Armagh Celebrates St Patrick With 12-day Festival
21/02/2020
Armagh’s Home of St Patrick Festival runs from Friday 6 March until Tuesday 17 March
Ireland’s ecclesiastical capital, Armagh, has announced details of a 12-day festival spectacular to celebrate the life and times of St Patrick, the island’s world-famous patron saint.
Promising a rich, lively and varied showcase of culture, music, song, art, drama, dance, exhibitions and family fun, the Home of St Patrick Festival begins an enthralling extended run on Friday 6 March as part of this year’s celebration.
Renowned for converting Ireland to Christianity centuries ago, it was in Armagh that Patrick began his Christian mission and his legacy lives on in this ancient, unique and beautiful place.
Supported by Tourism NI and Tourism Ireland, this year’s programme is a feast for the senses – some of the city’s most established landmark buildings and attractions are involved in serving up a programme of eclectic entertainment designed to suit the interests of every visitor.
From the two St Patrick’s Cathedrals, The Market Place Theatre, The Shambles Yard, Palace Demesne, Armagh Robinson Library, Navan Centre & Fort, Armagh County Museum and Solitude Park in Banbridge, there are almost 40 events to choose from.
Top highlights this year include internationally acclaimed singer Brian Kennedy in concert – live at the atmospheric and beautiful Church of Ireland Cathedral, a thrilling opportunity to experience a dramatic St Patrick’s Day sunrise at Navan Centre & Fort and a captivating celebration of St. Patrick at the Roman Catholic Cathedral led by composer and presenter John Anderson and a host of visiting international choirs.
The Big Telly Theatre Company also brings its inspiring, eclectic and highly entertaining production ‘The Worst Café in the World’ to The Shambles Yard following a successful debut at the Belfast International Arts Festival.
National PR Awards Shortlist for LK Communications
19/02/2020
LK Communications is delighted to be shortlisted in the PRCA Digital Awards 2020 for ‘Best Use Of Social Media Influencers in a Campaign’ for its work with Visit Belfast in delivering a powerful tourism destination campaign – ‘Make It Belfast’.
Make It Belfast was a fully integrated campaign, taking place from May-August 2019. Working with Visit Belfast and Ardmore, the campaign utilised above the line and digital media, radio broadcast, print and online editorial and a targeted social media influencer campaign to encourage residents and visitors alike to spend a day in the city and enjoy its unrivalled shopping, hospitality and unique events on offer.
LK Communications engaged a number of prolific social media influencers to act as ambassadors for the city, with each given a bespoke itinerary to generate authentic content that would resonate with key audiences.
Showcasing the best of Belfast, eight influencers undertook a bespoke activity each week over the summer period.
The impact was huge – generating a campaign reach of over 4.1 million and profiling and engaging over 130 Belfast businesses.
From showcasing the best in summer fashion, to finding Belfast’s hidden retail gems, to celebrating independent traders and sniffing out the best places to eat, the campaign connected audiences with the City and showcased Belfast’s widespread offering.
The PRCA Digital Awards 2020 will recognise leading-edge PR and communications work and celebrate the best of the digital PR and communications profession. As the only agency in Northern Ireland to make the overall shortlist, LK Communications is delighted to represent the Northern Ireland region in these major industry awards.
The PRCA Digital Awards 2020 will take place on Tuesday 17th March 2020. Wish us luck!
New Craigavon Leisure Centre on Track for Summer Opening
18/02/2020
Northern Ireland’s newest public leisure facility will officially open in August 2020 following an on-track 32-month build and a multi-million-pound investment.
The largest capital project to date undertaken by ABC Council, and among the largest in Northern Ireland, the new multi-use sports and leisure complex represents a major new flagship health and wellbeing destination.
The stunning new leisure facility will welcome visitors from across the borough and beyond to its new 50-metre pool, a young children’s indoor leisure water feature, a 1,000m2 state-of-the-art gym, multiple studios, sensory room, eight-court sports halls, spin studio, soft play area and an on-site café.
The cutting-edge facility also incorporates an outdoor water sports provision offering a wide range of water based activities including windsurfing, water skiing and paddle sports.
The scale of South Lake Leisure Centre has also been future-proofed to meet the needs of a growing population and rising demand for a range of leisure, amateur and professional sporting enthusiasts.
Volunteer Now Launches New Volunteering Platform in Partnership with Be Collective
13/02/2020
Volunteer Now, the lead organisation for promoting and supporting volunteering across Northern Ireland, today launched its revolutionary new volunteering opportunity search portal in conjunction with partner, Be Collective.
The Be Collective platform is the first of its kind to be implemented within the charity sector in Northern Ireland and aims to revolutionise volunteering and its impacts for businesses, community groups and individuals across the region.
The new platform cohesively connects volunteering, organisations, outcomes and social value through innovative social infrastructure and for the first time quantifies volunteering contribution by giving individuals and businesses a social “record”.
Wirefox Commences World Class Grade A Office Development in Belfast
11/02/2020
Wirefox today (Tuesday 11th February 2020) laid the groundwork to create Belfast’s largest speculative office development as part of a multi-million-pound investment that could bring up to 2,000 jobs to the heart of the city centre.
Revised plans to transform the Oxford and Gloucester buildings on Chichester Street into 11 storeys of Grade A office space were approved in 2019. Demolition has been completed and construction work on the entire 200,000 sq. ft scheme starts this week.
Wirefox also confirmed that leading local construction firm Heron Bros has been awarded the multimillion-pound contract to deliver ‘The Paper Exchange’ by December 2021 and that more than 100 construction jobs will be created as part of the investment.Designed by Wirefox and TODD Architects, the state-of-the-art office development will feature an eye-catching double height entrance lobby, floor to ceiling glazing, seven high-speed lifts, a 4,000 sq. ft. private outdoor terrace, space for 85 bicycle racks and dedicated showering and changing facilities. Two ground floor units have also been earmarked for retail and restaurant use.
A total of 155,000 sq. ft of flexible office accommodation will be available once complete.
Galgorm Heralds New Decade of Growth after £60m Investment
10/02/2020
Galgorm Spa & Golf Resort has welcomed a new decade of growth after a 10-year, £60 million investment program which has transformed the Resort into a world-class international tourism destination. It also plans to invest an additional £20 million over the next five years.
The multi-million-pound investment into the premier estate has included expanding its accommodation from 75 rooms & suites to 147 and extending its award-winning Thermal Spa Village across three acres.
The refurbishments have led to a string of accolades for the Resort, with the Thermal Spa recently crowned Global Luxury Spa Hotel ahead of some of the world’s most iconic spa retreats. The Resort has also played host to a range of global events including the World Luxury Spa & Restaurant Awards, host to the R&A and patrons of the 148th Open Championship and host to the 21st National Golf Tourism Conference and 2018 Gala Irish Golf Awards.
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