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Celebrate National Fitness Day and enjoy benefits of free Get Moving ABC Workplace scheme!

The theme of this year’s National Fitness Day is ‘Your Health is for Life’ and we are encouraging businesses across the borough to take the first step with their employees on a much bigger journey to better health for life by signing up to the Get Moving ABC Workplace Scheme! Over the past months, our…

National Fitness Day 2023: Your Health is for Life

This National Fitness Day, we are encouraging people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds to experience the power of fitness, with a range of indoor and outdoor physical activities. This year’s theme ‘Your Health is for Life’ encourages you to take the first step on a much bigger journey to better health for life by…

Get moving with ABC Couch to 5K

Go from couch to crossing the finish line of a 5K run with the ‘Couch to 5K’ programme, starting this September at Armagh, Banbridge and Lurgan! Delivered by Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council, Couch to 5K is an 8-week programme, which starts with a combination of walking and running to gradually develop fitness…

Local Armagh Taekwondo Fighters Take on the World One Kick at a Time

The knockout performances of Janine Forrest and her Richhill Taekwondo Club team members were celebrated at a special Civic Reception last week. Hosted by Lord Mayor Alderman Margaret Tinsley in the Palace Armagh, the event praised British Champion Janine, who clinched a Bronze Medal at the 2023 World Championships in July and her team members…

‘All Stars’ go all out having fun at summer scheme

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council’s All Stars Summer Scheme has recently concluded another action-packed three-week programme, with 46 local young people taking part! Organised and delivered by the Council’s Sports Development team and supported by the Southern Health and Social Care Trust, the All Stars Summer Scheme brings together young people with disabilities…

Join the flock at Tannaghmore Bird Fair

Get ready to join the flock at Tannaghmore Gardens, Craigavon for the annual Bird Fair spectacle, which takes place on Saturday 26 August from 10am – 4pm. The ever-popular event, which this year celebrates its 26th year, will feature a static birds of prey display, an extensive poultry fair, sheep dog trials, blacksmithing, wood turning…

Record number of Green Flag awards for ABC Council parks and open spaces

Eight parks and open spaces across the borough of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon have secured the coveted Green Flag Award status. Among the local borough winners, celebrated at a presentation event at Killeavy Castle were Clare Glen, Edenvilla Park, Gosford Forest Park, Loughbrickland Park, Lurgan Public Park, Palace Demesne, Portadown People’s Park and Tannaghmore Gardens. The Palace Demesne also achieved the Green Heritage…

QUEST accreditation for eight indoor leisure facilities across ABC

Residents across the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough are benefiting from having top-class indoor leisure facilities on their doorstep, following a rigorous inspection process from QUEST, Sport England’s leading national quality scheme. Eight indoor leisure facilities across the borough achieved QUEST accreditation having completed mystery visits and on-site assessments, which evaluated all aspects of…

New GetActiveABC membership packages have something for everyone!

GetActiveABC is delighted to announce new membership benefits from 1 July, encouraging new and existing members to enjoy the best of both indoor and outdoor leisure facilities this summer across the Borough. Membership packages include access to nine leisure venues, over 160 fitness classes, racquet sports and swimming pools and new benefits include access to…

British Canoeing and the RNLI launch safety campaign for paddlers

Heading into the summer, British Canoeing, the national governing body for paddlesports, and the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), the charity that saves lives at sea, are sharing five key safety messages to help people to stay safe on the water this summer whilst participating in paddlesports. Over 7.5 million adults participated in paddlesport activities…