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Sustaining The Urban Club. Ben Corr – Derry City Council Dermot Dowling – St Brigid’s GAC, Belfast. DEVELOPING. SUSTAINING THE URBAN CLUB. Through Neighbourhood Renewal!. BEN CORR SPORTS REGENERATION MANAGER DERRY CITY COUNCIL. GAELIC GAMES & NEIGHBOURHOOD RENEWAL. ?.
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Sustaining The Urban Club Ben Corr – Derry City Council Dermot Dowling – St Brigid’s GAC, Belfast
DEVELOPING SUSTAINING THE URBAN CLUB Through Neighbourhood Renewal! BEN CORR SPORTS REGENERATION MANAGER DERRY CITY COUNCIL
GAELIC GAMES & NEIGHBOURHOOD RENEWAL ?
NEIGHBOURHOOD RENEWAL? Strategy - Department For Social Development Theme - People and Place ‘Together, tackling disadvantage, building communities’ Ministerial - ‘The impact of the GAA at Community Level’ Address Margaret Richie, MLA, Minister for Social Development
NEIGHBOURHOOD RENEWAL – THE CONCEPT • Deprivation - 1 in 6 of the population • 280,000 people approximately • - 10% of most deprived neighbourhoods • Nobel Multiple Deprivation Measure • Neighbourhood Renewal Areas • - 36 designated by Department for Social Development • - Belfast (15) • - Derry (4) • - Coleraine (2) • - Limavady, Strabane, Armagh, Ballyclare, Ballymena, • Bangor, Brownlow, Coalisland, Downpatrick, • Dungannon, Enniskillen, Lurgan, Newry, Omagh, • Portadown (1)
DEPRIVATION Deprivation - Multi dimensional * health * education * housing * physical * economic Tackling It - Integrated approach
DEPRIVATION – THE FACTS • Department for Social Development • Website • - Urban Regeneration • - Neighbourhood Renewal • People and Place – Strategy for Neighbourhood Renewal • Partnerships – Information and Guidance • N. Ireland Neighbourhood Information Service • Related Strategies
Neighbourhood Renewal Areas • Area Profile • Data Catalogue • Map Catalogue • NRA Profile Postcode
Derry – Outer North NRA Demographics Education, Skills & Training Community Well Being Economic Work Deprivation • 15248 People • 32.7% Aged under 16 • 59% Aged 16-59 • 97.7% Catholic community • 49.6% No qualifications • 22.3% Limiting long term illness, health problems, disability • 22.1% Long parent households, deprived children • 49.4% Economically inactive
Neighbourhood Renewal Strategic Objectives GAA Club • Renewal • Community • Economic • Social • Physical
Ulster Council GAA – ‘Beir Bua Nua’ Strategy 2006 - 2010 Five Strategic Priorities Games Development Culture & Heritage Inclusion & Cohesion Governance Facilities & Infrastructure
People and Place ‘The GAA across Ulster ….. ….. contributes to local well being ….. builds social capital ….. acts as a community anchor ….. promotes volunteering ….. puts in rather than takes out ….. generates huge financial investment’
Neighbourhood Renewal Overview - Derry DSD (NWDO) Neighbourhood Renewal Unit Neighbourhood Renewal Programme Group Neighbourhood Partnership Boards Outer North Outer West Cityside Waterside Action Plan Action Plan Action Plan Action Plan
Case Study 1 – GAA Club and Neighbourhood Renewal Club: Steelstown GAC N.R.A: Outer North – Derry N.P.B: Chairman Paddy Cosgrove Represents both club/sport in general Physical Renewal: Clubhouse £540k £199k DSD £225k SNI Environmental Renewal: Club land – underpass Club secured fencing/wall £45k - DSD
Social Renewal – Steelstown GAC Proposed Outreach Programme Economic Renewal Training and Mentoring Programme Social & Economic Renewal Community Renewal Community Programme Extended Schools Programme Steelstown GAC Health & Well Being Social Renewal
Case Study 2 – Clan Na Gael Neighbourhood Renewal Club: Clan Na Gael N.R.A: Lurgan (Court Ward) Funded: DSD Project Elements: Participation Physical Activity/lifestyle Capacity Building
Capacity Building - Club/School Programme - Fundamentals Schools Programme - Extended School Programme - Summer Camp - Easter Camps - Halloween Camps Clan Na Gael CLG - Educational Programme - Health & Well Being - Community Programme - Midnight Gaelic Programme Participation & Active Lifestyle Programme Community Renewal Social/community Renewal Economic/ Social Renewal Social/community Renewal Social Renewal Social/community Renewal
Case Study 3 – Doire Trasna Na Pairsaigh Club: Doire Trasna Na Pairsaigh N.R.A: Waterside – Derry N.P.B: * Club positive engagement in process Action Plan: * Identified their contribution * Paper; - Priority Need - Action Sought - Desired Outcome Club Contribution To Neighbourhood Renewal Need Identified
Next Steps: * Funding bid DSD Modernisation Fund * Pitch/Clubhouse development * Waterside Partnership Board approved bid Facilitated By: Derry City Council, GAA Urban Development Project (Ulster Council, Derry County Board)
Case Study 4 – Activew Citizenship Lead Agent: Derry City Council, Sports Development N.R.A: 4 in City Theme: Capacity Building Programme National Accredited NGB awards Funder: DSD (£168k) GAA Elements: Level 1 Football Level 2 Football Foundation Hurling/Camogie CPD Workshops Value: £14k
Neighbourhood Renewal - process ‘Buy into it ’ Club – Project Champion! Paddy Cosgrove Chairman Steelstown
‘IT IS NOT WHAT NEIGHBOURHOOD RENEWAL CAN DO FOR YOUR CLUB, BUT WHAT YOUR CLUB CAN DO FOR NEIGHBOURHOOD RENEWAL’
NEIGHBOURHOOD RENEWAL & GAELIC GAMES