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New Centre Celebrates Success

Nearly 40 Service Users and Staff of The Cedar Foundation were honoured at a special Celebration of Achievement Event, at The Foundation’s new purpose-built Training & Resource Centre in Ballymena.

[ Wednesday 22 November 2006 ]

User Forum Conference Success

The Island Civic Centre in Lisburn was once again the venue for The Cedar Foundation’s Annual User Forum Conference. The User Forum is a group of disabled people who work with The Cedar Foundation to make sure the charity develops and delivers the right services for disabled people in Northern Ireland

[ Thursday 02 November 2006 ]

Firewalk Extravaganza

Firewalkers from across Northern Ireland gathered at Hilden Brewery, just outside Lisburn for a Firewalk Extravaganza on Wednesday night (18th October).

[ Monday 23 October 2006 ]

Innovative Service Launched at Stormont

Eileen Bell MLA, Speaker of The Northern Ireland Assembly hosted “A Celebration of Young People in Transition and the Launch of The Transitions Service in the Ulster Community & Hospitals Trust Area”, in The Long Gallery Stormont, on 2nd October.

[ Monday 02 October 2006 ]

User Forum Fashion Show Has Style

The Cedar Foundation User Forum's second fashion show was a roaring success at The Wellington Park Hotel on Wednesday 20th September

[ Friday 29 September 2006 ]

Annual Report and Financial Statements 2006

The Cedar Foundation’s Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ending 31 March 2006 was adopted at their 65th Annual General Meeting which was held on 19th September 2006.

[ Wednesday 20 September 2006 ]

Summer School Success

Over 40 students attended this year’s Cedar Foundation Summer School, sponsored by North Down & Ards Institute’s Community Development Unit.

[ Thursday 07 September 2006 ]

Young Talent Showcased

The fashion designers of the future took centre stage at a photo shoot at The Odyssey in Belfast recently.

[ Friday 28 July 2006 ]

Charity Dance for The Cedar Foundation

Gavin Rocks, who uses the services of The Cedar Foundation decided to give something back to the charity by organising a Charity Dance in the Tullyglass Hotel

[ Tuesday 04 July 2006 ]

Rooney Scores for Local Organisations

Local Roslea man Marius Rooney “hit the back of the net” last Monday when he presented three local organisations with cheques at the Drumcoo Centre, in Enniskillen.

[ Monday 03 July 2006 ]

The Cedar Foundation is Highly Commended at National Charity Awards

Northern Ireland based charity The Cedar Foundation, has been highly commended at The Charity Awards 2006, the UK charity sector’s most prestigious award scheme

[ Thursday 22 June 2006 ]

The Cedar Foundation is Nominated for National Award

The Cedar Foundation, has been nominated for a major national prize, at The Charity Awards 2006, the UK charity sector’s most prestigious award scheme, sponsored by the Charities Aid Foundation and The Times’s Public Agenda section

[ Tuesday 13 June 2006 ]

Golf Fundraiser

10 teams from across Northern Ireland picked up their drivers and irons at Galgorm Castle Golf & Country Club on Friday 9th June 2006 to raise funds for locally based disability charity The Cedar Foundation

[ Monday 12 June 2006 ]

Royal Occasion for The Cedar Foundation

Eileen Thomson, Deputy Chief Executive and Elaine Armstrong, Head of Brain Injury Services with The Cedar Foundation were delighted to meet the Royal Couple recently when Camilla and Charles visited Musgrave Park Hospital

[ Monday 12 June 2006 ]

Award Winning Charity Imparts Quality Advice

Northern Ireland voluntary organisations recently heard how strategic improvement tools can significantly better their performance at a seminar in the University of Ulster, Jordanstown.

[ Monday 05 June 2006 ]

Marilyn Treks China for The Cedar Foundation

A kind hearted mum of two from Banbridge has completed a gruelling charity challenge in the Far East.

[ Monday 05 June 2006 ]

What a Rush

Nearly 90 daredevils flew high above the River Lagan last Saturday to raise over £11,000 for The Cedar Foundation, during its second Adrenaline Rush Event.

