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September 2007 - Senior Counsellors
Employment opportunities at Northlands see job section.
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September 2007 - Week of events for May 2008
Steering group to organise week of events. Theme ‘Positive Recovery and Hope’
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August 2007 - Shortlisting of Addictions Nurse vacancy to Youth Counselling Project
Partnership with Western Heath & Social Care Trust & Northlands
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August 2007 - Youth Counsellor to attend 1 Year Foundation Course in Family Therapy and Systemic Practice
Facilitated by Family Therapy Training Team at Western Heath & Social Care Trust
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August 2007 - Clients of Northlands take to hill climbing rambling, and diving in Donegal
Organised by Northlands in locations such as Port Salon, Shrove and Culdaff in Co Donegal.
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August 2007 - Donation
Staff of Stream a computer software services provider made a generous donation of £3,750 to Northlands
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August 2007 - Painting of Derry City Football Stadium autographed and auctioned
Derry City artist donation.
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July 2007 - City of Derry Charity Golf Event
25th Anniversary celebrations Many thanks from Northlands and Friends to participators and doners who took part in this.
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June 2007 - Donation
Gift Aid donation from Hunter-Apparel Clothing Manufacturing company.
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June 2007 - Launch of Youth Counselling Project at Waterside Theatre Derry/Londonderry
Western Drugs and Alcohol Co-ordination team announced Western Health & Social Care and Northlands partnership counselling service for young people.
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June 2007 - Flag Day Appeal
Very successful Flag Day. Thanks to all who gave generously and supported this event. £1,393.37 raised
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June 2007 - Auricular Acupuncture Training
Two staff at Northlands/Magilligan Prison Project received practice certificates following training by Nada-UK. Plans to establish clinics at Magilligan location
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May 2007 - Parachute Jump
Volunteers of Northlands parachuted for charity fundraising £378.99. Plans for similar events during summer 2007
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May 2007 - Charity Aid Donation
Client of Northlands makes generous donation of £4,000 to support work of Northlands.
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May 2007 - Annual General Meeting
33rd Annual General Meeting Held 14th May 2007 held at Shepherds Way Dungiven Road
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April 2007 - J. Paul Getty Jr. Charitable Trust
Funding of £30,000 over three years to support the continuation non-residential counselling work
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March 2007 - New worker at outreach centre in Coleraine
Northern Heath & Social Care Board and Northlands announced a new appointment for its counselling service in Lodge Health Centre and Castlerock Health Centre in Coleraine
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March 2007 - Visit by Health Minister
NI Health Minister Paul Goggins visits Northlands to view plans for a residential treatment unit at HMP Magilligan.
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February 2007 - Northern Board client population
Northern Health & Social care Board award £10,624 for anyone in Northern Board aged 18 or over who wish to avail of alcohol and drug counselling.
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February 2007 - Charity Aid Donation
Client of Northlands makes generous donation of £3,500 to support work of Northlands
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February 2007 - Support for counselling service
The Pilgrim Trust announced a grant of £35,000 over three years to continue the work of non-residential counselling.
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December 2006 - Christmas Charity Swim
Friends and supporters of Northlands raised £1,534.72 on Christmas Day
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November 2006 - Consultant
Northlands announce the appointment of a consultant to oversee strategic development
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Flag Day Collectors Needed
Northlands will be holding three Flag Days over the Christmas Period:
Derry Credit Union Wed 22nd November, Bridgend and Muff Petrol Stations Sat 2nd December, Annual City-wide Flag Day Wed 20th December. So if you see one of volunteers on the street please give generously, or if you would like to volunteer you time and be collector for one or all of these dates, please contact Nuala on 028 71313232 or email nuala@northlands.org.uk
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2006 Annual General Meeting
Northlands held its 2006 AGM in the Everglades Hotel, Prehen Road on Friday 12th May.
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January 2006
On a visit to the North-West, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Shaun Woodward, dropped into the Northlands Centre. The MP talked to staff and had a look around the facilities.
