29/07/2015

Nine Murals To Be Removed In East Belfast

Nine paramilitary murals are being removed and redesigned in a major reimaging project in east Belfast.

Charter NI secured £30,000 funding from the Northern Ireland Housing Executive's Community Cohesion budget to oversee the project in the Lord Street area.

The Housing Executive is supporting local communities to remove the outward symbols of sectarianism through the medium of art.

The Lord Street reimaging project forms part of a wider regeneration strategy for the area called The Diamond Project, which includes plans to bring empty social housing back into use and develop an environmental scheme alongside the Housing Executive, Charter NI and other organisations.

The theme of the new art pieces has been agreed in partnership with the Housing Executive and the local community.

Artists from Blaze FX are expected to complete the project in the next few weeks.

(CD/LM)

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