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Laurencetown, Lenaderg & Tullylish Community Association scoops Housing Executive rural award

Pictured are members of Laurencetown, Lenaderg and Tullylish Community Association, winners of the Housing Executive’s Community Spirit award in the recent rural community awards, (left to right), Claire Patience, Community Development Manager for LLTCA, Bronagh Mayes, LLTCA, Patricia McConnon, LLTCA and Eoin McKinney, Housing Executive Rural Unit.
Pictured are members of Laurencetown, Lenaderg and Tullylish Community Association, winners of the Housing Executive’s Community Spirit award in the recent rural community awards, (left to right), Claire Patience, Community Development Manager for LLTCA, Bronagh Mayes, LLTCA, Patricia McConnon, LLTCA and Eoin McKinney, Housing Executive Rural Unit.

Laurencetown, Lenaderg & Tullylish Community Association secured a £1,000 prize as part of this year’s Housing Executive’s Rural Community Awards.

LLTCA maintains Laurencetown Community Centre which facilitates over 20 weekly groups for all ages including a handy-man service for the older residents and creative outreach activities in the homes of the most vulnerable and isolated.

Held this year in The Seamus Heaney Centre, Bellaghy the annual Rural Community Awards event provides a showcase for individuals and groups undertaking outstanding volunteering work at grassroots level in rural areas across Northern Ireland, helping maintain local neighbourhoods and boosting civic pride.

Pauline Beattie, Housing Executive South Area Manager said, 

“A very big well done to the association on their well-deserved award as they took the top prize in our Community Spirit section.

“The impact this group has within their local community is huge, and their efforts to provide opportunities for residents are much valued.

“We are committed to supporting the group to continue to make a difference within their local community and are delighted they have been recognised through this award.”

Claire Patience, Community Development Manager for Laurencetown, Lenaderg & Tullylish Community Association said, 

“Winning the Community Spirit award is a huge deal to us. 

“We work very closely with the Housing Executive on several initiatives and it’s great to be recognised for the work that we do.

“For 25 years we have been delivering services for all ages including a toy library and a tool library which the Housing Executive helped us set up. 

“Other projects include gardening projects and trips for our older people.

“We have two local primary schools, a Gaelic club and churches that we work closely with and we try to interlink as much as possible.

“LLTCA consists of eight voluntary directors who live locally but we also have over 45 volunteers who all help with the different groups that go on here.”