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Sligo PPN November 2019 Newsletter



Welcome to the Winter edition of the PPN Newsletter

Once again we give you a flavour of some of activities and events happening around our county as well as letting you know about upcoming training and funding opportunities. Thanks to all out member groups who sent information in.
 
It's been a busy time in the Sligo PPN recently. Some of our activities have included;
  • Hosting our AGM on Wednesday night and a huge thanks to all who attended
  • Hosting a Climate Change Seminar featuring Professor John Sweeney
  • making a submission to the Sligo SPC Scheme and securing environment seats across all committees
  • working with the Department of Community and Rural Development to review the PPN structures and User Guide to make the network even more beneficial for the community
  • Creating partnerships with key organisations in the county including Sligo Volunteer Centre, ITSligo, MSLETB, Sligo Intercultural Project and Comhairle ná nÓg
We are currently in the middle of elections for the SPCs and the JPC and will be hosting a Meet and Greet event on 12th December in City Hall, 6pm to welcome all our new reps, give a huge thanks to our outgoing reps and generally celebrate the community in Sligo. There will be festive drinks, music and nibbles.

We will get off to a busy start in January with a new reps training programme and a series of health and wellbeing consultaitons with all our member groups.

If you still haven't re-registered with Sligo PPN, don't forget to do so. Simply follow the below link 
 https://www.tfaforms.com/4686176
Activities & Events
2019 Election Results
Voting & Election at Sligo PPN AGM

The Candidates elected are:
Sligo Independent Evaluation Committee- Sharon Boles
Public Arts Steering Committee- Orna McSweeney

Sligo PPN Secretariat
Sligo-Drumcliff MD seat- Paul Tolan
Sligo MD seat - Lisa Moore
Social Inclusion seat- Patrick Benson
Ballygawley Music Festival 2020
3 day Music Festival in the Marquee, Ballygawley Village, Co Sligo 17-20th July 2020.
 
Headline Acts this year include Derek Ryan and Band, Johnny Brady and Band, Cliona Hagan and Band, Ruaile Buaile plus many more special guests.
 
For More info email ballygawleymusicfestival@yahoo.com
 
Marquee will open at 8.30pm each night. Full Bar Facilities.
 
A special rate early bird ticket for Christmas is now on sale 
SLIGO PPN CLIMATE CHANGE EVENT VIDEO WITH PROF JOHN SWEENEY

A morning at the cinema!  Stories of Social Inclusion

Join us to watch some short films telling stories about people with intellectual disabilities living independently in the community. See the flyer attached. 

Date: Wednesday 11 December 2019

Time: 10.30am - 12:30 pm 

Venue: The Model, Sligo 

After watching some films we will talk about how people with intellectual disabilities can be more included in their local communities. The films are from the '19 Stories of Social Inclusion' project. See more information below.

 

This event is for: people with intellectual disabilities, family members, staff in disability services, people from community, voluntary and statutory agencies.

 

If you would like to attend phone Noirin at 083-8236126 or email: noirin@inclusionireland.ie by Friday 6 December.
VINTAGE YEARS PROGRAMME
In 2019 Sligo Northside took on a new venture (the Vintage Years Programme).  Sligo Northside Community Partnership wanted to ensure local people were involved in both volunteering and participating in the programme. Sue Mahon (manager) consulted with local people and a need for services and programmes for older people was identified. 
 
A small amount of HSE funding was secured for the programme through Sligo Leader Partnership and the programme commenced with a day trip to the Father Peyton Centre in Ballina in July.  Following on from this Sligo Northside have hosted two Afternoon teas with the group with approximately 28 participants in attendance on the days.  The event included a beautiful afternoon teas served on antique china and Music provided by the one and only Marty Probst. 
 
In addition to this the Sligo Northside also worked with the Sligo Sport and Recreation partnership to provide gentle yoga for the group.  This has proved to be very popular with numbers ranging from 17 to 25 per session.  This is held on Friday mornings from 11am to 12noon. 
 
We are holding a Christmas Dinner event with music for the Vintage group on Tuesday the 17th December and hope we can attract more local people from their vintage years to join the group.
 
