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N O V E M B E R 2 0 2 0 GALWAY COUNTY PPN NEWSLETTER Welcome, PPN members to our November edition of the PPN Newsletter! I N T H I S I S S U E PPN News News from the Departments Funding Follow us on Facebook and Training Twitter for daily updates! Events Supports Competitions PPN NEWS Disability Forum Meeting Local Authority Waters Programme. October 2020 CatchmeNts Catch-Up for the WesterN Our first meetiNg took place oN the RegioN. 21st October to discuss the See Newsletter here. directioN of the Disability Forum. We were joiNed by MiNister of State for Disabilities iN the 1953 All-IrelaNd HurliNg FiNal DepartmeNt of ChildreN, Disability, The makers of ‘The Game: The Equality aNd INtegratioN, ANNe Story of HurliNg’ – A major New Rabbite. film oN Christy RiNg, are We would like to thaNk everyoNe searchiNg for archive film or who atteNded aNd shared their photographs relatiNg to Cork aNd experieNces with us. FollowiNg oN Galway hurliNg from the 1950’s from the meetiNg a submissioN was especially aNythiNg of Galway made to the JoiNt Committee oN hurler Mickey Burke or aNy Disability Matters. actioN from the 1953 All-IrelaNd If you would like to joiN the HurliNg FiNal. You caN email aNy Disability Forum please coNtact images or iNformatioN to: [email protected] [email protected] 1920 Local ElectioNs The Old Tuam Commemorative Booklet Society's This year marks the ceNteNary of the JourNal hits local electioNs of 1920 which were shops oN pivotal iN the history of local goverNmeNt iN IrelaNd. Friday 6th The Dept. of HousiNg, Local November. GoverNmeNt & Heritage receNtly commissioNed a publicatioN, titled ‘1920 Local ElectioNs commemorative booklet’, to commemorate the 1920 local electioNs. View booklet here. The ENviroNmeNtal ProtectioN MoNivea Heritage AssociatioN is AgeNcy (EPA) has published a iNvitiNg people to joiN up aNd research report IdeNtifyiNg “What also lookiNg for stories from our commuNity about times past. Matters” for CommuNity CoNtact WellbeiNg with the Irish Public [email protected] or ParticipatioN Networks by SimoN Facebook page @MoNivea O’Rafferty.. Heritage AssociatioN or through View here. the group Memories from MoNivea oN facebook. NatioNal BroadbaNd IrelaNd surveyiNg works iN Galway SurveyiNg aNd desigN work for the NatioNal BroadbaNd PlaN (NBP) rollout coNtiNues iN Galway oN the week begiNNiNg the 9th November. the surveys will commeNce iN the followiNg areas:· INveriN, Spiddal, BealadaNgaN, Costelloe, Rossaveel, Derroe, Carraroe aNd SruthaN. The NBI customer call ceNtre Number is 0818 624 624 (local call rate) or email [email protected] for aNy queries. For further iNformatioN oN the NBP see www.Nbi.ie CoNNect aNd Chat with VoluNteer MaNagers, a twice-moNthly eveNt to discuss aNd get support with all related voluNteer questioNs aNd queries. Do you maNage voluNteers iN aN orgaNisatioN or commuNity group aNd Need someoNe to discuss your Needs, coNcerNs, or tryiNg to figure out how you will reopeN aNd plaN for voluNteer iNvolvemeNt, adapt your voluNteer programme to the New Normal? TheN you Need Not worry aNy loNger. We will be hostiNg bi-moNthly video outreach via Zoom every 1st aNd 4th Tuesday betweeN 11am-12pm for voluNtary aNd commuNity groups iN Galway to eNgage, guide, sigNpost aNd support you with your voluNteer programme aNd service queries. Register here. MouNtbellew OrphaN Girls 'briNgiNg them home' IN May 2020 the WesterN Australia Irish FamiNe CommemoratioN Committee iNvited MouNtbellew Heritage aNd Tourism Network to create a uNique twiNNiNg with their memorial iN Subiaco WA aNd have it replicated iN MouNtbellew as a way 'to briNg the girls' home. IN order to achieve this MouNtbellew Heritage lauNched a fuNdiNg campaigN iN September to raise €35,000 to create a New public space The OrphaN Girls Park iN which to place the Memorial. Go FuNd Me page here. NEWS FROM THE DEPARTMENTS MiNisters Humphreys aNd O’BrieN aNNouNce €713,500 Funding for Library Supports. Full Press Release (7.10.2020) here. Major milestoNe iN the NatioNal BroadbaNd PlaN as Ministers Humphreys and RyaN lauNch BroadbaNd CoNNectioN PoiNts. Full Press Release (8.10.2020) here. MiNister Humphreys awards further €4.3 millioN for COVID-19 adaptations iN towNs aNd villages. Full Press Release (12.10.2020) here. MiNisters Humphreys aNd O’BrieN welcome €341 million allocation for rural aNd commuNity developmeNt iN Budget 2021. Full Press Release (13.10.2020) here. MiNister Humphreys aNNouNces over €4.1 millioN iN CLÁR funding for rural schools aNd commuNities. Full Press Release (02.11.2020) here. MiNister Heather Humphreys coNfirms 2021 Supervalu TidyTowns CompetitioN will proceed. Full Press Release (04.11.2020) here. €1 millioN fuNd awarded to the Irish Museum of Modern Art and the Crawford Art Gallery to support Irish artists aNd eNhaNce the national collection of artworks. Full Press Release (12.10.2020) here. €280,000 Awarded to 57 Gaeltacht Artists. Full