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Community Care Workers Wanted

Are you passionate about helping others in your community? Are you needing a flexible job? We're looking to train and recruit Community Care Workers in the North Belfast area. Your role will be to enhance the lives of others by promoting independence and providing a...

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Report Rat And Noise Problems In Your Area!

In recent times residents around the general New Lodge have been reporting to community workers a noticeable upsurge in rats moving about the area and increased noise levels, sometimes at night. When demolition of old buildings and major construction works begin it...

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Ashton FabLab Update

Digital DNA The last 6 months has been a busy and exciting time flying the flag for all things FabLab Belfast. Digital DNA in June proved a fantastic opportunity to show our expertise and knowledge within the burgeoning tech landscape and all things digital. Our...

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Bridge of Hope Training For The New Year

Bridge of Hope is a department of Ashton Community Trust that provides a wide range of support and wellbeing services. Did you know we deliver Life Coaching? It’s a fantastic positive mental health service that can help you identify and achieve personal goals and get...

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Lower North Family Support HUB

The Family Support Hub provides early intervention services to families and young people requiring support. The Hub brings together organisations that deliver services to children/young people (0-18 years) and their parents/carers and this includes community,...

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Transitional Justice Grassroots Toolkit

Bridge of Hope, a department of Ashton Community Trust recently held a graduation style event for women from Ardoyne who had completed an important ‘Dealing With The Past‘ programme. The programme was delivered by Bridge of Hope Legacy Coordinator Áine Magee and...

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Ashton Community Bursary Awards

The 8th Annual Ashton Community Bursary Awards were held on Thursday the 30th November in the McSweeney Centre in Henry Place. The purpose of the scheme is to enable Ashton to provide financial assistance to other community projects in the local area especially where...

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Check out our Community Family Support Programme

Our employability programme is here to help families make life changing decisions to enhance and improve their everyday lives.   Eligibility Each family participating on the programme must have at least one person aged 16+ who is not in education, employment or...

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Ashton Wins Series of Prestigious Awards

Ashton Community Trust has won a series of important awards including 2017 NI Social Enterprise of the Year. Ashton Community Trust Chief Executive Paul Roberts said he was thrilled with the awards. The NI Social Enterprise Awards took place on October 27 2017 at the...

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Breakthrough Programme – Invitations to tender

Invitations to Tender for: The Evaluation of the ‘Breakthrough’ Youth Development Programme To design and deliver challenging & motivational team building and residential experiences for Young People involved in the ‘Breakthrough’ Youth Development Programme....

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