Welcome

Welcome to the 10th edition of Carlow PPN members E-Bulletin.

'Make Way Day' took place on September 25th to discuss issues of accessibility around the county for people with disabilities. Thank you to all who attended, it was greatly appreciated. 

Re-opening continues to pose a particular challenge for the not-for-profit sector. Carlow PPN would like to offer you access to a manual that will provide a generic template by which not-for-profit organisations can structure their return to operations and assemble the documentation required by Covid-19 official guidance. It enables users to work through step by step from beginning to end by completing the questions and tables provided. 
Returning to Operations Covid-19 Manual

New Options for Funding for

Voluntary Organisations

Carlow PPN are delighted to offer FREE workshops on new options for funding for voluntary organisations that will help adjust your organization to survive throughout and after the pandemic.  
Course material will include how to make effective applications for funds; new ways of fundraising; digital fundraising; up-to-date information on grant and loan sources for the development of social, community, health, enterprise, educational, arts and preparing your own forward plan as a result of the training.

Workshop 1: 11am, October 7th 2020
Workshop 2: 11am, October 14th 2020

To register contact Grainne O'Neill, carlowppn@carlowcoco.ie / 087 2760139

Carlow PPN Representatives:

Planning, Environmental, Climate and Biodiversity Action, Energy and Agriculture (SPC)

One of the main objectives of Carlow PPN is influencing local policy and decision making. Carlow PPN has secured 27 seats on boards and committees across the county. Information on Strategic Policy Committees (SPCs) can be found here.
There are 4 SPC's within the county. One of these committees is the Planning, Environmental, Climate and Biodiversity Action, Energy and Agriculture (SPC). The role of this SPC within Carlow County Council includes managing Planning and Development Services; Resource Efficiency to include sustainable use of energy and minimisation of carbon emissions; Environmental Protection; Rural Water/Wastewater Provision; Litter/Waste Management and Major Emergency Management.
Carlow PPN Representation on this committee can be found here

• Project Carlow 2040

Have your say on the Future Development of Carlow Town! Carlow County Council have unveiled details of Project Carlow 2040 Draft Masterplan for Carlow Town and are inviting submissions on the draft plan up to 26th October 2020.
A Vision for Regeneration Draft for Consultation
Make a submission through Carlow County Council's Online Consultation Portal here. Further details and alternative ways to make a Submission here.

*Please be advised that restrictions are in still in place in County Buildings and Libraries, so be sure to check this before visiting, thanking you.

Closing date for submissions is 26/10/2020

• Covid-19 Emergency Fund

Carlow County Council and the DRCD invite applications for grant funding under the COVID-19 Emergency Fund. The fund is being made available for voluntary and community organisations who are leading the response at a local level.

Deadline October 31st 2020

Further info

Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021

Ireland is moving from a short-term emergency response approach to a medium-term approach to managing risk and repairing the damage that COVID-19 has inflicted on society.

A Framework for Restrictive Measures has been developed to help us to go about our daily lives as much as possible, while managing the behaviour of the virus.

Full details of the newly launched Resilience and Recovery Plan for Living with COVID19 can be found here.

Online English Training from NALA

Do you want to ensure you are communicating as clearly and effectively as possible?
➡️Are you sometimes frustrated answering the same questions because the information to customers is not clear enough?
➡️Do you find it difficult to develop clear reports, policies, promotional, training or web materials?
➡️Do you want to get quality training in how best to communicate, provided by leaders in plain English editing and training?
Online Plain English Training from National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA)
When: 7th October 2020
Time: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
How: Microsoft Teams

Register here

Nominations Now Open!

ECO-UNESCO is joining forces with the Foodsmart team at Trinity College Dublin to bring you our 2020 Foodsmart Dublin workshop series. This will comprise of a series of 5 workshops examining sustainable food consumption, a foraging trip in the Dublin Biosphere, and a cooking class.
Workshops are for young people between 15- 18.
Register here

Young Environmentalist Awards 2021

ECO-UNESCO’s Young Environmentalist Awards (YEA) is an all-Ireland environmental awards programme that recognises and rewards young people who raise environmental awareness and improve the environment.
Over 49,000 young people have taken part in the YEA since it began in 1999, bringing about lasting change to the environment, and reaching countless others with awareness-raising campaigns in schools and communities throughout Ireland.

Register your project

CYPSC Newsletter

County Carlow Children and Young People's Services Committee (CYPSC) weekly newsletter covers counties Carlow and Kilkenny. It contains information on events, courses and other happenings which are relevant to parents and professionals working with children, young people and families.
CYPSC Newsletter September 25th

Age Friendly Ireland

Age Friendly Ireland offers fulfilment of the Age Friendly vision through combining a bottom-up participatory approach at local and community level with top-down political and agency-led commitment and resources.
Age Friendly Newsletter 25/09/2020

Bulky Waste Amnesty

Carlow County Council are holding a bulky waste amnesty at Powerstown Civic Amenity site on:

-October 15th & 16th 9am –3pm
-October 17th &  24th 9am—12noon

This project is part of the National Anti-Dumping Initiative 2020.

