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Accessibility Ballinasloe - Online Survey

21/7/2016

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Online survey finishing this Friday 29th so please have your say.

Following on from our very successful walkability audit we are hoping to capture as much information as possible for our final report.   Below is a link to our online form to allow you have your say - we are inviting everyone to take a few minutes to complete the form to ensure we include all issues which need to be addressed in the town centre around accessibility.

​Feedback/responses will be incorporated into our final report which will be submitted to our town engineer for consideration in the upcoming town enhancement plan. Thanks once again for all your support with the project to date.

Deborah, Ken, Teresa, Mairead & Marion ( Accessibility Ballinasloe Team)


https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/AccessBSloe

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Galway has been chosen as the 2020 European Capital of Culture

17/7/2016

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Fantastic news for our County as Galway is named the European Capital of Cuture for 2020.  To have a look at just  what swung it for the judges, download the Bid Book here - Making Waves. 

More about European Capitals of Culture

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Discover the brochure illustrating successful projects in recent European Capitals of Culture and the factsheet on the history and highlights of the initiative over the years.

WHAT IS IT?
The European Capitals of Culture initiative is designed to:
  • Highlight the richness and diversity of cultures in Europe
  • Celebrate the cultural features Europeans share
  • Increase European citizens' sense of belonging to a common cultural area
  • Foster the contribution of culture to the development of cities
In addition to this, experience has shown that the event is an excellent opportunity for:
  • Regenerating cities
  • Raising the international profile of cities;
  • Enhancing the image of cities in the eyes of their own inhabitants
  • Breathing new life into a city's culture
  • Boosting tourism
HOW DOES IT WORK?
  • DESIGNATION OF EUROPEAN CAPITALS OF CULTURE IN EU MEMBER STATES
Six years before the title-year the selected host member states publish a call for applications, usually through their Ministry for Culture. Cities interested in participating in the competition must submit a proposal for consideration.
The submitted applications are reviewed against a set of established criteria during a pre-selection phase by a panel of independent experts in the field of culture. The panel agrees on a short-list of cities, which are then asked to submit more detailed applications.
The panel then reconvenes to assess the final applications and recommends one city per host country for the title. The recommended city will then be formally designated as European Capital of Culture.
The role of the European Commission is to ensure that the rules established at EU level are respected all along the way.
  • FROM DESIGNATION TO IMPLEMENTATION
European Capitals of Culture are formally designated four years before the actual year. This long period of time is necessary for the planning and preparation of such a complex event. The panel, supported by the European Commission, has a continuing role during these four years in supporting European Capitals of Culture with advice and guidance and taking stock of their preparations.
At the end of this monitoring period, the panel will consider whether to recommend or not that the European Commission pays the Melina Mercouri Prize (currently €1.5m funded from the EU Creative Europe programme).
  • EVALUATION OF THE OUTCOMES
Each year the European Commission publishes an evaluation report on the outcomes of the European Capitals of Culture of the previous year. For the Capitals post 2019, the cities themselves will carry out their own evaluation and send it to the Commission by the end of the year following that of the title.
WHAT HAS BEEN DONE SO FAR?
The initiative was developed in 1985 and has, to date, been awarded to more than 50 cities across the European Union. The 2016 European Capitals of Culture are:
  • Donostia-San Sebastián (Spain)
  • Wrocław (Poland)
WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS?
European Capitals of Culture have already been designated until 2020:
  • 2017 – Aarhus (Denmark) and Pafos (Cyprus
  • 2018 – Leeuwarden (Netherlands) and Valetta (Malta)
  • 2019 – Plovdiv (Bulgaria) and Matera (Italy)
  • 2020 - Rijeka (Croatia) and Galway (Ireland)





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From Colonial to Free State Exhibition - Ballinasloe Library, August 

17/7/2016

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'From Colonial to Free State' Exhibition starts in August in the Ballinasloe Library!! Fantastic opportunity to learn more about our country's history. 
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Accessibility Ballinasloe - needs your help! 

17/7/2016

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We need you for the Ballinasloe Walkability audit on 20th July from 10:30 - 13:30 from Gullanes Hotel with light refreshments served afterwards. We are looking for people who use wheelchairs/ who have reduced mobility/ visual impairment/ hearing impairment.  Also, persons with a buggy/stroller and persons with toddlers.

Carrying on from the audit done in 2013 with active retirement we are hoping to get the views of a very varied group regarding the 3 main streets in Ballinasloe that are in the town enhancement plan, so that  we can submit changes to the plan before it starts.

Thanks to Bernie Donnellan, Galway Inclusion Officer and Sarah from Age Friendly Ireland who will be working with us to carry out the audit. If you can't attend but would like your say please contact us via our Facebook page (below).
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Please let people who fit the criteria know we are looking for their involvement. 

Thank you.
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Deborah
Accessibility Ballinasloe
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