CHRISTMAS TREES         Tuesday, November 17, 2009

The West Belfast Traders Forum would like to extend an invitation to one and all to come to either The Culturlann on Thursday 26th November at 4.00pm to see the lights switched on by the American Consul General, Kamala Lakhdhir, also present will be the Antrim Ladies football team and Daidí na Nollag!

Then on Thursday 3rd December at 7.00pm and in conjunction with Feile an Phobail we have the Lighting of the Christmas Tree at the Andersonstown Barracks site and again Farther Christmas will be putting in an appearance and if the boys and girls are well behaved he may have a free gift for them.

The West Belfast Traders would like to thank all the Business's who have help raise the Money to pay for the Tree and the lights at The Culturlann and who supplied us with gifts for the Childern. Our special thanks go to Sainsbury's, The Kennedy Centre, Ikea, The Westwood Centre, The West Belfast Taxi Association, Delta Print, Ulster Business Equipment, Noel Grimley Electrics, Connor from Design and Display and Joe Who owns Siopa, Falls road and Springfield road and others who have promised help this year.

Christmas Tree 2009         Wednesday, December 17, 2008

This year the Traders Forum in conjuction with CULTURLANN are Having a tree lighting Event on Thursday 26th November at 4.00pm. The Event will include the Choir and also Drumming.

Santa will also attend hopefully with some goodies. A meeting of the Traders Forum will be held in the West Belfast Partnerships Board room on Monday 16th November to finalise some of the detail all traders are welcome.

Hopefully we also have a second tree at the old Andersonstowns Barrack site details to follow. 

Traders meet PSNI and Belfast City Coucil         Wednesday, October 15, 2008

On Monday Oct 13, the Traders Forum met with the PSNI, and Belfast City Councils Community Safety Team.

Members of the DPP and The Coiln Neighbourhood Partnership were also present, as was Belfast City Coucils Anti-graffiti team.

Traders forum meets Minister Conor Murphy.         Friday, February 01, 2008

 

"We produced an informative presentation, highlighting
some of the key parking and traffic problems from
Castle Street to Lagmore and how this was impacting on
local business interests. We offered the minister some
solutions to what seem to be obvious local problems."
 
"This has been the beginning of the Traders' Forum
engagements with the Department. We are concsious that
we would not resolve a range of concerns in our
first engagement, but are delighted to have made a
good start and have at least established points of
contact, whereby we can continue our engagements with
the department at the highest level."
 
The minister emphasised the importance of groups such
as the West Belfast Traders' Forum, which can act as a
collective voice for smaller businesses. He reassured
those attending the meeting that his department would
work through the list of concerns raised at the
meeting. He also pointed that by opening dailogue with
his department in such a way was the best way forward
for everybody concerned.