HEROES+ is a project for young people 14-24 with a learning disability/additional needs and/or excluded from school, providing innovative, transformative programmes that inspire them to develop their potential and be future community peacebuilders.
Event Year: 2024
Cultural Bytes: Hub Festival
Cultural Sharing Art Event
Karen Blasko, Ballymac Arts hosted a cultural art sharing event with The Falls Women’s Centre. Everyone who took part from Falls and Newtownabbey generously shared their henna art skills and crochet skills, as well as home baking. There was also an ink and print workshop, and a chance to chat over cakes and a cuppa. What we share makes us stronger!
Health Minister meets with Ukranian community in NI
The Northern Ireland Health Minister met with the Ukrainians in NI Community Group to hear about the charity’s work and the positive experiences of the Ukrainian people living here. The charity thanked the Minster for the support provided by the Department to the Ukrainian community in NI.
Ulster Badminton Ethnic Minority Programme
Red Panthers Badminton Club took part in the @UlsterBadminton Ethnic Minority Badminton Programme, made possible thanks to @LottoGoodCauses
funding. The Red Panthers have gone from a social group to welcoming 60 players across six nights every week! #PowerOfSport #GRW24
Equality, Inclusion and Diversity in the Childminding Setting
As part of Good Relations Week 2024ย #GRW24, NICMA are offering a series of free workshops to members, promoting equality, inclusion and diversity in the home based childcare setting. Contact your Development & Engagement Officer for more information!
Shared Learning at Cliftonville Community Centre
As part of #GRW24 Beyond Skin took part in a Shared Learning event at Cliftonville Community Centre Belfast through the music and dance of Eritrea, with Meron and Berie, aka DJ Beramu.
More than just exercise
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ฒ!
The Community Sport Network’s ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฃ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ณ’๐ด enjoyed a ‘๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐น๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ต’ at the The Prom Cafรฉ after the session today in Larne thanks to Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland
The catch up and chat at these sessions are just as valuable as the exercise they provide!
Thanks to Halifax for their funding of the programme this past year.
Nerve Centre hosts Community Conversations
Alex Norris MP Visits Nerve Centre to Discuss Community Ownership Fund
This Good Relations Week, we welcomed Alex Norris MP, the Minister for Democracy and Local Growth, along with representatives from the community and arts sectors, to discuss the Community Ownership Fund (COF).
The Community Ownership Fund, a UK government initiative, aims to empower local communities by providing the means to take ownership of cherished local assets and amenities at risk of closure. This ยฃ150 million fund has been instrumental in supporting various projects across Northern Ireland, helping to preserve and enhance vital community spaces.
During his visit, Mr Norris had the opportunity to hear first-hand accounts from several beneficiaries of the fund, including Nerve Centre and community groups from Derry, Antrim, Tyrone, Fermanagh, and Belfast. They shared their experiences, highlighting the positive impact the funding has had on their local areas and the important difference it has made to their work. Projects ranged from saving historic buildings and repurposing decommissioned PSNI stations, to refurbishing cultural facilities to ensure they remain in community use. These stories showcased the fundโs crucial role in fostering community resilience and pride
Nerve Centre, known for its innovative approach to creative technologies and community engagement, provided an ideal backdrop for these discussions. Its own success story of community-driven initiatives resonated with the themes of the Community Ownership Fund. The Fund is supporting Nerve Centre in repurposing its Magazine Studios building to drive creative and cultural development in the city, in a radically changed post-Covid context.
Mr Norris expressed his admiration for the creativity and dedication demonstrated by Northern Irish communities in utilising the fund. He emphasised the importance of such initiatives in strengthening local ties and preserving cultural heritage, particularly in a region with a rich and complex history.
Greenisland Library Crafts and Storytelling
The children had a great time making penguin pencil holders at Greenislandโs Penguin Storytime and Craft to celebrate Good Relations Week and this yearโs theme of OpportUNITY. You probably didnโt know penguins are a symbol of unity!
This event is just one of the many Libraries NI hosted to embrace this year’s Good Relations Week theme.