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12/09/2005
Minister outlines plans for historic sites
A new newsletter has been launched which will keep people informed of developments at Crumlin Road Gaol and Girdwood Barracks in north Belfast.
The newsletter was unveiled as Social Development Minister David Hanson set out his vision for the future of both developments in the city.
During a visit to the sites, the Minister said: "The imaginative and sensitive development of Crumlin Road Gaol and Girdwood Barracks has the potential to create a regeneration project of international significance which can bring maximum benefits to the community in North Belfast and the wider city.
"The Gaol and Girdwood Barracks have been part of life in Belfast for a long time, symbolizing the period of conflict. These sites can now become the engine for economic and social regeneration, harnessing public and private sector investment and creating employment and training opportunities in one of the most disadvantaged areas of Northern Ireland.
Referring to the next stages in the process, Mr Hanson said: "The future development of the sites will be subject to a full public consultation. Now is the time to forward your views to the Department.
"I am proposing to set up a local Advisory Panel to make recommendations to me on the development of the Gaol and Girdwood sites. I have appointed Mr Roy Adams as Chair of the Panel, to take forward this work. Mr Adams is internationally respected for his work in urban planning and regeneration and I am pleased that he has agreed to assist us."
The Crumlin Road Gaol, which is a Grade A listed building, is being taken forward by the North Belfast Community Action Unit.
In February 2005, the Government announced its decision to close the adjacent Girdwood Army Barracks.
Both sites comprise some 30 acres and occupy a strategic location by virtue of their proximity to Belfast City centre, providing a unique opportunity to regenerate one of the most disadvantaged areas in Northern Ireland.
(MB/SP)
The newsletter was unveiled as Social Development Minister David Hanson set out his vision for the future of both developments in the city.
During a visit to the sites, the Minister said: "The imaginative and sensitive development of Crumlin Road Gaol and Girdwood Barracks has the potential to create a regeneration project of international significance which can bring maximum benefits to the community in North Belfast and the wider city.
"The Gaol and Girdwood Barracks have been part of life in Belfast for a long time, symbolizing the period of conflict. These sites can now become the engine for economic and social regeneration, harnessing public and private sector investment and creating employment and training opportunities in one of the most disadvantaged areas of Northern Ireland.
Referring to the next stages in the process, Mr Hanson said: "The future development of the sites will be subject to a full public consultation. Now is the time to forward your views to the Department.
"I am proposing to set up a local Advisory Panel to make recommendations to me on the development of the Gaol and Girdwood sites. I have appointed Mr Roy Adams as Chair of the Panel, to take forward this work. Mr Adams is internationally respected for his work in urban planning and regeneration and I am pleased that he has agreed to assist us."
The Crumlin Road Gaol, which is a Grade A listed building, is being taken forward by the North Belfast Community Action Unit.
In February 2005, the Government announced its decision to close the adjacent Girdwood Army Barracks.
Both sites comprise some 30 acres and occupy a strategic location by virtue of their proximity to Belfast City centre, providing a unique opportunity to regenerate one of the most disadvantaged areas in Northern Ireland.
(MB/SP)
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