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What's Happening in Other Areas?
There are several initiatives in different parts of Northern Ireland,
which are aimed specifically at farming communities;
In Camowen District-
Farm Health Initiative
Camowen Partnership Ltd
Milestone Centre
Carrickmore,
Omagh
County Tyrone
BT79 9AL
The Farm Health Worker will be responsible for the delivery and
co-ordination
of a range of actions aimed at improving the health and well-being
of farming families with Camowen area and will address the following
objectives;
1 Co-ordinate work to identify need among farming families living in the target
area and explore models of best practice in meeting identified need
2 Facilitate genuine engagement with farming families in identifying and addressing
their own needs in partnership with service providers in the statutory,
public, voluntary and community sectors
3 Advocate for improvements
in service provision for farming families in need to local agencies
and organizations
4 Facilitate the delivery of identified social, health, education and training
programmes
5 Encourage empowerment of farming families to take ownership
of the programme in future
6 Co-ordinate the provision of support services, such as childcare,
to encourage maximum participation in the programme of activities
. . .
In Derry District Council area-
Farming Families Bureau
80-82 Rainey Street
Magherafelt
BT45 5AH
The Bureau will provide a central point of contact between the farming
community and support organizations across all sectors dealing with
issues such as employment, grant assistance, practical services and
advice, all of which will be tailored to meet identified needs of
the farming family in a confidential and personal manner.
Strabane Farmers Projects
On Wednesday 25th June 2003 in the Fir Trees
Hotel Strabane, funding body representatives, members of local
agricultural groups and officials
from several sectors of Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
gathered together for the launch of two new agricultural programmes,
totaling £140,000.
These programmes are to be delivered over a two year period under
the banner of Strabane Farmers’ Forum.
The forum was established during 2002 following a need for such a
group’s establishment being highlighted through Derry and Raphoe
Action Group. The funding awarded to the forum has been allocated
from Strabane Local Strategy Partnership and was the result of successful
lobbying
on behalf of the needs of farmers and their families within the district
council area by the hard-working representatives of the forum.
The forum is made up of seven active agricultural groups within the
Strabane District Council area and they are;
Ballylaw Farmers (a group of about 80 farmers based in the Donemana/
Artigarvan area)
Mary Gray Farmers (a group of 40 farmers based in the Newtownstewart
area)
Tyrone Quality Livestock (a cross-community group of commercial
beef and lamb producers)
North Tyrone Group of the Ulster Farmers Union (with a group office
based in Strabane servicing approximately 500 farmers in the Strabane
district)
Derg Valley Young Farmers Club (a young farmers club covering the
Castlederg district)
Newtownstewart Young Farmers Club (a young farmers club covering
the Newtownstewart area)
Strabane and District Young Farmers Club (a young farmers club covering
the Strabane and Victoria Bridge areas)
