News & Events
Co-operation Ireland All-Island Pride of Place – Special Award Winners
EDRCN are pleased to announce we received a special award at the Co-operation Ireland Pride Of Place Awards 2011 held in Gorey Co. Wexford on November 5th 2011. We would like to thank Down District Council Chief Executive John Dumigan, and Damien Brannigan, Community...
Building Your Community Assets for Future Success Seminar
East Down Rural Community Network in partnership with Building Change Trust – Catalyst for Change Partnership held a ½ day seminar on Saturday 1st October 2011 to provide information and advice to groups within thePeninsula on developing and building community assets....
STEP OUT! For Breast Cancer
Someone is diagnosed with breast cancer every 11 minutes. That’s 48,000 mums, wives, grandmothers and sisters every year. Breakthrough Breast Cancer is fighting for a future free from the fear of breast cancer, a future where breast cancer no longer threatens lives....
Rural White Paper Action Plan Consultation
After many years of campaigning for a Rural White Paper for Northern Ireland, we welcome the publication by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) of the Draft Rural White Paper Action Plan and the associated consultation process. EDRCN in...
The New Issue of Rural Matters
Available for download at the link below is the January issue of Rural Matters - The Housing Executive Newsletter for all rural homeowners and tenants. This issue features an interview with Minister Alex Attwood and articles on Community Cohesion, Energy efficiency...