We are now live with two new surveys! Get involved in the conversation on the future of the Oh Yeah Music Centre and Friends of Louchmacrory&#39;s plans to develop their facilities. Oh Yeah Music Centre Engagement Survey Oh Yeah is a dedicated music hub that uses music as a catalyst for change through music heritage and tourism, education and learning, music creation, talent development, outreach, performance, practice and skills development. It&#39;s an award winning shared safe space for all. Unfortunately the centre is at risk. Have your say on the future of the centre. Find the Oh Yeah Music Centre Survey here:<a href="https://dtniconnect.commonplace.is/en-GB/proposals/sticky-fingers-imaginarium-community-consultation/step1"></a><a href="https://dtniconnect.commonplace.is/en-GB/proposals/oh-yeah-music-centre-public-engagement-survey/step1">https://dtniconnect.commonplace.is/en-GB/proposals/oh-yeah-music-centre-public-engagement-survey/step1</a> Friends of Loughmacrory Community Consultation As Friends of Loughmacrory plan ahead to develop their facilities we’d love to hear your thoughts on the proposals for the development of the ‘old pitch’. The project will look to bring the site into local community ownership and lead the development of a multi-use community co-designed site. Share your thoughts on the direction of the plans. Find the Friends of Loughmacrory Survey here:<a href="https://dtniconnect.commonplace.is/en-GB/proposals/friends-of-loughmacrory-community-consultation/step1">https://dtniconnect.commonplace.is/en-GB/proposals/friends-of-loughmacrory-community-consultation/step1</a>

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We are now live with two new surveys! Get involved in the conversation on the future of Sticky Fingers Imaginarium and TREE NI&#39;s plans to improve their facilities. The Imaginarium centre is a dedicated creative play space for children and young people located in Newry City Centre. The venue is also home to a community café, providing essential support to families, older people and adults with additional needs. Unfortunately the centre is at risk of closing permanently. Have your say on the future of the centre. Find the Imaginarium Survey here: <a href="https://dtniconnect.commonplace.is/en-GB/proposals/sticky-fingers-imaginarium-community-consultation/step1">https://dtniconnect.commonplace.is/en-GB/proposals/sticky-fingers-imaginarium-community-consultation/step1</a> TREE (Training, Re-skilling, Education &amp;amp; Employment) works with young people to empower them to make positive changes in their lives. They have applied for capital funding which will enable them to improve the current facilities at their site on Donegall Road, increasing capacity and widening their range of services and activities. Share your thoughts on the direction of the plans. Find TREE NI&#39;s Survey here: <a href="https://dtniconnect.commonplace.is/en-GB/proposals/tree-ni-survey/step1">https://dtniconnect.commonplace.is/en-GB/proposals/tree-ni-survey/step1</a> <a href="https://dtniconnect.commonplace.is/en-GB/proposals/tree-ni-survey/step1"></a>

Share Your Thoughts on Our Recently Live Surveys!

We are now live! Get involved in the conversation and give us your views on the next stage of the the Ballymoney Social Centre Regeneration Project. Explore the vision for a regenerated Social Centre and have your say in the project&#39;s next steps, helping us evolve this space into a hub for learning, health, and inclusivity, in direct response to the community&#39;s expressed desires. This survey follows on from the first community engagement and only takes 5 minutes - so don&#39;t hesitate to have your say! Complete it here: <a href="https://dtniconnect.commonplace.is/en-GB/proposals/social-centre-ballymoney/step1">https://dtniconnect.commonplace.is/en-GB/proposals/social-centre-ballymoney/step1</a> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/commonplace-digital-limited/image/upload/v1698417647/projects/dtniconnect/cfb7a58f-ee7e-4208-bcb4-4c68f682772c.png" />

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Have your say on the future of the Glencairn Community Hub project!

Glencairn Residents Survey

Glencairn Community project volunteers have been working hard over the past seven years to raise support and funding for a Community Hub to be built on the estate. A grant from Belfast City Council means that we can proceed with the Glencairn Community Hub. The next part of this process is to gain feedback from you about what you want to see happening in the new Community Hub once it is built, and other opportunities you would like to see for people on the estate!

Please take five minutes to complete the survey and don&#39;t forget to add some extra helpful details once you press &#39;next&#39;.

Tell us how you feel about the safety, accessibility and inclusivity of these areas in Belfast City Centre.

Belfast City Centre Map Survey

Share your thoughts on the areas included in the map. Do you feel safe here during the day and night? Do you think access is suitable for all abilities? Do you think these spaces are inclusive?
 
