Derry City & Strabane District Council, GB
District Council in Northern Ireland
United Kingdom
Derry City & Strabane District Council, GB advances waste reduction goals with RIA chatbot
Council officials introduced the Recycling Information Assistant - RIA- during the 2022 European Week for Waste Reduction. Residents can access the chatbot through the council's recycling website. RIA answers most frequently asked questions about bin collections, recycling centers, and commercial disposal. Users can also enter words or phrases for AI-supported responses on additional topics. The chatbot was developed in collaboration with the University of Galway.
Derry City & Strabane District Council, GB
United Kingdom
Derry City & Strabane District Council, GB rejuvenates shopping centers with RE:IMAGINE Pop Up Shops
Local enterpreneurs competed for six pop-up spaces in Foyleside Shopping Centre and The Pagoda. Applicants pitched their ideas on re-energizing retail spaces to a panel of experts. RE:IMAGINE offers personalized marketing and business planning services during the four-month pilot. The project's goals include attracting new customers, complementing existing stores, and accelerating recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Derry City & Strabane District Council, GB
United Kingdom
Derry City & Strabane District Council, GB new holiday website encouraging local gift shopping
Derry City & Strabane District Council launched a new website to encourage local gift shopping during the Christmas holidays. The website included video testimonials from local business owners, prize competitions, links to the best artisan gift providers, details on various food/drink delivery options, etc. Local businesses provided prizes, in the form of locally produced gifts and food, for the website's daily competition.
Derry City & Strabane District Council, GB
United Kingdom
Derry City & Strabane District Council, GB launched new £500 COVID grants to support start ups
Derry City & Strabane District Council launched a new COVID Recovery Start Up grant scheme. The scheme is part of the "Go For It" programme developed in partnership with Strabane Enterprise Agency and Enterprise North West. The scheme offers £500 grants to support new start ups with the marketing of products, capital costs, rent, set-up costs, or the cost of renovating premises. The goal of the grants is to foster innovative ideas that boost the local economy and encourage entrepreneurship.
Derry City & Strabane District Council, GB
United Kingdom
Derry City & Strabane District Council, GB launched "I Can Grow" programme for local family farming
Derry City & Strabane District Council partnered with the Community Foundation's Acorn Farm Project, The Conservation Volunteers, and University College Cork to launch the "I Can Grow" programme. The programme provided over 250 local families with skills training for growing their own vegetables. Participating families received raised planters, compost, tools, vegetables, and training from growers for two growing seasons.
Derry City & Strabane District Council, GB
United Kingdom
Derry City & Strabane District Council, GB launches the free "Think Social" enterprise programme
Derry City & Strabane District Council partnered with Enterprise North West to launch the free "Think Social" enterprise programme. The programme is designed to promote the benefits of social enterprise and help establish successful, socially responsible businesses. The programme will equip participants with the skills and knowledge necessary to start their own local social enterprise and supports the expansion of existing local social enterprises.
Derry City & Strabane District Council, GB
United Kingdom
Derry City & Strabane District Council, GB invited local youth to a special participatory budget
Derry City & Strabane District Council launched a new "YOUth Making it Happen" initiative to encourage youth involvement in empowering and supporting the local community. The initiative involved inviting young people from across eight community planning areas to a special participatory budgeting process. The youth group voted to support projects of up to £1,000 from a £2,500 pot for each of the eight areas.
Derry City & Strabane District Council, GB
United Kingdom