Placemaking: (planning and designing physical and digital spaces that inspire, promote wellness, reflection and connectedness) A transformative multi-million-pound tourism attraction in the heart of Belfast city centre has been announced today, following the signing of the Belfast Region City Deal (BRCD) earlier this week. People tend to engage less with culture and arts as they get older, and those aged 65 and over are least likely to engage. The decline continues as people reach 75 and older. A lot of research identifies older people as the demographic group where there is greatest inequality and that is most difficult to engage. However, there are also differential impacts depending on type of culture and activity (sports, arts, heritage, participation, attendance, and so on). The framework is designed to be flexible, helping to gather, sort and celebrate a wealth of Belfast stories without constraining them. Stories may fit under more than one theme. If stories do not fit under a particular subtheme, a new one can be created.

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 We share in Belfast City Council’s vision and collectively offer the insight and experience to create a space that will improve the vibrancy and aesthetic of this part of the city. We also recognise how excellent architecture can deliver community benefits and have lasting cultural impact.” Our culture and arts sector is starting to get the recognition it so rightly deserves in being central to Belfast’s future as we continue on our post-Covid journey. We now have a wonderful opportunity to seek out and curate the stories of our city for a new audience, and ensure they are preserved for future generations. Today’s stories are, after all, the stuff which legends are made of, and it’s time that we celebrated Belfast for all its complexities and be proud of this city we call home.”It aims to attract both tourists and locals while helping to regenerate the city and surrounding areas. It details how the physical building and its contents will be supported by wider programmes of storytelling and development. Consultation and Engagement Framework Activating communities on social change: (supporting activism toward issues that spark social change) The Belfast Agenda(link opens in new window), Belfast’s first community plan, was published in 2017. It is currently being reviewed and revised. Belfast Stories will use expressions of culture to attract visitors. Stories can relate to heritage as well as about the present and the future. They can be drawn from existing archives, libraries, museums and other collections. They may be expressed through film, literature, visual arts, sound, digital technology and other creative mediums.

Younger people are also less likely to feel that they are able to influence public policy. According to the 2020 Belfast residents’ survey, 47.5 per cent of young people aged 16 to 24 agreed that “I am able to have a say on how services are run, what the priorities are or where investment is needed” compared to 59.5 per cent for the whole population across all ages. It’s an investment, not just in monetary terms, but in our people and the generations to come, and an important investment in our heritage and in our future. This is a hugely positive news story for the city and will reap benefits not just for our tourism sector, but in the creation of new jobs and regenerating communities. The project is not just about the city centre however - we will also be connecting it to the development of neighbourhood tourism.” There is nothing inherent in the principles underpinning the concept of the Belfast Stories to indicate an adverse impact on one or more of the Section 75 groups. Instead, the concept will follow inclusivity principles for all residents and visitors […] will bring about advantages to Belfast citizens irrespective of their identity.” uncovering the stories that are already held by museums, archives, local history groups, communities and others

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Belfast Stories will be a new visitor attraction that will open at the former Bank of Ireland buildings, 92 Royal Avenue by 2028. There are also differences depending on type of culture and activity (sports, arts, heritage, participation, attendance, and so on). However, there were a few areas that Thrive found to be a little more popular with men. These included certain types of music (techno/electronic, jazz/Blues and folk/trad/world music), comedy and public archives. The film centre will also support the local film industry with developmental space, flexible learning spaces and a story lab. There will be a particular focus on children and young people. Social Funded by the Belfast Region CityDeal(link opens in new window) and Belfast City Council, Belfast Stories will open at the former Bank of Ireland buildings, 92 Royal Avenue (where North Street and Royal Avenue meet) by 2028.

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The framework is designed to be a flexible, helping to gather, sort and celebrate a wealth of Belfast stories without being constraining them. Stories may fit under more than one theme. If stories do not fit under a particular subtheme, a new one can be created. This public consultation will gather ideas and evidence to help shape the design brief. It will focus on:

The screen centre will also support the local film industry with developmental space, flexible learning spaces and a story lab. There will be a particular focus on children and young people. SocialComplete the online survey at yoursay.belfastcity.gov.uk(link opens in new window) How to get involved A City Imagining, Belfast City Council’s cultural strategy for 2020 to 2030, places culture and creativity at the heart of civic development. It’s an investment, not just in monetary terms, but in our people and the generations to come, and an important investment in our heritage and in our future. This is a hugely positive news story for the city and will reap benefits not just for our tourism sector, but in the creation of new jobs and regenerating communities. The project is not just about the city centre however – we will also be connecting it to the development of neighbourhood tourism.” The population aged 65 and over is projected to increase by 74.4 per cent to 498,500 people from mid-2014 to mid-2039, with the result that one in four people (24.7 per cent) will be in this age category. Marital status