Children from Lower Shankill 'Walking onShankill children walking on broken glass Broken Glass'

A group of young people from the Lower Shankill have released a damning report and YouTube video, highlighting the dangers that broken glass poses to young people who wish to play in the available open spaces.  The report calls on Belfast City Council and NI Housing Executive to address the broken glass as a matter of urgency and implement a weekly cleaning system.  Through correspondence with DSD, Northern Ireland Housing Executive and Belfast City Council, repeated assurances were given that the broken glass would be cleaned up. However, evidence monitored by the group shows that little has been done and the issue remains unaddressed. 

Click link for video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KWupqrjfF4

Download the group's fact sheet  'A Time to Clean': Broken Glass in the Lower Shankill.
 


Lower Shankill to Rally Minister for Real Community Participation in Regeneration Plans

Residents, community organisations, churches and businesses from the Lower Shankill staged a rally on 10th July 2009 outside the Department for Social Development’s (DSD) offices.

The group resubmitted a request to the Minister for Social Development, urgently calling for the regeneration process for their community to be paused until residents and community stakeholders can meaningfully take part in public decisions about problems that need to be addressed and which plans are developed.

Download a copy of the coalition's press release here.  Watch TV coverage of the rally here .
 
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