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Jean and Renee on UTV Live
20th January 2012
On 17th January International Fund for Ireland announced a Peace Walls Programme – directed “towards interface communities to help bring about the conditions that would allow for the removal of peace walls and barriers in Belfast and other parts of Northern Ireland” (see IFI’s website for the full statement: http://www.internationalfundforireland.com). SLIG welcomes… Read More »
Weekend Suicide Intervention Service
20th January 2012
Weekend Suicide Intervention Service Lenadoon Community Forum is launching a new pilot Weekend Support Service for people from West Belfast If you or someone you know is feeling suicidal contact 07516187447 (10am—4pm Saturday & Sunday) Initial Support and Face to Face appointments can be arranged by contacting… Read More »
New Integrated Playgroup Opening Sept '12
10th January 2012
Teeling's Green Integrated Playgroup is now taking registrations for September 2012 intake. Teeling's Green is a brand new, purpose built playgroup, which SLIG is on the Steering Group of along with Suffolk Forum, Integrated Education Fund and NICIE. Please contact Suffolk Forum on 028 9030 8198 for more information and… Read More »
Community Info Days
7th December 2011
SLIG recently did a survey amongst our Residents Panel, evaluating how they think we're doing. In repsonse to the outcomes of this survey we are now holding a series of Info Days to let local residents know our progress and introduce everyone to our staff team. Dates of the info… Read More »
SLIG Views
17th November 2011
SLIG's latest Newsletter can be found by following the attached link. We hope you find all the informaiton you need in it, if not please contact SLIG on 028 9062 9146. Read More »
SLIG featured on The Politics Show Northern Ireland
25th October 2011
The Politics Show Northern Ireland, 23rd October 2011, did a segment on governmental support and policies in place for community groups, and featured SLIG as a recognised role model of peace-building. See link to BBC iPlayer (SLIG's segment starts at 38 minutes): http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b016flbt/The_Politics_Show_Northern_Ireland_23_10_2011/ Read More »
Would You Like to Join SLIG's Residents Panel?
19th July 2011
SLIG Residents Panel is a group made up of local residents from both Suffolk and Lenadoon. Members are consulted to determine local priorities and solutions to local issues, and this ultimately feeds into SLIG's operational plan. SLIG is particularly keen to include members who maybe don't normally participate in local events,… Read More »
Midnight Street Soccer now recruiting!
7th July 2011
SLIG are calling all 14-17 year olds to register for our Midnight Street Soccer Programme which starts on Friday 15th July and will run for 8 consecutive weeks. We meet at SLIG offices at 8.30pm and the round robin football 5 a side tournament runs between 9pm and Midnight. Transport… Read More »
SLIG Youth Council Take Part in Woodbourne Art Project
27th May 2011
Over the course of April and May, 11 young people from Loyalist Suffolk and 11 young people from Republican Lenadoon, came together to channel their creative energies to enhance the image of the physical environment between the Suffolk shops and Woodbourne police station. The young people, brought together by SLIG’s… Read More »
Political Tours
27th May 2011
A cross community group of young people from Suffolk and Lenadoon completed two very informative political tours at the beginning of February. The tours, organised by SLIG workers Joe and Ciaran, aim to enhance young people's understanding of the various competing perspectives of Irish history in general and ‘The Troubles’ in… Read More »
Our young people help set a new World Record!
27th May 2011
Young people from cross community SLYC (Suffolk Lenadoon Youth Council) will be working with other young people to try and break a world record over the next few weeks. The young people have been involved in training to achieve an NOCN Level 1 qualification in Good Relations and Cultural Diversity and after… Read More »
Minister Provides Support for Community Scheme
21st April 2011
Minister for Social Development Alex Attwood MLA came out strongly in favour of providing continued support for the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund, citing the Stewartstown Road Regeneration project as confirming its worth. Speaking at the 10th anniversary celebrations for the Stewartstown Road Regeneration Project, the minister revealed that from 2005, the Department… Read More »
Major Milestone Celebrated
21st April 2011
A major milestone was reached in March, when the Suffolk Lenadoon Interface Group’s (SLIG) sister organisation, the Stewartstown Road Regeneration Project (SRRP) celebrated its 10th anniversary. The event was celebrated on 24 March at the SRRP building on the Stewartstown Road. Social economy business, SRRP, which is often described as… Read More »
Suffolk and Lenadoon Presence at Gala Event
21st April 2011
Leading lights from the Suffolk and Lenadoon Community Fora and the Stewartstown Road Regeneration Project (SRRP) were nominated for different categories of the Belfast Business Awards, which were held recently. Renee Crawford of the Lenadoon Community Forum along with Colleague Jean Brown from the Suffolk Community Forum were nominated for… Read More »
Cross-Community St Patrick’s Day and Royal Wedding
21st April 2011
SLIG Support for the Suffolk community’s celebration of the Royal Wedding has given rise to what is probably the only such event with genuine cross-community input. While the organisations involvement ensured members of the Suffolk community took part in Belfast’s recent St Patricks Day celebrations. Supported by the Suffolk Lenadoon… Read More »