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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 »
"It's not about watering down our cultures or identity, but finding a way to accommodate both."
29th March 2011
On 24th March we held an event to celebrate 10 years in the Stewartstown Road Regeneration Project building. Here is Jean Brown's speech on the evening: "As Paddy has already said we are delighted to be able to welcome you here today to the 10th anniversary of the Stewartstown… Read More »
Cultural Conference, 17th - 18th February 2011
24th February 2011
On 17th - 18th February SLIG took 60 Suffolk and Lenadoon residents on a residential with the Local PSNI Neighbourhood Team. On Friday morning we had a frank and open question and answer session, this is the result: Q: Why do we not know who our local community police… Read More »
Calling All Youth Work Volunteers
15th February 2011
Are you 18+ and a volunteer youth worker? Suffolk Lenadoon Interface Group (SLIG) can offer a place on an OCN Level 2 Youth Work course Limited number of places available Starts: end-of-March Further Information: Cathal Tolan SLIG Youth Advocacy Worker T.028 90629146 M. 077… Read More »
MOT for Men
15th February 2011
MOT for Men Do the Body Work Father and Son Health/Advice Day Suffolk Lenadoon Interface Group (SLIG) Stewartstown Road Regeneration Project 124 Stewartstown Road 10.00am – 2.00pm Saturday 26 March Complimentary therapies; Cardiac risk factor assessments; Cholesterol & body composition and Health & lifestyle evaluation Read More »
Israeli Civic Society Group Learn from SLIG Approach
31st January 2011
Representatives of an Israeli civic society group paid a fact-finding visit to the Suffolk Lenadoon Interface Group (SLIG). Two leading staff members of Yad Hanadiv, visited SLIG on 27 January. They were Yael Shalgi, Programme Director, Civil Society and Arab Community and Shuruk Ismail, Programme Officer, Arab Community. The aim… Read More »
City Council Candidate in Community Clarion Call
6th January 2011
Media entrepreneur, Martin O Muilleoir, was the first high profile visitor to the Suffolk Lenadoon Interface Group (SLIG) of 2011. SLIG Strategic Development Manager, Harry Maher met Martin O Muilleoir, who is the Sinn Féin candidate for the Balmoral area in the 2011 Council elections, at the SLIG offices on 5… Read More »