24th June 2011

Gortalowry House

The original building

The Inception

1996 The concept of a multi cultural building For the whole community to use Select Vestry of Derryloran Parish House purchased for £75,000 Community Development committee Local authorities and public sector agencies

The side of the original building

The Residential

Interested parties attend a weekend residential

Gortalowry Project Ltd was formed Demolition of the Gortalowry House Consultation report

The Funders

CCRU (John Carson Office) Lottery Tesco’s Awards for all National Charities Board Felicity McCartney £4-5000 July 2000-2001 Lloyds TSB, CRC (£5000) Enkalon Foundation (£500) John Moore’s, CB & HH Taylor Trust, Westford Trust Katherine Howard Trust

Community Development

Margaret Ferguson Mobiles Committee

Gort Kids annoying the staff with a water fight.This was before the building work started

Gort Kids in the mobles

Carer and Toddler group about 1999 in the mobiles

Steering Group Committee

ChairpersonMr Wilfred Young

Vice Chairperson Mrs Bernie Sonners

SecretaryRev Robert Boyd

TreasurerMr Bertie McKinney

Building a Community Building

Manor Architects Euroframe Land Ownership Leased to Gortalowry House

The Building Work

The Official Opening

7th June 2000 Mr Dennis Haughey M.L.A. Clergymen representing all sides of the

community All those who had served Gortalowry House,

either as users, committee members or staff. Invited Guests

A newspaper clipping of the offical opening

Staff

Staff Mrs Margaret Ferguson Project Development and Co-ordinator Mrs Jennifer Murphy Co-ordinater of Gort Kids after school Club Mrs Mable Doole Project Co-ordinator Miss Yvonne Coleman Project Manager Miss Sinead Sonner Cleaner/Facilitator Mrs Jackie Mills Cleaner/Facilitator Miss Karen McElroy Project Co-ordinator April 2002 Mr David Murray Office Manager 2001 Miss Kelly Dowd ( work placement) Miss Lisa O’Neill (work placement) Mrs Teresa Rooney Relief project worker Mrs Cissie Greer Cleaner

Current Staff

Ms Amanda Charles Facilitator/House keeper Mr Daran Patterson Caretaker Mr Martin McCann TIPSA Mr Eugene O’Goan TIPSA Ms Brenda Hughes Gold/Surestart

Usage and available space within Gortalowry House

The three Storey multi – purpose resource centre comprises main reception area Manager’s office now the McKeown room for hire for small groups and for

1-1 counselling session facilities for a shop, later turned into an office and store Restaurant which is now the main conference room Kitchen and stores Five spacious offices Upstairs First Floor conference and training suites which were later adapted

for offices. Playroom which was designed for use by children, Gort Kids afterschool

club, carer and toddler groups and MUCCC operate from this room. Some groups like to hire this as it is less formal and suitable for support groups

Large upstairs room which was made into a Computer suite initially rented to learn Direct, now TIPSA office

Sustainability

Our sustainabity means that that times Gortalowry house has to make hard decisions about the way forward so that we remain competitive in the new financial climate of the 21st century.

Suppliers All tenants current and past, their staff and committees All those who book GH rooms All current and past committee members In particular we thank those who had the vision of working together

particularly those who committed in the early stages. and their success to bring that vision into a building and into

Cookstown.

Current Committee

Mr Trevor Rollins (Chairperson) Ms Vera McElhone (Treasurer) Ms Elizabeth Baxter (Secretary) Mr Ron Griffin Mr Cannon Porteus Mr Trevor Carson Ms Izette Hunter Mr Des Hunter Ms Mary McElroy Mr Sloss Wylie

Committee members Mrs. Elizabeth Baxter 1998-2011Mr.Tom Blemmings 2000-2001Mrs.Roberta Boyd 2006-2007Rev.Samuel Robert Boyd 1997-2001Mrs.MaggieBryson 1996-2001Mr.Justin Buchannan 2005 -2007Mr.TrevorCarson 2005-2011Mr. Brendan Conway 2001-2004Mr.Jim Eastwood 1998- 2002Mrs.TeresaFalls 1998-2000Mrs.Margaret Ferguson 2001-2005Mr.Robert Ian Greer 1998-2004Mr.Ron Griffin 2009-2011Mr.Des Hunter 2005-2011Mrs.IzetteHunter 2005-2011Mrs.Etna Jennings 1998-2000Mrs.Libby Keyes 1996-2001Ms.Shirley McIntyre 2003-2006Mrs.Frances McKenna 1998-2001

Mr Bertie McKinney1996-2002Dr. Henry McLain1998-2001Mr Louise Martin 2007MsVera McElhone 1996-2011Ms.Mary McElroy 2005-2011 Mr.Ernie McGeown-. 2005 Dr Michael Mullan 1998-2002

Mr.David Murray 2003-2007Mr Colm Nesson1999-2000Mr.Pat O'Hanlon 2002 -2003Cannon Norman Porteus 2003-2011Ms.Bernie Quinn 2008Mr.Trevor Rollins 2005-2011Mrs.Teresa Rooney 1999-2005Mrs.Bernie Sonner 1998-2008Mr.Alexander (Sandy) Spiers1996-2000Mr.Jason Stewart 2000-2003Mr.Sloss Wylie 2009-2011Mr Wilfred Young1996-2002

Thank you

The current management

committee wish to

acknowledge the hard work

and dedication of all those

who have assisted.