Omagh Cultural Hub

05/06/2026

05/06/2026

ULSTER-SCOTS MUSIC AND DANCE TUITION PROGRAMME 🎵💙😀

The Ulster-Scots Agency has opened an Ulster-Scots Music and Dance Tuition programme for voluntary and community organisations, which will support music and dance tuition from the 1st September 2026 to 31st May 2027. Applications close at 3pm on Friday 17th July.

Please note that there are two sperate applications - one for Dance and the one for Music.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💃 Dance Tuition - The grant supports up to 30 weeks of Highland or Scottish Country Dance, with an option which supports accreditation. Groups wishing to apply for a Dance tuition project can register using this link - https://form.jotform.com/261461964417361

🎶🥁 Music Tuition – The grant supports up to 20 weeks of tuition across a range of Ulster-Scots musical traditions, including drum major tuition, and offers support for accreditation. Groups wishing to apply for a Music tuition project can register using this link - https://form.jotform.com/261413105123339

Following a successful registration, an application form, guidelines and template for the Scheme of Work will be emailed to the group. Groups interested in applying are encouraged to carefully read the guidelines, and if possible, attend the information workshops 👍🏻

All eligible and capped costs are listed in the guidelines. The maximum funding available for groups is 75% of eligible costs. Applications close on Friday 17th July at 3pm.

Groups must ensure that they have submitted all the listed supporting documentation, and for groups based in Northern Ireland, uploaded the required documents to the Government Funders Database. We would encourage groups to submit their applications as soon as possible in advance of the deadline.

We anticipate this programme will be significantly oversubscribed, therefore incomplete applications, or applications which fail to submit all the required supporting documents, will be rejected.

For further information or clarification on any aspect of the programme, please contact our Community Development Officer Derek Reaney on [email protected] 07843279912

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04/06/2026

01/06/2026

SCAMMER ALERT!

It has come to our attention that a scammer has contacted at least one prospective stallholder for the UK Pipe Band Championships on 13th June requesting payment via PayPal.

Please DO NOT make payments to any PayPal account in connection with a stall or advertising at the UK Pipe Band Championships. You will be contacted directly by staff from RSPBA in relation to stalls and the Ulster-Scots Agency in relation to advertising.

If you are in any way suspicious about a communication you have received, please contact the Ulster-Scots Agency by telephone on 028 90231113 or RSPBA on 0141 221 5414.

29/05/2026

✨ ULSTER-SCOTS WORD OF THE DAY ✨

▪️ Bide
▪️Wait, stay

"G’on ye on an I’ll bide here a while."

28/05/2026

✨ 𝐔𝐋𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑-𝐒𝐂𝐎𝐓𝐒 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐃 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐘 ✨

▪ Wean
▪ Child

"She's a wile guid wean."

27/05/2026

26/05/2026

✨ ULSTER-SCOTS WORD OF THE DAY ✨

▪️ Wile
▪️ Wild / Outrageous