The three main Civic Buildings will be lit up white and blue, for a seven day period from this evening Tuesday, 12 December 2023, as an expression of support and sign of solidarity with Israel following the Hamas terror attacks on Saturday, 7 October.
During the
@RoyalFamily
visit King Charles met representatives of The Prince’s Trust working in Northern Ireland, while Queen Camilla met members of Nit and Natter - a local knitting group setup during Covid, raising nearly £70k for Breast Cancer and Southern Area Hospice.
Council unanimously agreed at its meeting tonight to bestow the Freedom of the Borough to
@RoryBest2
OBE in recognition of his outstanding sporting achievements. Read more:
The King and Queen met legendary characters associated with Armagh, sampled local delicacies, met with artisan producers from our
@FoodHeartlandNI
and chatted to the crowds gathered.
To view a full gallery of images click here:
@RoyalFamily
A celebration of culture greets
@RoyalFamily
King Charles III and Queen Camilla in Armagh featuring traditional music, song and dance.
Local community representatives and school children were among those gathered to welcome Their Majesties.
More here:👉
📸 Gallery: Lord Mayor Margaret Tinsley welcomes HRH The Princess Royal to the World Sheepdog Trials at Gill Hall Estate, Dromore - the first time the International event is held in Northern Ireland.
View full gallery here:
#WorldSheepDogTrials2023
“Following the news today I wish to extend my thoughts & prayers to His Majesty King Charles III & Her Majesty Queen Camilla.
“I send best wishes to The King in his recovery, may the Lord put his healing hand upon him & raise him to full health.”
Lord Mayor Margaret Tinsley
Freedom! What a great evening celebrating Rory Best’s Freedom of the Borough Award amidst family friends and some other rugby legends. Check it out here
@RoryBest2
Lord Mayor Margaret Tinsley along with her son James and daughter Anna present HRH The Princess Royal with a
@FoodHeartlandNI
Hamper showcasing our amazing local artisan food and drink producers at the
#WorldSheepDogTrials2023
taking place
@GillHallEstate
, Dromore.
Well we knew he would win it! Congrats to Chief Executive Roger Wilson on winning
@IoDNI
2021 Director of the Year Award (Public Sector) sponsored by
@Capita_TS
&
@AIB_NI
👏Well deserved! Best wishes from all the team. LM
@CllrGlennBarr
statement👉
@abcb_ce
CONGRATULATIONS to Roger Wilson CDir
@abcb_council
who has been crowned winner in the Public Sector category at our Director of the Year Awards! 🎉🥂🏆
Special thanks to our category sponsor
@Capita_TS
#DOTYA
#leadership
Dr Rory Best OBE Exhibition opens to the public
An exhibition of some of the most iconic memorabilia from world rugby is now on display at The Palace, Armagh to mark the Freedom of the Borough upon Dr
@RoryBest2
OBE.
Read more:
#FreedomoftheBorough
👑 Councillor Julie Flaherty has been awarded the honour of Medallist of the Order of the British Empire (BEM) for services to the Northern Ireland Child Funeral Fund, in the King’s Birthday Honours list 👏
Read more here:
A massive thank you to all our hard working crews out collecting rubbish and recycling, cleaning our streets, parks and open spaces, and the staff working at our Household Recycling Centres during this phenomenal heat.
We know it’s not easy 🌡️ ☀️
Armagh...a true original has made the shortlist for
#CityofCulture2025
.
We’ve made it through to the final eight cities across the UK in the race to win the title.
For more click here: or visit:
#Armagh2025
@DCMS
@DiscoverNI
On his last day in office the outgoing Lord Mayor, Alderman Glenn Barr, left a legacy gift of a Defibrillator to the people of Banbridge. The new Defib, which will be placed in the centre of Banbridge, will be on an outside wall - available 24hrs a day.
During this evening’s special council meeting, elected members and officers paused at 8pm to clap for our carers to acknowledge their appreciation for NHS and all frontline workers.👏
#Clapforourcarers
We are delighted to announce South Lake Leisure Centre has opened its doors to the public today. Due to current restrictions customers must pre-book their visit, with individual lane swimming and individual gym sessions only available at this time /3eg22YA
Did you know...❓
Armagh is built on seven hills and is the only city in the world to have two Cathedrals named in honour of our patron saint. From his chosen city and ecclesiastical capital, Happy St Patrick’s Day.
#StPatricksFestival2024
👉
We are delighted to announce that leading local social enterprise incredABLE has been awarded the contract to operate the new café and a suite of hospitality services at South Lake Leisure Centre.
