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Thomas Devlin Fund Bursary

Thomas Devlin Foundation Bursary

New Lodge Arts were delighted to secure funding from the Thomas Devlin Foundation to support Aoibheann Henry to complete Titanic Creative Management Summer Prosthetic and Special FX course.

The Thomas Devlin Foundation which is managed by the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland, has now given out £70,000 in bursaries since it was set up by Penny Holloway and Jim Devlin in 2006 in memory of their son Thomas who was tragically killed the previous year.

Arts Academy

Arts Academy Classes

Starting back 19th September 2016

New members welcome

Summer Projects 2016

The Little Mermaid

25^th-29^th July 2016

Girdwood Hub

Brand New Hip Hop Classes in Girdwood

Spring Awakening Festival

Alexandra Park was a ‘hive’ of activity this Easter thanks to a unique cross-community festival themed around the life of bees.

Led by schools and community groups from across North Belfast, children from schools such as St Patrick’s and Seaview PS have been created working with the local artists to design and construct giant bees, gigantic flowers, bee costumes and bee houses.

Junior Dancers receive UK Awards

New Lodge Arts junior dancers have recently been presented with awards accredited by UKA Dance (a recognised awarding body across UK & Ireland). We organised evenings where parents and families were invited along to watch their children perform & receive their certificates & medals. A total of 35 young people aged 3-9 years old have completed their dance exams in Hip Hop & Ballet, before Christmas last year. The young people worked hard in their weekly classes and rehearsals for these exams.

London Trip - February 2016

London Cultural Trip – February 2016

John Savage Memorial Trophy Awarded to New Lodge Arts

New Lodge Arts were delighted to attend the Rotary Belfast event in the Europa Hotel on Monday 15^th February 2016 and were awarded the John A Savage Memorial Trophy and Bursary for their commitment to supporting young people in North Belfast.

The John A Savage Memorial Trophy and Bursary is awarded by the Club annually to the individual or group selected as giving great service to the Community. Inaugurated in 2009 the Cup has been specially refurbished and created in memory of former member the late John Savage.

Inner North Youth Platform - OCN Level 1 Peer Mentoring

Inner North Youth Platform presented their Peer Mentoring Award

A huge well done to the young people in the Inner North Youth Platform for gaining a qualification in Peer Mentoring for young people. They are a credit to their families and communities, keep up the good work!

Two Young People achieved their 200 hours Millennium Volunteer Award

Congratulations to TP Ward and Caoimhlín O’Neill on receiving their 200 hours Millennium Volunteer Award. This was well deserved and achieved through committed volunteering with New Lodge Arts over the last two years. These two young people give up a few hours of their time on a weekly basis to be involved in our event management team, taking part in group work, training and planning/delivery of events.