The project has been a roaring success and this is thanks to the staff and volunteers who run the programme, the funders and the participants themselves.  If you want to hear more about the Vintage Year programme call Sue on 071 91-47097.  
Calry Active Retirement Christmas Dinner and entertainment
 
Clayton Hotel
 
Thursday 5th December
 
Commencing at 1pm
 
Ceol agus Rince by Frank Feery
 
Cost €20
 
Bookings by 30th November to Chris Davis 0879776475
PHOTOS FROM THE MIGRANT WOMEN WORKSHOP WHICH TOOK PLACE ON 08 NOVEMBER 2019
The Annual Carraroe Christmas Tree ceremony including Carol Singing and refreshments in Community Centre will take place on Saturday 7 December at 8 pm.
Other News
Announcement of New Community Space

Sligo Centre for Independent Living CLG have opened an exciting community project in the heart of Sligo town to allow the community to come together and meet each other in a comfortable fun space. This space will be one where the emphasis will be on the positive, creative and joyful aspects of who we are as a people and as individuals.

This space will be free to use will be open to all from young adults through to the most senior members of our community. They will be open from 10am – 5pm Monday to Friday with a vision to opening on Saturdays in the coming 6 months.

They have been supported in the delivery of this project by the Dept of Social Protection, Sligo Leader, the HSE – all funding procured has been matched by funds generated by our not-for-profit company.
Computer Science (CS) @ Foróige TechSpace Clubs – Creative Learning for Young People
Foróige is bringing a range of exciting technology youth clubs to the North West and is looking for volunteers with an interest in coding, music production, programming robotics, or engineering to bring skills to young people. These Foróige TechSpace clubs are in partnership with Camara Education and proudly sponsored by Google.org. Clubs tend to meet one evening per week. For more information contact Cora on 086 0100877 or email cora.maughan@foroige.ie.

The project aims to bring the development of digital creativity to communities within Sligo, Leitrim, North Roscommon, South Donegal and North Mayo.




 
School Water Awareness Project:

The pupils of Carraroe School have recently completed a very successful project under the guidance of Michal Bell Nature Learn. This included field trips to Slish Wood and work in Classes under teacher supervision. The pupils have produced a very informative leaflet which will be distributed to each pupil to bring to the wider community. They have also produced a major poster which is currently in printing and will appear in the school community very soon. Congratulations to all involved This project was supported by Local Communities Waters Project.
Training and Information
Rainbow Programme for Children whose families have changed due to separation/divorce or bereavement, begins in St Michael’s Family Centre on Tuesday 21st January at 6.30pm. This is a 9 week programme for 1 hour per night. Groups are in the process of being finalised so please contact us on 071 9170329 as soon as possible if you wish to enrol your child or would like further information.
St Michael’s new brochure will be available in early January and can be accessed on our website www.stmichaelsfamilylife.com by email from stmichaelsfamilylife@eircom.net or in various locations throughout Sligo.
St Michaels will close for Christmas on Monday 23rd December at 1pm and re-open on Thursday 2nd January at 9.30pm.
  • The Irish Environmental Network are running another Climate Action Training event in Dublin on Saturday 30 November. It is free and you are welcome to register for it here: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/climate-action-training-tickets-80284716749 There are three workshops on the programme that look very promising (From National to Local, Access to Information and Re-wilding), and the networking is always great at these. 
 
Easkey Community “Meals on Wheels” Service
A daily “Meal on Wheels” service operates from Easkey to the Co. Mayo border and to meet with the Social Services in Ballisodare Co. Sligo, serving Easkey, Rathlee, Enniscrone, Dromore West, Templeboy, Skreen and Dromard.
Our service runs 7 days a week, 365 days a year serving approximately 700 meals per month
The users of the service are anyone in need of additional support to maintain good health and independence to live in their own homes. Private individuals can also avail of a meal at a nominal fee. Hot nutritious meals are cooked fresh daily by our chef
For more details; contact; 096 49818 Mon –Fri 10am-1:30pm. 
VOLUNTEER MANAGERS GET TOGETHER
Sligo Volunteer Centre facilitates regular get togethers for Local Volunteer Managers. 
These Get Togethers are an opportunity to meet with other Volunteer Managers, paid and unpaid, to get support and discuss topics with those who manage volunteers. 
The Forum is free, and typically involve an open discussion as well a presentation on volunteer management topics chosen by participants.
They are
  • informal
  • interactive
  • inspirational! 
The next one is Tuesday 3rd December at 10am in the North West Hospice Building, Wine St (Tesco) Car Park at 10am.
Invites will be sent to all groups in advance of the GTG so send your E-mail address to riona@volunteersligo.ie if you would like to attend. Meetings will only go ahead if we have a quorum of 4 people.
 
