Village Enhancement Project completed in Lisbellaw

An enhancement project delivered under the Covid Recovery Small Settlement Regeneration Programme has recently been completed in Lisbellaw, thanks to an investment of over £122,500.

Supported by Fermanagh and Omagh District Council, the capital funding has enabled improvements throughout the village including improvements to the War Memorial, new planters with unique Lisbellaw village design, mechanising of the church clock, entrance features and planting and improvements to the bus shelter.

The Council is committed to ensuring that the district is welcoming and the economy is thriving, expanding and outward looking. The regeneration of small villages is vitally important and through this programme of investment, will ensure that our rural communities can contribute to build a more inclusive, sustainable and resilient local economy.

Councillor John McClaughry, Chair of Fermanagh and Omagh District Council commented:

“The Covid Recovery Small Settlement Regeneration Programme has enabled improvements to villages’ right across the district.  The improvement works carried out in Lisbellaw has allowed for many enhancements to the village, making an already beautiful area even more visually attractive for both locals and visitors.”

Projects totalling £2.5million are being delivered across 14 villages throughout the district.

The Covid Recovery Small Settlement Regeneration Programme is funded by the Council in partnership with the Department for Communities (DfC), the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) and the Department for Infrastructure (DfI), and aims to deliver projects which result in positive, visual impacts and assist small settlements to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.