Cancer Focus Northern Ireland, the new name for the Ulster Cancer Foundation, is holding a walk on Saturday 20th April at Colin Glen Forest Park, Belfast, for anyone who has been affected by cancer.
Press Release issued to local community groups and media in relation to the announcement of a new activity centre to be built at Colin Glen Forest Park this summer.
The ‘Bedroom Tax’ will cost Northern Ireland more to implement than it will save in housing benefit, according to new figures released by the Northern Ireland Federation of Housing Associations (NIFHA) and the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH).
Does your Group work with children age 2-11 years? Are you interested in promoting positive mental health, developing self-esteem and increasing self-confidence in children? Then, why not train as a Happy Chappies Programme Facilitator?
Causeway Coast and Glens and Mid and East Antrim Cluster
A bulk buying community oil scheme has already helped over 130 households save money on fuel. A toolkit has been produced to help other organisations set up their own schemes to combat fuel poverty.
Comedy duo Grimes and McKee and the creative team behind the most successful comedy play to come out of Northern Ireland, are warming up before the production’s 10th anniversary, by running this year’s Deep RiverRock Belfast City Marathon on the 6th May.
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The application process for the SMK Campaigner Awards 2013 is open. The Awards recognise the outstanding contribution that a new generation of campaigners are making towards achieving social, environmental & economic justice here and abroad.
To mark Bowel Cancer Awareness Month this April leading, local cancer charity Action Cancer is encouraging men and women across Northern Ireland to seek advice immediately if they experience any signs and symptoms of the disease.
Would you like to access some free resources to recognise your volunteers as part of Volunteers' Week (1st - 7th June) celebrations? Then book a place at one of our Volunteers' Week Roadshows and make sure you are part of the celebrations
Lidl NorthernIrelandstaff in Portush are pulling out all the stops for Cancer Focus NorthernIreland, the official charity for this year’s Deep RiverRock Belfast City Marathon.
Have you heard people talking about the social economy and wondered ‘what is that?’ If you have then NICVA’s ILM level 5 certificate in social enterprise support starting on 9 April might be for you.
Returning bigger and chunkier, Ben & Jerry’s and Ashoka are back in partnership for their second year of Join Our Core - a competition to find the most exciting and innovative young social entrepreneurs across Europe. Winners will each win a €10,000 cash
The Border Lives project is a video storytelling initiative, that wishes to capture stories from people that lived in the Border Region during the Troubles. We want establish a website and develop 6 documentary type films, focusing on life in that region.
Cancer Focus Northern Ireland, the new name for the Ulster Cancer Foundation, is holding a walk on Saturday 6th April at Murlough Bay, Dundrum, for anyone who has been affected by cancer.
Danske Bank has announced plans to continue the successful partnership with Cancer Focus Northern Ireland for one more year. Danske Bank customers and staff have already raised a magnificent £266,000 over the past two years for the local cancer charity.
The new Mayor of Antrim, Councillor Roy Thompson, was at Riverside Special School last week to help local company, firmus energy, launch its ‘warming communities’ initiative.
It was with much delight, though little surprise, that Habinteg congratulated Teresa McDonough on being named Housing Hero at the prestigious CIH Northern Ireland Annual Housing Awards - showcasing housing’s ‘best of the best’ over the last year
Older people’s champion, Esther Rantzen CBE has praised local housing provider, Clanmil Housing Association for a project it runs at two supported housing schemes in Belfast for older people with dementia.
Fields of Life plan to for a team to cycle more than 500 miles around the island of Ireland within a week in August 2013 to raise money to provide clean water to thousands in in Uganda. Anyone interested in participaing should contact charity
Schools, youth groups and community groups right across the country are brightening local landscapes with the gift of free trees. The unmissable offer comes from the Woodland Trust’s ‘Trees for the Community’ scheme, supported by IKEA FAMILY.
Adam decided to run between the Cancer Focus Northern Ireland charity shops in each of the towns to encourage people to sign up for the 2013 Deep RiverRock Belfast City Marathon on May Bank Holiday, 6th May.