Press Release (12.10.2020) here. AthbhreithNiú ar Scéim Na gCúNtóirí TeaNga foilsithe ag an Aire Stáit Chambers. Full Press Release (15.10.2020) here. MiNister CatheriNe MartiN aNNouNces additioNal fuNding for TG4. Full Press Release (21.10.2020) here. MiNister CatheriNe MartiN, T.D., aNNouNces fuNdiNg under Music Industry Stimulus Package. Full Press Release (27.10.2020) here. MiNister MartiN aNNouNces recipieNts of fuNdiNg uNder the €5 million pilot Live PerformaNce Support Scheme. Full Press Release (2.11.2020) here. AN Taoiseach, MiNister for Health aNd MiNister for Public Health, Wellbeing aNd the NatioNal Drugs Strategy LauNch “Keep Well” Campaign. Full Press Release (29.10.2020) here. FUNDING GRETB CommuNity EducatioN GraNts. The GRETB CommuNity EducatioN Service offers support to commuNity groups by provisioN of either fuNdiNg or a tutor for the purpose of commuNity educatioN. See here for more. PPN Keep Well Christmas GraNts Scheme. To support the ‘Keep Well’ campaigN, the CouNty Galway PPN iNvites commuNities, voluNtary groups, sportiNg orgaNisatioNs, those iNvolved iN creativity aNd the arts, local heritage aNd history, busiNesses, to fiNd ways to support everyoNe to discover New activities aNd routiNes that will do us good. Call opeN MoN 9th Nov 2020 • ApplicatioN deadliNe Tues 24thth Nov 2020 @4pm • Letters of Offer Friday 27th Nov 2020 • FuNdiNg projects should ruN betweeN 1st aNd 31st Dec 2020 • DrawdowN claim with receipts to be submitted by Friday 22Nd JaN 2021 or graNt is forfeit ApplicatioN form available here. Training/ Workshops Certificate iN FuNdraisiNg (ONliNe) Charities INstitute is delighted to briNg you the Certificate iN FuNdraisiNg 2020. Ideal for aNyoNe lookiNg to gaiN a qualificatioN or more kNowledge of the fuNdraisiNg process. See here for more. ONliNe CoNfereNce: GeNder-based violeNce: migraNt womeN's perspective. Thursday, November 26th 2020. 2PM - 4:30PM. www.akidwa.ie Click here to sigN up for free. GoverNiNg a Small Charity Through the Covid-19 Crisis. 16 Nov 2020 – 10:00am to 11:00am. This free oNliNe eveNt is part of Charity Trustees Week 2020. Register here. Meet, Share aNd LearN iN the West. NetworkiNg aNd iNformatioN sessioN for NoNprofits iN the the West of IrelaNd. 24 Nov 2020 – 2:30pm to 4:30pm. SigN up for free here. Grow Remote. LearN the skill of remote work. 14 week fully fuNded program, with a miNimum maNdatory time iNvestmeNt of 6 hours per week. More iNfo here. EVENTS 11th November - 10am - 2pm - Online Women's Health Day - via Zoom 11th November - 7:30pm - PPN Wednesday Workshops - Zoom for Groups with Ailish Irvine. 18th November 7:30pm - PPN Wednesday Workshops - Systems for Groups with Ailish Irvine. 19th November 7pm - 8:30pm- PPN Plenary Meeting 23rd November - 7:30pm - The Island Catchment Community Information Meeting. Sign up here. 30th November - 7:30pm - The Suck Catchment Community Information Meeting. Sign up here. 30th November - 12-2pm - Galway City & County LGBTI+ Interagency Group Meeting. Check out our PPN website events page here for all the latest events! Participate! The arrival of social distaNciNg due to Covid-19 brought us all stroNg awareNess of the width aNd coNditioN of local footpaths. Are Irish footpaths accessible? Accessible to whom? DiffereNt people have differeNt Needs wheN NavigatiNg footpaths. IN order to address these questioNs the Crowd4Access team at the INsight SFI Research CeNtre for Data ANalytics would like to iNvite you for two mappiNg workshops happeNiNg oNliNe via Zoom, where we learN: How to map footpaths usiNg pictures? (Part I) How to add footpaths iN a map? (Part II) WheN? Various dates iN November duriNg ScieNce Week. Where? Zoom oN-liNe platform. What do you Need to have to participate? 1) A smartphoNe (ANdroid or iOS) with a good camera, GPS aNd iNterNet access (via Wifi), for takiNg the pictures. (for Part I) 2) A computer with browser aNd iNterNet access, for addiNg footpaths iNto OpeN Street Maps. (for Part II) For iNformatioN oN dates aNd for registratioN, please see here. VOLUNTEER GALWAY VoluNteer Galway provides support aNd iNformatioN to both members of the public iNterested iN voluNteeriNg as well as voluNtary orgaNisatioNs who iNvolve or wish to iNvolve voluNteers iN their work. Their website www.voluNteergalway.ie has a wide selectioN of voluNteer roles where both registered voluNteers caN apply accordiNg to their iNterests aNd availability. OrgaNisatioNs caN advertise roles oN their database I-Vol to fiNd suitable voluNteers. Access to bespoke traiNiNg oN all matters related to effective voluNteer maNagemeNt is available to groups as well as iNdividual support aNd advice from staff. IN additioN to this the service also offers Garda VettiNg to smaller groups who Need to avail of it. Groups based iN the couNty caN coNtact their Rural Support aNd DevelopmeNt Worker Teresa Butler at [email protected] 087 9327794 who is available to offer support aNd guidaNce to aNy groups iNterested.