Commercial heart of Carrickfergus to be restored
The funding package has been earmarked through HLF’s Townscape Heritage Initiative programme and includes a development grant of £49,500 to support the drawing up of more detailed proposals to secure the full award.
The THI programme helped to regenerate conservation areas that have suffered serious social and economic decline. The programme encouraged partnerships of local organisations to carry out repairs and other works to a number of historic buildings, structures or spaces within these defined areas, aiding social and economic regeneration and helping to improve the quality of life for all those who live, work or visit there.
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Hide AdIn Northern Ireland HLF has invested £19.7million in 24 THI schemes in villages, towns and cities across the country from Omagh to Carnlough. The programme also acts as a catalyst for further regeneration by attracting addition investment from the public and private sector.
(Read more in next week’s Carrick Times, out Thursday 9th May)