New Website Launches Helping Northern Ireland Get Out More & Get Active
Press release sent 01/08/18
New Website Launches Helping Northern Ireland Get Out More & Get Active
A new website dedicated to providing people all over Northern Ireland with detailed information and interactive mapping on all of the country’s outdoor trails, community walking paths and outdoor venues has been launched. The website will be the first of its kind in Northern Ireland, letting users easily search for a wide range of opportunities to get outdoors.
OutmoreNI.com acts as a ‘one stop shop’ for information on outdoor recreation in Northern Ireland for users of all abilities and backgrounds including complete beginners through to serious enthusiasts. Its goal is to help people discover what trails and outdoor facilities are on their doorstep or waiting for them in another part of Northern Ireland – including walking, cycling, canoeing and mountain biking trails as well as forests, parks, beaches and nature reserves.
The website contains almost 700 trails and over 200 outdoor places which have all been individually mapped to show the important information needed when planning an outdoor adventure. This includes trail distances, information on parking facilities, admission charges, guidelines on bringing dogs and much more.
From Left to Right – OutmoreNI is launched by Gareth Young from Ordnance Survey Northern Ireland (OSNI), Helen Anderson from Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA), John News from SportNI, Paulo Ross from Cool FM and Brian Murphy from Outdoor Recreation Northern Ireland (ORNI)
The driving force behind the website is a not for profit organisation called Outdoor Recreation Northern Ireland (ORNI), whose remit is to develop, manage and promote outdoor recreation for Northern Ireland. They are also responsible for the creation and maintenance of several popular websites from which many of the trails are drawn from, including WalkNI, CycleNI and MountainBikeNI. Financial funding was secured from SportNI and the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA), who are both thrilled to see a website like this developed in Northern Ireland. However, the website would not have been possible without the support from Ordnance Survey Northern Ireland (OSNI) who have provided the mapping platform which the website is based upon.
John News from Sport NI said, “We believe OutmoreNI will lead to a significant growth in people becoming more active. A lot of work has gone into making the site as accessible as possible for people. Whether you’re looking for an easy walk, a nearby park or your nearest canoe trails to get outdoors, OutmoreNI will make a real impact on the lives of people all over Northern Ireland.”
Helen Anderson, the Director of the Environment Division at NIEA was delighted with the finished project. She commented that “The website has great potential to show local communities and the wider public where to explore their local landscapes and natural environment. We hope the website will have a positive impact on the public’s health and well-being.”
The website is now live and can be found by visiting OutmoreNI.com.
Notes to Editor
OutmoreNI is a website to encourage active participation in outdoor recreation in the local community and also to raise awareness of the outdoor recreation opportunities in Northern Ireland. The website launched on Tuesday 31st July 2018. It was developed by Outdoor Recreation Northern Ireland, funded by SportNI and NIEA and also supported by OSNI. Outdoor Recreation Northern Ireland is a not for profit organisation responsible for developing, managing and promoting outdoor recreation for Northern Ireland. The organisation’s vision is to ‘Place outdoor recreation at the heart of society’ – Further information is available at www.outdoorrecreationni.com
ORNI has worked on projects ranging from the development of the official mountain bike trails in Northern Ireland and their promotion under the MountainBikeNI Consortium to the running of the Giant’s Causeway Coast Sportive and the development of trails at Gosford Forest Park.
For more information please contact:
Name: Ethan Loughrey
Organisation: Outdoor Recreation Northern Ireland
Direct Tel: 02890 303930
Email: ethan@outdoorrecreationni.com
Current situation
As you are probably aware the current advice from the Northern Ireland Executive, Health Promotion Agency NI and Health & Safety Executive NI, as well as our expert group within Sport NI is that we cannot deliver any face to face courses for our customers including use of the Hot Rock Climbing Wall.
We know that you and many others like minded folk are very keen to get back on track with your plans to attend and complete a range of personal skills training and qualifications in a range of disciplines.
Believe us when we say we are equally keen to get outside with you and help you reach your goals and complete that journey.
How do we know? Because every day we get emails and phone calls asking when will courses resume and with every NI Executive mention of easing of restrictions the emails and phone calls are more frequent……