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Heads of Terms

 

 

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In this easy read document, difficult words are in bold.
We explain what these words mean in the sentence after they have been used.
 



Introduction

 

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Growth Deals provide funds to local authorities for projects that benefit the local area and economy.
Local authorities is another term for Council.
 

 

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A growth deal provides capital investment only.
Capital investment means money for building projects or buying equipment.

 

 

 

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Elected Members proposed a large selection of projects for consideration.
Consideration means careful thought. 
 

 

 

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A short list of nine projects
with the greatest potential to support economic growth was then agreed.
Greatest potential means most likely to succeed.

 

 

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These nine projects have been granted approval by the UK Government and Northern Ireland Executive to proceed to the next stage.

 

 

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The UK Government have committed £36 million.

 

 

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The Northern Ireland Executive have committed
£36 million.

 

 

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Council and other project delivery partners will also contribute over £25 million.
Contribute means giving money in order to help achieve something.

 

 

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This Easy Read information explains what is included in our Heads of Terms.
Heads of Terms is an informal agreement between parties.

 

 


 
Our Region

 

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Covers almost 1,200 square kilometres.

 

 

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Has a population of 141,700 residents.

 

 

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Female life expectancy is 83 years old. Male life expectancy is 79 years old.
Expectancy is when you think something will happen.
 

 

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Had a peak number of visitors in 2019 of 2.5 million.

 

 

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Hosts large scale events.

 

 


 
Challenges

 

 

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Our Borough is primarily rural.

 

 

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Our Council inherited debt when it merged in 2015.

Inherited means Council had no choice but to accept the outstanding debt.

 

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The age of our residents is continually getting older.

 

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Unemployment rate is highest in Northern Ireland.
 

 

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Exports have fallen by 15 percent.
Exports are goods sold outside of Northern Ireland.

 

 

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14 percent of residents have no or low levels of educational attainment.

 

 

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Educational attainment means the highest qualification held by a person.

 

 

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98 percent of businesses are either micro or small.
Micro businesses have less than 10 employees.
 

 

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Small businesses have between 11 and 50 employees.

 

 

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In 2022, average annual earnings based on people living in the area was £24,825.

 

 


 
Projects in Our Deal

 

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Projects have been assigned across three themes:

 

 

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Innovation

 

 

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Tourism & Regeneration

 

 

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Infrastructure
 

 

 

 

 

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Innovation

Innovation is the introduction of something new.

 

 

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The Centre for Food & Drug Discovery will build upon existing research expertise to establish a leading centre of scientific excellence.

 

 

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The Business Innovation & Incubation Hub will provide much needed wet labs and business expansion units.

 

 

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Incubation means providing early-stage businesses with the support and resources to help them succeed.

 

 

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Wet labs are laboratory spaces designed to test chemicals, biological matter, and drugs.

 

 

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An Innovation Centre at North West Regional College will help businesses to develop new products and services.

 

 

 

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Tourism & Regeneration
Regeneration is the long term upgrading of existing urban and rural areas.
 

 

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Bushmills Connected: Regeneration Project will improve the overall perception of the village.

 

 

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Perception means how something is thought of.




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Dungiven Regeneration Project will improve the overall perception of the village and provide a digital hub.

 

 

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Cushendall Innovation Centre will increase the capacity of its existing digital hub.

 

 

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Capacity is the maximum amount that something can contain.
 

 

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Coleraine Leisure and Wellbeing Centre will update the existing Leisure Centre.

 

 

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Plus bring much needed wellbeing initiatives to the town.
Initiatives are actions which improve a situation.

 

 

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Connected Causeway Traffic and Parking will reduce congestion and create new parking destinations.
Congestion is when a place is too blocked or crowded, causing difficulties. 

 


 

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Infrastructure
Infrastructure is the basic systems and services, such as transport and power supplies, that a country or organization uses in order to work effectively.

 

 

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Portrush to Bushmills Greenway will create a new active travel route.

 

 

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Active travel means making journeys in physically active ways - like walking, wheeling (using a wheelchair or mobility aid), cycling, or scootering.

 

 


 
Cross-Cutting Objectives

 

 

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Our Growth Deal will be supported by a programme of skills development.

 

 

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Employability programmes will be delivered by our Labour Market Partnership. Employability is what enables someone to get a job.

 

 

 

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All projects will adopt sustainable practices.
Sustainable means not being harmful to the climate.
         

 

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All projects will be inclusive.
Inclusive means not excluding anyone.

 

 


 
Deal Governance

Governance is overseeing the control and direction of something.

 

 

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Our Growth Deal will require strong leadership.

 

 


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Our funding will be subject to approval from the UK Government and the NI Executive.

 

 

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Our projects must demonstrate value for money.
Value for money is the best price for the outcome.
 

 



Next Steps

 

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We will start work on developing the Outline Business Cases for each project.

 

 

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Outline Business Cases go into more detail on a proposed project.

 

 

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We will keep everyone up to date with our progress.

 

 

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You can access our full Heads of Terms document at https://www.causewaycoast andglens.gov.uk/work/strate gic-projects/growth-deal.