Planning is underway for this year’s Lantern Festival which will take place in Alexandra Park. – Now in its 8th year this is the biggest annual event in North Belfast. The theme this year will be Star Wars as 2017 marks the 40th anniversary. If you have a group who...
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Bridge of Hope participant call for Autumn Winter 2017 Programme
Bridge of Hope a department of Ashton Community Trust is a community health & well-being service that supports individuals affected by the conflict and poor physical & emotional health. We deliver a wide range of personal development, health and wellbeing...
Ashton Community Trust Bursary Awards 2017 Now Open
This is the 8th year of the annual Ashton Bursary Awards. The purpose of the scheme is to provide assistance to other community projects in the local area especially where financial resources for a group are scarce and where they rely mainly on volunteers. So far...
Kinderkids Sponsored Walk For Youth Projects
Young people from New Lodge Youth Centre have been fundraising for many months as part of international projects they are involved in. The two Projects are part of New Lodge Youth Centre a project of Ashton Community Trust where young people are travelling to South...
Free places still available for training next month with CORE Project
Level 1 Food hygiene CSR Card Call Centre pre-employment course Employability OCN Level 1 Retail qualification Digital fabrication qualification @ FABLAB Bonuses paid on completion, travel, childcare and refreshments provided. £20 bonus paid on sign up. Contact...
Call Centre Training with Ashton Employment & Training CORE Project
Are you aged 16 -24? Not in Employment, Education or Training? Then this could be for you……… Are you thinking about working in a Call Centre? At the CORE Programme we are delivering an intensive FREE Five day Pre-Employment Programme for those interested in working in...
North Belfast Lantern Festival Workshops
We are currently planning for this year’s Lantern Festival which will take place in Alexandra Park. – Now in its 8th year this is the biggest annual event in North Belfast. The theme this year will be Star Wars as 2017 marks the 40 anniversary. We would like to offer...
Homeless Outreach Clothing Appeal
Folks over the next few days could I ask if you are doing a clear out, could you keep in mind any old coats and or warm clothing and sleeping bags you might have. I will be on the streets with a youth group working with those who are unfortunately living rough on the...
safeTalk Training – How to talk to a child or young person about Suicide
Are you a parent or carer concerned about how to talk to your child or young person about suicide? Ashton Community Trust is hosting safeTALK "suicide alertness" training provided by Belfast Suicide Awareness and Support Group. The Training will take place on Tuesday...
Good Friday Agreement Implementation Group Visit Ashton
Ashton Community Trust is delighted to welcome members of the Irish Senate to North Belfast to discuss issues connected to the Good Friday Agreement and Brexit. Paul Roberts, Chief Executive of Ashton Community Trust said the visit on Wednesday (13 September 2017)...
McMillan Coffee Morning – Friday 29th September 2017
We are having a McMillan Coffee Morning on Friday 29th September in the Boardroom in the Ashton Centre at 10am, come along and support us.
Young Women’s Project Performance/Theatre Project Information Session
Wednesday 13th September @ 5pm @ Culture Shop, Ashton Centre Young people aged 14-18yrs We are looking for young people who are willing to explore and express their feelings and experiences of mental health. Over the next few months, participants will work with Matt...
CORE Project Facebook Like Page
Ashton Community Trust's CORE Project have now got their own space on Facebook. Like their page to be kept up to date with all the training and opportunities they have coming up. “Are you aged 16 - 24, not in work, education or training and live in North Belfast then...
New Lodge Arts Academy
The Arts Academy is back week commencing Monday 18th September 2017. Take a look at the flyer to see the array of classes happening this term. Register at the start of class. Any queries, give us a call on 028 90742255.
Introduction to Solid Modelling & 3D printing @ FabLab Belfast
DATE AND TIME Tue, October 10, 2017 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM BST LOCATION FABlab Belfast, 5 Churchill Street, Belfast, BT15 2BP Cost £20 DESCRIPTION In this workshop, you will be introduced to the world of 3D solid modelling. 3D modelling is the process of designing an...
Introduction to Vinyl Cutting @ FabLab Belfast
DATE AND TIME Tue, September 12, 2017 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM BST FABlab Belfast, 5 Churchill Street, Belfast, BT15 2BP Cost £20 DESCRIPTION Vinyl wall art is a very modern technology used in the home, commercial and automotive decoration, using the vinyl cutter you have...
Romania Project Receives Support From Local Business Man
The Romania Project from New Lodge Youth Centre is a project which is fully fundraised for by the staff and young people to make the life changing trip happen. The project at times depends on the generosity of local business' and local shop owner Barry Saunders kindly...
SWEET Programme Celebration Event.
Today we had the SWEET Programme Celebration Event. Following 6 weeks of training, this group of young people achieved 10 accreditations each. Their certificates were presented by Simon Kitchen, from Fonacab. Following their presentation the group were all treated to...