Lough Erne Landscape Partnership

Join us for a range of online events exploring topics such as audience engagement, cultural diversity and sustainability in the heritage sector. It’s an opportunity to meet others, share knowledge and learn about what’s happening across Northern Ireland.

Tuesday 2nd November: 7pm – 8pm “Knowing your audience” with Clodagh Lavelle and Niamh Kelly from Reimagine Remake Replay and Charmain Jones from Rural Community Network.

Places are limited to booking is essential. Follow this link to sign up: Heritage on the Ground Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite

These events are being run as part of the Rural Community Network’s heritage project ‘Ours to Share’.

‘Ours to Share’ is a heritage project exploring the diverse heritage of rural communities in Northern Ireland. It is funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The aim of the project is to provide opportunities for rural community groups to develop cultural and heritage projects that promote their local area through diversity and inclusion.

Contact Project Coordinator Emma Mc Aleer for more info – emma@ruralcommunitynetwork.org

Support by Rural Community Network and National Lottery Heritage Fund Northern Ireland

Heritage Skills Train The Trainer Programme starting 15th November 2021! Register Now!

South West College in partnership with Fermanagh and Omagh District Council has secured funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund Northern Ireland for provision of the Train the Trainer programme.

The successful completion of the programme will see 12 participants awarded an: NVQ Level 3 Diploma in Heritage Skills Assessors Award.

This programme aims to:

• Fund high-quality, work-based training opportunities to equip people with the skills and qualifications to pursue a career in heritage.- Improve the heritage skills knowledge and understanding of local craftspeople in the approach to, and methods involved in the conservation, repair and maintenance of pre-1919 buildings.
• Help to improve the provision of traditional building craft skills training within mainstream construction course delivery.
• Build a network of fully accredited tutors to facilitate heritage apprenticeship training.

The programme aims will be met through a combination of assessment evidence and a focus on practical skills.

The Train the Trainer programme is limited to 12 participant places for:

• Current heritage crafts people, to gain a Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Heritage Skills. Upon completion of the L3 Diploma, participants will complete the Assessors Award, to enable them to deliver training and assessment in the future.
• Upskilling of competent construction professionals (e.g. an experienced site joiner) to complete a L3 Diploma Heritage Skills, focused on practical skills and experience.
   

The programme offers the following professional pathways:

The Train the Trainer programme will provide up to 25 hours training and assessment to the craftsperson. Assessors will operate with the craftsperson on a 1:1 basis, conducting meetings, looking for evidence of competence both in the college and visiting the workplace.

• Mason – Stonemasonry Heritage Skills
• Wood Occupations – Heritage Joinery
• Plastering (Solid) – Lime Plastering

Programme begins 15th November 2021
 
In addition to gaining a professional qualification, the benefits of the NVQ Level 3 in Heritage Skills include:

• An assessors award for progression as a qualified trainer / assessor
• Become Heritage Registered and gain your CSR Gold Card (Craft)
• Improved employment opportunities
• Valuable business networking opportunities
• Gain your new qualification in less than 6 month

Essential Criteria

Applicants must meet the following selection criteria:

• NVQ Level 2 in a Construction Craft or
• Significant construction experience 3-5 years, with appropriate references and an interview to determine suitability

Apply

To register for this course please request application form from:
 
Robert Fitzpatrick
Heritage Skills Co-ordinator
E: robert.fitzpatrick@swc.ac.uk
T: 028 82250109 Ext: 2594 / 07876758579
 
Closing Date 3rd November 2021
Course funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund
Limited to 12 places

For more information about this project click here

Fermanagh and Omagh District Council, Waterways Ireland and Tourism NI are supporting a project which aims to develop the Visitor Experience for Fermanagh and Omagh.

The aim is to deliver a holistic development plan that collaborates with key stakeholders to deliver a unique tourism and destination experience for Fermanagh and Omagh.

This workshop will help to align key priorities and develop key strategies for the plan going forward. It will also provide the chance to learn more about participant ambitions for the District to ensure there is a coherent and open dialogue and that the plan is owned and shared by everyone involved.

When: Wednesday 10th November at 7pm

Where: Zoom – register here!

More information can be found here.

Workshop 1 – Curlew and Breeding Wader Birds and their Habitats

The Lough Erne Landscape Partnership in partnership with Curlew Life invite you to attend our first workshop of three in the Developing Nature Friendly Landscapes for Breeding Waders series.

