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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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »