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Are you looking for some new ideas of activities you can do in your garden or even in your house? Maybe you have considered taking up Hula-Hooping or maybe you will after our special virtual Basics of Hula Hooping with Fi Flo on Monday 25th May.

Communications Survey

We are currently reviewing our communications and would like you to have your say about how we currently communicate with you.

At this tough time, small and local businesses are finding it particularly difficult but did you know that many local traders are still selling online?

On Saturday 23rd May, from 10am – 5pm, Connswater Community Greenway invites you to the Bank Holiday Virtual Fayre where you can find out more about some local traders selling a variety of things, from tasty treats to clothing.

During the Virtual Fayre You will be able to:

EastSide Partnership is inviting expressions of interest from experienced café operators interested in developing and growing JACK Coffee Bar in EastSide Visitor Centre, C.S. Lewis Square. Located in the heart of Holywood Arches, where the Connswater Community Greenway meets the Comber Greenway, C.S. Lewis Square has become the symbol of east Belfast’s recent regeneration attracting approximately 250,000 visits per year.

EastSide Partnership staff will, as a response to Covid-19 and in light of the latest UK Government advice, from Thursday 19th March begin working from home. As such our offices at Avalon House will be closed until further notice.

In the meantime, our members of staff can be contacted as normal via their emails and mobile numbers. Click here for staff email addresses

We appreciate your patience and understanding as we work through this difficult time.

Stay safe.

'Belonging' is an exciting exhibition experience that brings together four artists who have worked with, and been inspired by, communities in east Belfast to explore what it means to belong.

Mixing visual art, performance and installation; this unique show marks the finale showcase of the 4th annual EastSide Arts Home Project.

The show begins promptly at 7pm and lasts for one hour. There will be refreshments following the show and you will have a chance to meet the artists.

Work to deliver environmental and cycling infrastructure improvements on Ballymacarrett Walkway begins on Monday 17th February and will continue until Summer 2020.

To limit disruption to users throughout the construction period the intention is to close off the Walkway in phases.  During this time the Walkway will only be partially accessible, with diversions through Severn Street for cyclists and pedestrians (routes will made clear via signage displayed at the site throughout the build period).

Our annual #LoveYourGreenway campaign begins on Monday 10th February and finishes on Saturday 15th February.

There are a number of events and activities taking place:

We are delighted that our EastSide Greeters initiaitve through EastSide Tourism won at the 2020 Eastside Awards.

EastSide Tourism launched ‘EastSide Greeters’ in 2019, the first volunteer-led Greeter initiative of its kind in Northern Ireland. The overall objective of this Urban Villages funded project is to harness the power of east Belfast’s place identity, to increase civic pride and to create EastSide Ambassadors. 

If you learned to swim in east Belfast, it was probably in Templemore Avenue Baths. It is an important space in community memory and played a huge role in many people's childhood.

With increased interest in it's history, due to redevelopment of 'The Baths' beginning later this year, Rhianne Morgan (QUB) will be delivering a talk, 'I Could tell You Some Stories I tell You': Childhood and Adolescent Memories of the Templemore Avenue Baths.

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