In this Months Edition

September 2020

• Welcome
• New Options for Funding for Voluntary Organisations 
• Carlow PPN Representation
• Project Carlow 2040
• Covid-19 Emergency Fund
• Resilience & Recovery 2022-2021
• Online English Training from NALA
• Be Foodsmart
• Young Environmentalist Award 2021
• CYPSC Weekly Newsletter
• Age Friendly Ireland Newsletter
• Bulky Waste Drop-Off
• Member Profile
• Funding Opportunities
• Mensana Fest 2020
• Carlow Sports Partnership E-Bulletin
• Stay & Spend Tax Scheme
• World Mental Health Day October 10th
• Social Ability Carlow/Kilkenny

Membership

• Who can join?
• Online Membership Registration Form
• Submission to the Public Consultation on ‘Ireland 2040 – Our Plan’ National Planning Framework
• Members Handbook
• Click here for further information on the Benefits of Joining and Membership Criteria
• Secretariat Members
• Take a few moments to watch this short video on the PPN structure
• Become a member of a Linkage Group and connect with other community groups and organisations with shared interests and diverse perspectives on everything from community, environment and health.
• Strategic Plan 2018 – 2021

If your group has something of interest to offer to the County, please avail of the opportunity to advertise with Carlow PPN by phoning Gráinne on 059/9172495 or email: carlowppn@carlowcoco.ie/

fbroadbery@carlowcoco.ie

How Carlow PPN Works

Keep in Contact

There are many ways to keep in touch and up to date, follow Carlow PPN on Social Media and online for news and updates.

Member Profile

Weavers Cottages

Weavers Cottages are overseen by a Heritage Committee made up of local people that have a keen interest in local heritage. The committee of 6 people meet monthly to discuss and arrange activities and events that will take place in the cottages. A group of spinners and weavers meet in the cottages regularly. In the past a group of local entertainers gathered to participate in music, song and storytelling sessions at the cottages. The benefits are a boost to the local economy by attracting more visitors to the area and reviving an environmentally friendly traditional method of dying wool and gardening. They hope to pass on the older traditions and methods of wool dying, spinning, weaving, butter making, bread making and gardening to younger generations and show how those skills and knowledge can be applied and used in today’s day to day living.
The Heritage Committee sees the Weavers' Cottages as being an integral part of the overall development of Clonegal Village, becoming a leading visitors attraction in County Carlow. Clonegal Heritage Committee in conjunction with Clonegal Tidy Village Association; Carlow Rural Tourism; Carlow County Council; The Heritage Council of Ireland; the Department of Social Protection and Fáilte Ireland are in the process of developing guided walking tours of the area and the Weavers' Cottages will be the base from where the community employment participants will work from to deliver this service.
Weavers Cottages are closed presently

Address: The Weavers' Cottages, Main Street, Clonegal, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford.

w: www.clonegal/kildavin.ie

p: 053 9377575 Mobile: 087 9489342

f: ClonegallWeavingCottage

t: weaverscottage

Funding Opportunities Information

Lots happening for Mensana Fest from Carlow Mental Health Association, October 9th - October 11th 2020. >Friday 9th Saturday 10th Sunday 11th

E-Bulletin from Carlow Sports Partnership

In this weeks edition:

• National Walking Day
• Sport & Physical Activity in the Outdoors
• Cycle Right eLearning Resource
• Federation of Irish Sport Pre-Budget Submission
• Inclusive Programmes, Events & School Activities

Five Bullet Friday E-Bulletin 25/09/2020

Stay & Spend

'Stay and Spend' is a tax scheme that has been created to support the Irish tourism and hospitality sector in the hope to help drive sales during the shoulder season.
Aimed at consumers, the scheme will provide a maximum of €125 in income tax credits to tax-payers who spend up to €625 in restaurants, pubs, hotels, B&Bs and other qualifying businesses, from 1st October 2020 to 30th April 2021, including over the Christmas period. 

Further information

• World Mental Health Day 10th October

To mark World Mental Health Day, Aware have two webinars featuring a panel of expert speakers.

>Tuesday 6 Oct @ 12pm, "Understanding & Managing Mental Health in Uncertain Times"

>Thursday 8 Oct @ 12pm, "The Wellness Session"

They're free to attend, however registration is essential.

Register here

Also, check out the Calendar of Events taking place.

• World Mental Health Day 2020

To Celebrate World Mental Health Day 2020, Mental Health Engagement and Recovery are hosting ZOOM WEBINAR on Wednesday the 7th of October from
10.30am -12pm.
Register here to attend the zoom event.

Social Ability Carlow/Kilkenny

Social Ability Carlow/Kilkenny are a self-advocacy group for people with intellectual disabilities, focusing on abilities rather than disabilities.

Have a look at their leaflet below. 

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