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December 2005
At a reception held in The Everglades Hotel, Northlands commemorated the long-term dedication of two out-going directors. The event also recognised the work of two members of staff who left Northlands in 2005 and welcomed new employees who have taken-up their positions.
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Collection at Sainsbury’s
Supermarket
A collection at Sainsburys Supermarket,
Strand Road in May raised £ 707.00. Thanks to all the
collectors for so willingly giving up their time and to the
public for their generous support on the day.
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Northlands Open
2005 at City of Derry Golf Club |
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Another very successful golf tournament
was held in support of Northlands this summer and raised £1,314.00.
Many thanks to the City of Derry Golf Club and to Carol and
Maurice Quigg for
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ongoing commitment to this event.
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Maiden City Motor
Club
The Maiden City Motor Club collected
£306.00 for Northlands at the Dog Leap Rally in Limavady
in August 2005. Thanks to all the rally crews and drivers
for their support.
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Appointment of new staff
In January 2005 Paula Boyle joined
the staff as non-residential counsellor. Kathleen Tully took
over the outreach counselling role in Coleraine and Magherafelt
and Willie White joined the treatment team. In February Donna
Johnson was appointed as administrative officer in the Magilligan
project and in April Michelle Martin took up the Counsellor
post at Magilligan.
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Christmas Day swim
The Christmas Day swim 2004 presentation
took place at Foyle Hospice on March 24 2005. We received
£2,528.00 from this event and as always are grateful
to all the swimmers and sponsors who made the swim a success.
Many thanks to all those who braved the snow at Lisfannon
Beach on Christmas Day on our behalf!
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Thursday 23 December
2004 - Northlands 2004 Open Day
The annual Open Day took place on
Thursday 23 December 2004 in the Centre and a large number
of people called to visit and enjoyed carol singing and refreshments.
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2004 Flag Days
Northlands annual Flag Days were held in
Bridgend and Muff on Saturday 4 December and in Derry on Tuesday
21 December. We were delighted that the collections this year
raised a total of £6,181.46. We would like to sincerely
thank the public for their generosity and all those collectors
who willingly gave up their own time and who braved the cold
and rain on our behalf.
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| Friday 10 December 2004- Medical
Ball
Northlands was invited to Great James Street
Medical Practice, Derry on Friday 10 December and presented
with £4,638.00, a share of the proceeds from a James
Bond 007 themed Medical Ball held in the City Hotel. We are
grateful to Dr Nicola Duffy and her colleagues for this generous
donation.
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| Friday 29 October 2004 - Line Dancing
An enjoyable Line Dancing evening
was held at the White Horse Hotel, Campsie and was well attended
by local groups of line dancers. We are grateful to the White
Horse Hotel for providing the venue free of charge, to the
Sperrin Kickers Line Dancers group for their support, to John
Morrow, Quigg’s Florist and The Anchor Bar for raffle
prizes, and to all who came along on the night. The amount
raised was £622.36.
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| Friday 15 October 2004 - Short Drama Sketches
Students from Performing Arts at North
West Institute of Further and Higher Education performed a
variety of short drama sketches as part of a fundraising day
at Sainsbury’s on Strand Road, Derry. Thanks to all
the students and their tutor for their hard work. The amount
raised was £521.35.
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| 7 August 2004 - Support from Maiden City Motor
Club
The Maiden City Motor Club invited
Northlands to take up a collection at the Dog Leap Rally held
on Saturday 7 August at the Recreation Grounds in Limavady.
£169.67 was raised and we would like to thank all the
drivers and their teams for their support.
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| 18 July 2004 - Foyle Cruise
A group of volunteers, staff and friends
of Northlands enjoyed an evening cruising on the Toucan One
from Derry to Moville.
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| May 2004 - Appointment of new staff
During the month of May Northlands
welcomed three new members of staff. Sinead Duggan joined
the NYPD project as Youth Support Worker, Bill Vaughan was
appointed as Counsellor at Magilligan and Mary Shiels joined
the housekeeping team as Household Support Worker. Chris McClements
has moved to join the team at Magilligan as the Staff Training
& Programmes Worker.
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| 12 May 2004 - Presentation
to outgoing members of the Board of Directors. |
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Taoiseach Albert Reynolds presented awards to commemorate
long years of service to outgoing directors Dr Vincent
Kavanagh, Dr Tim McBride, William Temple and Denis Bradley.
The ceremony was held in the City Hotel in Derry and
was attended by a large number of volunteers, members,
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Dr.
Tim McBride, William Temple, Former Taoiseach
Albert Reynolds, Denis Bradley and Dr. Vincent
Kavanagh at the awards ceremony. |
John
Hume, MEP chatting to Dr. Tim McBride and William
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| Date for 2004 Annual General Meeting
Northlands will hold its 2004 AGM
in the Thornhill Centre at 7.15 pm on Thursday 6th May. All
are welcome to attend.
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| 14th January 2004 – Funding for Work
at Magilligan Prison
Northlands is delighted to be able to announce
the continuation of its Drug Education & Awareness Programme
at Magilligan prison. Funding has been secured to ensure that
the present work continues for a further two years and we
will also be able to develop and extend our existing services
in the prison.
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| January 2004 - Flag Day Money
Our thanks to all who contributed to
or helped with all of our collection days in December. Northlands
is very grateful for the financial support given. We raised
the following amounts.
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Euro |
| Bridgend & Muff |
627.55 |
314.24 |
| Derry City |
2,638.83 |
86.88 |
| Strabane |
165.49 |
117.99 |
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3,431.87 |
519.11 |
We also had a very successful
day in Foyleside on 22nd December and extend thanks to all the
performers and organisers who helped on the day.
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December is always a busy time for the organisation
so here are a few events for your diary.
Flag Days are:
6th December - Bridgend &
Muff
18th December - Derry City
19th December - Strabane - Collectors
(including schools and business staff) are urgently needed
for all of these dates. (Please email Jennifer
if you can help.)
22nd December - Northlands will
host a day of entertainment on Monday 22nd December in the
central foyer. Musicians and singers will perform throughout
the day from 11.00 am and we will also have a number of information
tables and display boards on show. Please come along and support
us.
23rd December - Northlands annual
Open Day will take place on Tuesday 23rd December in Shepherd's
Way and all are welcome. The day will commence formally around
one o' clock or so, but please feel free to drop in at any
time in the day. Please ring beforehand however, to confirm
times for the main meeting points of the day.
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| 6th November – Public
Lecture
“Denis Bradley, Chairman of Northlands,
chose the theme ‘Ireland – Awash with Drink’
for a public lecture in Da Vinci’s hotel. The event
received front-page advance publicity from the local newspaper
‘The Derry Journal’ under the heading “Derry’s
torrid love affair with booze”. A packed auditorium
heard Denis speak about the alarming increases in per capita
consumption of alcohol over the last ten years and you can
read his speech here.
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| 5th September – New
Counsellors
“Fiona Blair
and Willie White were today appointed as counsellors for Northlands.
The funding for these three-year posts was provided by the
Major Grants Programme of the Lloyds TSB Foundation for Northern
Ireland. Fiona and Willie will concentrate on the non-residential
side of Northlands’ work and this is something the organisation
wishes to develop further in the future.
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31st
October 2003 - Community Action Team (CAT)
The work of this project is coming to an
end in October 2003. In line with the revised priorities established
for Northlands in 2001 and 2002, treatment and treatment-related
initiatives will be the central focus of our work in the future.
The CAT achieved many successes during its three years of
work, helping to establish or develop a number of community
groups throughout the North-West. Our thanks to the funders,
Community Fund, and to all the staff involved.
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| 20th
July - Fundraiser at Prehen Golf Club
Our thanks to Carole & Maurice Quigg
and all in Prehen Golf Club for yet another very successful
fundraising day in aid of Northlands. A total of £1385.24
was collected. James Grant (Chief Executive) and Geraldine
Emsley (Volunteer) attended a prize-giving ceremony on the
evening of 20th July and thanked all present for their generous
support.
[If you would like to organise a fundraising event in aid
of Northlands then please email jennifer
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July - Northlands’ “Annual Report 2002 - 2003”
Northlands’ “Annual Report
2002 - 2003” is published today and provides information
about our work over the last twelve months. [To
read the Annual Report, please click here.] It contains
an introduction from the Chairman of Northlands, Denis Bradley,
as well as a review of major achievements for the organisation
in 2002 and 2003.
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July - Cruise on Foyle Around
120 Northlands’ workers, volunteers and friends enjoyed
a very entertaining four-hour cruise on the River Foyle in
the Toucan One. The night was also a great fundraiser for
Northlands – our thanks to all involved.
[If you would like to organise a fundraising event in aid
of Northlands then please email Jennifer
- thank you.]
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June - Head of Treatment Jack
Doherty was today appointed Head of Treatment for Northlands.
A member of staff since 1986, Jack brings a wealth of experience
and expertise to his new role. He will be taking forward the
change agenda developed by Northlands in recent years and
will have a key role to play in staff supervision.
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June - Development Plan Northlands’
three-year development plan “A Challenge to Change”
was published today. This document sets out five key principles
for Northlands as well as objectives for action over the next
three years for each of these objectives. The plan also sets
operational objectives in ten key areas of performance for
the next three years. [For
extracts from the plan, please click here.]
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| 27th
May - Lloyds TSB Major Grants Programme Denis
Bradley and James Grant attended the launch of the Lloyds
TSB Major Grants Programme in Hillsborough Castle. Northlands
was one of only thirteen groups to receive funding from the
Major Grants Programme (Addiction & Carers were the two
themes) and one of only six groups to receive monies under
the ‘Addiction’ heading. In total, Northlands
received a £90,000 grant to be used to employ two non-residential
counsellors for the next three years. These posts form part
of Northlands longer-term strategy to establish a separate
centre for its non-residential work and to secure mainstream
funding for this part of its service. It is hoped that the
two new counsellors will be in post by the end of the summer. |
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| 26th
March - All-Party Working Group on Drugs Misuse
On Wednesday 26th March, Northlands welcomed
guests from Belfast City Council's All-Party Working Group
on Drugs Misuse, led by Councillor Eric Smyth. The group is
visiting organisations working in the addiction treatment
field throughout Northern Ireland with a view to establishing
a treatment unit in the Belfast area. The group spent some
time touring the centre at Shepherd’s Way. A presentation
by James Grant was followed by a question and answer session
later in the morning. Northlands was presented with a Belfast
City Council plaque at the end of the visit and we wish the
team well for their work in the future. |
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| 25th
March - Christmas Swim
Northlands received £1716.85 from
the Christmas Swim organised annually in aid of Northlands
and the Foyle Hospice. James Grant attended a joint presentation
at Foyle Hospice on Tuesday 25th March and photographers from
all of the local newspapers were also present.
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8th
March - Night at the Races
A ‘Night at the Races’ raised
just over £1,200 for Northlands. Organised by Carole
& Maurice Quigg, the event took place at the Prehen Golf
Club. Our thanks to all our generous supporters.
[If you would like to organise a fundraising event in aid
of Northlands then please email Jennifer
- thank you.]
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1st October 2002 - Alcohol
& The Family Conference
A two-day conference entitled ‘Alcohol & The Family’
organised by the North Western Health Board took place in
Letterkenny. Five staff members from Northlands attended over
the two days and Denis Bradley, Chairman of Northlands, was
the introductory speaker.[To
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