Armchair aerobics

Forthspring Inter community Group is hosting an armchair aerobics event to celebrate Good Relations Week 2022 on the 21st September from 10-11am.

This is an opportunity for older people from the Shankill/Woodvale and Clonard areas to come together to enjoy gentle exercise and meet people from different communities.

Mini Mela

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

 

Peace Ring Declaration

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.

Good Relations Visit to Kilmainham Gaol Dublin

As part of Good Relations Week 2022 Fountain Street are hosting a Good Relations visit to Kilmainham Gaol in Dublin on Saturday 24th September.

This event is part of our Reminiscence Group based at Fountain Street CDA in Strabane that has been funded via Derry City & Strabane District Council Good Relations Fund.

The participants are involved in a project titled “Looking back- Moving forward”.

This event is open to all local residents of Strabane.

 

Sports Together Meeting 2

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.

 

Sports Together Meeting

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.

 

Fan Zone Northern Ireland v Kosovo

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!

Sustainability Workshop

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

Good Practice Visit

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.

 

Mini Mela

Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council in partnership with Artsekta are hosting a ‘Mini Mela’ were performances and arts/crafts workshops from 3 different cultures will be showcased on Saturday 24th September from 12pm-3pm .

There will be 5 performances taking place in the Marquee at the Public Realm in Market Square, Lisburn and 3 arts/crafts workshops taking place in gazebos at the Public Realm in Market Square, Lisburn.

3 cultures will be represented during this fantastic afternoon event.

This event is open to all!