The Social Inclusion Community Activation programme (SICAP) is a five year programme 2018-2022 that is implemented by Offaly Local Development Company (OLDC). O.
New plan is building intelligently on Birr s successful festivals
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An exciting plan was unveiled to the general public during a recent Birr 20/20 meeting.
The plan was presented by Gary Hoctor who said it is building on the success of the town s five principal annual festivals, with the aim of making them even stronger and more colourful.
One of the ideas floated in the plan is hiring a professional to oversee the marketing of the festivals.
Salters Sterling pointed out that Festivals, in one shape or form, celebrate the essence of Birr.
“Birr Vintage Week & Arts Festival,” he said, “is one of the oldest town festivals in the country. It celebrates the community, the heritage tradition, the visual arts, the built environment and the hospitality of the town. OFFline Film Festival is a contemporary celebration of that pioneering adventure into photography associated with Mary, Countess of Rosse, wife of the Astronomer Earl.
Longford Talks launches podcasts series
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A series of health & wellbeing podcasts have been produced for County Longford, this follows the similar launches in the neighbouring counties of Laois, Offaly & Westmeath.
These podcasts capture a wide range of diverse and interesting conversations with a range of professional staff working across the Statutory and Community and Voluntary sector in the Midlands.
Guests include John Lonergan, former Governor of Mountjoy Prison and Author. These through-provoking conversations give fascinating insights into the experience and knowledge gained by these staff working across communities.
An example of topics includes: It Takes a Village - the role communities can play in supporting the development of young people, Building a Brighter Future, Women in Farming, Building Resilience, Parenting, Men’s Health, The Impact of Domestic Abuse on Families & Children and Youth Mental Health.
ORK has commenced on a wildflower meadow at the Grand Canal, one of a series of projects planned by Tullamore Tidy Towns in the coming year. The group also plan.
Bord na Mona ex-workers group exploring how to stay connected in Offaly
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These extraordinary times have us all searching for ways to keep connected with our families, communities and our former work colleagues.
A group of men that were former workers with Bord na Mona in County Offaly are meeting in 2021 to explore how they can stay connected and in doing so lessen social isolation. The idea to reach out to former Bord na Mona men was identified as a need during the Boora Wellbeing Programme in 2020.