1

Your Local Rural Support Network

COSTA Community Newsletter March 2017

PCSP & COSTA

Information & Awareness Event
for Older People
Smyth Memorial Hall, Ballygawley
Friday 31st March 2017
10:00am 1:00pm
Lunch & Refreshments Served
Information, Stands, Activities, Free-bees.
Would your Group REGISTRATION ESSENTIAL:
Please contact Annette McGahan on 03000 132 132
like any assistance? Extension 24617 Mobile: 077 333 64734
Email: annette.mcgahan@midulstercouncil.org
Does your group have any Skills, Training, on or before Tuesday 28 March 2017

Support, Funding or Information needs?

FREE WARM PACK FOR THE 1ST 50
Outreach Service available
Please contact COSTA
Tel: 028 855 56880
Email: info.costa@btconnect.com
Communit y Organisations of South T yrone
& Areas Ltd
President Gran ts Home ste ad
45 Derg enagh Road
Dungannon BT77 0 DE
Tel: 028 855 56880 Fax: 028 855 56881
Email: info.costa@btconnect.com
Web:
www.costaruralsupportnetwork.org
Facebook: Board Costa
REGISTRATIONS!
____________________________________________
COMING SOON
'Energy Efficiency in the Home'
Information Session
in Ballygawley for all the community
To book or for more information contact COSTA:
Tel: 028 855 56880
or info.costa@btconnect.com
EVERYONE WELCOME!
To book any of the above events please
contact the COSTA office
Tel: 028 855 56880 or
Email: info.costa@btconnect.com
____________________________________________
 COSTA Newsletter 2

Up
COSTA
Upcoming Events
For further & Workshops
information on the SUSE+ project,
son.farquhar@swc.ac.uk.
- COSTA Energy Efficiency in the Home Info
Session - details TBC in New Year 2017.

- COSTA Charity Registration & Annual Returns Information & Awareness

Information Workshop (one every 4 - 6 weeks)
Event for Older People
- COSTA Open Door Support Day (one Day per
month) Friday 31st March 2017
10:00am 1:00pm
--- MORE TO FOLLOW SOON ---
Smyth Memorial Hall
Ballygawley
COSTA plans to deliver Lunch & Refreshments Served
'Energy Efficiency Information, Stands, Activities, Free-bees.

in the Home' Programme:

Information Session 10:00 am Registration & Tea / Coffee and Scones

10:30 am Opening address (Chair of PCSP)

in Ballygawley for all the community
PSNI Crime Prevention Officer Home Security and Scams
in the New Year 2017
10:35 am

11.05 am Agewell Information on Handy Van Scheme

To book or for more information 11:20 am COSTA (Community Organisations of South Tyrone & Areas)
contact COSTA: Tel: 028 855 56880 Information on local support services available to groups

or info.costa@btconnect.com 11:30 am Comfort Break & Browsing of Information Stands

11:50 am Information on Health Alliance Project

12:05 pm Mid Ulster Council Bin-ovation / Household Recycling.