Find out more here
Lurgan Park, the largest park in Ireland after the Phoenix Park in Dublin, is to receive an investment of a quarter of a million pounds to upgrade its children’s play park, with work due to begin next week. Find out more:
This weekend, we're lighting up our buildings in the Ukrainian flag colours as we join countries around the world in showing solidarity with the east European nation following the Russian invasion.
#StandWithUkraine
🇺🇦 💛💙
That’s it for the 2022
#ABCBusinessAwards
. What a fantastic night - great to be able to celebrate with our incredible business community again. Lots of new faces here tonight which is so encouraging! Congratulations to our worthy winners and a massive thank you to our sponsors!⭐️
The Lord Mayor recently visited the Covid-19 Vaccination Centre at SLLC to thank staff for their amazing work and see first-hand the rollout of the vaccines. As a token of thanks, he issued free lunch vouchers to the vaccine staff for use at Café incredABLE.
@SouthernHSCT
Outgoing Lord Mayor
@flahertycom
will hand over the chains of office later today. An ardent advocate for children and young people during her term, she will be remembered for being a
#first
-class First Citizen. Thanks also to Cllr Paul Duffy for his support as Deputy Lord Mayor.
Shambles Variety Market & Lurgan Market reopening Mon 8 June. Returning in phases, food produce, plant&shrub traders will be first to reopen under normal trading hours & within social distancing guidelines. Our market traders are excited to be welcoming you back!
@LoveUrLocalMkt
With
#UKCityofCulture2025
long list announcement just around the corner we met with
@NITouristBoard
to set out our bold vision for the future. Discussing actions&supports required we're committed to driving our tourism agenda & bid forward to realise our borough’s true potential.
An impressive display of military pageantry as 500+ service personnel, cadets, veterans & military bands parade to
@banbridgerugby
. The crowds lined the streets and cheered them on.
#AFDNI2022
#SaluteOurForces
South Lake Leisure Centre reopens to the public for walk-in vaccinations Fri 17 Dec, as part of
@SouthernHSCT
accelerated booster roll-out. We want to thank customers for their understanding at this time as we support this important public health campaign.
Thanks to all our environmental services heroes and to those who have joined the frontline service from other Council departments to make sure all our residents are kept safe and well
#ourheroes
With the opening date for the eagerly awaited South Lake Leisure Centre just two months away, the Project Board had the chance to avail of a guided tour of the impressive, state-of-the-art new leisure facility this week.
Find out more here
To mark Baby Loss Awareness Week (9-15 Oct), our key buildings will light up pink & blue as we support those who have experienced the devastating loss of a baby & help break the silence around pregnancy and baby loss in the UK. Visit
#BLAW2020
#BabyLoss
Our residents have been saying a big thank you to our wonderful frontline workers who are helping to keep the Borough going everyday! If you would like to share your thank you pictures to
#ourheroes
, please send them to communications
@armaghbanbridgecraigavon
.gov.uk
56 trolleys, 12 tyres, 6 scaffold planks, 1 scooter & 4 bikes. This is what's already been removed from the harbour area at South Lake after the start of a major Clean-Up Campaign, which will ensure the waters are restored & ready to use later this year.
Fabulous result for
@abcb_council
Health & Recreation Department winning the Best Service Team for Parks, Grounds and Horticulture category for Gosford Park in the Association of Public Service Excellence (APSE) Awards tonight!
Winner of Best Service Team: Parks Ground and Horticultural Service is…
Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon Borough Council
@abcb_council
Congratulations!
#apse21
A big thank you to Wybone
@Litter_Bins
for kindly sponsoring this category
Local Armagh sporting hub
@middletowngac
is now the proud overseer of a brand new multi-use pitch and walking trail, following a funding boost of over £116k from SOAR ABC’s Rural Basic Services Scheme.
Read more on the project here:
How lovely is this...Conleth is a big fan of recycling and all things waste management.
If you see your waste and recycling workers this week – give them a wave. They are doing an amazing job 👏
#WaveToWasteWorkers
#FrontlineWorkers
#OurHeroes
It was great to be at
@HouseofCommons
today to showcase the
#ABC25
UK City of Culture Bid to a room full of our key political stakeholders and influencers
Back our bid. Support our calling. Champion our people. Celebrate our place.
The world awaits our story!
#ABCCultureNI
The Lord Mayor caught up with Irish Silver Medallists Lizzie Colvin, who hails from Armagh, and her teammate Shirley McCay to congratulate them on their success with the Irish Senior Hockey Team at the Hockey World Cup in London last August.