Add a pin and give us your thoughts!

Share your memories, visions, and ideas to create a community-led event that truly reflects Townsend Street's rich history

Sound Links - Reimagining Townsend Street

Townsend Street in Belfast has a rich history, and this year the Ulster Orchestra, Townsend Enterprise Park and Zeppo Arts are working on a project exploring that history as part of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/belfast2024/home" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Belfast 2024</a>.Sound Links is a community-informed project that will culminate in a community-led celebration of the street and its people on International Peace Day on 21 September 2024.&nbsp;

Sound Links will celebrate the heritage of the area. Three new works have been commissioned as part of the project from local composers Rory Friers, &Uacute;na Monaghan and Jamie Thompson and will be performed by Ulster Orchestra musicians in Townsend Street Church, now the home of the Orchestra, as part of the celebrations on 21 September. These musical pieces will explore the themes of the past, present and future of Townsend Street and will be informed by the stories, memories and hopes collected from people as part of the consultation period which is open until May 2024.The shape of the final event celebration is very much up for grabs: we&rsquo;re keen to give ownership of what that should look, sound, and feel like to people in the surrounding area. We&rsquo;re also looking for people with memories of Townsend Street to get in touch, to share their reflections, recollections, anecdotes and stories. <a href="https://youtu.be/rtkX3vRCDr0?si=RxrVm94DKODlsUEI" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Take a look at this video introducing the project</a>

We would love to hear from you &ndash; whether it&rsquo;s a memory/story, a vision for the street&rsquo;s future or an idea for the celebration event, please use this platform to share your thoughts with us.&nbsp;Alternatively, you can contact townsend2024@ulsterorchestra.com with memories of/visions for Townsend Street by 8 May, and with ideas for the final event by 1 June 2024.

Markethill Swifts Football Club is excited to explore the possibility of enhancing our local sports and community facilities.

Markethill Swifts FC Ashgrove Project Survey

Markethill Swifts FC Ashgrove Project Community Survey

Markethill Swifts Football Club is excited to explore the possibility of enhancing our local sports and community facilities.We are seeking your valuable input on the potential development of a new community-owned sports asset at Ashgrove Park in Markethill. Your feedback is crucial in helping us understand the needs of our community.

Our vision includes upgrading the existing grass football pitch, providing improved changing facilities, and creating a welcoming community space accessible to all.The information gathered through this survey will guide our future projects to better serve the community. All responses will be treated with strict confidentiality.Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts. Your input matters!The survey should take about 5 minutes to complete - and don&#39;t forget to add some extra helpful details once you press next!

Save our Club and the historic Milltown site! We aim to redevelop the old Strabane Grammar School Site into a Shared Sporting and Community Space for all in Strabane.

Strabane Rugby Club Community Survey

Our aim is to bring back to community use a section of the old Strabane Grammar school site which has been lying derelict for a number of years on Liskey Road in Strabane, County Tyrone.Specifically, our project is to bring back one of the old existing school buildings on the site and develop it into a Community Clubhouse, bring back to life the existing grass Pitch, Hockey Pitch and MUGA (all currently in need of urgent work or will continue to deteriorate into a state of dereliction).<a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/a-future-for-us" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Check out our GoFundMe page for more detail</a>

For a century, Strabane Rugby Club has been a pillar of sporting excellence in our community. Through the highs and lows, we&rsquo;ve passionately embraced the spirit of rugby. Now, as we celebrate a remarkable 100-year journey, we stand on the threshold of an exciting new chapter.One thing that&#39;s eluded us over these years is a permanent home. It&#39;s high time we come together to make this dream a reality. A dedicated home ground isn&#39;t just about a patch of grass; it&#39;s about nurturing the future of rugby. It&#39;s about developing our minis and youth, providing a safe and inspiring space for women&#39;s rugby to flourish, and in partnership with a range of local community partnerships and organisations make sure we preserve the historic gem that is Milltown House and the old Strabane Grammar site on the Liskey Road!The next 100 years promise even more remarkable stories, but we depend on wider community support. With appropriate facilities, Strabane Rugby Club can continue to be a hub of sportsmanship and camaraderie, nurturing generations of athletes, and anchoring the cross community ethos we embrace through a shared sporting and community space.Together, we can bring a current derelict site back into community use, and ensure that Strabane Rugby Club&#39;s legacy endures for generations to come.

