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From: Sean

Dear colleague

As part of our ongoing volunteering programme we have arranged with our partners in Belfast City Council and Conservation Volunteers NI to hold a tree planting event in Dixon Playing Fields as part of National Tree Week. The event will take place on 28 November 2009, from 10.30 am to 3.30 pm and follows on from last weekend’s bulb planting in Victoria Park which was both hugely successful and enjoyable with over 2,500 bluebell and snowdrop bulbs planted.

The event in Dixon Playing Fields will hopefully be as much fun and we would like to see as many people there as possible. It is suitable for all ages and abilities and CVNI will be there to provide expert guidance and assistance with planting a range of native trees. I have attached a poster advertising the event and would appreciate it if you could ensure that this poster reaches as wide an audience as possible.

Sean Brannigan

Sean Brannigan

Community Engagement Officer

Connswater Community Greenway Project

274 Newtownards Road

Belfast

Telephone 90467930

www.communitygreenway.co.uk

 

Living Streets is hosting a one day workshop to enable transport planners, designers and engineers to develop successful Local Transport Plan 3 policies and projects which create walkable communities. These will be taking place in Sheffield on 6 Nov and in London on 20 Nov. Find out more information on Living Streets' website.

Free Autumn-themed posters

The latest in our series of seasonal A3 posters is now available to help you promote walking this autumn. You can also order packs of A7 pledge cards which help your employees get in the walking habit. To see the new materials, or to place an order, visit our resource page.

ACT TravelWise conference, 23/24 Nov

The 2009 ACT TravelWise Autumn Conference provides an opportunity to find out just what shape travel planning is in. Delegates will be encouraged to discuss how much strength and vigour Travel Planning has; and examine what it can do for your health, the health of children, customers and employees ... and the health of your wallet. Download the conference programme for more information or visit their website.

Walk to Work Week dates announced!

Mark your diaries, the next Walk to Work Week will be held from 26-30 April 2010. We will be providing you with all the necessary information in the coming months through this e-bulletin and on our website. Stay tuned! Meanwhile, you can read about last year's events on our website.

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Disability Action is currently offering grants to a maximum of £2,000 towards the cost of improving access to community buildings in Northern Ireland.

• PACT Public Meeting - 29th September 2009

Please find attached the Panel Priorities for Action following the PACT Public Meeting held last evening.

The next PACT Public Meeting will be held on:

Tuesday 24th November at 7pm in the Heyn Hall - St Marks Holywood Road

The theme of our  meeting will be Domestic Burglaries. As we will be 4 weeks away from Christmas this will be timely.

In times of economic challenge and budgetary constraints we don't want to see families loosing gifts from under the tree!

Our brief community focus will the Connswater Greenway Project.

Please note the date and plan to attend.

Your support in this partnership makes a difference

Peter S Quigley

Chairman - PACT

Police Partners and Community Together

Victoria Ward - East Belfast

( 07818062370