CWSAN - The rural support network     
           “Sustaining Local Communities”        

River Blackwater

Gateway to The Ulster Canal

Cookstown and Western Shores Area Network (CWSAN) is a community umbrella organisation which was formed in 1996 to represent and support the interests of community groups within the rural areas of Cookstown District and along the Western Shores of Lough Neagh. Since the end of 2009 CWSAN also covers the Magherafelt District Council area and operates an outreach office from the Rainey Centre, Magherafelt.The network aims to co-ordinate the activities of groups in the area through a range of support measures which include training, facilitation, information access, brokerage and consultation.
 

The network operates from a central location at the Crieve Centre, Stewartstown which serves the needs of groups in the rural area stretching from the River Moyola to the north, the River Blackwater to the south and westwards to the Sperrins foothills.

The main services CWSAN offer are:

• Assisting member groups
• Networking & Partnership
• Consultation
• Raising Public Awareness
• Advice and Information Services
• Efforts Towards Reconciliation
• Additional Resources Provided
  
  Further information on the above can be found by clicking here.
   

                     Affiliations                       

 CWSAN is affiliated to:

 The Rural Community Network:
www.ruralcommunitynetwork.org/

 The Ulster Waterways Group:

 Sperrins Tourism LTD:      www.sperrinstourism.com/

 Irish Rural Link:                       www.irishrurallink.ie

 N.I.C.V.A.:                                www.nicva.org

 Community Places             www.communityplaces.info

 Community Development & Health Network www.cdhn.org/