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18 ASPIRE - Supporting People into Paid Employment The Access to Success, Progression, Inclusion, Recognition, Employment (ASPIRE) programme is a Fermanagh & Omagh District Council led initiative which is delivered across the district in partnership with Fermanagh Rural Community Initiative (FRCI). If you are unemployed or working less than 16 hours per week, ASPIRE can offer you a free personalised support programme including: • Funded training • NVQLevel 1Qualifications • Placement and industry experience • Personal Mentor for guidance and support • TailoredAction Plans with employment experts • Health andWell-beingworkshops • Employability boosters e.g. Interview skills andCVbuilding For further information contact the ASPIRE offices inOmagh or Enniskillen: WindowBlindCord Safety Campaign The cords or chains to open and close blinds and curtains can pose a serious risk to children, especially those aged 16 to 36 months old. The Council has an ongoing blind cord safety campaign through the Western Home Environmental Assessment Project (WHEAP) which is jointly funded by the Public Health Agency (PHA). Since 2014 newEuropean standards require blinds to be supplied and fittedwithout a cord or chain, or appropriate child safety devicesmust be installed. Tips for blind cord safety: • Install blinds that do not have a cord, particularly in a child’s bedroom • Do not place a child’s cot, bed, playpen or highchair near awindow • Keep pull cords on curtains and blinds short and out of reach of small children by using a cleat, clip or cord tie, which are available fromblind retailers. • Do not cut blind cords, which can become tangled and reforma loop. For further information and advice on blind andwindowcord safety please contact the Council’s Home Assessment Officer on 0300 303 1777 . Remember, if you canwrap a cord or chain around your hand it is a risk to a child. A child could be strangled by cords in less time than it took you to read this article! Information on blind cord safety is also available by visiting: www.makeitsafe.org.uk Delivering Priority 6 of theNorthern IrelandRural Development Programme The Fermanagh and Omagh District Council area has been allocated £6.8 million under Priority 6 of the Northern Ireland Rural Development Programme (NIRDP) 2014 - 2020. Fermanagh andOmagh Local ActionGroup (LAG) is the deliverymechanism for Priority 6 and will be responsible for administering this funding allocation. ARural Development Strategy has been developed by the LAG to guide the delivery of the Programme. It sets out the Schemes throughwhich fundingwill be administered as well as the budget allocations for each Scheme as follows: • Rural Business Investment Scheme: £3million • Rural Basic Services Scheme: £1.8million • Village Renewal Scheme: £1.25million • Rural Broadband Scheme: £250,000 • Co-operation: £500,000 For further details about the Programme please contact Fermanagh andOmagh Local ActionGroup (LAG) Ltd, 1Market Street, Omagh, Co Tyrone, BT78 1EE or Telephone 028 8225 0202 . 17 NewVehicleMaintenance Facilities Vehicle maintenance facilities were upgraded and developed at both Gortrush and Killyvilly depots during the past year. Two newvehiclemaintenance bays with one rolling road bay and pit suitable for HGVs was added to the existing facility inOmagh and a new four-bay workshop area, mechanics pit, and rolling road for HGVs was developed in Enniskillen. New stores and parts areas were added at both locations. Between these two facilities, all the vehicles in the Council’s fleet, frombin lorries to vans and ride-onmowers, will be serviced andmaintained in- house. This will ensure amore efficient and cost-effective delivery of service and the initial investment in providing these facilities will result in longer- termsavings for the Council. Fermanagh andOmaghDistrict Council, The SperrinCentre, 1Market Street, Omagh, BT78 1EE Tel: 028 8224 6535 Fermanagh Rural Community Initiative, 56 Tempo Road, Enniskillen, BT74 6HR Tel: 028 6632 6478 Email: aspire@fermanaghomagh.com Aspire Training&Employment This project is part funded through the Northern Ireland European Social Fund Programme 2014-2020 and the Department for Employment and Learning