Gleann Dara
-
Mujer, 21,
27
- de Beal Feirste
- Accesos al perfil: 1.026
- Miembro desde: May 2008
- Última sesión: hace 18 semanas
- www.bebo.com/GleannDara
- Lema
- Sun 2nd August Pol Mac Adaim, Suffolk Inn!!!
- Información
- For the first time, the community in West Belfast and beyond were consulted on the name for an apartment block on the Old Suffolk Road. Nestled between Lenadoon and Colin Glen Forest Park, the apartments formerly known as 'San Antone' needed a new name - and residents ran a whole new focused campaign to not only change the behaviour within San Antone - which was once dubbed 'party central', but also to give the building a facelift. We are pleased to announce that after a highly acclaimed and successful relaunch day on August 9th 2008, Frances Black, Lenadoon Forum and Residents officially renamed the apartments 'Gleann Dara'. The name is reflective of growth and strength - something which our residents know all about now!!
- Residents Committee
- Gleann Dara Residents Committees mission statement is to help ' foster the health and wellbeing of all our residents, to help empower them to affect change for their future positively. We will also develop stronger links within the development and the community as a whole, in order to promote social inclusion, empowerment and community cohesion.
- Practical Work to Date
- Gleann Dara Residents Committee have been successful at changing the face of the old 'San Antone, through community awareness, clean up days, linking in with Lenadoon Community Forum, voluntary and statutory agencies - and in helping residents with problems through the provision of an out of hours contact number.
- Work for the future
- Gleann Dara Residents Committee will always look after residents interests according to what they request, whether it be through education, health and wellbeing, signposting to agencies, dealing with complaints, neighbour disputes, empowerment, or any type of support. We will also act as requested as a 'watchdog' for agencies, and the management company, to ensure that our residents get the very best treatment, service and deal that they deserve.
- Other Success
- Through the formation of The Suffolk Road Residents Network and other residents associations, this is an exciting time for residents who live in the Suffolk Road and Old Suffolk Road. Gleann Dara Residents Assocation link in with the Residents Network in order that our residents have a greater voice when dealing with wider issues on the Suffolk Road Area. We are involved in a number of community campaigns such as traffic calming, planning objections, all aspects of council provision, road resurfacing(a particular problem outside Gleann Dara), children and young people, anti community behaviour and commuity empowerment. The link with Lenadoon Community Forum brought greater service provision into Gleann Dara so that our residents could live in a clean environment. Lenadoon Community Forum have been instrumental in dealing with residents issues also and in suggesting ways in which our residents quality of life can imporve greatly. Through widening out the contact, Gleann Dara is no
- Useful Contacts
- gleanndara@hotmail.com Gleann Dara Residents Email Contact
suffolkroadresidents@hotmail.
com Suffolk Road Residents Network Email
Chair of Network, Máiría Cahill, Vice Chair, Tony Catney Drop us a line on any matter at www.suffolkroadresidents.webs.com
These contacts are for all residents of Gleann Dara to raise issues, become involved, air your views, or to request any help whatsoever.
cerrar Fotos
-
Gleann Dara wins Lord Mayros Award!
(14)
-
Gleann Dara Relaunch
(48)
-
gleann dara relaunch 2
(36)
-
Result of the clean up days - what it is now!!
(49)
-
What San Anton eUsed to be like
(6)
-
RELAUNCH INVITATION!
(1)
-
Photos
(10)
-
My Album
(1)
-
My Album
(1)
-
My Album
(1)
-
My Album
(1)
-
My Album
(1)
-
My Album
(1)
-
My Album
(1)
-
My Album
(1)
-
My Album
(1)
-
My Album
(1)
-
My Album
(1)
-
My Album
(1)
-
My Album
(1)
-
My Album
(1)
cerrar Encuestas
-
- A seating / garden area for residents
- Removing the stones and replacing with grass
- A sign for the building so that people know where it is
- Sprucing up the side wall
- Something else ()Leave suggestion below)
cerrar Widgets
cerrar Favourite Quotes
For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others. 
cerrar Blog
-
You Heard it here First!!!! Lenadoon Festival Event Stop Press!!!!
