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  • District Councils Good Relations Programme

    Topics:
    • Good Relations and Social Change, 
    • Together: Building a United Community (T:BUC)

    The District Council Good Relations Programme (DCGRP) is a match funded Programme delivered jointly by The Executive Office (TEO) and District Councils as part of the ‘Together: Building a United Community (T:BUC) Strategy.

    Interview with Tommy McLaughlin, Good Relations Manager

    What is the aim of the Programme?

    The programme aims to improve relations between and within District Council areas and support local solutions to good relations issues.

    T:BUC District Council Good Relations Programme provided funding support to Pupil Voice Event in Causeway Coast and Glens Council area.
    T:BUC District Council Good Relations Programme provided funding support to Pupil Voice Event in Causeway Coast and Glens Council area.

    How is the Programme delivered?

    The 11 District Councils create individual District Council Action Plans aligned with the aims of the T:BUC strategy and informed by local Good Relations Audits.

    Ards and North Down Good Relations Video: A Game of Three Halves

    What difference has the Programme made?

    In 2021/22, DCGRP awarded £3.05m (matched funded by £1m from Councils) to the 11 Councils in Northern Ireland to deliver 132 Good Relations Programmes across all Council areas targeting approximately 107,000 participants.

    T:BUC District Council Good Relations Programme provided funding support to a training package and Multi-lingual Support Hub for Migrant Newcomers to Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Council.
    T:BUC District Council Good Relations Programme provided funding support to a training package and Multi-lingual Support Hub for Migrant Newcomers to Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Council.

    Outcomes

    District Councils Good Relations 2020/21

    District Councils Good Relations 2021/22

    Further information

    For information on the good relations programme in your area visit the District Council Good Relations pages below.

    • Antrim & Newtownabbey Borough Council website
    • Ards & North Down Borough Council website
    • Armagh, Banbridge & Craigavon District Council website
    • Belfast City Council website
    • Causeway, Coast & Glens Borough Council website
    • Derry City & Strabane District Council website
    • Fermanagh & Omagh District Council website
    • Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council website
    • Mid & East Antrim Borough Council website
    • Mid Ulster District Council website
    • Newry, Mourne & Down District Council website

    You can also contact the Good Relations Officer in your local council. Contacts for local councils can be found on the nidirect website.

    Contact details

    If you have any questions, please contact: District.CouncilGR@executiveoffice-ni.gov.uk

    Related content

    • About Together: Building a United Community (T:BUC)
    • Central Good Relations - Small Grants Fund
    • Central Good Relations Fund
    • Community Relations Council
    • Good Relations Outcomes
    • North Belfast Strategic Good Relations Programme
    • Peace IV Programme
    • Peace Plus Programme
    • Planned Interventions - News stories
    • Planned Interventions Programme
    • T:BUC Annual Reports
    • T:BUC Camps Good Relations Ambassadors Programme
    • T:BUC Camps Programme
    • T:BUC Trees Programme
    • Urban Villages Initiative
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