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Lisa's AMBIT Blog: Philly by Numbers
11th March 2010
Fifty There is a 50% school dropout rate in Philadelphia. Only about 20% of young people go to college. I know this because every single project I have visited in the last two days has told me. To say there is a sense of purpose about fixing this problem would… Read More »
AMBIT Community Leaders programme
4th March 2010
On Sunday 7th March I will be going to USA for two weeks as part of the AMBIT Community Leaders programme. The programme is run jointly by the US Consulate in Belfast and IFI and is facilitated by NICVA. I've known about AMBIT for a long time now and was… Read More »
Financial Inclusion Programme
3rd March 2010
SLIG is running a series of workshops aimed at local women looking at financial management, including budgeting, debt management, understanding interest rates and consumer rights. This programme takes place in the Stewartstown Road building, and is funded by Intercomm. Read More »
Childhood Obesity Research
3rd March 2010
On the Tuesday 2 March we are hosting a seminar in the Balmoral Hotel to explore the creation of a new piece of action research targeted at tackling the issue of childhood obesity and making healthy choices in the Suffolk Lenadoon area. We want to explore the most effective way… Read More »
SLIG (Award) Scheme
3rd March 2010
SLIG is currently in the development stages of an Awards Scheme for young adults in the area. This will be an accreditation scheme to include sports, youth work, cultural awareness, and health. We hope to being rolling this out in July 2010. Watch this space! Read More »
Suffolk Lenadoon Youth Council
3rd March 2010
SLIG has developed and is working with 12 young people from the Suffolk and Lenadoon area, in what we like to call SLYC. This is a chance for young poeple to get their voices heard, and have an influence on decisions that affect them. Read More »
SLYC Needs You!
2nd March 2010
Suffolk Lenadoon Youth Council (SLYC) SLYC is a group of 14-18 year olds from Suffolk and Lenadoon who are interested in speaking up for young people in the area and the issues that affect them. SLYC wants to create a safe and friendly environment for young people in the area… Read More »
Sign up for our new coach education programme.
24th February 2010
This series of training sessions and information seminars is aimed at anyone involved in promoting sports and physical activity in the Suffolk Lenadoon area. Committee Skills Training - Wednesday 10 March 6pm-9pm in SLIG, 124 Stewartstown Road, Belfast. Committee skills training covers learning and development in the following areas: Action… Read More »
Community Gardens
19th February 2010
Within the context of health, well-being and good relations, SLIG is interested in developing a community vegetable and herb garden. We feel that not only can we bring the communities together through mutual interests but we can enable older residents to bring their gardening expertise to bear in working with… Read More »
First meeting of residents panel is success.
2nd February 2010
29th – 30th January saw 31 people from Suffolk and Lenadoon travel to the Derrynoid Centre in Draperstown to explore the possibility of setting up a Suffolk and Lenadoon resident’s panel. The resident’s panel would be; Representative of Suffolk and Lenadoon residents, regularly engaged to assess public opinions, concerns, issues… Read More »
Strategic Advisory Panel
23rd September 2009
The SLIG Community Plan objectives for the 2005-2010 period are: to provide opportunities which develop people's health and well being, educational attainment, social and economic skills and capacity; to strengthen social capital through capacity and partnership building, furthering inclusion and volunteering and influencing policy and decision making for community benefit;… Read More »
SLIG Recieves Community Relations Award
23rd June 2009
SLIG is delighted to announce that two of our founding members, Jean Brown and Renee Crawford, have been presented with the Community Relations Council's Practitioner of the Year Award. Jean and Renee were invited to attend CRC's annual conference in April 09, and to their surprise were presented with the… Read More »
Suffolk Afterschools Club
19th February 2009
SLIG is working in partnership with Belfast City Council to deliver an Afterschools Club for Primary age children. Read More »
Mobile Phone Network
11th September 2008
The mobile phone network came into being during the violent summers of 1996 / 1997. This was linked to the ongoing situation over ‘Drumcree' and the Stewartstown Road was the scene of some of the worst violence our communities have ever experienced. This was before mobile phones were freely accessible… Read More »
Shared Space Phase III
10th September 2008
The Stewartstown Road Regeneration Project Ltd is embarking on a series of regeneration/ building projects on the interface. Phase I was the original building which now houses SLIG, Suffolk Community Forum, Lenadoon Community Forum and Early Years Social Services, as well as a variety of commercial shops. Phase II was… Read More »