Riverine Community Park PEACEPLUS Project
Donegal County Council (DCC) as Lead Partner and Derry City & Strabane District Council (DCSDC) as Project Partner have been awarded PEACEPLUS funding of €16,707,419, under the Re-imaging Communities Programme (Specific Objective ISO 4.4) to develop the Riverine Community Park in Lifford, Co. Donegal, and Strabane, Co. Tyrone.
Project Status: Live Project |
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EU Programme: Re-imagining Communities investment area of PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) - Website |
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Project Budget: €16,707,419.65 |
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Start Date: 1st November 2024 |
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Finish Date: 31st July 2029 |
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Project Website: Coming soon |
The Project aims to address the impact of the conflict in the Lifford and Strabane area, and its hinterlands, by regenerating the border riverside area to create an iconic cross-border community park straddling the River Foyle as a shared space to bring communities together from both sides of the border, to re-connect and form new, long-lasting connections and relationships.
The Riverine Community Park will be of local and regional importance and will incorporate the core elements of a pedestrian and cycle bridge between Lifford and Strabane, Riverine Park Building, multi-functional outdoor space and external stage provision, play area, river walk and slipway access, landscaped green spaces interlaced with a network of pathways and cycleways, wetlands supported by car parking provision.
The park on the Lifford site will be a designed landscape incorporating indoor and outdoor recreational features, smaller meeting & events spaces for programmed activity, complemented using the naturalised flood plain environment on the Strabane site for informal recreation and environmental education/conservation activities.
The proposed project, although not restricted to, comprises the following key components:
- Building providing indoor space for use on a shared basis for activities including music, drama, multi-media activities.
- Outdoor flexible multi-functional space to accommodate a range of outdoor programmed & non-programmed activities both small & large scale. The space will have a maximum capacity of c.3,000 persons & will be dual facing for small or large events.
- A new bridge connection that spans both sides of the River Foyle forming a strong, symbolic statement in terms of the unifying theme of bringing together all the communities who will use the project.
- Wetland and park space to encourage participants to enjoy & learn key environmental assets of the area.
- River based recreational facilities for the increasing number of water sports groups in Lifford & Strabane.
- Family Space incorporating unique play experience, designed to support children focused events & related programming.