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If your group would like to advertise an upcoming event or news piece, please send details to info@roscommonppn.ie.
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Roscommon Public Participation Network Plenary Meeting
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Roscommon Public Participation Network (PPN) will host their County Plenary Meeting and Community Networking Event on Tuesday November 29th in the Abbey Hotel, Roscommon Town, commencing with registration at 6.45pm.
The PPN is the main link through which the Local Authority connects with communities across county Roscommon.
The theme of this year’s Plenary is ‘ Reconnecting with Communities in Roscommon’ which evokes a sense of collaborative opportunism. As the title of the event suggests, the evening will focus on reconnecting with communities in the county after a difficult two and a half years for all voluntary groups, arising from the Covid-19 pandemic.
You can register for the event today by emailing the Roscommon PPN team on info@roscommonppn.ie or calling 0860478616. Online registration is also available at https://tinyurl.com/mrxn4r4v. |
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Ministers Humphreys and Joe O’Brien announce €10 million Fund to support parish halls and community centres with energy bills
- New Community Support Fund to assist thousands of community groups across the country
- Support available for Parish Halls, Community Centres, Local Development Associations, Social Clubs, ICA Groups, Senior Citizen Groups, Men’s Sheds, Women’s Sheds and more
- Small grants to help groups with running costs and rising energy bills
- Applications from groups supporting rural pursuits and activities welcome
Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, and Minister of State, Joe O’Brien TD, have today announced a new €10 million fund to support thousands of local community & voluntary groups with their energy bills.
The Community Support Fund will provide small grants to a wide and diverse range of local community groups to assist with their running costs.
Funding will be available to support Parish Halls, Community Centres, Local Development Associations, Social Clubs, ICA Groups, Senior Citizen Groups, Men’s Sheds, Women’s Sheds and much more.
The new scheme has been devised to support groups with their energy costs who may not have been deemed eligible under previous Government schemes.
These include groups that operate from parish halls and who need support with running costs such as energy or insurance bills.
Groups can also use the funding to carry out small upgrade works and to purchase equipment to support their activities such as laptops and printers, lawnmowers, training equipment, etc.
Almost €280k of this package has been allocated to Roscommon and will be administered through Roscommon County Council’s LCDC. The scheme will be advertised through all relevant mediums in due course.
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F𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 - 𝐀 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧t
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6th December, 9.30am-11.30am
Abbey Hotel, Roscommon
An opportunity for small businesses, community groups and social enterprises to kick start or revamp your branding by understanding what makes a brand!
Our expert speaker, Aisling Roche Flanagan has over 20 years experience in Branding & Marketing. Aisling is also an entrepreneur and started her own food business Velvet Cloud in 2015.
Book your FREE place now at https://loom.ly/pnppa_c
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Are you aged over 55 years?
From a rural or agricultural background?
Maynooth University and Age Friendly Ireland Research Manager would like to hear your thoughts of climate change on older people in rural Ireland.
If interested in taking part, please contact Adrienne (adrienne.mccann@mu.ie) for further information
OR
You can complete the survey here:
https://maynoothuniversity.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/climate-change-in-rural-ireland
If you wish to request a hardcopy of the survey please contact Adrienne at 087 335 4932.
Dr Adrienne McCann is a researcher and part-time farmer, concerned with how climate change will impact older people living in rural Ireland or from traditional agricultural areas. This study aims to explore the older person’s perspective of climate change, and how proposed changes may impact life in rural Ireland, particularly on agricultural practices and rural living.
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