PPN NETWORK NEWS 21st October 2016 Your FREE fortnightly round-up of all that is important in the Co Monaghan community sector, delivered to your Inbox At a Special Plenary Meeting last week the following new PPN Community Representatives were elected: Anne McCarren, CAMCAS Monaghan PPN Secretariat Betty Dalton, Failte Isteach Housing, Fire & Civil Protection SPC Eamon Hackett, Glaslough Harriers Rossmore Park Advisory Group MONAGHAN PPN WELCOME YOU ALL AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU IN THE FUTURE!
IS YOUR COMMUNITY IN NEED OF TRAINING? THEN LOOK NO FURTHER MONAGHAN PPN ARE HERE TO GET YOU ON THE RIGHT TRACK. WE HAVE SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE! Monaghan PPN are hosting a Community Training Week that takes place from Thursday 20 th October to Thursday 27 th October 2016. This training has been organised to begin the process of developing the capacity of our Monaghan PPN member groups. Thanks to those who took part in our survey we have now compiled a training programme based on what you told us you wanted. All of our member groups are invited to participate. You can attend all of the sessions if you wish or choose which sessions are most relevant to the needs of your group. Monday 24th October Community Leadership Magheracloone Community Centre 7pm 9.30pm Tuesday 25th October Aghabog Community Centre 7pm 9.30pm How to write a Community Development Plan Wednesday 26th October Committee Skills Doohamlet Community Centre 7pm 9.30pm Thursday 27th October How to write funding applications Latton Resource Centre, 7pm 9.30pm To register to attend please e-mail ppn@monaghancoco.ie or telephone Leona Keenan at 047 73750. Please remember each group can nominate more than one person to attend each session and you can attend as many sessions as you wish.
Monaghan PPN invite you to an evening with key note speaker John Lonergan on Tuesday 15 th November at 7.30p.m. in Iontas Theatre, Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan. The theme of the meeting is POSITIVITY ABOUT BEING PART OF A COMMUNITY. This event is FREE to our member groups and food will be served. To register your attendance please e-mail ppn@monaghancoco.ie or telephone Leona Keenan 047 73750. Please book early to avoid disappointment. John Lonergan entered the prison service in 1968 and in the years that followed, as he saw human nature at its worst - and often, unexpectedly, at its best. He developed a deep understanding both of human nature and of Irish society. Now, after 42 years in the service, 24 of them as the most senior prison officer in the country, John tells his fascinating life story - from his idyllic childhood in rural Tipperary, to coming face to face with the darkest aspects of Irish life, to grappling with the politics of working in a service that was the plaything of officials and politicians.
HSE & MONAGHAN PPN COME TOGETHER TO BRING YOU BASIC LIFE SUPPORT TRAINING COURSES
New 500,000 fund available to improve access to angling facilities Inland Fisheries Ireland invites applications for funding from the public A new fund to support projects that will contribute to the delivery of an accessible and sustainable, world class inland fisheries resource has been established. Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has announced an overall Capital Works Fund of 500,000 available for angling groups and clubs who are looking to improve access and infrastructure for angling. The fund is aimed specifically at capital improvement works with grants available to all groups and individuals including local development associations, tidy towns, angling clubs and others looking to improve access to angling. The types of projects eligible for funding must provide for public access and include the following: Clearing and fencing along rivers/ lakes to allow access for angling Abled and disabled friendly angling stands Car parks to improve access for anglers (new car parks and upgrades to existing carparks) Applications for funding should be submitted via the online application form available at www.fisheriesireland.ie/funding. Applications will be evaluated in light of the objectives of Inland Fisheries Ireland s National Strategy for Angling Development which aims to make angling accessible and attractive through information, infrastructure and support, to develop tourism through the promotion of angling and to establish recognition of angling as an important leisure and recreational pursuit. For more information on Inland Fisheries Ireland s current funding call and to complete the online application form, visit www.fisheriesireland.ie/funding. The closing date for applications is Tuesday, 8 th of November 2016.
