LECP Newsletter September 2017.Pdf

September 2017 Issue 3 Cavan LECP Newsletter of the Cavan Local Economic and Community Plan Special Greenway Funding Awarded for Cavan Interest: Over half a million It is part of a larger property and at euro has been Greenway Bellaheady on Cavan €33,000 in approved in funding development that will County Council community and voluntary for a Greenway see 54km developed. property. grants was development in The project will The total cost of the approved in Cavan. The stretch involve developing a project is €746,637. 2017 will cover 5.5km from walking and cycling The project is a joint €150,000 was Ballyconnell to trail from Ballyconnell initiative between awarded in Bellaheady. Funding to Bellaheady Bridge Cavan County Municipal for this section was along the Woodford Council and District Discretionary approved River on the Waterways Ireland. Grants (€50k under the Outdoor Shannon-Erne Two other projects (in per MD area) Recreation Waterway and Lavey and Kilnaleck) Infrastructure associated were also awarded Cathaoirleach’s Awards took Scheme 2017 accommodation funding of €10,000 place in May (Department of Rural works with trailheads each under this with winners in and Community at Ballyconnell on scheme. six categories. Development). Waterways Ireland €64,500 allocated in “LECP Action 6.2h is Community to improve walking Facilities grants for small scale infrastructure capital projects including Greenways.” Chef Neven Maguire with, Cathaoirleach Paddy McDonald, Chief Executive Tommy Ryan at the launch of Taste of Cavan 2017, in Cavan Equestrian Centre. Cavan LECP Page 2 of 12 Comhairle na nÓg Organises its First Ever ‘Pop Up’ Gaeltacht Castlesaunderson promoted the Irish classroom and make Scouting Centre was language among young people more the venue for Cavan’s young people comfortable speaking first ever ‘pop up’ whilst showcasing all their cúpla focal with Gaeltacht experience, that County Cavan their friends. organised by Cavan has to offer. Comhairle members Comhairle na nÓg Comhairle Leader from Ulster and (Junior council) in Thomás McPhillips, Connacht were given June. decided to bring Irish a guided tour of This was a two-day out of the Gaeltacht County Cavan all ‘as overnight event that and out of the Gaeilge’. “LECP Action 9.4e is to support and develop Cavan Comhairle na nÓg. “LECP Action 12.1a is to protect and encourage use of the Irish language.” “LECP Action 11.1c is to support Traveller integration and inclusion.” Traveller Cultural Awareness School Workshops Cavan Traveller by the Department of facilitators and Movement delivered Justice and Equality. delivered the cultural awareness It aimed to increase workshops in St workshops in May understanding of Felim’s NS, St Clare’s and June to over 300 Traveller culture and NS and St Killian’s primary school promote equality in NS Mullagh. children in three schools. Cavan schools. This Local members of the initiative was funded Traveller community were trained as Page 3 of 12 Cavan LECP New Joint Policing Strategy for County Cavan “LECP Action 9.3a is A new strategy to Communications. Ambassadors to develop and enhance community Chair of the JPC Programme for older implement a Joint safety has been Councillor John Paul people, setting up a Policing Committee launched by Cavan Feeley said: “This plan JPC linkage group strategy.” Joint Policing sets out how all with the Public Committee. relevant agencies, Participation Network, The committee is organisations and property recovery comprised of Garda communities can work events, developing and local authority in partnership to Text Alert, supporting officials, elected educate the public, the installation of members, and promote safety and community CCTV community reduce crime thus systems, and representatives. making our County a establishing a new Caption describing picture or graphic. The plan identifies five welcoming, secure, Divisional Drug Unit. key areas of focus: safe and healthy An annual work plan Community Relations place in which to live, has been prepared to & Engagement, Road work in and visit.” help deliver the Safety, Drug & Specific actions in the actions. Alcohol Misuse, plan include rolling out Safety & Policing, and a Crime Prevention Making Cavan a Food Destination A new Food Strategy for consultation the following key A key stakeholder steering Cavan was launched in areas were identified for group will be established to June 2017. The five year development: oversee the implementation strategy aims to promote a . Communication of the strategy and will act more coordinated and . Business Supports as a catalyst for its success. collaborative approach to . Food Tourism The strategy was adopted the development of the by Cavan County Council . Routes to Market ‘Cavan Food Product’. The on 9th May 2017. implementation of the actions set out in the LECP: Action strategy will help strengthen 6.1(a) our current food initiatives, is to develop encourage new activity and and support all those involved in