Belfast Stories

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It aims to attract both tourists and locals while helping to regenerate the city and surrounding areas. co-design an engagement programme that will help ensure that everyone can have their stories heard and can access the building To create and sustain a diversified, vibrant city centre – an attractive place to live in, invest in and work in Younger people are also less likely to feel that they are able to influence public policy. According to the 2020 Belfast residents’ survey, 47.5 per cent of young people aged 16 to 24 agreed that “I am able to have a say on how services are run, what the priorities are or where investment is needed” compared to 59.5 per cent for the whole population across all ages.

Consultation is a process by which Belfast City Council communicates with its residents and stakeholders so that it can make better decisions about things that affect them.Belfast City Council must make sure that their policies, services and decision-making processes are fair and do not present barriers to participation or disadvantage any groups of people who are protected by law. [footnote 1] A public advertisement will be placed inBelfast Telegraph, Irish News, Newsletter, Andersonstown News, Shankill Mirror. Another ambition of the project is to be a sustainable, zero carbon, climate resilient exemplar for the city and region. Options for renewable energy solutions including the feasibility of geothermal energy sources are currently being explored. raising awareness of Belfast Stories so that people are excited and want to continue to be engaged in its development and

The evidence currently available indicates that the project has the potential to impact positively across all Section 75 equality categories.

About the Deal

Women are historically more likely to engage in culture than men, although the gap appears to be closing: according to DfC in 2020/21, 88 per cent of women in NI engaged with culture compared to 85 per cent of men (the difference is not statistically significant). The story of Belfast is complex, multi-faceted and compelling but, crucially, it is still being written, so to have a dedicated, dynamic space to explore authentic local stories, and develop the industry’s skills at the same time, offers the region the opportunity to continue to build its legacy in screen.” In December 2021, Belfast City Council announced its plans for a new visitor attraction in Belfast city centre.

Section 75 also places a duty on all public authorities to have regard to the desirability of promoting good relations between persons of different religious belief, political opinion and racial group. About Belfast Stories Lord Mayor of Belfast Councillor Kate Nicholl said the announcement marked a “significant moment” for the city and its future. To help you share your views and ideas, we have come up with some questions we would like you to answer. Cross-cutting priorities, including implementing the Good Relations Strategy and developing and implementing the city’s cultural strategy, A City Imagining Belfast’s future in the making: (changes we can foresee in Belfast’s future, what do we want to see / prevent)There is nothing inherent in the principles underpinning the concept of the Belfast Stories to indicate an adverse impact on one or more of the Section 75 groups. Instead, the concept will follow inclusivity principles for all residents and visitors […] will bring about advantages to Belfast citizens irrespective of their identity.” Question 9: What support might people in your community or organisation need to help share their stories? Kathryn Thomson, chair of Visit Belfast added: “This investment in our tourism offering will shine another positive light on Belfast as an exciting visitor destination. As well as having the potential to transform another area of Belfast, it will have a positive ripple effect across the entire region and the island as a whole, supporting tourism recovery and acting as a catalyst for inclusive growth through the creation of new and better jobs. A transformative multi-million-pound tourism attraction in the heart of Belfast city centre has been announced today, following the signing of the Belfast Region City Deal (BRCD) earlier this week. Belfast Storiesis a transformational project designed to capture the unique spirit of Belfast. This major regeneration and tourism anchor will help revitalise our city centre, allowing people to connect with the city and one another through stories, screens and social spaces.”