Meigh Goes Green With Community Planting Day

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Elaine Devlin (second right) from Conservation Volunteers, with some of those who took part in the recent community planting session at Meigh Community Centre as part of the ongoing Bloom and Branch initiative which is part of Newry Mourne and Down Districts Council’s Local Action Plan’s Thriving Together initiative, which is supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB). Included from left: Michael Cunningham, Joe Bradley, Josephine Bradley and Enda Hughes.

Meigh residents have taken part in a community planting session at Meigh Community Centre, working alongside members of the local Men's Shed to create pollinator-friendly spaces and support local wildlife as part of the Bloom and Branch initiative.

The project forms part of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council's Local Action Plan Thriving Together initiative, which is supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB). It is designed to enable local community partnerships to identify and deliver priority projects on a cross-community basis.

Delivered by The Conservation Volunteers (TCV), Bloom and Branch focuses on increasing biodiversity, expanding native tree cover and raising awareness of the role pollinators play in ecosystems and food production. The programme also encourages people of different backgrounds and traditions to collaborate on shared environmental goals.

Council Chairperson Councillor Glyn Hanna said: "Supporting biodiversity and the environment has never been more important. As part of the Council's Local Action Plan's Thriving Together initiative, supported by PEACEPLUS, the Meigh Bloom and Branch project is one of many across our district that will make a difference.

"Local people are coming together to deliver projects on a cross-community basis to make a difference in their respective areas and are to be commended for their excellent work."

Further sessions will be rolled out throughout the Newry, Mourne and Down District Council area. Anyone wishing to get involved can email bloomandbranch@tcv.org.uk.

A PEACEPLUS newsletter is published every two months, covering projects delivered throughout the district as part of the Co-Designed Action Plan. To receive future issues, email peace@nmandd.org and ask to be added to the PEACEPLUS database. For information on the SEUPB, visit seupb.eu/PEACEPLUS.