Northern Ireland and Holywood are special places

We are starting to share our 'Earthwise' stories here and will include snippets of our activities and thoughts as we move along life's and NI Silver Jewellery's journey.
Both smiling Steve from NI Silver stands next to Brian Connolly from Tourism NI receiving his certificate.

Steve's Latest Graduation

Steve joined nine other local businesses to complete Tourism Northern Ireland’s Level 4 Certificate in Sustainable Tourism Practice in Destinations.

Shown is the photograph is the amazing Brian Conolly from Tourism NI presenting Steve with his Certificate :)

This training programme was delivered by The Tourism Space and was a great mix of group sessions, workshops, field trips and mentoring, all focused on doing tourism in a more thoughtful and sustainable way.

Along the way, thanks to Tina O'Dwyer and her team, we learned how to measure our impact and turn that into clear, practical Sustainability Action Plans covering climate action, biodiversity, accessibility and marketing. The course wrapped up with final presentations to fellow participants, Tourism NI, Ards and North Down Borough Council, Maria from The Tourism Space and Ulster University.

Strictly between us, Steve quietly came away with a Distinction :)

Course Information TNI
Logo for 'Loughs & Legends' Eastern Shores Tourism Cluster a group of like minded local businesses interested in providing sustainable tourism experiences in the Ards and North Down area of Northern Ireland, NI Silver is one of the founding members.

Loughs and Legends - Local Collaborations

Steve recently completed a 6 month course with Ulster University for Sustainable Tourist Destinations.

With financial assistance from Ards and North Down Council and support from Tourism NI there are a growing number of local businesses within the Ards Peninsula who have come together to form the 'Loughs and Legends' cluster. Keep an eye out for these lovely people and their great 'things to do'. Here is a link to them all :)

NI Silver's Sustainability journey

'Buy Now'

Ruth and Steve went to the Greenpeace hosted film screening of 'Buy Now: The Shopping Conspiracy' at WWT Castle Espie Wetland Centre.

We were also treated to a very informative presentation by Mr Phil Allen.

We had not seen this film before and would suggest that you have a look. We have found the film on Netflix here but it may be viewable elsewhere.

Netflix