Belfast’s Bank of Ideas unlocks city-wide creativity with £60,000 towards local projects
Communities take part in over 30 local creative projects in summer 2025, and into the autumn, thanks to funding from Belfast City Council’s Bank of Ideas. 34 schemes, across all parts of the city, shared in £60,000 of grants made available through the participatory budgeting programme, now in its second year. Many of the projects support activities for young people.
Over 1,000 votes were cast during a voting day at City Hall on Sunday 29 June, where visitors had their say in which projects received funding from more than 100 creative ideas.
Among the concepts coming out on top were a rock school for girls in Belfast city centre, a streetwear project for young people in the west of the city, a Viva Mexico celebration in south Belfast, the ‘People’s Pages’ writing and reading workshops in north Belfast and a community meal where people can get to know their neighbours better in the east.
Residents can get involved in projects as they are rolled out between August and November this year.
“Well done to all those projects who have been successful in this year’s Bank of Ideas,” said Lord Mayor of Belfast, Councillor Tracy Kelly.
Find out more on this project on the Belfast City Council website
More on the dedicated Portal on Participatory Budgeting in Belfast