We are lighting up our Civic Buildings red this evening to support anti-racism in society. Prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against a person or people on the basis of their membership of a particular racial or ethnic group is not acceptable. Stand against racism
Saying it with flowers - take a gander at the spectacular carpet bedding we planted in
#Laurencetown
to celebrate the 75th anniversary of
@tullylishgaa
Well done to past and present members for your impressive track record of achievements over the years.
Tonight’s Council meeting was adjourned as a mark of respect to the late Alderman Junior McCrum. Before the adjournment Councillors paid tribute to Alderman McCrum for his service to the community. Condolences were expressed to his wife Sharon and his children at this sad time.
📣 We are delighted to have been recognised as ‘Council of the Year’ at the recent Social Enterprise Awards 2021 - thanks to our Economic Development Department’s Social Economy Programme!
Find out more about our big win here! ▶️
Historic moment for
@abcb_council
with Cllr Mealla Campbell elected borough’s first SDLP Lord Mayor. With Cllr Margaret Tinsley elected her deputy, this is the first time two women are at the helm of NI’s second largest council
#womeninpolitics
#womenwholead
At a Special Hybrid meeting of Council this evening, Tues 20 Sept, elected members voted to approve the conciliation agreement brokered by the LRA, between management & the Joint Trade Unions, for a bespoke local pay offer. Read the full statement here:▶️
Recycling and waste key workers are doing a fantastic job maintaining over 80,000 weekly kerbside collections.
Thank you for your response to
#WaveToWasteWorkers
, all your kind messages and beautiful rainbow pictures 🚛🌈
Give them a wave if you see them out and about 👋
🎉 Amazing news tonight! Banbridge & Lurgan have been crowned winners at the prestigious UK-Wide ‘Let’s Celebrate Towns’ awards in London, ranking them in the top 8 towns in the UK! The competition recognises towns that support local business & community initiatives 👏
#UrbanABC
NI has the highest rate of suicide in the UK. Almost every day a person takes their own life here. This evening, on
#WorldSuicidePreventionDay
, we will light up a number of our buildings orange/yellow to raise awareness & promote positive action on
#suicideprevention
.
#WSPD2020
This evening we will light up our civic buildings blue to raise awareness of the ongoing ‘search for truth’ surrounding the death of Noah Donohoe
#RememberMyNoah
Congratulations to our new Lord Mayor Councillor Julie Flaherty and Deputy Lord Mayor Councillor Paul Duffy who were elected to represent the borough this coming year at tonight's annual general meeting held in Craigavon Civic and Conference Centre.
In her final address Lord Mayor, Councillor Mealla Campbell pays tribute to the citizens of the borough for their overwhelming community spirit during very challenging times.
Watch here:
Shoppers and visitors will be able to avail of FREE off-street parking at all Armagh City, Banbridge, and Craigavon Borough Council car parks during the summer months providing a welcome boost to local businesses across the Borough. More at
Victoria Murphy, Creche Assistant in Banbridge Leisure Centre has voluntarily been making face shields for health care workers during the pandemic - and has made a staggering 500 so far! Amazing work! Read more here:
#OurHeroes
After a £250k refurbishment the play park in Lurgan Park will reopen this Monday! One of our most inclusive play facilities to date it'll showcase our first-ever wheelchair swing. Users are reminded to bring their radar key.
More on the wheelchair swing
To show our support for the NHS and their tireless work in these unprecedented times, we will be lighting up our Civic Buildings blue tonight (Thurs 9 Apr).
Joseph Scriven an immigrant who left Ireland for Canada after his fiancée tragically died. He was again engaged to be married, when his 2nd fiancée died. He penned the basis of the hymn 'What a Friend we have in Jesus.'
what3words
///highbrow.otherwise.facelift
#ABC100Places
Lord Mayor Julie Flaherty, CE Roger Wilson and Strategic Director Olga Murtagh discuss how
@abcb_council
can connect local SMEs with Heathrow supply chain, with Maya Jani, Expansion Procurement Director
@yourHeathrow
and
@NIChamber
CE Ann McGregor
#HeathrowBizSummit
Our buildings will light up pink & blue this week to mark
#BabyLossAwarenessWeek
(9-15 Oct) as we unite with bereaved families in commemorating the lives of babies who died during pregnancy, at birth & in infancy.
#BLAW
#WaveOfLight
#ABCLightsUp