Following on from the hugely successful Gleann Dara Launch last year with Frances Black, The Suffolk Road Residents Network have done it again! As part of Lenadoons Festival Events, headlining in the Suffolk Inn on Sunday 2nd August, Pol Mac Adaim promises to bring the house down with his mixture of folk, revolutionary songs and funny takes on the political situation through music. With a cult following in West Belfast, but now living in Sweden, Pol has agreed to return for this very special gig. . “Theres nothing like the atmosphere in West Belfast, and I specifically wanted to play my first gig home in the Lenadoon Area, because I am aware of the great community spirit and development ongoing in the area, and the work being done by people on the ground to change things.”
Pol has played alongside some of the world's finest pop musicians from bands like Shakespears Sister and Seal as well as enduring musicians in the Folk scene such as Delores Keane, Stockton's Wing, Brush Shiels, Calico, The Wolfetones, The Dublin City Ramblers and Bacaan. He recently shared a bill with Davy Spillane & Kevin Burke, Christy O'Leary & Bert Deivert, Gerry O'Connor and the Moya Brennan band(Clannad). He also appeared in and played in the movie, The Magdalene Sisters. Christy Moore ranked Pol as one of the musicians he listens to for radio show Tine, and his songs about oppression, struggle and revolution strike a chord wherever he goes.
Tickets are £3 to ensure this event is accessible to all, and are available from Lenadoon Community Forum, the Suffolk Inn, or by contacting 07704072744, or suffolkroadresidents@hotmail.com Other local artists will also play on the night. One not to be missed!!!
For more information on Pol Mac Adaim www.myspace.com/polmacadaim or www.polmacadaim.com ; www.suffolkroadresidents.webs.com
0 comentarios 149 días
-
Gleann Dara Wins Award!!!!
Gleann Dara Residents just came joint first out of 71 applications for the mayors special category Award for right accross Belfast, in the Brighter Belfast Environmental Awards
in the Waterfront Hall - we put the application in 4 weeks ago, a half an hour before the deadline, never expecting to hear anything back BUT -we did!. Alas we didnt win the best hanging basket in Belfast Award, but hey, we did manage to get a Belfast Crystal Trophy, money for environmental improvements in Gleann Dara, and a signed and framed certificate from the man himself , Mayor Tom Hartley !!!! Ye Ha!!!
We are going to start a full consultation process with our residents and hold a competition for what they think the money could best be put to use for in terms of environmental improvements, (for more infor email gleanndara@hotmail.com). This application recognised the recent work which the residents association have put into the development, and is also a recognition of all of our residents in this development who contribute in some way to trying to keep the place in top form.
The Mayor said that the application won because of the emphasis on building community cohesion, and in the drive to increase community links, particularly with the residents network and the link there and that this had been the reason we were selected, because in terms of community building, helping to bring people on board to take pride in the area in which they live was for the council the key. He said that by creating the community link from people outside the development we had helped turn the place around by word of mouth from a place which was once associated with anti-social behaviour, to a really positive image - with no reports of anti social behaviour recently. He also mentioned our Bebo page haha!
Fair play to the residents, if it hadnt been for everyones hard work we wouldnt have got there, and also to Paddy O Donnell from Lenadoon Community Forum who encouraged us to put in for the application in the first place!
A Poll will also be set up on this Bebo page to encourage residents to not only vote on suggestions already received for environmental improvements, but also for them to leave their suggestions and comments also along with the poll. Suggestions can also be left to block reps, and also emailed to gleanndara@hotmail.com before the 5th December 2008. Prize money will be given for the most innovative answer - entries for prizemoney restricted to residents only.
0 comentarios 383 días
-
More things confirmed!
