We’re a consultancy that values collaborative research and creative placemaking approaches

Belfast, Northern Ireland
Joined August 2019
🎨Are you an artist or work in the creative and cultural industries (CCIs) resident in Ireland (Republic of Ireland) or the UK? 📣Click the link below to have your say before 9 December 2024 by filling out our #CultureConnects research survey 👉forms.office.com/e/k2uvbfddk…
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Starling Start retweeted
Last chance to catch the full edition of Multitudes today 11-3, before we hide these 202 ceramic hag stones across Belfast’s 202km of alleyways during October. Visit them at the former Bank of Ireland, Royal Avenue. 9ftincommon.com/2024/09/mult…
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Multitudes. A symbolic offering of 202 ceramic objects representing potentials for 202km of mapped alleys across Belfast. Open 21/22 Sept, 11-3 in former Bank of Ireland building. Come visit these precious objects before they are released… where will they end up? #belfast24
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Hello. Nice to see you here. We’re Starling Start 🙌🏻 We co-design inclusive and ambitious strategic plans, blueprints, or approaches that guide cultural development. We dream up and develop magical one-off gatherings and sustained programmes that are guided by people and place.
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WAYS TO NAME AN ALLEY (or another place with no name!) 1 August 6-7pm online. Join us for a fun and interactive online event where we explore creative ways to name an alley with special guest, @proinsy BOOK 9ftincommon.com/events/
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We’ve got a new website! Check it out at starlingstart.com We use collaborative research and creative placemaking approaches to ensure that each project, contract, commission, or moment is invested in and reflective of the people and places it impacts.
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Thanks for capturing Stuart
Lovely moment with @JoshuaBurnside, live in the Hyndford St alley, an old haunt of Van Morrison. 01.05.24. Recording will appear later in the summer. Cheers @9ftinCommon, Whisper Project and #belfast2024. Photos @stu_bailie
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Comparing the entire area of our city’s alleyways to our city parks to give you an idea about how much space that really is!
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Right, let's do this. Please consider following this new Twitter account: @SaveCRC #SaveCrumlinRoadCourthouse
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Making some alley comparisons for our 202km of Belfast alleys against our city’s greenways… #greenways #alleys #mapping #combergreenway #lagantowpath #colinglen #loughshore
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Seriously the best fundraising project 🙌🏻 – at Belfast, Northern Ireland
Give it a go. Big advice for a small sum of money. No risks and no commitments. At the same time contributing to fund raising for cancer research.
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A thread about Belfast 202km of alleys… – at Belfast, Northern Ireland
Want to find out how many km of alleyway we have in #belfast ? Here’s a neat thread that uncovers how far they would stretch…
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Starling Start retweeted
GUESS THE LENGTH! 🤔 We’ve calculated the combined length of Belfast’s alleyways (so that you don’t have to!). Can you guess how many kilometres of alleys we have in the city? The winner gets a lovely Belfast Alley Map print 👌🏻 follow over on insta 👉🏻 #alleywaymanifesto
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Vote for us please 🙌🏻 – at Belfast, Northern Ireland
We’ve been shortlisted in the research category of the @ulsterahs Heritage Angel Awards! 😇 😇 We’re at the bottom of the list and there are some great people on there, but if you can find it in your heart, we’d be so grateful of your vote xx heritageangelawards-ni.org.u…
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A thread about consultation, democracy, rights of way, the right to discuss 👇🏻 or read the long version here 9ftincommon.com/2024/03/deba… – at Belfast, Northern Ireland
We’ve been contacted by a few people who are dissatisfied by the current alley gate consultation. If you aren’t sure that gates are the best option or if you feel that you haven’t had a chance to discuss the options with your neighbours, please know that you can object…
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That’s a wrap on our Belfast Heritage Sector workshops with a trip to Templemore Baths and @EastSidePship 🙌🏻 Still got time to add yourself to the heritage sector audit by completing a short survey yoursay.belfastcity.gov.uk/u…
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Our Templemore Baths Heritage Officer, Sam Guthrie kicking off @belfastcc Heritage consultation today facilitated by @StarlingStart sharing his great work at Templemore Baths to tell the stories behind this brilliant heritage asset.
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Thanks to @StarlingStart and @belfastcc for facilitating such a positive and thought provoking morning for Heritage Practitioners. Looking forward to seeing their findings and next steps and how we at @placenamesni might get involved 😎 – at Greenisland, Northern Ireland
Not a bad location for work on a Monday morning! And that sky 😍😍😍
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