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21 October 2019 Former Chairman of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, Mark Murnin, presented £11,790, the proceeds from the recent Chairman’s Charity Walk to his chosen charities at a reception in the Downshire Civic Centre, Downpatrick on Thursday 19 October 2019.

21 October 2019 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has commissioned work on a Retail and Commercial Leisure Needs and Capacity Study by specialist consultants Nexus Planning to feed into the Local Development Plan.

18 October 2019 With Autumn upon us, in the first weekend of November Newry City will host two Newry Mourne and Down flagship Taste the Island events with the return of the ever popular Twilight Market and ‘Swingin’ Wartime Revue’ event.

18 October 2019 St Mary’s Primary School, Mullaghbawn and Dromintee Primary School provided a warm south Armagh welcome this week to pupils and staff from Mulranny National School, County Mayo.

15 October 2019 Members of the local community group, local councillors and local residents gathered to see the official opening of the new play park in Carlingford Park on 9 October 2019.

15 October 2019 Newcastle is getting ready for one of the biggest and most thrilling nights of the year as Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has just announced its spooky and spectacular Hallowtides event will take place on Thursday 31 October 2019.

11 October 2019 Down Arts Centre is pleased to be presenting a new show, aimed at children from four years old and up.

11 October 2019 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has marked World Mental Health Day with an event aimed at Year 9 students, held in the Newry Leisure Centre on Wednesday 9 October.

11 October 2019 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council marked the 150th anniversary of the Downshire Complex on World Mental Health Day, Thursday 10 October, with an event on the theme of suicide and suicide prevention.

11 October 2019 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council marked the 2019 Positive Ageing Month with a celebration day event for older people on Wednesday 2 October at the Newry Leisure Centre.

11 October 2019 Newry will be swinging to the sounds of the 1940s bands on Saturday 2 November in a one night only performance of ‘Swingin’ War-time Revue’ taking place at the Newry and Mourne Museum, Bagenal’s Castle.

11 October 2019 Newry and Mourne Museum has welcomed the donation of a film archive depicting the life of the city in bygone days.