs for publicity purposes.
This Engagement Forum will provide participants with:
- The opportunity to learn more about United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and how they are being delivered across NI.
- An understanding of examples of good practice being delivered by the community demonstrating the positive impact they have on society and how it relates to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
- The opportunity to understand the issues and challenges for good relations and diversity work in the delivery of T:BUC.