[ Tuesday 23 May 2006 ]

Transitions Service Launched in Omagh

An innovative service for young people with disabilities was launched today at the Omagh Community House, Omagh. The Cedar Foundation’s Transitions Service offers support to young disabled people living across the Sperrin Lakeland area; highlighting opportunities for young people aged 14-20 years in their communities.

[ Monday 22 May 2006 ]

New Training and Resource Centre for The Cedar Foundation

The Cedar Foundation moved from its Galgorm based premises in April to the new purpose built site at Woodside Road Industrial Estate, Ballymena. Careful planning went into the building of the new Training and Resource Centre as it has been specifically built to meet the changing needs of the organisation and to ensure the best possible facilities for people with disabilities.

[ Thursday 11 May 2006 ]

Volunteer Success

Alan Bell, a long term volunteer with disability charity The Cedar Foundation, was presented with a certificate today to say a very big thank you for all his hard work over the last 10 years with the Foundation.

[ Wednesday 26 April 2006 ]

Ardkeen Visit

Stephen Mathews, Chief Executive of The Cedar Foundation hosted a visit to The Foundation’s new Ardkeen development site last week to show John Mulholland from PDQ Solutions and Paul Bryans, from Investors In People (IIP) the work in progress.

[ Friday 14 April 2006 ]

Transitions Service Launched

An innovative service for young people with physical disabilities was launched today at the Millennium Community Outreach Centre in Belfast. The Cedar Foundation’s Transitions Service offers support to young disabled people living across the North and West Belfast Area

[ Wednesday 12 April 2006 ]

Trash Fashion Show Case at The Ulster Hall

The fashion designers of the future took centre stage at a Celebration of Arts and Creativity in Belfast at The Ulster Hall recently. The event was the culmination of a workshop programme called Trash Fashion

[ Wednesday 05 April 2006 ]

User Forum Team Building Weekend

St Patrick’s weekend saw a first for Northern Ireland and for The Cedar Foundation’s User Forum. An intrepid group of 14 people, including 11 members of The User Forum travelled over to Keswick, in the Lake District to take part in a team building weekend.

[ Wednesday 05 April 2006 ]

Changing Lives – It’s Fun to be Fit!

The Foundation decided to highlight Brain Injury Awareness week (BIAW) which ran from 13th—17th March with the theme of Changing Lives—It’s Fun to be Fit.

[ Wednesday 05 April 2006 ]

Changing Lives! Brain Injury Awareness Week

Brain Injury changes lives in many ways, not just for the brain injured person but for all around them. Families, friends, work colleagues, in fact everyone that the person who has suffered a brain injury knows, are affected

[ Friday 10 March 2006 ]

Cedar Foundation Champions

Three teams from The Cedar Foundation’s Ballymena Training Centre took part in the Disability Sports NI Community Games Festival, at the Valley Leisure Centre last week

[ Wednesday 08 March 2006 ]

Football Matters

The Cedar Foundation was delighted to present the budding football stars of the future with certificates and medals at a ceremony at Long Tower Youth Club on Saturday 25th February.

[ Tuesday 28 February 2006 ]

Calling all Golfers

Golfers throughout Northern Ireland are invited to take part in The Cedar Foundation Team Golf Competition, which will be held at Galgorm Golf and Country Club, Ballymena on Friday 9th June 2006.

[ Tuesday 28 February 2006 ]

International Conference on Ageing, Disability and Independence

The Cedar Foundation’s work to develop Smart Housing solutions for people with physical disabilities was recognised at an International Conference on Ageing, Disability and Independence, hosted by the University of Florida.

[ Monday 13 February 2006 ]

The Cedar Foundation wins Northern Ireland Quality Award

The Cedar Foundation was delighted to be awarded the prestigious Northern Ireland Quality Award at The Centre for Competitiveness Global Excellence Quality Awards NI Gala Ceremony at the Ramada Hotel on Monday 30th January

[ Tuesday 31 January 2006 ]

Adrenaline Rush

The Cedar Foundation needs daredevils from all over Northern Ireland to take part in their next exciting event. The Lagan River will be the venue; or rather 180ft above the river will be the venue, for The Cedar Foundation’s Adrenaline Rush event, taking place on the 20th May this year.

[ Monday 23 January 2006 ]

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