Special EU Programmes Body Project Case Study

Programme: Project PEACE III

Donegal County Council in partnership construction of a multi-purpose venue with District Council and of 22,000 sq. ft, a new playgroup Theme: Creating Shared Public ADoPT (Association for the Development building and a youth hub at the local Spaces of & ) is currently Methodist hall. It will provide a range of undertaking a major regeneration project in modern purpose designed facilities for the villages of Pettigo and Tullyhommon all groups in the wider community. Funding: funded by the EU’s PEACE III Programme. €8,325,728.00 Contractors P.J. Treacy & Sons Ltd The Termon Project is a multifaceted have been appointed to undertake all physical and recreational regeneration the works under this complex scheme, project designed to enhance the twin with the project being managed by Lead Partner: villages of Pettigo in County and Donegal County Council along with Donegal County Council Tullyhommon in , using project partners Fermanagh District the River Termon as a focus for creation of Council and the Association for the shared public spaces for use by all Development of Pettigo and Website: communities. Tullyhommon (ADOPT). www.pettigo.org The new Riverside Walkway and new Upon completion, the scheme will Project contact: footbridge across the river Termon will deliver a major revitalisation of the area Bryan Cannon / provide a restful and symbolic feature in and the provision of cross-community [email protected] the centre of the village, uniting both facilities in the border villages of Pettigo

Geographical area: villages across the border. and Tullyhommon, on the Donegal/ Fermanagh border. Border of Fermanagh and The building works will also include the Donegal Key project outputs:

 A new village gateway linking a public riverside park on the Tullyhommon bank of the river and the riverfront picnic area in the Pettigo side.

 A 4m wide footbridge to span over the water and join the communities.

 The core project will be located at the current community centre site in Pettigo and the Methodist Hall in Tullyhommon. This element of the project will incorporate the redesign of the community hall, toilets, Methodist Hall, recycling space, horticultural tunnels, car park, Artist’s impression of the Termon Centre.