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VIEW, Issue three, 2012


parks scheme Community, youth and church groups are being offered grants of up to £2,250 for events organised in parks by Belfast City Council.


applications for the next tranche of fund- ing in the Parks Events Small Grants Scheme is Friday, April 13 Events have to be organised between July and October this year.


tee, councillor Steven Corr, said: “The scheme is designed to help groups enjoy their local parks even more by organising events in them and the council grant can go a long way towards the costs of that event.


“The scheme is open to all non-party politi- cal Belfast-based organisations and our parks staff are always available to give advice on what’s needed for a successful application. “Our first tranche of events funding has al-


Chairman of the Parks and Leisure Commit- The closing date for


Grants of up to £2,250 offered in


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Seamus O’Prey (right), Chief Executive at Ortus, with Cúnamh ICT's managing director Peter MacCafferty


ready been allocated and groups which have been successful in that cannot reapply because we want to encourage as many different groups as possible to get involved,” he said. Groups must specify how they will utilise the financial support from the council, 50 per cent of which will be provided before the event and the rest after it takes place. More information is available on the website


www.belfastcity.gov.uk/parks or by phoning parks staff on 028 9032 0202, ext 3698


40 community and voluntary sector organisations or social enterprises interested in a franchisee arrangement to start up new social economy busi- nesses as part of the Social Franchising Pro- gramme. The programme forms part of Invest Northern


Looking for 10 social enterprises O


rtus, the business development agency, is looking for 10 social enterprises to de- velop their businesses into a franchise, and


Ireland’s Jobs Fund and aims to create 285 new jobs across Northern Ireland. It has been designed to help community, voluntary and social economy sector organisations defy the current economic downturn.


made available to those organisations selected for the new initiative with a package of intensive busi- ness support including one-to-one mentoring and


Funding advice and capability support will be


an individual implementation plan for each of the organisations. Seamus O’Prey, Chief Executive at Ortus, said that social franchising is a relatively new concept which has been specifically targeted at community, voluntary and social economy sector organisations that want to consider social franchising as a method of ensuring their continued sustainability in a climate where funding is becoming limited. Bill Scott, Invest NI’s Director of Regional Eco- nomic Development, said: “Social enterprises play a significant role in the regeneration of areas of high social need, by generating sources of income.” More information can be requested by contact- ing James Scott, Business Services Manager, Social Franchising Programme, Ortus on 028 90 311002 or email: info@socialfranchisingni.com or on www.socialfranchisingni.com


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