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Community Spotlight: CALI
Read more: Community Spotlight: CALIThis month’s spotlight is on Cali Centres CLG. – Location: Newtownmountkennedy Community Centre – Audience: Young Adults with severe to profound intellectual disabilities. – Main objectives: Cali provides a programme where adults with a severe to profound intellectual disability can engage in lifelong learning to maximise their knowledge, skills, independence and ability to engage more…
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Community Group Spotlight: Newtown’s Sensory Stars
Read more: Community Group Spotlight: Newtown’s Sensory StarsAuthor: Community Forum This month’s spotlight is on Newtown’s Sensory Stars. – Location: Newtownmountkennedy Community Centre – Meet: Parents meet monthly. Starting family meet ups soon (hopefully 23rd November) – Audience: all ages – Main objectives: spread awareness, provide support, decrease feeling of loneliness and promote town inclusion. – Creation date: The first meeting took…
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Community Group Spotlight: ICA
Read more: Community Group Spotlight: ICAAuthor: Community Forum It was decided at one of our recent Community Forum meetings that the Forum Committee would highlight a local group in our community every month. We are starting this spotlight with the Irish Countrywomen’s Association, also known as the ICA. – Location: Newtownmountkennedy Community Centre – Meet: first Monday of the month…
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10 million Steps in a month challenge
Read more: 10 million Steps in a month challengeThe 10 Million Steps In A Month Challenge in June has ended. Together, our community not only reached the goal of 10 million steps but walked an impressive 20,336,417 steps. Well done everyone!
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Community Health Kick: 10 million steps in a month challenge
Read more: Community Health Kick: 10 million steps in a month challengeThis health-focused initiative is driven by the Forum and local volunteers. It aims to unite the community in reaching a shared goal of 10 million steps during June. The Forum will provide full support and help make this community health kick a success. How to join:– Download the free StepUp app on your phone– On…
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The Community Forum is now on Instagram
Read more: The Community Forum is now on InstagramThe Community Forum is now also on Instagram for those not on Facebook. Give them a follow and spread the word!
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Sunflower Lanyard
Read more: Sunflower LanyardAuthor: Community Forum In the run up to Christmas we feel it’s the perfect time to launch our “Sunflower Lanyard Awareness Campaign”. The new Community Forum committee is launching an information campaign to help unite the community and spread awareness of hidden disabilities. This campaign will run until April 25, but we hope it can…
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Newtownmountkennedy District Business Page
Read more: Newtownmountkennedy District Business PageThe Newtownmountkennedy District Business Page was created on Facebook in November 2024 as an advertising tool for all members of our community living or working within a 5km radius. This includes businesses, community groups and charities wanting to advertise their services, products or local events they are organising. It is also a place where individuals…