Portaferry Parklands

PEACEPLUS CAPITAL PROJECTS

Objective of the PEACEPLUS Programme

To build Peace and Prosperity and ensure that the Programme will leave a lasting and tangible legacy across NI and the border counties of Ireland.

Investment Area 1.1:

To enable and empower local community partnerships, led by the local authorities, to select and deliver priority projects on a cross-community basis, which will result in shared and inclusive local services, facilities and spaces; and make a significant and lasting contribution to peace and reconciliation

TIMELINE

·      PEACEPLUS Partnership was formed in July 2022

·      SEUPB has provided the allocations to Ards and North Down PEACEPLUS Partnership €5,681,833 with a total of €1,788,485.75 going towards Theme 1 - Community Regeneration and Transformation.

·      Extensive Public Consultation began in October 2022 to develop co co-designed Action Plan.

·      December 2024 - Council decision to proceed with 3 projects -

• Donaghadee Pump track - £219,351
• Bangor Cycle Park - £1,149,347
• Castle Park, Portaferry - £186,507

PORTAFERRY PARKLANDS

Council will engage with the local community on how best to regenerate this area.

Points to note -

•       The PEACEPLUS Partnership will monitor the delivery and progress of the Plan

•       Council is responsible for the Plan and carries all risk involved

•       Council is responsible for the capital projects and must complete a revenue project for each of the 3 capital projects within 2 years from the letter of offer and achieve participant numbers or funding will be reduced

•       Delays in implementation increase the cost to the Council

PUBLIC INFORMATION EVENTS

Due to unforeseen circumstances unfortunately it has been necessary to postpone the Public Information Session for the Portaferry Park project that was originally planned for Thursday 26 June 2025.

This information session will now take place in August: details of new date/time will be shared as soon as possible.

Public Information Sessions for Donaghadee and Bangor will go ahead as planned.