Event Management Toolkit
Council is committed to supporting event organisers within Ards and North Down to plan, manage and deliver successful and safe events.
Event Management Guide
The below guide contains information on all aspects of events planning, including statutory responsibilities such as applying for required licences, road closures, health and safety and a host of other helpful advice and tips for planning and managing an event.
The Guide can be viewed here: How To Manage Your Event Guide (adobe.com)
Event Management Plan -Template and Guidance Notes (Word doc, 71 KB) (opens new window)
Risk Assessment Template (Word doc, 21 KB) (opens new window)
Request to use Council Land form (Word doc, 38 KB) (opens new window)
Funding
Council offers funding for events held within the Borough. These funding streams open at various times throughout the year. Please visit our Grants page to check out what funding you may be eligible to apply for:
Ards and North Down Borough Grants
Tourism NI Events Webinars
Get advice on running events, events marketing and how to enhance experiences for your visitors with Tourism NI's courses, events, masterclasses, business insights, roadshows and workshops that run throughout the year. Visit Tourism NI's website for more information:
What's On
For an overview of local events taking place in the Borough check out our whats on guide via this link: What's On in Ards and North Down
If you have any queries about organising an event, please contact the Tourism Events Team on: events@ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk
HEART AND SOUL - A Strategic Direction for Ards and North Down 2021 - 2026
People are the very 'heart and soul' of events and Ards and North Down is blessed with passionate communities and professionals who want to deliver outstanding events. We recognise that events play a key part in delivering social, cultural and economic outcomes to meet that vision. Events bring people together, mark key milestones and create memories. Events can also share and showcase the Borough's rich culture, heritage and natural built assets.
The purpose of the HEART AND SOUL Strategic Direction is to illustrate how events can help meet the strategic objectives outlined in the Borough's Big Plan, Corporate Plan, Integrated Arts and Heritage Strategy and Integrated Tourism, Regeneration and Economic Development Strategy.
You can view the document here: HEART AND SOUL
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