LARNE RURAL PROJECT FOR POSITIVE ACTIVISM Aims & Objectives: This Project is a development of an earlier project funded by the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland through Measure 2.7 Building Community Capacity and Promoting Active Citizenship. The original project covered three of Larne Borough Council’s wards, Kilwaughter, Cairncastle & Glynn. The new project now encompasses two new areas for development, Ballycarry & Islandmagee. The Project Aims: The Project has the following aims: • To baseline needs of new areas • To assist new and existing wards with the implementation     of community activities within their area. • To set up an active citizenship programme for young people • To collaborate with statutory bodies to promote access to services    and resources • To deliver environmental projects to attract visitors to these rural    area to promote economic growth • To create a network for groups in Rural Larne supported by the     North Antrim Community Network • To continue engagement with paramilitaries to reduce political     tensions and enable community activity thus reconciling     community representatives • To host networking events to engage communities in good     practice sharing • To provide formal capacity building training in house and     education from other providers To empower individual capacity     and create a skills base from which unassisted development     can grow • To work on implementation 2 capital projects for Glynn and     Millbrook. Contact: Elizabeth Bird Harbour House, Harbour Rd. Carnlough, BT44 0EU Tel: 028 288 85750 Mobile: 07793414814