Community & Social Enterprise

Translink Is Buzzing About Biodiversity

Business, Community & Social Enterprise

It’s annual Biodiversity Day tomorrow May 22nd and Translink’s biodiversity team are busy bees monitoring pollinators. The team is continuing to survey and map pollinators in Translink’s annual pollinator monitoring programme, conducting Flower-Insect Timed Counts (FIT Counts) along the company’s transport corridors including bus and train stations. Running from April to September the FIT Count involves recording […]

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Advice NI Warns Rising Childcare Costs May Push Parents Into Long-Term Debt

Community & Social Enterprise, News

As summer approaches, the spotlight is once again on the financial strain childcare costs impose on families across Northern Ireland, and Advice NI warns that the real cost of childcare is the financial implications it presents, including long-term debt. It follows the Executive’s decision to set aside £25m for childcare, which is just 6 per

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Fibrus Donates Over £14, 000 Worth Of Free School Meals Across Northern Ireland

Community & Social Enterprise, News

Fibrus, Northern Ireland’s full fibre broadband provider, has today announced its donation of over £14,000 to the Business in the Community (BITC) Good Food Fund. With communities at the heart of everything Fibrus does, the company’s donation to the Good Food Fund will be used to help primary schools establish or extend a Breakfast Club,

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Dobbies Announces Antrim And Lisburn Community Winners

Community & Social Enterprise, News

Dobbies, the UK’s leading garden centre, has revealed the community and charity groups across the UK that will receive support to help transform, restore or start their indoor or outdoor green spaces this year, including Kirkinriola Early Years Playgroup in Antrim and Molly and Mia Community Group in Lisburn.   Over 660 groups applied to Dobbies Community Gardens when it opened in

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NIHF Member Breakfast with Economy Minister Deirdre Hargey MLA

Community & Social Enterprise, News

The Northern Ireland Hotels Federation (NIHF) was honoured to host Department for the Economy Minister, Deirdre Hargey MLA, at a special member breakfast held on the 16th of May 2024 at the Crowne Plaza Belfast. This event brought together prominent figures from the hotel, accommodation, supplier, tourism, and hospitality sectors. Eddie McKeever, President of Northern

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Children’s Inclusive Swim School ‘buddies’ Up With Therapy Dogs To Make A Splash

Community & Social Enterprise, News

Swimming Buddies, a pioneering initiative for neurodiverse young people, has teamed up with a local charity to start combining therapy dogs with their swim sessions. Lexi from Autism Dogs Northern Ireland (ADNI) stole the show at a recent away day at Harberton School for families who avail of the Swimming Buddies service. The collaboration aims

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Volunteer Now Gets A Boost From Soft Drinks Company Boost

Community & Social Enterprise, News

As part of its new brand campaign, There’s a BOOST for That, Boost Drinks has joined forces with Volunteer Now to help encourage people to volunteer for community projects, sporting and music events, taking place across Northern Ireland this year. Volunteer Now is the voice of volunteering in Northern Ireland and helps make it easy,

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Co-Ownership Raises Over £8000 For Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke

Community & Social Enterprise, News

Co-Ownership has announced the successful conclusion of its fundraising partnership with Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke (NICHS), raising over £8,000 for the charity. In 2023, Co-Ownership’s employees raised over £3,000 contributing to a two-year fundraising total of £8,383. The funds will play a crucial role in supporting NICHS’s vital services including  health management and

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Annual Awards Launched To Recognise Social Enterprise Excellence In Northern Ireland

Community & Social Enterprise, News

The Northern Ireland Social Enterprise Awards, in partnership with Go Succeed are back for 2024. The annual awards led by Social Enterprise Northern Ireland recognise and celebrate the remarkable achievements and positive contributions of social enterprises across the region. Applications are now open, and organisations are encouraged to enter before the deadline of midnight, Sunday

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Supervalu And Centra On Track To Plant 50,000 Trees By 2032

Business, Community & Social Enterprise, News

SuperValu and Centra, part of Musgrave NI, have been laying down roots in 19 communities across Northern Ireland in the next stage of their native tree planting initiative, bringing them a step closer to their pledge of planting 50,000 native trees by 2032. In partnership with Trees on the Land, a charity and not-for-profit project

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