12:45 pm Complete Evaluation Form

12:50 pm Lunch - Finger buffet

Rural Support provides support
through a confidential helpline which offers a
listening and signposting service for farmers and REGISTRATION ESSENTIAL:
rural families. Please contact Annette McGahan on
Tel: 03000 132 132 Ext 24617
The types of issues that we address include Mob: 077 333 64734
emotional distress, suicide risk, financial Email: annette.mcgahan@midulstercouncil.org on or
problems, inheritance issues, physical and mental before Tuesday 28 March 2017.
health, farming paperwork and bureaucracy.
FREE WARM PACK FOR THE 1ST 50
The helpline is available 8am 11pm, seven days
a week on 0845 606 7 607.
REGISTRATIONS!
(Voicemail and support options available at all
other times) Or visit the website
http://www.ruralsupport.org.uk/
 COSTA Newsletter
COSTA Rural Community Development
Support Service (RCDSS)
COSTA provides a FREE
Outreach Support Service
for local Member Community /
Development Groups and Charities to
increase capacity and access to
funding throughout the Dungannon &
South Tyrone area
To book an appointment contact
Loraine Griffin on Tel: 028 8555 6880 or
email: info.costa@btconnect.com
Farm Families Health Check Programme
The bus will be at Fivemiletown Mart on
Friday 24th Mar 2017 from 10:30am
If your group is organising a community event which will at-
tract members of the rural community and /or farming families
why not invite the farm families health check bus along.
The Farm Families Health Checks Programme offers a means
for farmers and their families to access health checks from a
portable clinic and from local community settings. The mobile
unit has been hosted at local markets and community events
across NI, and offers on-the-spot health checks consisting of
Blood Pressure monitoring, BMI, cholesterol check and dia-
betic screening. In addition, individual lifestyle advice will be
given on a range of health issues, and onward referral com-
pleted to local support services as required.
The farming community is particularly susceptible to poor health and
wellbeing, partly driven by the wide demands impacting on farmers
across a range of social and economic factors. They often work long
and anti-social hours which can lead to social isolation and often
difficulty accessing traditional health care services.
For more information and the schedule of where van will be
visiting please contact: Elaine Catterson: Tel: 028 2563 5573
Email: health.promotion2@northerntrust.hscni.net
3
Community Planning
A new power, which came into being when new
councils were formed in April 2015, Community
Planning is about the public, voluntary and communi-
ty sector working together to design and deliver ser-
vices which make a real difference to the lives of lo-
cal people.
Mid Ulster now has a draft Community Plan which
sets out a vision for our place as:
'a welcoming place where our people are content,
healthy and safe; educated and skilled; where our
economy is thriving; our environment and heritage
are sustained; and where our public services excel'.
The draft Plan, which is now out to public consulta-
tion, has identified 15 outcomes encompassed in 5
themes:
Economic growth
Infrastructure
Education and skills
Health and well-being
Vibrant and safe communities.
The proposed outcomes impact on all areas of life,
from increasing access to affordable housing and car-
ing for those who are most vulnerable, to creating
vibrant towns and villages, safer communities and
better skilled and qualified people.
You can view and download a copy of the draft
Community Plan in the 'related documents' below. If
you would like to know more about Community
Planning in Mid Ulster contact Martina Totten,
Community Planning Coordinator, Tel: 03000 132
132, Email: martina.totten@midulstercouncil.org
Mid Ulster Draft Community Plan
[11789KB]
 4
CO
Libraries NI Creativity Month

Libraries NI is delighted to announce an exciting pro-

gramme of creative residencies and events taking
place in libraries during March in celebration of Crea-
tivity Month.

Aimed at all ages and focusing on animation, creative

writing, storytelling, photography and drama, these
exciting residencies and events will inspire audiences
from communities across NI to unleash their creative
potential.

Funding from the Department for Communities To-

gether: Building a United Community has enhanced
this years programme, and in addition to all of this,
Libraries NI is providing a range of free events
offering opportunities to access and explore the
digital world using library resources. Libraries
have grown their digital resources with Wi-Fi ac-
cess now in place in all libraries along with an ex-
tensive range of eBooks and eMagazines.

Helen Osborn, Acting Chief Executive of Libraries NI,

explains: Libraries NI is pleased to support this
years month-long celebration of creativity and the
Creative Industries in Northern Ireland with a packed
programme of events. I am excited to announce two
writers-in-residence, one animator-in-residence and
three storytellers-in-residence to facilitate Creativity
Month events in libraries. I know that they will all
share their knowledge and experience of writing, an-
imation and storytelling, whilst promoting the technol-
ogy and digital resources of libraries and the use of
libraries as creative community spaces.
Environmental Farming Scheme
(EFS) For a full list of Libraries NI Creativity Month
events and details of how to book, go to the
With just over two weeks remaining to submit Libraries NI website at www.librariesni.org.uk or
check out the Facebook page and Twitter page.
Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS)
Admission to the events is free and open to all.
applications before the 31 March 2017
deadline, DAERA is urging more farmers to join
the 1,100 who have already submitted their EFS
application or have an application in progress.
https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/news/environmental-
farming-scheme-efs-closes-31-march-2017 http://www.librariesni.org.uk/
 5
COSTA Newsletter

