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Shaun Keenan

Hillsborough Forest Park healthy living cafe work set to begin soon

A new mobile cafe is set to be installed at Hillsborough Forest Park with the intentions of promoting healthy living and eating.

The development comes ahead of Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council's Development Committee on September 1.

Members of the committee will vote on the proposal which is being headed up by the South Eastern Trust.

Earlier this year, the local authority and the Trust both jointly-funded a scoping study aimed at developing ideas around 'healthy eating' and a 'healthy forest'.

If approved, the temporary café would be located near the popular children's play park with a commitment to also employ young people leaving care.

It is hoped the scheme could offer opportunities for care leavers in training and employment over a period of nine months.

The project will be included in the council's outline business case as part of the wider City Deal bid for Hillsborough.

Members of the committee will meet for the first time since the summer recess this week to consider the proposal.

It's understood that the Department of Communities' Job Start Scheme will be used to pay for the salaries over the short contractual period.

Meanwhile, council officers have also recommended that members set aside £15,000 through the DfC Covid-19 recovery fund for the project.

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