EastSide Greenways has announced plans to deliver the EastSide Climate Action project, with thanks to funding of £1.3 million over five years from The National Lottery Community Fund. The project will empower people living in east Belfast to connect with conversations around climate change and shape how climate action could improve their community and the lives of the people in it.
The EastSide Economic Regeneration Conference 2025 will bring together policymakers, business leaders, community stakeholders, academics, and social enterprises to explore sustainable, inclusive, and place-based economic growth strategies.
This high-profile event will:
Celebrate economic regeneration successes in east Belfast
Provide a platform for forward-thinking dialogue on local economic development
Promote new partnerships between public, private, and community sectors
Suzanne Wylie has been appointed as the Chair of EastSide Partnership.
Suzanne Wylie is Chief Executive of Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NI Chamber), a leading business membership organisation representing over 1,000 businesses in all sectors across the region.
EastSide Learning marks a decade supporting children and young people in east Belfast
EastSide Learning, a pivotal educational project within EastSide Partnership (a regeneration charity), which supports children and young people to develop their abilities and reach their potential whatever their background, has marked a decade of learning in east Belfast.
A new Place Shaping Plan for Tullycarnet has been launched by Department for Communities Minister Gordon Lyons.
Over the last eight months, a meaningful and inclusive engagement with the local community, key stakeholders and service providers in the area resulted in the creation of the new plan. At its heart is the long-term vision for Tullycarnet;
PLAN UNVEILS VISION FOR VIBRANT AND CONNECTED NEWTOWNARDS ROAD
An east Belfast Local Action Group brought together by EastSide Partnership, a neighbourhood regeneration charity, has unveiled ‘Our Vision for Newtownards Road’. A five-year plan which focuses on the role that a range of community, statutory and local businesses will play to support and develop a collective vision to create a unique and vibrant destination, connected with Belfast city and welcoming to all.
Holywood Arches Business Association has revealed a destination brand to help promote Belfast’s Holywood Arches as a vibrant hub to shop, explore and relax as part of Belfast City Council’s "Supporting Vibrant Business Destinations" initiative, funded through the Department for Communities Revitalisation programme.
