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Cregagh Green first to benefit from London Marathon Charitable Trust funding

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East Belfast’s Cregagh Green is the first project in the UK to be awarded funding by the London Marathon Charitable Trust (LMCT) as part of The Active Spaces Forever programme, delivered in partnership with Fields in Trust to protect and activate outdoor recreation spaces. Cregagh Green will now be protected in perpetuity through a legal …

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Matt Towe lends a ‘giant’ helping hand to support the first Run Connswater

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Belfast Giants star and East Belfast resident Matt Towe lends a ‘giant’ helping hand to encourage people to support the first Run Connswater through Belfast City’s newest landmark; Connswater Community Greenway. The run will take place 20th August 2017, 10am and will consist of a 10K, 5K flat fast run and children’s fun run through …

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THOUSANDS OF LOCAL PEOPLE BENEFIT FROM M&S NORTHERN IRELAND COMMUNITY PROJECTS

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A new M&S community-based initiative has seen over 15,000 people benefit from 50 projects completed across Northern Ireland, including garden transformations, charity shop renovations, employability schemes, and much more. The ‘Making Every Moment Special in the Community’ initiative is part of the recently-launched M&S campaign ‘#SpenditWell’, which is about inspiring people to make every moment …

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FIRST VISIT TO BELFAST BY NATIONAL FARM ATTRACTIONS NETWORK

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Thirty members of the National Farm Attractions Network have visited Belfast on a fact finding mission organised by Chris Wilson of Streamvale Open Farm.   This is the first visit to Belfast by the network, the trade association for open farms around the UK, which has been in existence for 20 years. Chris Wilson, Streamvale …

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Get Absolutely ‘Boggin’ for Local Kids With Cancer

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Cancer Fund for Children is calling on local people from across Belfast to get absolutely ‘boggin’ for local children with cancer this October.   Sunday 8th October 2017 will once again see Castlewellan Forest Park filled with charity runners, ready to stuck in for a great cause as the charity’s annual Bog Run returns with …

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GRADUATION FOR EAST BELFAST BLUE BADGE TOURIST GUIDES

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  Four East Belfast people have earned the coveted Blue Badge, acknowledged as the ultimate accolade for professional tourist guides. Sue McKay, Sam McCallen, Louis McCullough and Catherine Burns were amongst thirty-three people from across Northern Ireland who earned the right to wear the insignia, graduating at a formal ceremony in Belfast’s historic Harbour Office …

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EASTSIDE ARTS FESTIVAL CELEBRATES THE CREATIVE ENERGY OF EAST BELFAST

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Today EastSide Arts announced that, from 3 – 13 August, east Belfast will become a hive of creative energy as details of the EastSide Arts Festival 2017 programme were revealed. Everyone is invited to come and explore the east of the city, its people and places during a fantastic 11-day festival packed with music and …

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Strathearn Student Reaches Final of the BBC’s 500 Words Competition

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It was an early start for Amy on the morning of BBC Radio 2’s 500 Words Grand Final, which was held on 16 June 2017 at the Tower of London. Strathearn School’s Amy Major secured her place in the final with her spooky story, ‘In the Moonlight’, a great achievement considering there were more than …

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Barnardo’s celebrates its East Belfast primary school interns

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Four graduate interns from Barnardo’s NI Graduate Teacher Internship Programme who supported pupils and families at East Belfast primary schools Cregagh PS, Elmgrove PS, Tullycarnet PS, Euston St PS over the past academic year recently received awards in recognition of their contribution. It is the fifth year Barnardo’s Family Connections Service based in East Belfast …

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