HERITAGE COUNCIL LAUNCHES REPS4 TRADITIONAL FARM BUILDINGS GRANT SCHEME 2017 The Heritage Council has today launched its GLAS Traditional Farm Buildings Grant Scheme for 2017. The scheme is designed to provide assistance to those GLAS farmers involved in conserving and securing Ireland s traditional farm buildings. The scheme which is as the result of a partnership between The Heritage Council and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine offers grants for approved conservation works to the exterior of farm outbuildings as well as associated structures such as historic yard surfaces, walls, and gates. The maximum grant available is circa 25,000 while the smallest grant available is 4,000. We strongly encourage and support farmers to carry out at least some of the repairs themselves. By connecting owners with their buildings in this way it enhances their hands on knowledge to continue repairs to the building well into the future, as well as other buildings on the farm. It also provides a means of employment in rural areas for local contractors, many of whom have had the opportunity to upskill under the scheme, increasing the availability of these craft skills in the local area, advised Meenan. Application packs are available online at www.heritagecouncil.ie. The closing date for applications is 5.00 p.m., Friday 18 th November 2016.
CAVAN MONAGHAN TRANSPORT BOARD ANNOUNCE NEW ONCE OFF FUNDING PROGRAMME Funding in the amounts of 200 5000 are available to groups who wish to apply for a once off grant. Categories for funding range from Age Related active retirement and day trips Youth youth clubs Integration & Culture minority support, breakdown stereotypes Education training courses provided by state agencies For more information please contact Ann Connolly 049 5552401 or e-mail aconnolly@cmtcu.ie
Date Location Time Closing date for Applications Tuesday 15 th November Wednesday 7th December Child Wellbeing Centre, Castleblayney Link to map of location Kilmore Diocesan Pastoral Centre, Cavan Link to map of location 9.30 a.m. 1.00 p.m. Friday 4 th November 9.30 a.m. 1.00 p.m. Friday 25th November Please return completed application forms to: Emer Mulligan, Resource Officer for Suicide Prevention, HSE Cavan Monaghan Mental Health Services, Carrickmacross Primary Care Centre, Donaghmoyne Road, Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan. Email: emer.mulligan@hse.ie, Tel: 086 1717563.
What can Monaghan Volunteer Centre do for your organisation? Monaghan Volunteer Centre is now ten years old and a huge number of voluntary organisations and volunteers have registered with us in that time. We thought it might be a good time to remind everyone of the services we provide: Recruiting New Volunteers Once your organisation is registered with Monaghan Volunteer Centre you can list a volunteer opportunity on our website. People interested in volunteering can browse the website by location or type of role. We can also include your volunteer role in our Facebook and Twitter posts and our monthly newsletter which goes to over 1,000 people. Advertising with us is a great way to reach new volunteers who might not have heard about your volunteer role otherwise. Our registered volunteers are all ages, from teenagers to retired people, and from all kinds of backgrounds. Whatever your role, there s a good chance someone registered with us will have an interest. This service is totally free of charge for both the organisation and the volunteer. Garda Vetting We provide a Garda vetting service for small organisations who do not have a Liaison Person of their own. A Liaison Person is someone trained by the Garda Vetting Bureau to use the vetting system. We use the Garda Vetting Bureau s online vetting system which is much faster than the paper based system. We provide all the information and documents your organisation needs for vetting and can answer your questions about the process. There is a charge of 5 for each application.
