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BBC News
29-06-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Bank of Ideas: Unique Belfast community projects face public vote for funding
A sober rave for older people, a meal to meet your neighbours and a dance event on Black Mountain are just some community events hoping to avail of up to £2,000 in funding at a special event at Belfast City Bank of Ideas will see members of the public cast their votes on at least 75 pitches that are designed to enhance local communities in 14:00 BST to 17:00 BST on Sunday, the event will feature a market stall-style showcase of each idea where the public can vote on what projects should receive part of the prize overall funding is £50,000, which will be divided evenly between a minimum of 25 participants between north, south, east and west Belfast, as well as the city centre. Some 29 applicants claimed the prize last year and BBC News NI caught up with a few of them to get a flavour of how the funding benefited their ideas. Arts projects big beneficiaries Among the winners at last year's Bank of Ideas was Deirdre McKenna, the outreach and projects officer at the Blackbox charity, which provides an arts space in Cathedral Blackbox is Black Moon, which has hosted a nightclub for adults with disabilities on a monthly basis since 2010."We work alongside three DJs who all specialise in different music genres," said Ms used the money to help host an event at Ormeau Park with up to 300 people in attendance."What Belfast City Council has done is secure additional funding so we can now set up changing facilities at the event," she said."They are also helping us make this event bigger and bigger, year on year." Hopes to extend special projects Pearse was one of those who attended Blackbox's festival. His aunt is Antoinette Campbell who set up the Wonder Bubble project, with Pearse as the is also a winner from last year's explained that Wonder Bubble "is an immersive experience for kids and adults with learning disabilities which we hope to extend beyond that"."I set it up with my nephew Pearse, who has learning difficulties," she said"We use giant bubble and bubble bath displays and interactions to allow those that come to us have a good time."The money that we got from the event last year was used to extend the programme to up to 300 people at Mater Dei in north Belfast."It also helped us get better equipment such as speakers for audio tools, as well as a better bubble machine." Upcycling denim and clothes swap Jess McCourt is a volunteer at Climate Craic and as one of the recipients of last year's reward, she was able to help set up a festival around climate change. She told BBC News NI: "The message of climate change can be all doom and gloom; we look to the more positive side and see what people within NI are doing to help the climate."To highlight this we host events with stalls and activities with the money we received from the Bank of Ideas."The event was a three day festival called the Autumn Equinox Festival. "We had panels on climate change," Jess said, "as well as stalls of businesses that are environmentally sustainable."We also had workshops on a range of stuff from upcycling denim for aprons and bags, as well as clothes swaps and sign making for issues in your local area."
West Australian
22-04-2025
- General
- West Australian
Your horoscope for Wednesday, April 23, 2025
March 21-April 19 ★★★ Mars in Leo is your saving grace now. He is keeping you actively focused on a meaningful, heartfelt, romantic quest. April 20-May 20 ★★★ The Sun is directly opposite the Black Moon/Lilith. She is making sure you don't skirt over difficult emotions. Acknowledge her. May 21-June 20 ★★★ Your focus is on the world at large and on what might bring a genuine sense of transformation. Neptune is making Mercury dream. June 21-July 22 ★★★ As the day progresses, the Moon moves from Aquarius to Pisces, from the ice-cold world of ideas, to the soft flow of emotion. July 23-August 22 ★★★ Neptune in Aries fills your Mars-driven adventurous spirit with a procession of noble dreams. Be conscious of what you wish for. August 23-September 22 ★★★ Uranus in Taurus offers brilliant practical solutions to entrenched problems. The Moon moves into Pisces. Dare to dream. September 23-October 22 ★★★★ As the day wears on, the Moon shifts into Pisces, joining up with Venus to take you deeper into a world of unfathomable feeling. October 23-November 21 ★★★★ The Moon moves into Pisces. You aren't happy when others gloss over matters that need to be faced. Help others go past their fears. November 22-December 21 ★★★ This is a good moment to stop and reflect on those things, people and events that have come your way as gifts from existence. December 22-January 19 ★★★★ Your ruling planet, Saturn, has just passed the North Node of the Moon. A fresh future is beginning to pull you from within. January 20-February 18 ★★★ The Moon leaves Aquarius early today, releasing some of the intensity you've had in your system. Relax. Trust the river. February 19-March 20 ★★★ The Moon moves into Pisces. She brings you sweet relief and a sense that you are big enough to deal with all that is facing you. Even in the midst of the mundane, there are moments of wonder. Though there are all the usual tensions on the surface, there is a sense of ever-deepening freedom opening up on the inside. Key: ★★ Challenging ★★★ Encouraging ★★★★ Excellent