This online workshop is the first of three that will focus on the plight of the curlew and other breeding wader bird species once commonly found roaming the farmlands and wetlands of the Lough Erne landscape. Join us for this virtual seminar where we will be joined by Anne-Marie McDevitt, Head of Species, RSPBNI.

At this workshop you will learn about:

– The different breeding waders that you will find in the area (curlew, snipe, redshank & lapwing)

– The lifecycle of these birds and how they interact with the landscape

– The key reasons for their decline, and what people can do to help protect these species for the future (volunteer recorders)

Guest Speaker – Anne-Marie McDevitt, Head of Species, RSPB Northern Ireland

Anne-Marie has been working in nature conservation for almost 30 years. Following her degree in Zoology from Aberystwyth University, she worked in a range of roles from species protection of little terns in Northumberland, to farm wildlife advisory in Wales, to species recovery of corncrakes in the Republic of Ireland, plus a stint in Mauritius working on the endangered pink pigeon!

She has spent the past 19 years working for RSPB Northern Ireland. Working jointly with RSPB and the Department of Agriculture on agri-environment schemes, she trained over 50 staff to ensure schemes delivered for priority species and habitats, and inputted into scheme design. As Head of Conservation Anne-Marie oversaw a team working on species recovery, conservation science, conservation advice and policy and advocacy. She was involved in the development and delivery of several large cross-border Interreg-funded projects targeting conservation action for a range of species and habitats from curlew and lapwing to wet grassland and blanket bog.

In her current role as Head of Species, Anne-Marie ensures RSPB NI is doing everything it can to improve the status of its 22 priority bird and 8 all-nature species. She also leads on the development of threatened species projects.

To register click here.

We are hiring!

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We have teamed up with JobStart, a new scheme to help young people get into the job market and develop their employment skills! We are delighted to be offering two posts to join the Lough Erne Landscape Partnership Team.

The Lough Erne Landscape Partnership focuses on the conservation and promotion of Lough Erne’s landscape character and unique heritage. The Partnership is addressing ecological issues, reconnecting communities with their heritage, bringing economic and social benefits, and creating links between stakeholders to realise a longer-term goal of the coordinated management of the landscape.

You’ll gain experience working with volunteers and the local community across a number of different projects. Both roles will be 25 hours per week and pay the National Living Wage age dependent.

JOBSTART IS OPEN TO 16-24 YEAR OLDS WHO ARE UNEMPLOYED AND NOT IN EDUCATION. If you are on UC contact your Work Coach via your Journal. If you are in receipt of JSA, IS or ESA phone a Work Coach on 0300 200 7807. If you are 18-24 years and not in receipt of benefits phone 0300 200 7807. For more information about the job start scheme visit https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/jobstart-scheme

Closing Date: 17^th November 2021

For any further queries please contact info@lelp.org.uk

BACK TO THE BACK STREETS: A CELEBRATION

Reminiscing about the Backstreets of Enniskillen

Many of you over the weeks will have seen or indeed may have taken part, in the exciting archaeological dig in the Queen Street area of Enniskillen, previously known as the “Backstreets.”. The Lough Erne Landscape Partnership invite you to join them on Tuesday 23rd November at the Enniskillen Castle Museum to learn more about the findings of the dig; to share your stories and memories and to celebrate Enniskillen’s “Backstreets” area and the people who lived there.

Now framed by Queen Street and Head Street and the location of the Enniskillen Library and the Fermanagh Housing Executive Offices, the “Backstreets” was once home to  a vibrant community, living in terraced houses on the island of Enniskillen. During the 1960s, however, the inhabitants were moved to new housing estates on the outskirts of the town at Kilmacormick and Cornagrade; the old houses were demolished.

Fascinating memories of life in the “Backstreets” were published in a book – A Dander down the Streets (1988) – edited by Bernadette Layden. Interest in the stories of the streets continues to have resonance within the town. For this reason, and working with Catherine Scott (Enniskillen Castle Museums), the Lough Erne Landscape Partnership (LELP) included the “Backstreets” as one of their keynote heritage projects, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. This included an archaeological excavation that was conducted in October, led by Brian Sloan of the Centre for Community Archaeology at Queen’s University Belfast, and which saw 197 school children from the town take part in the fieldwork.

The event at the museum will commence at 3.00pm and we invite people to come along and share their stories and experiences of the “Backstreets.”  This will be followed at 5.30pm by a series of talks on the “Backstreets”, commencing with Catherine Scott and Bernadette Layden, discussing the oral history associated with the streets. Brian Sloan will then present the results of the archaeological excavation, assisted by one of his star young local archaeologists from the dig. The celebration will then hear from the Fermanagh Genealogy Centre about their  work on the association of the “Backstreets” with the Dardenelles campaign of 1915 during the First World War.

