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🥳Summer of creativity ahead as ‘Bank of Ideas’ recipients announced!🥳

Almost 30 local creative projects will take place across Belfast this summer, thanks to funding from Belfast City Council’s Belfast 2024 programme.

29 schemes will share £50,000 from ‘The Bank of Ideas’ – a innovative participatory budgeting scheme which forms part of the city’s biggest ever creative and cultural celebration.

The projects secured the highest number of votes at a special ‘creative market’ held at City Hall on Sunday 2 June, where they showcased their concepts to visitors who have the final say in which schemes received funding.

Among the successful ideas are a multi-sensory theatre show for children with profound and multiple learning disabilities, beginner workshops in sewing and mending, a children’s community library, a drop-in community caravan, an art gallery on a travelling bike, an art club for autistic children and a support group for those with anxiety.

Belfast is one of the 40 finalists for the 18th IOPD 2024 " Best Practice in Citizen Participation " Award. From today until 1 July until 12:00 GMT you can vote for Belfast on the ParticipateOIDP Platform.

To register and vote for your top 5 projects, visit our Linktree page.