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Mid and East Antrim Borough Council recently marked National Tree Week 2023 by distributing over 900 free native trees to local residents. | Mid and East Antrim Borough Council National Tree Week is the UK’s largest annual tree celebration and marks the start of the winter tree planting season, which runs from November until March each year, while trees are dormant.

Will be a priority for our politicians?
Absolutely not
Can people make this a priority for politicians?
Absolutely yes!

🎼Come and join us for an afternoon of festive fun from 12noon to 3pm this Sunday, 17 December at Divis & the Black Mountain! Get crafty and try your hand at making some simple Christmas decorations whilst enjoying the sounds of carols from Cavehill Community Choir.



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Join us for our November Repair Cafe at Antrim Library. 😁

Some bookings are now available, and we hope to add more spaces over the next few weeks. 😉

You can book your repair here: https://ti.to/repair-cafe-antrim-and-newtownabbey/25-nov-antrim-library

👖👜Clothing & accessories
🧶🧵Textiles
📻 🔦Small electricals items
🕰️⚙️Mechanical items
🧸🛷Toys
🪆 🖼️ Ornaments
and other random repairs*.

If you, a friend or family member are interested in volunteering with us, why not call by for a chat. 💬

* Please remember that our fixers are all volunteers, giving their free time to help reduce waste and promote sustainability. They will always try their best to complete your repair, but if a repair is not possible your understanding is appreciated. 💚

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Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough

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🌳 🌲 Big Community Tree Giveaway 🌲🌳

👉 Marina, Castle and the Amphitheatre,

📅 Saturday 2 December, 10am to 12noon

We are delighted to announce a community tree giveaway to celebrate Tree Week, a UK initiative to draw attention to the need for tree planting and woodland creation.

This is made possible thanks to the generous support of the Woodland Trust’s Emergency Tree Fund.

We will be giving away a variety of native trees, and we can advise you on which tree is best for your particular situation.

Whether you have a small garden or a large field, we have a tree for you!

You can collect up to 3 trees (40 – 60cm sapling) per person.

If you would like to plant up a larger area, you can speak to our woodland advisors on the day or contact them at: [email protected]

Come along and join the fun!

The Woodland Trust Northern Ireland

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Join us for a night of music and solidarity on Sunday 12th November as local artists come together in support of our campaign!

With an amazing line up of acoustic sets from Colum Sands, Karl Devlin and Acoustic Dan, followed by sets from the Little Kings and Lonesome George. It’s a night not to be missed!

This fundraiser gig is part of the ‘Art of Resistance’ festival. The festival celebrates the power of local communities demanding change and fighting environmental injustice.

All proceeds from this gig will go towards our crowdfunder so we can be represented by international experts at the upcoming public inquiry against a gold mine proposal in the Sperrins. Tickets are £15.00. Available here -https://tinyurl.com/4cppdenh