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Join a winning team: ABC Sports Forum affiliation now open!

Team up with the ABC Sports Forum for tailored support, resources, guidance and much more to take your game to the next level! Working in partnership with Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council, the ABC Sports Forum is a voluntary body that provides a voice for local sport and works to encourage its development…

May Bank Holiday Opening Hours

Please see below all Indoor & Outdoor leisure facility's May Bank Holiday Opening Hours. Check out things to do with us this Bank Holiday weekend here Ardmore Recreation CentreMonday 5 May  CLOSED Monday 26 May  CLOSED Banbridge Leisure CentreMonday 5 May  Open 9.00am – 5.00pm All activities finish at 4.30pm Monday 26 May  Open 9.00am…

‘See Sports Challenge’ shows that sport is for everyone!

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council is delighted to be working in partnership with the Royal National Institute of Blind People NI (RNIB) to deliver the ‘See Sports Challenge’, an exciting initiative designed to bring blind and partially sighted people from across Northern Ireland together to take part in unique outdoor sports activities! As…

Congrats to our 2025 Senior Sports Award Winners!

There was an overwhelming sense of pride at the ABC Senior Sports Awards on Friday 28 March when 150 guests gathered at Craigavon Civic and Conference Centre to honour the A-list of the local sporting community and to celebrate their impressive achievements over the past year. Organised by Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Sports Forum, with…

Girls Active leaders aiming to ‘up the game’ for girls in sport

‘Girls Active’ is an initiative developed by the Youth Sport Trust, which supports schools to increase girls’ engagement and enjoyment in PE, school sport and physical activity. The programme encourages teachers and girls to work together, empowering them to take positive action through influencing, leadership and inspiring their peers. Joining over 60 primary school girls…

Volleyball NI: St Patrick’s Challenge International Tournament

The St Patrick’s Volleyball Challenge Festival took place at – South Lake Leisure Centre – the home of NI Volleyball on Saturday 15 March! This festival marked the first international fixture between the two federations at the venue. Over 100 athletes, 24 coaches, 12 match officials and 20 volunteers attended the showcase, which saw four…

Get Moving Business Games put workplace wellbeing into action!

Our Get Moving ABC business partners swapped their desks, screens and to-do-lists for a morning of fun, games and a helping of healthy competition at our first ever Business Games at South Lake Leisure Centre. The event was hosted by Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council’s Sports Development Team who deliver the council’s Get…

Walking netball takes centre court for International Women’s Day

Over fifty ladies from walking netball groups across Northern Ireland gathered at Banbridge Leisure Centre for on-the-court and off-the-court activities to celebrate International Women’s Day. The event was organised by Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council’s Sports Development Department and funded by Sport NI, through the District Council’s Community Planning Investment Programme. Supporting on…

‘Run Safe, Run Well’ information event in Craigavon

Over 100 people attended the ‘Run Safe, Run Well’ event to highlight personal safety while running and the importance of good nutrition to support performance, injury prevention and recovery. The event was organised by Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Policing and Community Safety Partnership (PCSP) along with Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council’s Sports Development…

‘This Girl Moves’ inspires young leaders to get more girls active

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon (ABC) Borough Council and the Southern Health and Social Care Trust (SHSCT) have teamed up once again to host the ‘This Girl Moves’ Leadership Day to inspire and motivate teenage girls to get active! Funded by the Public Health Agency, the programme is designed to inspire female students to create…