Ulster-Scots Community Network

{{Short description|Organisation in Northern Ireland}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} The '''Ulster-Scots Community Network''', previously known as the '''Ulster-Scots Heritage Council''',<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.independentreviewofeducation.org.uk/files/independentreviewofeducation/2022-09/Ulster%20Scots%20Community%20Network.pdf | via = independentreviewofeducation.org.uk | title = Ulster-Scots Community Network - Submission to the Independent Review of Education Provision | accessdate = 2 August 2025 }}</ref> was established in 1995 as an umbrella organisation to represent the Ulster Scots community.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://journals.openedition.org/etudesirlandaises/3494 | via = journals.openedition.org | title = Publishing the "invisible" language – some influences on Ulster-Scots publishing in the modern revival period | doi = 10.4000/etudesirlandaises.3494 | quote = the Ulster-Scots Community Network, formerly the Ulster-Scots Heritage Council, [was] originally intended to be an umbrella body for the sector’s culture and language groupings. }}</ref> The organisation, which is based in Belfast,<ref>{{cite web|url = https://archive.niassembly.gov.uk/record/committees2008/CAL/090521_ulsScotsNetwork.htm | via = archive.niassembly.gov.uk | title = Committee For Culture, Arts And Leisure - Official Report (Hansard) - Inquiry Into The Funding Of The Arts - 21 May 2009 | date = May 2009 | quote = The Ulster-Scots Community Network [..], which was previously called the Ulster-Scots Heritage Council, was established in 1995. It is based in Belfast }}</ref> is registered as a charity with the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/charity-details/?regid=100986&subid=0 | title = Ulster-Scots Community Network | website = charitycommissionni.org.uk | accessdate = 2 August 2025 }}</ref> It is involved in "highlight[ing] the significant contribution of the Ulster-Scots community to the development of life in Northern Ireland, the border counties of the Republic of Ireland, and the wider Ulster-Scots diaspora",<ref>{{cite web|url = https://ulster-scots.com/about-us/ | website = ulster-scots.com | title = About Us | accessdate = 3 August 2025 }}</ref> and has published a number of works on Ulster-Scots history.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://ulster-scots.com/publications/ | website = ulster-scots.com | title = Publications | accessdate = 3 August 2025 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://catalogue.nli.ie/Author/Home?author=Ulster-Scots+Community+Network | work = National Library of Ireland | title = NLI Catalogue - Works by creator - Ulster-Scots Community Network | accessdate = 3 August 2025 }}</ref> In 2023/2024, the organisation received most of its funding from the Ulster-Scots Agency (£408,000) and Arts Council of Northern Ireland (£33,800), and expended approximately £300,000 on salaries and staffing costs.<ref>{{cite report | url = https://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/ccni_ar_attachments/0000100986_20240331_CA.pdf | via = charitycommissionni.org.uk | title = Ulster-Scots Community Network - Financial Statements - 31 March 2024 | accessdate = 2 August 2025 | pages =31,32 }}</ref>

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==External links== * {{official|https://ulster-scots.com/}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ulster-Scots Heritage Council}} Category:Cultural organisations based in Northern Ireland +Heritage Category:Organizations established in 1955 Category:1955 establishments in Northern Ireland