The charity responsible for promoting and preserving Belfast’s maritime heritage, Titanic Foundation Ltd is to be known now as Maritime Belfast Trust.
The newly-named trust according to The Irish News, will broaden its remit to help deliver Belfast’s waterfront as a vibrant, accessible heritage destination and will work alongside key partners to support with the delivery of the city’s Covid-19 recovery plans.
It will focus on five key themes of Connect, Energise, Enrich, Influence and Thrive to enable it to deliver on its mission ‘to preserve and promote Belfast’s rich maritime heritage for the enjoyment of current and future generations and in doing so contribute to sustainable social and economic development’.
Kerrie Sweeney, chief executive of Maritime Belfast Trust, described it as “a very exciting time in our history”.
She added: “Over the past ten years, it has been a privilege to work alongside our strategic partners, funders as well as the many local communities and volunteers as we delivered a range of significant projects that have helped to shape, transform and make accessible our amazing waterfront and maritime assets.
“We look forward to continuing to work with everyone as we look to the future to deliver, promote and protect Belfast’s magnificent maritime heritage; especially within the city’s Covid-19 recovery plans, and ensure the city’s historic waterfront plays an integral part of the Belfast experience; a destination that is alive with people and where businesses thrive.”
More here from the chair of the Belfast Maritime Trust.
