Green day for city as grants are rolled out

I DON’T know about you but I am absolutely delighted Belfast City Council is rolling out grants to make the city greener.

Some time back I hit out at the lack of greenery, saying people in more deprived areas deserve trees too.

Now Belfast businesses, social enterprises, charities and schools can apply for grants of £500 to £3,000 to help.

Councillor Ryan Murphy, Chair of Belfast City Council’s City Growth and Regeneration Committee, said: “We’ve made a commitment in our Bolder Vision for Belfast that we’ll make the city greener – to improve our quality of life, help combat pollution, make a positive contribution to our environment and encourage people to spend more time in the city centre.

“We’d like to hear from groups and organisations who’d be keen to help us by installing structures to help plants grow vertically on building facades, exterior walls or hoarding, developing urban gardens in derelict sites or introducing wildlife.”

But you’ll have to be quick as the closing date for applications is 4pm on Monday, December 12.

There will be an online

Grey to Green information session at 12.30pm on Tuesday to provide more detail and answer any questions groups may have.

To register or request an expression of interest questionnaire, email belfasti@ belfastcity.gov.uk.

VISION Trees at Belfast City Hall