Lurgan Townscape Heritage Project

Repair of church tower including external walls, floors and parapets: Digitising 1905-35 Parish Magazines

Safeguarding and sharing the treasures of the past for the enjoyment and enlightenment of everyone

Completing and Embedding Transition

Code name: Loughshore Schools WW1 project

Sights and sounds documentary Iveagh to Cusher

The school in Dromore, Co. Down will use the £10,000 grant to turn an un-used room into an extra-curricular space to be used by students and the wider community, helping the school to develop learning partnerships between school, home and the community.

The group, based in Moyraverty near Craigavon, provides a wide range of activities for people over the age of 50 to reduce social isolation and improve wellbeing. The three-year project is using a £33,030 grant to run activities to improve the health and wellbeing of its members, including day trips, tea dances, a walking group, and a Christmas dinner. They will also organise intergenerational residentials with young people from Brownlow Youth Project.

The group, based in Portadown, provides programmes to develop the local community. They are using the £10,000 to set up a Portadown Men’s Shed.

The group based in Armagh, manages a local hall used for a range of events for the community. The £10,000 grant is being used to replace the old floor to make it safer so activities can continue to take place.

The group, who are based outside Banbridge, brings people together by providing activities and learning opportunities for all ages at their community hub building. They are using the £10,000 grant to refurbish the toilet area of the hall.

The Portadown theatre group delivers creative arts projects to support social change. The project is using a £10,000 grant to run theatre workshops and performances with community and youth groups, exploring themes of human rights, gender equality and peace.

West Armagh Consortium is working with eight community groups on the three-year West Armagh Community Support and Development Project. They are using a £196,801 grant to employ a manager to coordinate a joint activity programme with all the groups including action planning workshops, a volunteer programme, health and wellbeing activities, a youth programme, older people’s activities and intercultural events. The project has been designed and developed by local people involved with each of the groups.

The service, based in Lurgan, provides confidential counselling in a safe environment. They are using a £10,000 grant to provide more counselling sessions for people living in the Southern Health and Social Care Trust area and to create a strategic and operational plan.

The club offers a variety of community based activities in and around the Banbridge area. The received a £10,000 grant to make improvements to their hall to make it more accessible to new and existing users and more energy efficient.

The group, which is based in Armagh, runs activities in Armagh Orange Hall. They are using the £10,000 grant to make improvements to kitchen in the hall so more activities can take place there.

The group provides a range of events, workshops, classes and other activities in a rural area near Portadown. The £10,000 grant is being used to part-fund a second hand mobile unit so they have a safe space to run activities.

The group manages Maghery Business Centre which is a community hub near Dungannon. They are using the £10,000 grant to install CCTV and replace doors.

The Orange Lodge is based outside Banbridge. They are using the £10,000 grant to make a number of improvements to Tanvally Orange Hall including solar batteries, fire doors, insulation and flooring.

The group manages a rural community hall in Tandragee. They received a £10,000 grant to install a disabled-access toilet so that more people can take part in activities.