GARDA VETTING TRAINING
New legislation brought in May 2016 has brought about significant changes to the vetting system, with further amendments since that date. Sligo Volunteer Centre process vetting on behalf of a number of affiliates. If your organisation would like to avail of the garda Vetting Service, or just find out more, this is the training for you.
Cost: €25 (further €25 to register with the GV service after training)
This event is suitable for not for profit organisations who wish to sign up to our EVetting service. Ideally the attendee will be the person who is going to be administering the vetting in their organisation. It is also suitable for Board Members. 
Please contact gardavetting@volunteersligo.ie  to book your place.  
Sligo Tidy Towns AGM
The AGM of Sligo Tidy Towns took place in the Sligo Park Hotel on Thursday  Nov 7th, 2019
Peter Tiernan stepped down as Chairman, after serving in the role for the past 3 years. He was replaced as Chairman by Finbarr Filan.
The AGM was followed by a short talk by Domhall Melly, a post graduate researcher in Sligo IT, entitled “Threats of Trade and Tourist movements to our Biodiversity”  The introduction of invasive animal and plant species is increasing at a fast pace. Japanese Knotweed is being joined by other dangerous species, which are becoming equally difficult to eradicate.
Sligo Comhairle na nÓg Annual General Meeting 2019
 
Sligo Comhairle na nÓg Annual General Meeting took place in the Radisson Hotel, Sligo on the 17th of October 2019, where young people from around the County were invited to express their views on topics deemed important by them. The Comhairle na nÓg AGM provides a forum for young people to discuss local and national issues of relevance to them. 
 
Who Attended?
127 young people attended the event with representation from 11 of County Sligo’s secondary schools in attendance as well as young people from community youth groups based in Sligo Town, including Foroige, Youthreach, Sligo Community Training Centre, Cranmore Co-op and North Connaught SMILY LGBT Group.
 
Theme of the day
 
With the support of the Sligo Leitrim Children and Young People’s Service Committee (CYPSC) Active and Healthy Working Group and the HSE Health Promotion Unit the event was themed around Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing. It consisted of five workshops as follows with a focus on positive health and wellbeing:
 
  1. Nutrition
  2. Health Issues Discussion
  3. Exercise and its influence on wellbeing
  4. Social Health
  5. The Little Things Campaign – my positive wellbeing tips
 
 
Comhairle Workplan 2019/2020
The group have shortlisted the main topics of discussion from the AGM and will vote on which topic to pursue as their project for 2020.
 
They are currently working on completing their good relations project with the local Community Guards.
Funding & Supports
The Arts Council - Travel and Training Award

Travel and Training for activities taking place in 2020 will open for applications at 5.35pm on
Friday 29th November 2019. Applications will be accepted for Travel and Training activities
taking place in 2020 in relation to the following art forms and arts practices: Architecture, Arts
Centres, Arts Participation, Circus, Dance, Festivals, Film, Literature, Music, Opera, Street Arts
and Spectacle, Theatre, Traditional Arts, Visual Arts, Young People, Children and Education
(YPCE) and Creative Europe (Culture Sub-programme).

The Travel and Training Award has three main strands with different objectives and priorities.

Travel and training outbound
The objective of the travel and training outbound award is to support individuals who wish to
avail of training and other professional development opportunities abroad (outside the Island
of Ireland). 
Travel and training inbound
The objective of travel and training inbound is to support individuals or organisations who wish
to invite specialists from abroad (outside the Island of Ireland) to deliver high-level training or
mentoring for the professional development of artists and others working professionally in the
arts in Ireland. 
Creative Europe (Culture Sub-programme) Travel Award
The Creative Europe (Culture Sub-programme) Travel Award only supports applications from
arts organisations in the Republic of Ireland planning to submit proposals for EU funding under
the Creative Europe (Culture Sub-programme) 2014–2020. The award is intended to cover
some of the costs associated with face-to-face meetings with partner organisations in Europe,
and will not support training costs or courses. 

