Welcome to the PLACE website

Our Mission

"The PLACE Initiative is committed to improving the quality of life within our Community, through a process of community development."

Company Profile

The PLACE Initiative is an umbrella organisation for five residents associations who work and live in the Protestant estates of Portadown. 

The member groups include:      

The staff and volunteers of the PLACE Initiative, work very closely with the statutory bodies such as, Craigavon Borough Council, Northern Ireland Housing Executive, Department of Regional Development and Northern Ireland Electricity to address issues on behalf of the residents of the five areas within the PLACE umbrella.

PLACE also run a diverse range of projects to meet the needs of local residents, such as, Basic I.T Courses, training on committee skills and roles, Family Fundays, Youth Cultural Workshops, Women's Groups, Senior Citizen Tea Dances and various day trips as well as addressing environmental and social issues.                                       

The PLACE Initiative Executive Committee:

PLACE is made up of The chairperson and Secretary of each of the five member groups.  This ensures fair representation from all areas in the decision-making process, and allows feedback through the members to the residents groups.

The Executive committee are:

Chairperson:  Clifford Forbes (RWRA)  

Treasurer:  Gordon Blevins   (BOATA)                                                     

Vice-Chair:  Ashley Forbes  (CRCA)

Secretary:  Julie McNally   (CRCA)  

Phyllis Millington, (ERA), Julie Matchett, (ERA), Margaret Blevins, (BOATA), Carol Hall, (GENESIS), John Stevenson, (GENESIS), Brian Smyth (RWRA).

Staff Members:     Charmain Currie, Project Co-Ordinator, 

                           Kerry Millington, Development Worker

                           Beatrice Carson, Administrator seconded from Wade   

                           Training Ltd

Contact Information

Charmain Currie, Project Co-Ordinator

Kerry Millington, Development Worker

Beatrice Carson, Administrator 

Telephone

028 38 337458

FAX

028 38 337527

Postal address

The Basement Office, Corcrain Community Centre, Portadown

Electronic mail

General Information: [email protected]
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