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Craigavon Lakes to play host to prestigious 100K race for the first time in NI!

Do you fancy taking on the challenge to end all challenges? To see just how far you can push yourself? To be part of something you’ll never forget? Then why not consider taking part in the Anglo Celtic Plate 100K Home Countries Team and Individual Championships being held at Craigavon Lakes this April? This is…

Northern Ireland host Anglo Celtic Plate 100k Home Countries Championships for first time at Craigavon Lakes

Northern Ireland will play host to the Anglo Celtic Plate 100K Home Countries Team and Individual Championships for the very first time this spring. The championship will be staged in the heart of Craigavon Lakes on Sun 2 April [8am start] at South Lake Leisure Centre and will be organised by the NI Ultra Running…

South Lake Masters – Local swim club embraces ethos of South Lake Leisure Centre

Out of strong roots, new beginnings grow! Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council, South Lake Leisure Centre and Swim Ulster are delighted to welcome the next generation of leisure and competitive adult swimming at South Lake Leisure Centre. Founded in 1997, Lurgan Masters and Open Water Swimming Club, a club with a rich legacy…

Banbridge Leisure Centre welcomes incredABLE as new hospitality provider

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council appoints leading social enterprise and local service provider – incredABLE – to operate the café and hospitality services at Banbridge Leisure Centre. Café incredABLE @ Banbridge Leisure Centre – which will officially open to the public on Monday 07 November 2022 – will be located on the first…

Two gongs for Gosford Forest Park at Holiday at Home Staycation Awards NI 2022

Gosford Forest Park, which attracts over half a million visitors a year and is one of NI’s most popular destinations for outdoor recreation, has scooped two awards – ‘Forest Park of the Year’ and ‘Children’s Activity of the Year’ – at the Holiday at Home Staycation Awards NI 2022.  These inaugural awards are all about honouring and…

Awards recognise best of borough’s young sporting talent

Organised by Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Sports Forum and sponsored by Manfreight Limited, the event showcased the wealth of young sporting talent in the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough with many of the 62 short-listed nominees representing Ulster, Ireland and Great Britain and competing at European and world level. Lord Mayor Councillor Paul Greenfield…

Local ‘Get Out, Get Active… In Action’ Programme Scoops National Award

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council and Disability Sport NI’s inclusive physical activity programme ‘Get Out, Get Active (GOGA) In Action’ is named overall winner for Best Health and Wellbeing Initiative at this year’s Association of Public Service Excellence (APSE) Awards. Held last month, the APSE Awards are specific to frontline services provided by…

South Lake Leisure Centre among first in NI to achieve Excellence Level in Inclusive Sports Facility Accreditation

Disability Sport NI has officially recognised Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council for championing the needs of people with disabilities and fully embracing the inclusivity agenda in the design, construction and management of its flagship £36m South Lake Leisure Centre. Opened in November 2020, the new state-of-the-art leisure centre in Craigavon has become one of the only sports facilities in…

New Bird Trail Opens at Portadown’s Edenvilla Park

Lord Mayor of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, Councillor Paul Greenfield officially opens new interactive bird trail at Edenvilla Park following the collaborative efforts of council and The Conservation Volunteers NI. All thanks to the Green Gym initiative, this conservation project is designed to help connect people to nature while improving green spaces through various…

Quest Success For South Lake Leisure Centre

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough is delighted to announce that South Lake Leisure Centre has gained the prestigious leisure industry’s Quest accreditation. This is the first time the state-of-the-art centre has been awarded the highly sought after accreditation – which demonstrates high standards of good practice and continuous improvement in all aspects of the…