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South Lake Leisure Centre ‘Go Award’ Winner!

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough (ABC) Council together with Farrans have recently scooped a prestigious ‘Go Award’ for the brand new, state-of-the-art South Lake Leisure Centre build. Aspiring young engineers being shown the ropes at Farrans’ International Women in Engineering Day event at the South Lake Leisure Centre site in 2019. Taking place virtually…

AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH FOR MARISSA

Marissa Slevin has been mountain climbing for over 10 years. During lockdown her interest developed further and she spent more of her free time on the Mourne mountains in between outdoor bootcamps and gym strength sessions at the Orchard Leisure Centre. On Monday 2 May, Marissa took on a new challenge, the renowned Mourne Seven…

Local Residents, Businesses, Council Staff & Councillors Work Up a Sweat for Charity!

Last week saw local residents, businesses, council staff and councillors run, cycle and paddle to help raise vital funds for the Oxfam India Covid-19 Appeal – with donations still open! Led by Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council, the calorie busting fundraiser got into gear on Tuesday 8 June at South Lake Leisure Centre –…

ABC Council Launches ‘Go East for India’ Fundraising Appeal

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough (ABC) Council is spearheading a major fundraising campaign to support the people of India – as they battle the world’s worst second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, with devastating daily figures breaking global records. ABC Council has today (Friday 21 May), launched a ‘Go East for India’ fundraising appeal…

Lord Mayor encourages you to get on the #RightSideOfOutside

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council is supporting the ‘The Right Side of Outside’ campaign which aims to instill more positive behaviours among people using outdoor spaces. As more and more people get outdoors, this new nationwide campaign launched by WalkNI is to generate awareness around litter issues, dangers to wildlife and what positive…

Share a Great Place – New Code of Conduct for the Newry-Portadown Canal Towpath

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough (ABC) Council is promoting a simple Code of Conduct for all users of the Newry-Portadown Canal Towpath to abide by. One of the longest, traffic-free walking and cycling routes in Northern Ireland, the Newry-Portadown Canal Towpath runs for 20 miles from the Bann Bridge in Portadown to the Town…

Council supports local swimming sensation in Olympic bid!

South Lake Leisure Centre’s impressive Olympic-sized 50m pool has been put to the test by local swimmer, Daniel Wiffen from Magheralin, who has his sights set on winning gold at the Olympic Games in Tokyo this summer! Daniel, who has represented Ireland in the European Junior Championships, World Junior Championships and European Senior Championships and…

Get connected & make life simpler with the getactiveabc app

Get connected and make life simpler with the getactiveabc app - 24/7 access on the go! View live timetables Book an activity in seconds Manage your account Get our latest news Scan virtual membership card Link with halogetactiveabc fitness app Check out this video to find out the amazing benefits of the app Book swim,…

Getactiveabc launches exciting new leisure app

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council’s leisure centres and community centre gyms will be opening their doors to the public once again for individual gym and individual swim sessions from this Fri 30 Apr 2021. In preparation, getactiveabc has launched the new ‘getactiveabc’ leisure booking fitness app to help users quickly and easily book…

Walk ABC Challenge Ends On A High

The Walk ABC Challenge, encouraging residents to walk, jog, run or push a pram virtually around the borough and raise vital funds for the Lord Mayor’s charity Macmillan Cancer Support, just finished last weekend! It all started on Mon 1 Feb, when participants were encouraged to walk, jog, run or push a pram virtually around…