Training Monaghan Volunteer Centre runs a Volunteer Management Training Programme once each year. It is generally run over two full days. Details and dates will be sent to all our contacts by email. We can also provide guidance and information on a range of issues related to managing volunteers. For example, recruitment of volunteers, how to motivate volunteers, dealing with difficult situations etc. This support is available on request so please feel free to contact us by phone or by email. Who We Work With Monaghan Volunteer Centre will work with any not-for-profit organisation this includes charities, community groups, sports clubs and statutory organisations such as nursing homes, schools, hospitals, etc. We will not seek volunteers for individuals or for for-profit organisations. Find Out More Phone Sinead Keenan at 047 72191 Monday to Thursday Email sinead@volunteermonaghan.ie
Knockatallon author Damian Connolly launches his first novel Shepherds: Awakening In Monaghan Town Library on Friday 21 st October at 7.00pm All very welcome. Refreshments served
A Transition Monaghan Initiative Compiled by Liam Murtagh. NOTICEBOARD Notices with a County Monaghan Focus Leader Funding. Time Limited Calls have been announced for applications for funding for Rural Tourism, Rural Youth and Basic Services (community / recreational). There are also Open Rolling Calls for applications for funding under a range of measures. See Leader at www.midl.ie. Recent Awards Won in County. 1.Congratulations to Monaghan Tidy Towns on winning the Climate Change Award in the National Tidy Towns Competition 2016. The prize of 5000 was sponsored by the Dept of Communications, Climate Action and Environment. 2.Congratulations to Monaghan County Council on winning the best Local Authority Initiative at the 2016 Irish Responsible Tourism Awards for the Lough Muckno amenity in Castleblayney. Draft Flood Risk Plans. Copies of the draft Plans and related Environmental Assessments are available at the offices of Monaghan County Council in Monaghan, Ballybay and Carrickmacross. Submissions should be emailed to draftplans@opw.ie by 5.30pm on Friday, 28 October. See the official notice at www.monaghan.ie/en/newsevents. One Good Idea: SEAI's competition is for both primary and post primary schools. Students are invited to come up with one good idea that will inspire lifestyle changes in the people around them that will save energy and help tackle climate change. Register online for an information pack before 28 October. See Schools at www.seai.ie. Volunteers needed to undergo training and then to promote Climate Justice : To register your interest in the training being organised in Newry by the SMA (Society of African Missions), email climate.volunteer@sma.ie NZEB (Nearly Zero Energy Buildings) Open Doors: weekend of 11-13 November. Visit low energy buildings that will be open to the public. Whether you have a low energy building that you would like to exhibit or would like to visit check out www.nzebopendoors.ie Burren Winterage School: Working with Nature a Farmer Centred Approach: Monday, 24 Wednesday, 26 October. Speakers include Neil McIntosh from the European Centre for Nature Conservation and farmers from around the country. The possibility of setting up an Irish HNV (High Nature Value) farmland network will be discussed. See www.burrenwinterage.com..
A Transition Monaghan Initiative Compiled by Liam Murtagh Main Venue: Moynalty Steam Threshing Museum SATURDAY 22 OCTOBER Part 1: 2pm to 5pm Seminar on Farming, Wildlife and Renewable Energy. Speakers will include Patrick Farrelly "Biomass Willow"; Pamela Hosford and Ronan Watters (Grow it Yourself, North Meath); Barry Kavanagh (Nature's PATCH Network) "Working with Local Communities"; Brian Keeley (Ecologist) "Bats are for life, not just for Hallowe'en"; Michael Quirk (Irish Solar Energy Association) "Farming and Solar Energy"; Duncan Stewart (Broadcaster and Chair of Green Foundation Ireland) "Farming and the Environment; Goshia Wilkowska "Invasion of the Aliens (plants!)". EVENTS FOR CHILDREN, on Saturday afternoon include a film titled "The Life of Trees" organised by Sky View in their mobile planetarium, and also Fionn Keeley talking about fossils. Part 2: 8pm to 10pm Film Showing: "Thrashed", an award-winning documentary feature film, which follows actor Jeremy Irons as he investigates the global scale and impact of humanity's modern waste. SUNDAY 23 OCTOBER: 2pm to 5pm, In Golashane Nature Reserve, ecologists Donna Mullen and Brian Keeley will show you how to build a badger sett, while Gordon Mackey will talk about bees and Enda Mullen (District Conservation Officer for the Wicklow National Parks and Wildlife Service) will talk about her work.
A Transition Monaghan Initiative Compiled by Liam Murtagh Convergence Festival Convergence: Sustainable Living Festival: Friday, 13 Friday, 28 October in various venues. Organised by Cultivate. See details under Convergence at www.cultivate.ie. A selection of the events are listed below. Rise Up: The Power of the Arts to Inspire Change: Saturday, 22 October, 10am 5pm at WeCreate Workspace, Cloughjordan Ecovillage, County Tipperary. Email convergence@cultivate.ie. Details at Convergence at www.cultivate.ie Managing Despair - Responding Positively to the Challenge of Climate Change and the Environmental & Economic Crises We Face (Seminar): Thursday, 27 October, 2pm 4:30pm in Tailors Hall, Christchurch, Dublin 8. See Events at www.feasta.org. While every effort has been taken in relation to the accuracy of notices, it is recommended that readers check relevant websites for up-to-date information. A listing is not necessarily an endorsement by Transition Monaghan. Transition Monaghan is a voluntary community initiative promoting local and global sustainability. See www.transitionmonaghan.org and our Facebook page or email transitionmonaghan@gmail.com
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