Vision Statement

Our aim is to raise the educational, health and social development of our children in the Bushmills area and the environment they live in by:

• Listening to them to find their views and needs;
• Building on existing social partnerships;
• Developing stronger community ownership; and
• Providing a needs led range of leisure, social, health, educational and housing services in locally agreed and accessible locations.

What we have achieved to date;

• An audit of the needs in the area has been carried out and is used for planning purposes.
• A close working relationship has been established with Dalriada Sure Start including some members acting as Directors of Sure Start.
• Children aged 5-7 have been able to access Pyramid Plus Clubs which work to raise self esteem and confidence.
• Funding has been secured and an out of school club set up.
• Young people have been supported in developing their own Drop In Centre “The Den” funded by Moyle Local Strategy Partnership, NEELB and the National Lottery.
• Primary school children received training in peer mediation.

What we plan to do during 2005-08 includes;

• The development of the existing services:-
  - Pyramid Plus
  - Out of School Club
  - “The Den”
  - Intergenerational projects
• An annual open day in conjunction with Education Centre Staff to encourage the involvement of children and young people in the work of the group.
• An information seminar to raise awareness of the work of the group in the area.
• Continue to work with Sure Start and other partnerships in the area – Community Safety Partnership, Moyle Local Strategy Partnership, Moyle and District Youth Council.

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