Belfast Stories

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Belfast Stories film centre will house a state-of-the-art five-screen cinema (including an outdoor screen), offering, for example, premieres and new releases from around the world, film festivals and special events.

There may be differential impacts for different groups with dependants, such as lone parents. It is also likely that people with caring responsibilities for older people and disabled people face additional barriers including transport, cost, time and need for respite care. Participation in consultation and engagement Engagement is a process by which Belfast City Council communicates with its residents and stakeholders so that it can make better decisions about things that affect them. Engagement can help people feel informed, connected, heard, involved and valued. It also helps make decisions, policies and services that are better suited to the people they are intended to benefit. According to the 2011 Census, 30.4 per cent of households in Belfast include dependent children compared with the NI average of 36.5 per cent. 11.0 per cent of households consist of a lone parent and a dependent child or children, compared with the NI average of 8.1 per cent. Lone parents are considered at greater risk of economic disadvantage than other household types with an estimated 39 per cent of people living in a lone parent household living in relative poverty. Over 94 per cent of lone parents in Belfast are female.a concentrated period of public consultation aimed at making the building welcoming and accessible and ensuring everyone can see themselves reflected in its stories Belfast City Council will continue to monitor impact throughout the development of Belfast Stories and review it at least annually including:

Looking at connections with the world’s events: (moving away from the narrative of ‘exceptionalism’) Footnote 6] http://artscouncil-ni.org/research-and-development/research-publications(link opens in new window) In December 2021, Belfast City Council announced its plans for a new visitor attraction in Belfast city centre.

an ongoing cumulative process, enabling relationships, building trust and strengthening links over time […] Residents, voluntary and community groups, specialists and concerned or interested individuals, may want to participate at a range of levels – from providing advice to co-designing the process, undertaking some aspects of the engagement to delivering projects to meet some of the outcomes.” Food and drink in Belfast: (what foods are unique to the city, what is popular, what communities do these foods represent) In the years leading up to the move, Branagh’s father had been spending time in England working as a joiner and so when he was offered not only a job but also accommodation in Reading, it was an obvious escape route. The move, however, from a cramped Belfast terrace to a suburban semi-detached did not turn out to be everything the family had hoped. There are also differences according to multiple identities: for example, young men are harder to engage than young women or men generally; they are much less likely to participate in activities such as reading; but they are much more likely to engage in some digital culture such as playing computer games. Disabled people

This is hugely exciting news for the city and I think today’s announcement marks a significant moment in our progress as a city, and the journey we have been on for the last number of years to tell the story of Belfast on a global stage,” said Councillor Nicholl. Healing from conflict and trauma: (explore city efforts for people to heal individually or in groups)Section 75 also places a duty on all public authorities to have regard to the desirability of promoting good relations between persons of different religious belief, political opinion and racial group. About Belfast Stories