Have your say on West Belfast Partnership Board's future plans to expand their services and empower the local community

West Belfast Partnership Community Survey

West Belfast Partnership Board Community Survey

West Belfast Partnership Board (WBPB) was established in 1998 to act as a representative body to promote and support the regeneration of West Belfast. Over the years the Partnership has worked with community, statutory, political and business interests committed to improving the lives of those living in the west of the city and to getting a better deal for West Belfast, its people and places.&nbsp;This survey will be used as evidence within our submission to the current building owners as part of a transfer process and your input as a member of the community is vital to its outcome.

Share Your Views on Our Future Plans

We want to know what the community thinks about West Belfast Partnership Board seeking permanent accommodation at the <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/6hDmbcaqwqhHGPDo7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">currently vacant Jobs &amp; Benefits Office on the Falls Road</a><a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/6hDmbcaqwqhHGPDo7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a>. This will allow WBPB to not only continue but expand upon its community services which cover areas such as education, health and well-being, neighbourhood renewal as well environment, housing and planning.&nbsp;The currently vacant site provides no community benefit and should we be unsuccessful in our endeavours, this property at the heart of West Belfast will be lost to the community as an opportunity to have a permanent site for community development and meeting residents&#39; needs on the ground.

Community Health Questions

The West Belfast Partnership Board tackle health inequalities in West Belfast and works to ensure that health issues remain high on the community, voluntary, statutory and political agenda. We have been very focused over the past year on the following three key areas; a new strategy to tackle Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) in West Belfast, mental health the delivery and access to health and social care services in West Belfast.Have your say on the current community health provision in the area and how WBPB can help in expanding our services.

Tutoring Questions

West Belfast Partnership Board have a strategic vision for west Belfast and high expectations. We have an uncompromising belief that every pupil in west Belfast can and will do well with sufficient supports and that disadvantage should not be a barrier to this.&nbsp;We currently work with a wide range of schools and service providers targeting underperformance and continue to strive to reduce the educational attainment gap, particularly for those pupils on free school meals. Our new facility will allow greater numbers to access support and provide a permanent home for these services which are:<ul><li>To promote and implement structural development to influence educational change.</li><li>To promote the development and implementation of an education strategy for west Belfast which aims to bring the area&#39;s attainment levels up to a par with the region&#39;s average.</li><li>To promote and implement practical measures which will enhance and improve the learning and training pathways relevant to the needs of children, young people and their parents, while raising their educational outcomes.</li></ul>If relevant, answer the questions below and give us your thoughts on the community tutoring provision in the area

Have your say on the future of Accidental Theatre's Shaftesbury Square building.

Accidental Theatre Community Ownership Survey

In the past 12-13 Shafestbury Square was a disused building, for over a decade, compounding the dereliction of the area, once regarded as the golden mile.&nbsp;Today, and since Accidental took the building over, it has been a hive of artistic and community activity and a home to all. Primarily self-funding and rent paying, it has survived the most challenging times&mdash; the pandemic, post-pandemic era, and the tsunami of rise-in-living-costs that followed. All-the-while supporting artists in our community to earn a livelihood and survive in a chronically underfunded sector. Meantime, many organisations have come and gone. Accidental&rsquo;s intention has always been to make it an asset in perpetuity.

Concerned with the future, we are making an application to own this building as a community asset. Otherwise, Accidental could be gone tomorrow. And given everything we&rsquo;ve seen of the last decade, if not a community asset, chances are 12-13 Shafestbury Square could be another chain cafe store, adding one more to the many that now predominate the city. 12-13 Shafestbury Square should be a permanent asset for artists and the community, a home for all. It could be.&nbsp;Help make this a reality by answering the following questions.This survey will close on Friday 5th April at 9am - so make sure to have your say!

Have your say on the future of Sólás and their current development plans.

Sólás Community Engagement Survey

S&oacute;l&aacute;s is raising funds to develop a new &lsquo;fit for purpose&rsquo; community facility at the Parkmore site on the Ormeau Road, for children and young people with a range of disabilities (aged 2 years upwards).&nbsp;This 3-storey facility will replace current temporary Portakabin buildings on site and will &nbsp;be an inclusive space, with in-build hoists, sensory rooms, ramps, childcare rooms, meeting rooms, as well as a large hall on the third floor (with adjoining kitchen), that can be used by young adults with disabilities attending the SONA programme during the day, and for parents/carers or other groups in the community in the evening.&nbsp;The building overlooks extensive green space at the Ulidia Playing Fields, and our children &amp; young people can access the 3G football pitches as well as green spaces through the day. &nbsp;

Charity Registration Number: NIC100114&nbsp;We are keen to engage with the wider public and get your views which will inform how we shape and develop the current space.&nbsp;Please take 5 minutes to answer the following questions.