Covid restrictions mean that numbers attending the event will be limited so to book a place in the storytelling sessions or attend the evening celebration contact Heather Gott at heather.gott@rspb.org.uk or 07738116385.

Reminiscing about the Backstreets of Enniskillen – Facebook Live Stream on 23rd November 2021

Many of you over the weeks will have seen or indeed may have taken part, in the exciting archaeological dig in the Queen Street area of Enniskillen, previously known as the “Backstreets.”

The Lough Erne Landscape Partnership invite you to join via Facebook Live Stream on Tuesday 23rd November to learn more about the findings of the dig; to share your stories and memories and to celebrate Enniskillen’s “Backstreets” area and the people who lived there.

The online event will commence at 5.30pm with a series of talks on the “Backstreets”, commencing with Catherine Scott and Bernadette Layden, discussing the oral history associated with the streets. Brian Sloan will then present the results of the archaeological excavation, assisted by one of his star young local archaeologists from the dig. The celebration will then hear from the Fermanagh Genealogy Centre about their work on the association of the “Backstreets” with the Dardenelles campaign of 1915 during the First World War.

If you would like to join this event online please contact Heather Gott at heather.gott@rspb.org.uk or 07738 116385.

Treasure Ireland at the National Churches Trust invites you to join them online on Wednesday 24^th November at 11am to hear from Róisín Beirne, Committee member at SPAB Ireland who will discuss the SPAB approach and the importance of good maintenance.

Regular maintenance checks, and proactive maintenance repairs, helps to ensure the preservation of your treasured place of worship. Regular maintenance reduces the need for major repairs, saves money in the long-term and is more climate friendly. A simple way to ensure good maintenance practice is to have a regularly reviewed maintenance checklist or maintenance plan.

The SPAB (Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings) Manifesto was written by William Morris, Philip Webb and other founder members in 1877. It spoke of the need to “stave off decay by daily care, to prop a perilous wall or mend a leaky roof” and we at Treasure Ireland couldn’t agree more.

The SPAB campaign, Maintenance Week (19-26 November 2021), is a reminder for anyone who looks after a building – regardless of its age, type or purpose – of the simple, achievable steps they can take to prepare for the worst that winter can bring.

Treasure Ireland is delighted to welcome Róisín Beirne Committee member at SPAB Ireland who will discuss the SPAB approach and the importance of maintenance.

We are giving away fantastic SPAB Maintenance Calendars so please get in touch if you would like a copy sent out. You can either do this on the day itself or by emailing in advance to: nina.mcneary@nationalchurchestrust.org

Treasure Ireland – Maintaining Your Treasured Place of Worship will take place ONLINE on Wednesday 24h November 2021 from 11.00am to 12.30pm.

This year we will also be launching the Great Gutter Award. Tune in for more details. The National Churches Trust team look forward to welcoming you to Treasure Ireland.

Register here for Maintaining Your Treasured Place of Worship: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/treasure-ireland-maintaining-your-treasured-place-of-worship-2021-tickets-207248264137?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

Belleek Development and Heritage Group, in partnership with the Lough Erne Landscape Partnership (with
funding provided by the National Lottery Heritage Fund) is inviting written tenders from organisations/persons
with expertise in strategic planning, research and economic development to write a Draft Tourism Development
Plan for Belleek Village and its hinterland.

All documents required can be found in the links below.

Belleek Village Tourism Plan Tender Documentation

Quotation Return Form

BDHG Terms and Conditions

Tender proposals to be emailed to info@belleekdhg.co.uk to be received no later than 17.00hrs on
Wednesday 27th November 2021.

Happening this Saturday, join Fermanagh Genealogy for a “BRING AND TELL MEETING” on Saturday 27th November at 1:30pm in Fermanagh House.

This is the second meeting in their project on the Back Streets-Dardanelles area of Enniskillen. The meeting will have exhibits on display and the purpose is to get people around a circle of tables and to reminisce about the Back Streets. To attend you do not need to be from the ‘Streets’ so simply attend and enjoy the display and information.

Unfortunately this meeting is unable to Zoom. It is respectfully requested that face coverings be worn and that attendees have been vaccinated against Covid.

For more information contact fgcbackstreets@hotmail.com