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£9k arts and heritage underspend to be reallocated to NI 100 budget An underspend of £9,000 from the Causeway Coast & Glens Council Culture Arts and Heritage budget will be reallocated to the NI 100 budget following a meeting of the Leisure & Development Committee, writes Gillian Anderson, Local Democracy Reporter. Wednesday, 19th May 2021, 5:13 pm The Culture Arts and Heritage grant was awarded to 11 applicants including Ballymoney Drama Festival, Comhaltas Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann, Dún Lathaí, Kingdom of Dalriada Ulster Scots Society and Portrush Summer Theatre, who received £1,000 apiece. A total of 14 applications were submitted by the closing date with three deemed unsuccessful. Members were given three options for reallocation of £9,000: Option 1 – Council offers a second tranche of grants during the 21/22 financial year; Option 2 – The underspend is reallocated to the Arts Service programme budget to support community arts development; ....
CAUSEWAY COAST AND GLENS: Council to simplify volunteer funding process A motion brought by Cllr Ashleen Schenning received unanimous support. Reporter: ); ); A motion calling on Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council to take steps to simplify the funding process for volunteer groups has received unanimous approval. SDLP councillor Ashleen Schenning brought the motion to last week s Leisure and Development Committee calling for the council to recognise the impact of volunteers over the course of the last year. The council has also committed to providing employees with the opportunity to benefit from the experience of volunteering through the Employer Supported Volunteering Scheme. ....
INTERVIEW: Councillor role complements community work: Cllr Ashleen Schenning The Limavady councillor talks to Liam Tunney. Cllr Ashleen Schenning. ); ); Limavady councillor for Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council Ashleen Schenning talks to Liam Tunney about the role complementing her community work, Limavady play park and the challenging environment of the current council chamber. Liam Tunney: Why did you get into politics in the first place? Ashleen Schenning: In 1984 I was in P7 and we went on a school trip to London. I was lucky enough to be in Mo Hume s class, and John [Hume] organised a trip to Parliament buildings for us. ....
NEWS IN BRIEF: Concerns raised over gift card, swimming pools to be refurbished and Causeway employment programme launched News snippets from around the county. One councillor raised concerns about the card s financial viability. Reporter: ); Questions over viability of Gift Card scheme A council-wide gift card scheme promoting a Shop Eat Enjoy Local initiative has come under scrutiny at a recent council meeting. Councillors at Causeway Coast and Glens Leisure and Development Committee were presented with details of the continuing scheme last week, with some raising questions about its viability. Bann councillor, Richard Holmes, felt the idea did not make commercial sense. ....