Fermanagh’s Sounding Board participants nominated for Pride of N.Ireland Awards.
Sounding Board, the music technology programme led by Sligo LEADER is full of pride after learning that 4 of its participants are up for a Special Achievement Pride of N.Ireland Award. The participants, all from Co Fermanagh were part of the cross border Open College Network [...]
Michael D’s Active Citizenship Alive and Well in County Sligo
It was with great interest that the members of Sligo County Community Forum listened to the inaugural speech of our new president elect, Michael D Higgins, on Friday last. Michael D’s promise to encourage active citizenship and build social solidarity between people, spoke directly to the [...]
Sligo LEADER and Sligo Council Arts Service joined forces for the innovative finale of the Arts Service’s project, Games Without Frontiers, Oct 29, 2011.
Games Without Frontiers was a 6 week visual arts and technology games project for young people in the borough of Sligo. Its finale was a showcase of the participants’ work in Doorly [...]
National Recreation Week – Friday October 28th –Thursday November 3rd 2011
Events are aimed at young people between the ages of 12 and 18 years
Date
Event Details
Venue
Contact for further information
Friday
28th Oct
8.30-10pm
SSRP/
Skreen Dromard
Foroige
BounceMania
TeenFun
Mixed
13-17years
Skreen/Dromard
Community Centre
Esther Mooney
SSRP
071- 9161511
Registration required.
Limited places
Saturday
29th Oct
10-11am
SSRP
Games for All
Teens with disabilities
Sligo
Regional
Sports Centre
Shane
Hayes
SSRP
071-9161511
Registration
required
Sunday
30th Oct
11am
Guided Walk Duration: 4 hrs
Distance: 5km
Slish Wood (Coillte Car Park) over Ox [...]
CRAFTFEST NORTHWEST – VIEW OR DO from 3 to 24 November.
Knitted monuments, embroidered banners, workshops, demonstrations and master classes – Craftfest Northwest 2011 is a celebration inspired by contemporary and traditional crafts in Sligo. Indoors and outdoors, Sligo residents and visitors will be treated to stunning displays and demonstrations of contemporary and traditional crafts as [...]
SOUNDING BOARD, Sligo LEADER’s music technology and tuition programme for rural youth, is going on tour. Sessions will take place in venues across counties Sligo and Fermanagh during the Halloween midterm and anyone aged 12 to 18 living nearby is welcome to attend.
Majella Flanagan, Programme worker at SLPC explains what will happen. “SOUNDING BOARD has [...]
Seminar 21/10/2011: Has Cross Border Co-operation and Partnership Enhanced the work of Peacebuilding?
October 6, 2011
The CWC Harnessing Equality for Lasting Peace (HELP) project and Community Dialogue in association with the North West Community Network are hosting a seminar entitled Has Cross Border Co-operation and Partnership enhanced the work of Peacebuilding? in The Station House Hotel, [...]
This Sunday 9th October at 8pm in Gurteen Community Centre.
This promises to be a very enjoyable night with debuts by 14 personalities Admission €10, bar facilities available, with music and dancing afterwards by Junior Davey & Friends.
You can pledge your sponsorship as a vote in advance and/or on the night for your local personality or [...]
Environmental Awareness
Do you have a project or initiative that could help to increase local levels of environmental awareness, or that could help your community to become more sustainable?
If so, you may qualify for financial assistance from the Local Agenda 21(LA21) Environmental Partnership Fund 2011. This Fund promotes sustainable development by assisting small scale, non-profit environmental [...]