Friends of The Arc

27/01/2026

Well Done to Martin and Conor who recently appeared on BBC’s Sunday Morning Live with Holly Hamilton to tell her about Social Care Farming at Yellow Road Social Farm 🚜

Great work lads keep up the good work 😁

22/01/2026

🌳 🌳 🌳 ST.LUKE’S GROUP 🌳🌳🌳

Well Done to the St.Luke’s Group who done a big clean-up of the St. Luke’s site.

Well Done lads, keep up the good work 😁

17/12/2025

🎅🏻🎄 ARC CHRISTMAS DINNER 🎅🏻🎄

We had our annual ARC Christmas Dinner today in Canal Court, Newry

Everyone was in great spirits for the day ahead, we had a lovely 3 Course Meal which was absolutely delicious 😋

Then we danced into the afternoon with Gareth and Billy singing our favourite Christmas songs followed by a DJ to finish the afternoon off 🎵

Thank you to the Canal Court for their hospitality and great service we will be back next year for sure 👍🏻

16/12/2025

⚽️ 🏀 NEWRY SPORTS GROUP ⚽️ 🏀

Newry Sports Group went out for their Annual Christmas Day out 🎅🏻

First stop was the World Famous Friar Tuck’s for some delicious Chicken Burgers and Chicken Supremes, then they went for a few games of Pool to finish the day off 😁

16/12/2025

🎵🎵🎵 PORTADOWN MUSIC GROUP 🎵🎵🎵

Portadown Music Group went on their Annual Christmas Dinner today to Lurgan Golf Club.

Great food and Great Craic was had by everyone 😁

12/12/2025

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 OCN AWARD 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

We recently had 4 of our clients (Martin, Malcom, Peadar and Brendan)receive their certificates for completing their OCN Health & Hygiene (Entry Three). Well done to all the lads for their hard work over the couple of months.

The lads received their certificates from Roisin O’Hare - Assistant Director of Disability Services.

Also there to congratulate them were Jacqueline Morton and Gerard Enright from Quality Improvement and Noreen McComisky - Specialist Services Manager

11/12/2025

🌳 🌳 🌳 DERRYMORE GROUP 🌳🌳🌳

The boys are working very hard down in Derrymore doing some well needed maintenance of the paths rounds the National Trust’s Derrymore site.

Keep up the great work lads 👍🏻

11/12/2025

🎅🏻🎄 CHRISTMAS PERFORMANCE 🎅🏻🎄

Our two music groups joined up for a special Christmas performance today for Community Addictions Services Christmas Craft Fair.

Well done to the choir who have been practicing very hard for past few weeks 🎵

11/12/2025

🎅🏻 🎄 CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR 🎅🏻 🎄

Our clients were invited down to St.Lukes today for Community Addictions Services Craft Fair. We were there to sell some fantastic handmade Christmas gifts and Christmas Wreaths and Pots.

We also had a performance from our brilliant Choir in the Courtyard singing some of your Christmas favourites for all the workers of St. Luke’s, videos to follow 😁

29/11/2025

Thank you to everyone who donated and took part in the Quiz last night in Rices Poyntzpass 😁

A fantastic £925 raised for Friends of the Arc 👏🏻

Tonight we raised £925 a fantastic amount of money for friends_of_the_arc
Really appreciate all who came and supported the quiz in every way.
Christmas quiz is next on Monday 29th December.

27/11/2025

Come see us at White Gates Community Centre for Bolster Christmas Fayre 🎄

Raising vital funds for Friends of the Arc 😁

19/11/2025

⭐⭐️⭐️ QUIZ NIGHT⭐️⭐️⭐️

Come join us on Friday 28th November in Rice’s Hotel in Poyntzpass for our Quiz Night.

Only £5 per person, Quiz starts at 9:30pm

There will also be a raffle on the night with plenty of great prizes, talk to one of the Friends of the Arc Committee members for tickets.

All proceeds of the Quiz Night go to Friends of the Arc.