How to Apply
Full details available here: http://www.artscouncil.ie/Funds/Travel-and-Training-award/

Deadline: there are no formal deadlines for the Travel and Training Award (other than the
2019/2020 advice above). 
Text Alert Rebates 
The Minister for Justice and Equality, Charlie Flanagan, has renewed the Text Alert Rebate Scheme for a further year.
Muintir na Tíre will administer this scheme on behalf of all eligible Text Alert Groups. The scheme will see groups receive a rebate on their eligible operating costs.
To be eligible, groups must: 
Have registered with An Garda Síochána using form TA1, before 31 August 2019.
  • Comply with the agreed Text Alert guidelines.
Eligible costs include the following costs for the previous 12 months:    
– Costs of issuing texts.
  – Cost of insurance (to a maximum value of the standard Community Alert policy). 
– Affiliation fees.
Groups should submit an application to Muintir na Tíre (rebates@muintir.ie – please do not use any other email address) before 31 December 2019 on the application form below and enclose evidence of eligible costs. This can take the form of an invoice dated anytime within the previous 12 months (ended 31 August 2019). Any final determination on what constitutes an eligible cost will be made by Muintir na Tíre.
EPA - Event Support Grants
The Environmental Protection Agency provides funding to support science, technology,research and innovation projects through grant-aid to third level institutions, state agencies, government departments, local and regional authorities, the private sector and individuals.

The EPA research programme has allocated budget to provide funding to support workshops, seminars and other events.

Normally the amount of funding per event will not exceed €3,000.
Funding is provided only for events with a clear relevance to Irish environmental research priorities and on the condition that the events are run on a not-for-profit basis.

Full details are available on the EPA website:
http://www.epa.ie/researchandeducation/research/epafunding/eventsupport/
Deadline: 31 Dec 2019
The Irish Wheelchair Association has a new Pobal funded Ability Service that has started for young adults (18-29) with all physical disabilities (not just wheelchair users). This service supports young people to move closer to the labour market and is available in Sligo through myself – Sarah Chalke the Job Coach for the west.
 
Here’s a link to our website with more service details: https://www.iwa.ie/ability-programme/
Sligo County Council has recently announced conservation grant funding for historic buildings in 2020.  Applications are now invited with a closing date of 31st January, 2020.  Full details are available on the link below.
 
 
http://www.sligococo.ie/Grants/FundingforConservationofHeritageBuildings/

Carbon Monoxide Alarms for the Elderly and Vulnerable

Muintir na Tíre has been allocated funding by the Department of Rural and Community Development to install Carbon Monoxide alarms in the homes of elderly and vulnerable persons. This programme is aimed at persons who do not have existing alarms and do not have the resources to install alarms themselves. It will be rolled out through Muintir Community Alert Groups, Community Councils and other community groups registered with PPN. These groups will apply for alarms for residents in their areas and will install them on a voluntary basis. They are battery powered alarms so installation is straightforward. Eligible groups should apply using the forms for download at www.muintir,ie. The application form should be returned to the Development Officer responsible for your area, as follows:  Unit allocation per group will be determined by demand.

Vanessa Clarke Pearse Rd Sligo     vanessa@muintir.ie
Community Foundation for Ireland - Grants for Mergers

In the face of current challenges facing the Irish Community and Voluntary sector, all organisations are looking at ways of working differently.
In certain, limited circumstances some organisations may see benefit in exploring working collaboratively or indeed merging with another organisation, or consortium of likeminded organisations.
The Community Foundation for Ireland has a small fund which might allow such organisations or consortiums to explore this. It is for the facilitation of early stage discussions and negotiations, and not the process of merging or collaboration in action.
Grants of a maximum of €8,000 will pay for associated costs such as hiring an external facilitator, room hire, travel costs etc

How to Apply
Interested bodies and/ or consortiums should email Helen Beatty hbeatty@foundation.ie in confidence to discuss the suitability of submitting an application to the fund.
Learn more here: http://www.communityfoundation.ie/grants/types-of-grants/grants-formergers
Deadline: fund has no set deadlines at present.
All Things Christmas
For a comprehensive list of things happening around the county for Christmas check out the fantastic information on Sligo Hub. 

https://sligohub.com/
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