Facepainting, Barbeque with 'celebrity chef
', andersonstown school of music, Rapture Hip Hop Crew, youth games, dancing, and much much more!! THIS IS A FAMILY EVENT AND AS SUCH NO ALCOHOL WILL BE PERMITTED! 3:30-6:30 San Antone Car Park
Also, relaunch of San Antone and officail renaming unveilieng performed by Frances Black, Lenadoon Forum and Residents.
SAY SLAN TO SAN ANTONE IN STYLE!!!!0 comentarios 478 días
Sat 12th Sep - Bar Budda, Odysssey - Belfast
Comentario de Commentor1 room - 8 djs
djs
Reece Rodgers
Haywire
Bozy
Aaron Watton
Copy and paste
Phunk
and resident Colin Gent
Funky to Progressive House
5 quid in
8.30 til 1am
Hope to see you there !!
House Music in the Odyssey ?
Every Thur, Sat, Sun
Sat 29th AUG - Bar Budda, Odysssey -
Comentario de CommentorBelfast
OUR BIG WEEKEND
We introduce our very special guest
SOULSEEKERZ to join the Questhouse
residents Colin Gent and Emo
Funky to Progressive House
7 quid in
8.30 til 1am
Hope to see you there !!
House Music in the Odyssey ?
Every Thur, Sat, Sun
This isn't ordinary spam, it's OLD SKOOL SPAM!
Friday 26th June @ The Warehouse, Boucher Road Belfast. Doors open 9.30pm - late
Old skool rave with DJs Traxxz, James Butler, Gary Smallwood, Frankie Ninja & the legend that is MC Pistol. Wack on your NASA jacket and dig out your glow sticks.
Tickets £5 from Belfast Welcome Centre
OVER 25's - ID will be strict
Thanks for the add.
Comedy Ireland
Some Grá for the award!!
it turns me haven da even look at it n everthing jus makes me wna b sick lol tel them da sort it out
Congratulations on winning the award it was well over due n well deserved. Your hard work finally paid off well done!!
If any of your residents used to go to the old DC, here's a group I made. (When boredom strikes eh!)
http://www.bebo.com/ILovedTheDC
Thanks so much for the link on your page, pls sign our petition and pass it on to your friends.
thanks
slan x
Please help us to keep him ...Thank you for your post its very welcomed as would any support you could offer
Come to CUMANN NA FUISEOIGE's fundraiser this Friday 8th August in the Hunting Lodge, Stewartstown Road - Shebeen will provide the music: their first gig in Belfast for a while. Doors open at 8pm and mid-Féile there might be a crowd so get there early!
Here's a tip that might be of benefit to your quest. Failte Feirste Thair are giving £200 bursaries to 10 community or possibly residents groups - doesn't say but it's the same thing, who are organising family and community orientated events during festival week. You's might be eligible. Seen it in the a-town news today.
Here's the e-mail address for the fella you have to contact for an info pack.
Good Luck
harry@visitwestbelfast.com
whats happening with the rename ?????
If you's r looking a stage, why not contact Feile An Phobail? Seeing as it's the end of festival week, i'm sure there will be a few knocking about that wont be used that day. I won't be at the relaunch, i'll be partying my ass off at a wedding. Such a shame, I would have enjoyed it.
Thanks for joining this cause! Please free to sign the Downing Street Petition http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Robinson-Gay/
Please join our group
I would suggest Gleann Dónal or Gleann Abhainn as a more suitable name instead of "San Antone" which reminds the residents of West Belfast of Gran Canaria or sumwhere like that where people do destroy the reputation of the area. I agree that the residents on the suffolk road should have their own say, but make sure if you are using the Irish language in the name be careful that its spelt and pronounced correctly!!!
Abair Slán leis an t-ainm seo agus bíodh bród agaibh as an áit atá sibh i bhur gcónaí!!!!!
Ádh mór oraibh uilig!!!!!!!
Have you lot not got a name yet? lol
The name suggestion about Joe McDonnell is a very good one. He gave his life for this community and Ireland.
Here's some history about the area, nothing about the Colleen bit, but then again, I am smarter than others...
http://www.colinglentrust.org/?tabid...