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A Well Earned Holiday in Bundoran

Posted on Thursday 21 August 2014

Members of the Positive Achievers Group in Newry recently enjoyed a well–earned break in Bundoran, Co. Donegal. The long–awaited weekend was a great success but “just not long enough” according to the group!

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A Well Earned Holiday in Bundoran

Launch of “Row The Erne” curach

Posted on Tuesday 19 August 2014

Staff and people supported by our Lakeland Supported Living Service have been kept busy this summer as they took part in the build of a curach – a wooden framed Irish boat – as part of the Row The Erne project.

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Launch of “Row The Erne” curach

An Adventurous Thank You To Our Volunteers in Bangor

Posted on Tuesday 12 August 2014

Staff in our Bangor Family Support Service recently took time out of their busy diaries to celebrate the fantastic contribution that our volunteers make.

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An Adventurous Thank You To Our Volunteers in Bangor

A Positive Partnership In The Local Community!

Posted on Thursday 31 July 2014

We are delighted to have been selected as Sainsbury’s Bangor’s charity of the year from August 2014 to June 2015. Staff, volunteers and families of the people we support, along with local Sainsbury’s customers, submitted their votes for Positive Futures during the voting period in store and online.

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A Positive Partnership In The Local Community!

BBC Appeal – Better Futures Project

Posted on Tuesday 29 July 2014

Our BBC Appeal went live across Northern Ireland on Sunday 27 July

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BBC Appeal – Better Futures Project

Burnavon gets the “Seal of Approval”

Posted on Tuesday 22 July 2014

The Burnavon Arts and Cultural Centre is the first arts centre in Northern Ireland to be awarded the “What About Me?” Welcome Award, in recognition of the outstanding service that the Burnavon provides to people with a learning disability, acquired brain injury and autistic spectrum conditions.

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Burnavon gets the “Seal of Approval”

We’re not Brazil…

Posted on Thursday 10 July 2014

As World Cup fever takes over this weekend in the run up to the big final on 13 July, we have been catching up with some of the people we support who are fanatical about football to find out who they are supporting and what football means to them.

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We’re not Brazil…

Five Minutes with Grace Hamilton, Volunteer

Posted on Tuesday 08 July 2014

We catch up with Grace Hamilton, volunteer with our Better Futures Project, to find out about her volunteering experience.

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Five Minutes with Grace Hamilton, Volunteer

The Hottest Catwalk In Town!

Posted on Tuesday 01 July 2014

A group of Positive Futures’ fundraisers put their feet to the flames to raise much needed funds for work.

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The Hottest Catwalk In Town!

Artistic Flair In Our Bangor Family Support Service

Posted on Tuesday 01 July 2014

Our Bangor Family Support Service hosted its first ever Art Exhibition and what a success it was! The exhibition, which was held in the Curve at Bangor Library, showcased some of the work completed by the young people involved in our Art Class.

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Artistic Flair In Our Bangor Family Support Service