implement the food sector in Cavan. a Food Strategy for During the preparation of County the strategy consultation Cavan. was carried out with a broad range of stakeholders involved in the sector in the County. From this Cavan LECP Page 4 of 12 Older People’s Council AGM elects new Committee Cavan Older People’s as the County communities are age Council held their Council, HSE, friendly and what AGM on 18th May. Education and more we need to do The event also Training Board, to prepare for a “LECP action 11.2a launched Cavan’s Cavan Chamber of growing proportion of aims to support second consecutive Commerce and the older people in our older people and County Age Friendly GAA. society in years to Strategy. come. New figures create age friendly Catherine McGuigan, communities.” The strategy outlines National Age Friendly from Census 2016 activity planned to Programme Manager, illustrate how the support older people asked the audience to population is ageing. by organisations such consider if our Intergenerational Work with Schools Older and younger the Royal School People’s Council to people have been Cavan have taken see their performance actively engaging in a part, with Virginia of John B. Keane’s series of College expressing ‘The Field’. intergenerational an interest in similar One participant said: workshops in three work in the autumn. “There was a great schools in Cavan. Members of Cavan sense of bonding as This work has Older People’s words of wisdom focused on story- Council initiated this were dispensed, telling, reminiscing project as part of the friendly banter was and music and drama County’s Age Friendly exchanged…great performances. Programme. memories from a great bunch of So far St Clare’s St Clare’s School people.” Ballyjamesduff, later invited members Loreto College and of Cavan Older “LECP action 11.2e promotes intergenerational work between older and younger people.” Page 5 of 12 Cavan LECP It’s Our Space Too! Disability Network Conference Cavan Disability presentations and social model of Network hosted a workshops. disability and the highly successful two Keynote speaker possibility of day conference in Jack Kavanagh spoke establishing a Centre June in the about his personal for Independent Castlesaunderson experience and Living in Cavan. Scout Centre. provided much food The event was The network was for thought on how to organised by the established in 2016 to respond to personal network with support represent the voice of challenges. from Breffni people with a Peter Kearns likewise Integrated local disability in Cavan spoke of personal development and advocate for ambitions and company. change. ‘It’s Our Jack Kavanagh speaking challenged It featured various Space Too’ was their at the ‘It’s Our Space conventional attitudes information stands rd first conference. It Too’ Conference on 23 to disability. from local service June 2017. attracted a large and providers. diverse audience for Workshops looked at the programme of sport, access, the speakers, Connecting for Life Suicide Prevention Plan launched On 20th June 2017 average rates of include awareness “LECP Action 10.1c is the HSE launched a suicide and self harm. raising and targeted to support the new plan aimed at Mental health has campaigns, training development of a local preventing suicide long been a major for staff and suicide prevention and reducing self concern for volunteers, support for plan.” harm in Cavan and communities in parenting initiatives, Monaghan. Cavan, with a variety policy development, Helen McEntee TD and This is the first time of initiatives being developing new HSE staff at the launch that a local plan taken by the HSE, services such as of the local suicide th dealing with this topic elected members, youth mental health prevention plan on 20 has been in operation. agencies and June 2017 in Cavan supports, and review Institute. It is aligned to the community groups to of bereavement national ‘Connecting raise awareness and services. for Life’ strategy and respond to the issue. contains actions to be An implementation implemented by group will start different agencies and meeting in September the voluntary sector to help deliver the over a three year actions. period. Actions in the plan Cavan has above The plan can be downloaded at: www.connectingforlifecavanmonaghan.ie Cavan Volunteering Information Service (VIS): Case Study on Volunteer Patsy Sheridan For further Patsy Sheridan is and around”. but not from hard information always has been a So, at first he joined a work; it’s all from contact: local of Cavan Town. small amateur radio laughter. You see, for Patsy was not station. A place Patsy a Men’s Shed involved in his local where he knew no is there to produce Maria O’Sullivan Men’s Shed or the one and he could sit two things; a place for VIS Co-ordinator Community Radio and keep busy but men to go and a on before 2014 because get out and about place for men to 087 097 6402 he always kept busy, nonetheless.

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