The Riverbrooke Cross-Border Initiative is a very important part of the work of Riverstown Enterprise Development (Sligo) Ltd.

The Riverbrooke partnership has been in existence for 12 years and links us with Brookeborough & District Community Development Association, Co Fermanagh.  The partnership has grown from a tentative relationship between two community groups with a few casual exchanges to a full-time project with a huge programme of activity, employing 3 staff, and in its first three years having almost 600 participants.  This year alone (2006/07) we have had 38 cross-border events including 4 residentials.

We first made contact with Brookeborough Development Group in 1995 through our shared interest in vintage.  As we came to know each other we began to explore the possibility of working together and undertook a number of small projects.  In 2002 we successfully applied for funding under the EU Peace II programme and were awarded €350,000 to engage in cross-border work. 

Riverbrooke is committed to the ideal of a cross-border/cross-community, peace project, delivered through a dedicated partnership.  This unique project is innovative and exciting and a positive example of how communities can come together to enjoy shared interests, explore common concerns and acknowledge and celebrate diversity.

If you would like to know more about the work of the Riverbrooke Cross-Border Initiative, see our dedicated website which is full of interesting information.