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24 September 2018 Seeking something new? Want a new challenge? An opportunity to socialise, learn and perform? The Creative Aging Partnership is just for you, a new initiative from Newry, Mourne and Down District Council in partnership, South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust and Down Community Arts facilitated by Down Arts Centre staff.

24 September 2018 ‘CRACKS’, by Quintessence Theatre Company, is a darkly comic and deeply moving new play coming to Down Arts Centre on Saturday 29 September.

24 September 2018 Restoring the beauty of the Sheepland Coast, from Ballyhornan to Ardglass—that’s the mission of the Strangford Lough and Lecale Partnership (SLLP).

21 September 2018 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council marked the opening of the redeveloped of Warrenpoint Bowling Pavilion with a ribbon cutting ceremony and event held on Saturday, 8 September 2018.

21 September 2018 As part of the Youth Leading Change campaign, groups, individuals, community and voluntary organisations are invited to pitch for £500 funding towards a project that would benefit young people in their area.

21 September 2018 Following the success of the Senior Shindig in February, older people will have another opportunity to enjoy a day packed with exciting entertainment and socialising on Thursday 11 October from 10am at The Slieve Donard Hotel, Newcastle.

21 September 2018 As college and university students prepare for a new academic year, Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is encouraging students to keep safe by being aware of potential hazards in their home or student accommodation.

21 September 2018 The Assessment of Performance 2017-2018 for Newry, Mourne and Down District Council was considered and approved by the Strategy, Policy and Resources Committee on Thursday 13 September.

21 September 2018 As the nights shorten and the chill sets in, the Sean Hollywood Arts Centre and Newry Town Hall are turning up the heat on their varied programme of theatre, arts and events.

20 September 2018 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Councillor Mark Murnin officially opened a new temporary exhibition, ‘An Excursion into the History of the Newry and Warrenpoint Railway’ at Newry and Mourne Museum on 20 September 2018.

20 September 2018 A project delivering diversity and good relations qualifications, funded by PEACE IV, was launched in Newry on Wednesday 19 September 2018, with another to follow shortly in Downpatrick.

20 September 2018 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council was represented among 800 delegates at the recent 8th International Conference on UNESCO Global Geoparks in Italy.