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Dobbies Announces Antrim And Lisburn Community Winners

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Dobbies, the UK’s leading garden centre, has revealed the community and charity groups across the UK that will receive support to help transform, restore or start their indoor or outdoor green spaces this year, including Kirkinriola Early Years Playgroup in Antrim and Molly and Mia Community Group in Lisburn.   Over 660 groups applied to Dobbies Community Gardens when it opened in […]

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Children’s Inclusive Swim School ‘buddies’ Up With Therapy Dogs To Make A Splash

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Swimming Buddies, a pioneering initiative for neurodiverse young people, has teamed up with a local charity to start combining therapy dogs with their swim sessions. Lexi from Autism Dogs Northern Ireland (ADNI) stole the show at a recent away day at Harberton School for families who avail of the Swimming Buddies service. The collaboration aims

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Co-Ownership Raises Over £8000 For Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke

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Co-Ownership has announced the successful conclusion of its fundraising partnership with Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke (NICHS), raising over £8,000 for the charity. In 2023, Co-Ownership’s employees raised over £3,000 contributing to a two-year fundraising total of £8,383. The funds will play a crucial role in supporting NICHS’s vital services including  health management and

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Annual Awards Launched To Recognise Social Enterprise Excellence In Northern Ireland

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The Northern Ireland Social Enterprise Awards, in partnership with Go Succeed are back for 2024. The annual awards led by Social Enterprise Northern Ireland recognise and celebrate the remarkable achievements and positive contributions of social enterprises across the region. Applications are now open, and organisations are encouraged to enter before the deadline of midnight, Sunday

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Women In Tech Organisation TechFoundHer To Host International Film “Show Her The Money” At The MAC

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Women in tech organisation TechFoundHer is hosting the showing of an international film highlighting the under investment in women entrepreneurs in Belfast this week. Only 2% venture capital funding goes to women and the LA produced documentary Show Her The Money asks what entrepreneurs and people in positions of influence across the globe can do

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PM Big Band Swings Into Action With Eurovision Legend, Dana In Aid Of Marie Curie

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Celebrate an unforgettable evening of music in support of Marie Curie Hospice Northern Ireland with the PM Big Band, featuring vocalists Ceara Grehan and David Hamilton (pictured) at Theatre at The Mill, Newtownabbey on Friday 31 May at 7.45pm This one-off performance, A Big Band for a Big Cause, promises a thrilling journey through the

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Supervalu And Centra On Track To Plant 50,000 Trees By 2032

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SuperValu and Centra, part of Musgrave NI, have been laying down roots in 19 communities across Northern Ireland in the next stage of their native tree planting initiative, bringing them a step closer to their pledge of planting 50,000 native trees by 2032. In partnership with Trees on the Land, a charity and not-for-profit project

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Heritage Skills Brought Back To Life Through Belfast 2024 Programme

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Boat building, gardening and sewing are among the traditional skills being brought back to life through Belfast’s City Council’s Belfast 2024 programme. The celebration of culture and creativity is now well underway across the city, with projects, events and workshops encouraging people to get creative and try their hand at something new this year. Among

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Utility Regulator Urges Consumers To Avail Of Extra Support From Electricity, Gas And Water Suppliers

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The Utility Regulator is urging domestic consumers across Northern Ireland to avail of extra support offered by electricity, gas and water companies, as findings from its recently published Domestic Consumer Insight Tracker 2023* reveal less than five per cent of respondents in vulnerable circumstances have signed up to suppliers’ support services. Published in April 2024,

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Translink And North Belfast Community Groups Pack A Punch At The New York Street Train Station

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Following the official operational opening of the new Translink York Street Station earlier this week (29 April) it was the turn of local boxing clubs and charities to bring a touch of community spirit to North Belfast’s modern transport hub. Themed ‘We’re in this together’ the evening event, held 1 May, played host to two Amateur

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