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6 September 2016 Last Chance To Hop On The Ring Of Gullion Heritage Coach Tours The Ring of Gullion Heritage Coach Tours have had an amazing summer with visitors from near and far experiencing the outstanding heritage and landscape of South Armagh.

25 August 2016 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council wishes to advise the public of the following traffic anf parking arrangements for Slieve Gullion Forest Park to facilitate the Footsteps in the Forest Festival.

24 August 2016 Killyleagh Youth Club Welcomes Judges In The All Ireland Pride Of Place Awards On Friday 19 August, Killyleagh Youth Club warmly welcomed judges from the IPB Pride of Place Awards to the Bridge Centre, Killyleagh following their nomination by Newry, Mourne and Down District Council for The IPB Pride of Place Awards, in association with Co-operation Ireland, are an all-island competition that sets out to acknowledge the hard work that communities are doing.

24 August 2016 On Thursday 18August, 140 young people from across Newry city took part in the annual Raft Racing Team Challenge on the Albert Basin.

24 August 2016 Arts and Culture Autumn Programme Launched Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Councillor Gillian Fitzpatrick has officially launched the Down Arts Centre’s latest Season Programme.

24 August 2016 Funding Secured to Restore Warrenpoint Park Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is delighted to confirm that plans to restore and upgrade facilities at Warrenpoint Municipal Park will commence following the recent announcement of a funding award of £850,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).

24 August 2016 Danderball at St Colman’s Sports Complex Newry, Mourne and Down District Council have teamed up with Action Mental Health to bring the ‘Danderball Programme’ to St Colman’s Sports Complex.

19 August 2016 Public Notice Due to unforeseen circumstances, tomorrow's (Friday 19 August) registration at 7pm for the Gymnastics classes at Down Leisure Centre, Ballymote Centre, Ballynahinch Centre, Bridge Centre, and Newcastle Centre have been postponed.

15 August 2016 Winner of the Down Summer Trophy Golf Tournament Announced Newry, Mourne and Down District Council was delighted to announce that Pat Curtis from Gort Golf Club, County Clare was the winner of the Down Summer Trophy at a reception evening held in the Slieve Donard Resort and Spa on Friday 12 August.

15 August 2016 Anyone under age 16 will be able to make a healthy splash during the times of 2pm-4.

12 August 2016 Demolition of Newry Swimming Pool and Jennings Park Pavilion Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has recently awarded a contract to the firm B Small Contracts Ltd for the demolition of the former Newry Swimming Pool at Clanrye Avenue, Newry.

12 August 2016 Chairperson Welcomes Maidens To Council Chamber On Wednesday 10 August, Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Councillor Gillian Fitzpatrick welcomed the Maidens from the  ‘Maiden of the Mournes Festival’ to Bagenals Castle for a tour of Newry and Mourne Museum.