PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS
PROJECT NUMBER 036914
PROJECT NAME ADVANCE ARDS - PROMOTING SOCIAL ENTERPRISE
APPLICANT BODY ARDS BUSINESS CENTRE
Ards Business Centre received a grant of £25,000 to continue and enhance the Advance Ards programme which began in Peace II (see www.advanceards.com). The project hopes to develop an Advance Ards network, to create a Social Enterprise Club, to initiate good practice visits for social businesses and to assist specific groups to develop Social Economy projects.
To find out more please contact:
Willie Devlin
Ards Business Centre Ltd
Jubilee Road
Newtownards
Co. Down
BT23 4YH
Tel: 028 9181 9787
Fax: 028 9182 0625
Email: postbox@ardsbusiness.com
www.ardsbusiness.com
PROJECT NUMBER 037230
PROJECT NAME ARDS MIGRANT WORKERS PROJECT
APPLICANT BODY ARDS CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
The Ards Citizens' Advice Bureau applied for funding for an Information Officer to work specifically with workers in the Ards area who have migrated here from other parts of Europe and beyond. The project aims to help no less than 30 migrant workers per week and to provide no less that 6 "Your Rights" courses within the Borough for this community. This project received funding from the LSP in Ards of £83,550.
To find out more please contact:
Mairead Johnson
Ards Citizens Advice Bureau
75 West Street
NEWTOWNARDS
County Down
BT23 4EN
Telephone: 028 9181 9257 / 028 9182 3966 (general info & appointments)
Fax: 028 9181 9837
Email: ardscab@citizensadvice.co.uk
PROJECT NUMBER 037334
PROJECT NAME CHIRPY CHICKS -NEW EQUIPMENT
APPLICANT BODY CHIRPY CHICKS PLAYGROUP, GREYABBEY
Chirpy Chicks playgroup received a grant of £3000 to fund new equipment and a summer outing for the children at the playgroup.
For further details contact:
Alison Moore,
Acting Playgroup Leader
Chirpy Chicks Playgroup
Village Hall
Portaferry Rd
Greyabbey
Tel: 07794810174
PROJECT NUMBER 037043
PROJECT NAME STOPPING THEM STARTING
APPLICANT BODY COMBER DRUGS AWARENESS GROUP
Comber Drugs Awareness Group (CODAG) - uses two mobile classrooms and three specially trained educators to deliver health education programmes to primary schools in Ards, North Down and E Belfast
CODAG received a grant of £30,000 to target 4 to 11 year olds in school with a programme delivering information to assist them to choose a healthy lifestyle. The project hopes to carry out no less than 60 school visits within the Ards Borough area.
For further details please contact:
Duggie Anderson
11 Holly Park Road
Killinchy
BT23 6SN
Tel: 028 97541506
PROJECT NUMBER 037602
PROJECT NAME REDEVELOPMENT OF CLUBHOUSE
APPLICANT BODY DONAHGADEE SAILING CLUB
Donaghadee Sailing Club is situated on Shore Street, Donaghadee and overlooks the harbour. The Clubhouse includes bar, training, changing and showering facilities.
There are current ambitious plan to redevelop and expand the facilities in the next 2 years
The Club applied to the LSP in Ards for fundind of new boats and sailing equipment to increase the membership of the club and to encourage young people to participate in water sports in their local area. The Club received a grant of £25,000 and is currently implementing the RYA "On Board" programme with four local schools.
For further details please contact:
Noel Johnston
Donaghadee Sailing Club
20 Shore Street
Donaghadee
County Down
Northern Ireland
BT21 0DG
Telephone: 02891884270
Email: contact@donaghadeesc.co.uk
PROJECT NUMBER 037321
PROJECT NAME EASTERN COUNSELLING PROJECT
APPLICANT BODY CONTACT YOUTH
Contact Youth provides face to face counselling to young people in the 11-25 age range throughout Northern Ireland, in community and post primary school settings, and through our Suicide Prevention 24/7 free telephone counselling service.
Contact Youth received a grant of £35,055 to provide face to face counselling sessions to young people in the Newtownards area with art therapy and groupwork, aswell as recruiting and training volunteers for the Youthline service.
For further details please contact:
Contact Youth
Fifth Floor
14 College Square North
Belfast
BT1 6AS
Tel:028 90320092
Fax: 028 90326870
PROJECT NUMBER 037054
PROJECT NAME HOMESTART LOCAL FAMILY SUPPORT CENTRE
APPLICANT BODY HOME-START ARDS, COMBER & PENINSULA AREA
Home-Start is a voluntary organisation in which volunteers offer regular support, friendship and practical help to young families under stress in their own homes - so helping to prevent family crisis and breakdown.
