Gallaher Trust Delivery Partners Collaborate on Project to Boost Employability
WITH vital funding from The Gallaher Trust, the Prince’s Trust and Mid and East Antrim Borough Council’s Manufacturing Task Force, which are both current delivery partners, have collaborated on a special project to boost the skills of young people hoping to work in manufacturing. Entitled ‘Get Into Manufacturing’, the programme is currently accepting applications and […]
Triangle Housing Guest Blog
The Gallaher Trust has been supporting Triangle Housing’s PARTIY project since May 2019 and with the project due to come to an end in October, we caught up with Triangle’s Norman Sterritt, to find out more about the project and how the Trust has been able to assist so far. Can you tell us a […]
FAQs About Becoming a Delivery Partner with The Gallaher Trust
At The Gallaher Trust, we use the term ‘delivery partner’ a lot, but what exactly does it mean and how do you become one? Applications for delivery partners are currently open for 2022 and we thought this was an ideal time to quiz the Trust’s Director of Operations, Greg McKinley about some of the most […]
The Gallaher Trust Opens Applications for Delivery Partners
THE Gallaher Trust has announced that funding applications for delivery partners have opened for 2022. Having committed up to £1.85 million over the last four years to support projects that will create jobs, develop skills or assist disadvantaged adults, the Trust is now searching for social enterprises, charities or those who can think ‘outside the […]
Chairman Reflects on Five Years of The Gallaher Trust
As Japan Tobacco International (JTI), formerly Gallaher Limited, closed its doors in Ballymena for the last time in 2017 after a 75-year presence in the town, MP for the area, Ian Paisley, made it his personal mission to ensure that a positive legacy was left. Ian reflects… There’s an old adage that says, ‘Even in […]
The Gallaher Trust Commits £70,000 in Funding Towards Women’s Aid Project
Charity Funds Project Amidst the Highest Domestic Abuse Crime Figures Since Records Began The Gallaher Trust, a registered charity which focuses on enriching the lives of those living in the Ballymena area, issued £70,000 in funding to Women’s Aid ABCLN’s Reconnect Project in May 2019, the participants of which have taken part in two initiatives […]
The Gallaher Trust Funds New Initiative to Boost Innovation in Ballymena
Charity Commits Up to £168,000 to Project that will Create Over 50 Jobs A TOTAL of 54 new jobs are set to be created in Ballymena over the next five years, through a unique pilot project entitled 4i Innovation designed and managed by Ballymena Business Centre and in association with Innovate NI. The project will […]
Ballymena sees First Manufacturing Excellence Academy
The Gallaher Trust Pledges Almost £60,000 to Manufacturing Sector A Manufacturing Excellence Academy has been set up in Ballymena with funding from The Gallaher Trust and with assistance and support from the Mid and East Antrim Borough Council’s Manufacturing Task Force and the Northern Regional College. The Academy, the first of its kind, will see […]
The Gallaher Trust Funds Habitat for Humanity NI Project
Trust Supporting the ‘Building Impact’ Project to Aid Ballymena Adults REGISTERED charity, The Gallaher Trust, has committed funding totalling £150,000, to be spent over the next three years, to support Habitat for Humanity NI’s Building Impact project, which aims to target ‘hard to reach’ adults living in the Ballymena area. As part of their work, […]
The Gallaher Trust Launches Scholarship Scheme for Northern Regional College Students
Trust Offers Financial Support to Ballymena Students BALLYMENA students hoping to study highly “sought after subjects” at Northern Regional College could find themselves benefitting from The Gallaher Trust’s Scholarship Scheme, totalling £30,000 to be spent over the next three years, which was recently launched in conjunction with the College. As part of the Scholarship Scheme, […]