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Small Steps with Big Impact
In collaboration with Charlene Brooks, Belfast Healthy Cities www.belfasthealthycities.com As part of the Healthy Cities initiative, Belfast Healthy Cities has supported schools in piloting walking...
Government must ‘walk the walk’ and put active travel plans into action
Credits to: Sustrans/ Brian Morrison With its long clear days, May is the ideal time for National Walking Month. Walking, or wheeling* opens up a whole new world. It’s free, sociable and healthy....
Gillian Lewis to Lead NI Health Collective as New Head, Championing Health Equity and Collaboration
Announcement CO3 is pleased to announce the appointment of Gillian Lewis as the new Head of the Northern Ireland Health Collective. The Northern Ireland Health Collective serves as a forum for...
Health Research Shows Value of Working in Partnership
The Northern Ireland Health Collective has said that research recently published shows the value of bringing together voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) health networks, creating a...
Patricia Cathcart Wins ‘Leading in Healthcare’ Award for Pioneering Trauma Talks at HMP Magilligan
CO3 proudly hosted its annual awards ceremony on 27 March 2025, at the Europa Hotel, celebrating exceptional leadership across Northern Ireland’s third sector. A key highlight of the evening was the...
Health SIG Meeting – Supporting the Social Care Workforce
The Northern Ireland Health Collective’s Health Special Interest Group (Health SIG) recently hosted a key session focusing on developments in social care and workforce recognition across Northern...
Charity leaders in Stormont plea as cash for vital services slashed
Nesbitt says there are winners and losers as 234 groups lose out on funding. Bosses from across Northern Ireland’s community and voluntary sector have called for an overhaul of the process that...
CO3 Statement on the Department of Health’s Core Grant Scheme 2025-2026
Today’s announcement of core grant funding of £1.8m by the Department of Health to organisations in the Community and Voluntary sector underlines the stark mismatch between need and the available...
Launch Northern Ireland Health Collective
CO3, supported by The National Lottery and the Department of Health, launches the NI Health Collective This new initiative, powered by CO3, will bring together voluntary, community, and social...
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