Contact Details
Tourism without Borders Initiative
Cavan Monaghan Rural Development Co-operative Soc
Tel: 049-4338477
Email: tourism@cmrd.ie
Web: http://www.cmrd.ie/rural--agri-tourism-page24659.
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Description / Biog
Cavan-Monaghan Rural Development Co-operative is a community based Non Government Organisation established in 1991 by the coming together of local rural development actors from the two border counties of Cavan and Monaghan and acts as a single point of contact for rural development supports in the area.
The co-op is a non profit making organisation with charitable status and is the primary rural development agency in operation in the area. Supports are provided in the form of training mentoring, research, networking and capital grant assistance.
Walking Trails Development Workshop
18th November 2006
Iontas Centre, Castleblayney, Co Monaghan
Cavan Monaghan Rural Development (CMRD) is organising a workshop on walking trails development, which will highlight the importance of trails both as a community resource and as a catalyst for attracting tourists to the area. This workshop will bring together a number of speakers from across the island of Ireland who have been involved in the development of various types of walks including; National Waymarked Ways, Looped Walks, Heritage Trails, Walking festivals, Walking Guides and Hill-walking clubs.
This event is targeted specifically at groups interested in walking trail development and will also provide information to all individuals interested in the activity of walking. Information will be available about walking clubs and their planned activities in the border counties of Cavan, Monaghan, Armagh, Tyrone and Fermanagh.
The programme for the ‘Walking Trails Development Workshop’:
Developing a new trail, Step by Step.
Deirdre Lewis – CSA Consulting
Looped Walks Development
Mark Rowlette - Fáilte Ireland will present on the new ‘Looped Walk’ initiative for walking trails. For more information on Looped Walks please see www.walking.ireland.ie
Guidance on the development of short walks.
Jean Boydell – National Waymarked Ways Advisory Committee/Irish Sports Council www.walkireland.ie
The role of the walking guide and how to organise/market a Walking Festival.
Martin McGuigan – Marty is a self-employed walking guide based in County Tyrone and is involved with annual Strolls in the Sperrins festival www.walkwithmarty.com
The Northern Ireland experience in walking trail development and the importance of heritage in trail development
Fiona Bryant - Project Co-ordinator for the North Sperrins Heritage Trail
Monaghan Waymarked Way Committee will provide a brief overview about the development of the Co Monaghan’s first 64 kilometre long National Waymarked Way.
Knockatallon Rambling Club, Co Monaghan will outline how the development of the Sliabh Beagh Trails and the Walking Club has benefited both the community and tourism development.
The workshop will commence at 9.30 and finish at 4.00pm. This workshop is free of charge and includes lunch. Places are limited and if interested please contact CMRD on 049-4338477 and/or see www.cmrd.ie for more information.
‘Part-financed by the European Union’s Programme for Peace and Reconciliation and the Irish Government under the National Development Plan, and managed for the Special EU Programmes Body by Border Action’
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