The Greater Shankill Partnership

Established in 1996, the Greater Shankill Partnership (GSP) is a community led regeneration agency in the Greater Shankill area of Belfast. GSP's Board brings together community, elected and private sector representatives, along with public sector officials. The Partnership operates at 3 levels: 1st Level As its core, GSP facilitates and co-ordinates regeneration efforts in the area; at the heart of which is Neighbourhood Renewal. In 2008 GSP published a Strategic Regeneration Framework and the first Greater Shankill Neighbourhood Action Plan; the culmination of more than two years work by Task Groups across nine regeneration themes, facilitated by the Partnership. The Action Plan is regularly reviewed by the Partnership and Task Groups. GSP is also used as a touchstone by various public agencies for their policies and proposals affecting the area, and in this regard, GSP provides a mechanism to test and garner community views and priorities.