Home-Start is available for any family with at least one child under 5 years of age.
The LSP in Ards have granted Home-start £60,000 to enable them to open and staff a Family Support Centre and Second Hand Baby Equipment shop in Newtownards town. The project aims to recruit 12 to 20 volunteers, support 80-100 families and to provide 2 volunteer preparation courses.
For further details please contact:
Joyce Ross
Senior Organiser
9 Cuan Gardens
Greyabbey
Newtownards
Co. Down BT22 2QG
(028) 42 788369
(028) 42 788369
PROJECT NUMBER 037198
PROJECT NAME BUILDING STONGER COMMUNITIES
APPLICANT BODY LIFE-START MID ARDS
Lifestart Mid-Ards offers a free home based Child Development programme to the parents of birth to five year old child in the Ards Peninsula area.
Lifeststart encourages parents to understand the developmental stages that children go through.
This group was granted £50,000 to create a play facility to be used by no less than 20 parents and children and 15 parents and children to attend the APPLAUD group (Ards Peninsula Learning and Understanding Difficulties Parents Support Group).
For further details please contact:
Una Gilmore, Project Co-ordinator
45 Main Street
Kircubbin
Co Down
BT22 2SR
BT22 2SR
028 427 39130
PROJECT NUMBER 037069
PROJECT NAME SAIL FOR ALL
APPLICANT BODY NEWTOWNARDS SAILING CLUB
The LSP in Ards granted £42870 to Newtownards Sailing Club for their "Sail for All" programme which encourages those not normally able to access sailing to experience the sport. The programme was funded to employ a sailing instructor, to purchase suitable boats and to train 12 groups to be proficient and safe sailors.
For further details please contact:
Lawrence Baalham
161 Portaferry Road
Newtownards
Co. Down
BT22 2AJ
Tel: 07074 440086
e-mail: lawrence.baalham@ntlworld.com
PROJECT NUMBER 036158
PROJECT NAME CHILDMINDER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
APPLICANT BODY NICMA
NICMA, the Northern Ireland Childminding Association, works to support and develop registered home-based childcare. A voluntary organisation with charitable status, NICMA provides a range of services to support Childminders, parents and children.
NICMA received £24,750 to build the skills base of registered childminders, to provide continuous professional development and to encourage women to take up child care as as form of self employment.
For further details please contact:
NICMA
16-18 Mill Street, Newtownards, BT23 4LU
028 9181 1015
028 9182 0921
PROJECT NUMBER 037024
PROJECT NAME PTSC CHANGING & CLUB FACILITIES
APPLICANT BODY PORTAFERRY TOWN SPORTS CLUB
PTSC received a grant of £20,000 to erect a modular changing facility on their multi sports ground.
For further details please contact:
The LSP in Ards office
PROJECT NUMBER 037044
PROJECT NAME PROPERTY EXPANSION
APPLICANT BODY PORTAVOGIE & DISTRICT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GROUP LTD
PDCDG LTD received a grant of £45,580 to create provision of a flexible workspace in a disadvantaged area affected by the demise of the fishing industry. The project hopes to establish at least 5 businesses and create 15 new jobs for the Portavogie area.
For further details please contact:
Iris Stevenson
Ards Business Centre
Jubilee Road
Newtownards
BT23 4YH
Tel: + 44 (0) 2891819787
Fax: +44 (0) 2891820625
Email: postbox@ardsbusiness.com
PROJECT NUMBER 036187
PROJECT NAME VISION ARDS
APPLICANT BODY THE BOYS BRIGADE (BELFAST)
Ganaway Activity and Training Centre is a 13 acre site in the quiet countryside between Millisle and Ballywalter in the Ards Peninsula and overlooking the Irish Sea.
Ganaway is owned by the Belfast Battalion of the Boys' Brigade and is available to non-BB youth groups and schools as well as BB units.
In managing the centre the Boys' Brigade seek to provide a neutral and non-threatening environment and to encourage the development of responsible citizenship by facilitating activities to enhance self awareness, self esteem and an awareness of and respect for different cultures and beliefs.
The Boys Brigade received £80,000 to bring no less than 750 additional visitors to the centre by December 2007, to provide single identity involvement for 10 groups in the Ards area and to support and lead 4 cross community programmes by December 2007.
For further details please contact:
Paul McCarroll
Ganaway Activity Centre
268 Ballywalter Road
Millisle
NEWTOWNARDS
BT22 2LZ
County Down
028 91861297
Ards Borough Council
2 Church Street
Newtownards
Co.Down
BT23 4AP
Tel: 028 9182 4000
Fax: 028 9181 9628
Email us at ards@ards-council.gov.uk
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