Inishowen Smart
Village Training
Next stops: Carndonagh and Buncrana
02.03.22
THE first of the Inishowen
Smart Village training, which commenced in January in
the Clonmany area is almost complete. The Smart Village
Plan is an opportunity to have your community groups,
sports club, activities or a project included in the
local area plan.
Inishowen Development Partnership are pleased to
announce the next two areas that this free training will
be offered in are Carndonagh and Buncrana. The good news
is that, due to the relaxation in restrictions, the
training is set to commence in-person at the IDP offices
in Buncrana and at Spraoi & Sport offices in Carndonagh. |
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The Smart Village training
in Carndonagh will start on Thursday 10th March from
10am to 1pm at the Spraoi agus Sport offices. |
Aine McLaughlin, Community
Development Officer at Inishowen Development
Partnership, said: “This is a fantastic way to highlight
what is happening in your area and collectively showcase
the many community initiatives that we know are out
there around Inishowen. We have received great feedback
from the previous participants, with lots of excellent
discussions, collaboration and goal setting”.
As one participant commented: “This has been a great
space and place to think out loud about the area. We can
look at what’s here already, identify where are the gaps
and where we simply need to 'join the dots'. I would
certainly recommend this training and hopefully the
portal will help us to gather all the information in one
place so we can all access what we need if doing a
funding application or making a case for an investment”. |
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The Smart Village training
in Buncrana will start on Tuesday 15th March from 10.30
to 1pm at the IDP offices. |
The programme will consist
of three sessions, facilitated by Carlene Lyttle and
each session will introduce a new key topic, which will
guide participants through the process of creating a
“Smart Village Plan” for their area.
Carlene explains: “In Clonmany, so much is going on in
so many different directions, having a plan and tools to
get things moving in the one direction is needed. The
Smart Village training and plan will improve the area
for the local community”. The Carndonagh training will
start on Thursday 10th March (10am - 1pm) and Buncrana
will begin on Tuesday 15th March (10.30am - 1pm).
If you are interested, please get in touch with Aine at
IDP to ensure that the work you are involved with is
included in the plan for your area. To register visit:
www.inishowen.ie or if you have any queries, Aine
can be contacted by email
aine@inishowen.ie
or by telephone on 086 1028846. |
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