Mid Ulster District Council

Grant Aid Programme 2017 / 2018 Welcome to a World of Discovery
From babies and toddlers through to children and
The programme opened to applications at 9am on teens, Libraries NI offers countless ways to engage
Thursday 2 March. Applying for grants from Mid Ulster young minds in fun ways.
District Council is being made simpler, with a new online
application process. There are 96 public libraries across Northern Ireland
and you can search to find the nearest to you.
To apply online click here.
Children of any age can join the library and babies can
Grants will be available in the categories listed below: join the day they are born. Just fill in a form and show
us proof of identity with an address to get your child
a library card.
Arts & Culture Small Grant
Strategic Arts & Culture Development Programme All through the year, there are events, author visits,
Community Development Small Grant competitions and activities taking place in Northern
Community Venues Grant Irelands public libraries ask staff, keep a look out for
Sports Development Small Grant posters or search the events calendar for details.
Sports Strategic Development Grant (deferred opening ________________________________________________
until July 2017)
Sports Capital Grant (deferred opening until April 2017)
Strategic Community Development Grant
Strategic Events Grant
Sports Representative Individuals and Teams
Grant (rolling programme*)
Community Festivals Grant (rolling programme*)
Good Relations Grant (rolling programme*)

For more information and detail on each of the pro-

grammes, you can download the Grant Aid Guidance
which also identifies key officers who will be able to offer
advice and support. Click below for the Guidance Notes:
Grant Aid Guidance 2017-2018 [252KB]

The deadline for receipt of applications is

3pm on Friday 24 March 2017.

Rolling Grant Programme

Applications can be made for grants in the Sports, Community
Festivals and Good Relations categories on a rolling basis
throughout the year, and there are funding programmes that
operate on an open/close basis throughout the year.

GOOD RELATIONS & PCSP STRATEGIC PLANS

The Councils Good Relations section and Mid Ulster Policing
and Community Safety Partnership are currently developing
their Action Plans for 2017/18. If you would like to engage or
partner with the Council on these plans, please contact the
PCSP or Good Relations team on 03000 132 132.
 6
COSTA Newsletter
ARTS Rural Transport
Bin-ovation!
The Assisted Rural Travel Scheme (ARTS)
Need to know which bin to put your waste in? was developed in conjunction with DRD. It
Not sure where your local recycling centre is? allows Smart Pass holders (in particular the
elderly and disabled) access to concessionary
Download Our Bin App! travel on Rural Community Transport
Partnership vehicles.
Contact your local Rural Community Transport
Partnership CDM Community Transport
Tel: 028 867 6776.

Adult Reading Group

Download the bin-ovation App today
and have all this information, and more, at Dungannon Library
for the Mid Ulster Council area right at your fingertips.
FREE admission - Everyone welcome
You can also set reminders that tell you which bin goes out on
which date, so you wont need to look out and see what your From Thursday 2 Feb 2017, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
neighbours are doing!
A group for anyone who loves a light read and a
The bin-ovation app provides: casual chat over tea and biscuits.
- A library of over 300 household items with photographs, in-
structions, and which bin/recycling centre to dispose of the You don't need to be a library member to
item in. participate, so if you want to bring a friend who is
- Bin reminders to your phone or tablet, so you never forget to
put your bin out. not part of the library you are more than welcome!
- Notifications of holiday bin collection timetable changes, If you do join, you can borrow the book that the
straight to your device. group will be discussing for free.
- Useful tips on how to reduce, re-use and recycle, including
links to external websites. Whether you're already in a reading group, want
- Opening hours and GPS directions to your local recycling to join one or looking to set one up, then come
centres in the Mid Ulster area.
along on the first Thursday of every month.
- Contact options, should you need to get in touch with us.

The Mid Ulster District Council Bin-ovation app is now For more information contact Dungannon library
available on the Apple App store and the Google Play store via: Tel: 028 877 229 52
for Android. email: dungannon.library@librariesni.org.uk

To get the app, click on the links below: D I S C L AI M E R : T h e v i e w s a n d o p i n i o n s e x p r e s s e d

in this Newsletter are not necessarily in
Ac c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e v i e w s o f C O S TA /
C O S TA B o a r d o r S t a f f .
Every care is taken to ensure accuracy of the i n-
formation presented at t i m e o f p r i n t .

COSTA is funded by
Department of Agriculture, Environment & Rural Affairs through DAERAs Rural Community Development Support Service
Tackling Rural Poverty & Social Isolation Programme
Mid Ulster District Council
Registered Company in Northern Ireland No: NI 42832 Charity Registration in NI: NIC101598 ISO 9001:2015 Cert: FS 592437