The Community Decision event for the Grand Choice participatory budgeting initiative in Downshire West will take place on Saturday 29 March 2025 in Hillsborough Presbyterian Church, 49 Lisburn Street, Hillsborough, BT26 6AA.
Please come along and show your support and help the local groups achieve support for their ideas for Policing and Community Safety or 5 Ways to Wellbeing; Connect, Be Active, Take Notice, Keep Learning, Give.
Members of the Downshire West community are invited to attend between 11am and 3pm to vote for the 10 community projects they would like to see receive funding. The projects you will hear more about on the day are detailed below. You need to be aged 8 or over to be eligible to vote.
Each of the projects will be exhibited during the event prior to the public casting their votes.
There is a total £15,000 available under Grand Choice.
Also available on the day will be representatives from various agencies to give advice and guidance to the local community on areas such as crime prevention, health and wellbeing and much, much more.
Grand Choice Market Place - Meet the applicants
| Organisation |
Project |
| Meadow Bridge PS |
Shared Intergenerational Outdoor Learning Space |
| Moira Friendship Group |
Moira Friendship Walkie Talkie |
| LCCC Road Safe NI Committee |
Road Wise – Safer Roads for us all |
| Lisburn Young Defenders FB |
Musical Youth @ Broomhedge |
| Moira Planters |
Planting Project |
| All Saints Church, Eglantine |
150th Church Anniversary (History & Talk) |
| Royal Hillsborough Protestant Boys FB |
Cultural Event |
| The Hygiene Bank (Moira Branch) |
Hygiene Bank Volunteer Workshop |
| Drumlough Pipe Band |
Band Equipment |
| Downshire Dynamos |
Family Fun Day |
| All Saints Church, Eglantine |
Equipment |
| Stepping Stones |
Exhibition & Open Day |
| Moira Repair Cafe |
Equipment |
| Drumlough Community Association |
Install a defibrillator |
| Hope Church |
Project Engage |
| Hope Church |
Hope Uniform Bank |
| Hope Church |
Sensory Zone |
| Happy Ferguson Memorial Pipe Band |
Youth Bagpipe & Drum Music Development |
| Hillsborough & District Committee |
Our Playground made Perfect |
| Moira Presbyterian Church |
Traditional Hymn Singing for People with Living with Dementia and their Carers |
| Moira Presbyterian Church |
Brick by Brick |
| The Garden Friend |
Mental Health & Physical Wellbeing Garden setup |
| Moira Community Association |
Cyber Safety Course |
| Busy Bees Play Group |
Busy Bees Outdoor Area |
For further information please contact the PCSP Officer on 07771 345922.