News

A celebration was held in Bramblewood Care Home Bangor marking the end of their intergenerational arts project with Bloomfield Primary School.

Our Linkages Across Borders intergenerational groups from Enniskillen and Cavan enjoyed meeting up in Fermanagh House for a cross border workshop. On the day the groups shared updates on their local activities and got spooky with arts and crafts!

Residents from Hawthorn House and pupils from Bloomfield Collegiate recently celebrated the unveiling of their collective artwork as part of LGNI Art Across Ages Project!

Christmas offers the perfect opportunity to connect generations! We are calling on our supporters to get involved in our intergenerational Christmas Campaign by reaching out to other age groups as part of existing festive activities or developing new one! Check out our ideas!

What a fantastic network meeting we had on the 12th November! In case you missed it you can watch the recording, packed with intergenerational info and inspiration!

It was a very hard job but we have manged to pick the top 30 applicants for our Intergenerational Christmas Small Grants scheme. Check out who they are!

Check out this evaluation report detailing the stories and findings of three intergenerational arts projects in rural communities across NI!

The next LGNI Regional Network Meeting is taking place on 12th November! Come along and hear the latest LGNI news, get some intergenerational Christmas inspiration and hear local stories!

Our Art Across Age's Projects are now well underway supporting four care home settings to make intergenerational links with primary and secondary schools! Check out the pics and activities so far!

Joyce from LGNI visited Laurelhill College and Knockbreda Primary School to provide information workshops on intergenerational practice and dementia awareness. The pupils will use this new learning to engage with local older people!

LGNI were delighted to meet the Education Minister Paul Givan at EOTAS in Lurgan to showcase the fantastic impact of their intergenerational connection with Ozanan Men's Shed as part of LGNI Creating Intergenerational Communities Project.

Our annual Intergenerational Christmas Small Grants Scheme is now open for application! Apply now to get a small grant to make connections between generations in your community, school or setting this festive season!