Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful

We’re delighted to have reached an exciting milestone on our journey to launching EARTH Hub, a ground-breaking online platform designed to empower environmental education and action across Northern Ireland. 🌍💡 A huge thank you to our amazing delivery partners who joined us for a hands-on testing day, whose expertise and invaluable feedback have been instrumental in shaping the platform. Together, we explored its features and capabilities, making great progress towards creating a vibrant hub filled with activities and resources to inspire collective environmental action. This just wouldn’t be possible without the passionate collaboration of such fantastic organisations. Stay tuned for the official launch next year! A big thank you to the organisations who joined us and contributed to our testing day... NORTHERN IRELAND FOREST SCHOOL ASSOCIATION | The Weatherbies | Mid and East Antrim Borough Council | EastSide Partnership | Ulster Wildlife | RSPB Northern Ireland | Historic Royal Palaces | Ards and North Down Borough Council | Butterfly Conservation Northern Ireland | The Conservation Volunteers Northern Ireland (TCV) | The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs | Belfast City Council | Action Renewables | The Woodland Trust Northern Ireland | McCreanor Murray Rose Freelance Consultancy | Trócaire | NMD Business (Newry | Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council. EARTH Hub is being developed by Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful and Northern Ireland Environment Link working in collaboration via the Education for Sustainable Development Forum and supported by National Lottery Dormant Accounts Fund NI. The National Lottery Community Fund Northern Ireland.

We are delighted to announce Eric Randall as the new Chief Executive of Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful. Eric brings to the organisation more than three decades of experience in the sector. In his previous roles, he has worked on projects that have involved bringing a diverse range of stakeholders together to achieve positive outcomes for our environment. With an interest in how we as a community respond to the climate and biodiversity crisis, he is looking forward to embarking upon the new challenge of leading Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful through the next phase of its work as we prepare our new five-year strategic plan. Speaking about taking up this new role, Eric said, “I am excited to be working with such a dedicated team of people at Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful. Tackling the climate and ecological emergency is the single biggest challenge facing all of us, and our role is to respond in a way that makes a lasting difference. Over the coming months, I will engage with our partners to build on the fabulous work that Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful has already achieved, to build a better environment for everyone to enjoy for decades to come.”

🌟 And we’re off! 30 Under 30 Northern Ireland Climate Change Makers is officially underway for another exciting year. 💡Last week, we met the newest group of exceptional young people committed to addressing climate change, tackling nature loss, and advancing sustainability. Their energy and vision set a strong foundation for the year ahead with this programme. A special thank you to Pinsent Masons for hosting us in their beautiful Belfast office, providing an inspiring space to begin this journey. We’re also so grateful to Alice Thompson Purpose Coaching for leading an insightful first workshop, helping the group connect with the deeper purpose behind their goals and align their internal and external motivations. 📸 Stay tuned for more updates—and scroll through the photos to meet the amazing group leading the charge for a brighter, greener future! The 30 Under 30 NI programme is delivered by Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful and Podiem and is sponsored by Coca-Cola HBC and supported by the Garfield Weston Foundation, with additional support from Ulster Garden Villages (UGV), LFT Charitable Trust, Invest Northern Ireland, Arup, Danske Bank UK, Northstone Materials, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast City Council, Pinsent Masons and Share Energy.

A fantastic day for climate action! 🌍 DAERA Minister Andrew Muir MLA joined us to see how we’re bringing climate readiness to schools, communities, and groups across Northern Ireland. 📍 First stop: Malone Integrated College The Minister met with teachers and pupils who have recently achieved Green Flag status for their environmental actions and learning. He also chatted with the Eco-Committee, who recently joined us at November’s RE[act] Festival for a gamified workshop delivered by KNIB on tackling the climate crisis at a global scale. 📍 Next: Positive Futures: Achieving Dreams. Transforming Lives. This inspiring organisation have felt the benefit of our climate awareness training for staff and are now co-designing an inclusive resource with us, extending climate action to even more people, including those with learning disabilities, acquired brain injuries, or autism. Funded by DAERA through the Carrier Bag Levy, the Climate Action team at KNIB is helping to create a greener, more climate-ready Northern Ireland for everyone. 💚

*Applications have now closed Just two full days left to submit your application for this year’s 30 Under 30 Change-Makers programme. This year our new schedule of workshops will explore biodiversity, leadership, health and wellbeing, and so much more. #30U30NICCM Deadline: Sunday 24th November Don’t miss this chance to be a part of this multi-award winning programme, designed to give young leaders a support network and platform to implement their world changing ideas. 🌍💚 Apply now ➡️ https://bit.ly/30U30_NI The 30 Under 30 NI programme is delivered by Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful and Podiem and is sponsored by Coca-Cola HBC and supported by Garfield Weston, with additional support from Ulster Garden Villages (UGV), LFT Charitable Trust, Invest Northern Ireland, Arup, Danske Bank UK, Northstone Materials, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast City Council, Pinsent Masons and Share Energy.

Invitation to Tender: Independent Evaluation of the EARTH Hub Project Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful wish to appoint a suitably qualified consultant/ agency to undertake an independent professional evaluation of the EARTH Hub project. The evaluation should be comprehensive, (retrospectively) considering all aspects of the programme from the start of the project in July 2023 to launch/ go live in Spring 2025 and until the end of the current funding stream in December 2025. Additionally, there is an array of documentation which reflects the work done on the project prior to the receipt of the Dormant Assets funding, which will be made available to the appointed evaluator. To find out more visit: https://lnkd.in/ex5mU_Qm

Are you ready to apply for your Green Flag for Parks and Open Spaces? The Green Flag Award scheme recognises and rewards well managed parks and green spaces, setting the benchmark standard for the management of recreational outdoor spaces across the UK and around the world. In 2024 we awarded 105 sites across Northern Ireland and we can't wait to see how many are achieved next year! Head to https://lnkd.in/euNeFA4e to find out more and submit your application.

Invitation to tender for the installation of a Nature Demonstration Teaching Site in the grounds of Stranmillis University College, Belfast. This is an invitation to tender for installation of a new, nature demonstration teaching site in the grounds of Stranmillis University College, Belfast. The site is a key aspect of a wider project called Generation Nature, which will support teachers to develop and enhance their nature awareness knowledge and teaching practice. To apply visit: https://lnkd.in/ex5mU_Qm

*Applications are now closed. Just one more week to apply for the 30 Under 30 Northern Ireland Climate Change-Makers programme! Are you… 📅Aged 16-30? 🌍Passionate about tackling climate change, solving nature loss or sustainability? 🌟Ready to take action to create positive change? Deadline: Sunday 24th November...Don't miss out! Head to https://bit.ly/30U30_NI to find out more and apply. The 30 Under 30 NI programme is delivered by Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful and Podiem and is sponsored by Coca-Cola HBC and supported by Garfield Weston Foundation, with additional support from Ulster Garden Villages (UGV), LFT Charitable Trust, Invest Northern Ireland, Arup, Danske Bank UK, Northstone Materials, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast City Council, Pinsent Masons and Share Energy.

Lend us your expertise! KNIB and Northern Ireland Environment Link are looking for some imaginative and detail-minded folks to help us test the delivery partner functions of the EARTH hub website ahead of its launch in Spring 2025. This ground-breaking platform is designed to showcase and engage a wide audience with environmental actions and we would love to see how potential delivery partners find the process of using the site. If you think EARTH hub might be a valuable platform for you to amplify your environmental message and actions, come join us for some user testing sessions. To book please contact beth@nienvironmentlink.org