Community Intercultural Programme

29/10/2026

Throw back to our last Connect Cafe and it was a very crafty one! We got hands on crafting vases with decoupage and jute. We had a very good teacher - thank you Jasiel for volunteering your time to teach us your skills!

Danielle made the most DELICIOUS Brigadeiros, if you missed them…. That’s your loss!

Pilates was another hit and probably the hardest one yet 🫣

Lots of chats, chilling and good food!

Connect cafe is back this Monday 11-1pm, Join Us!!

Connect is funded by LFT Charitable Trust and The National Lottery Community Fund Northern Ireland

28/10/2026

After a successful 4 week Connect Cafe, we would like to invite you to join us for next 7 weeks of Cafe on Mondays 11am-1pm.

We also are delighted to share our community engagement project which will run on Thursday evenings for 6 weeks. If you enjoy cooking or you want to learn a little more about making some cultural dishes then this is the one for you! complete our contact form for more information :) https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3MYXLJB

27/10/2026

📱 PARENTAL ENGAGEMENT EVENING – KEEPING OUR CHILDREN SAFE ONLINE 💻

Join the Portadown Youth Providers Forum for a free evening focused on keeping our children safe online, with special guest Wayne Denner.

We’ll be covering online safety, social media trends, AI-generated images, deepfakes and practical advice to help parents support their children in an ever-changing digital world.

📅 Monday 16th November 2026
⏰ 6pm – 8pm
📍 Portadown Town Hall

🎁 Food and goodie bags for everyone!

Limited Spaces are available, so register now using link below:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1kqBLZ1yf3Obm9y7gx8QrhwjIvLTjchkTrmYh_UAp7Js/edit

18/10/2026

Join us tomorrow for our final Connect Cafe of October!

Tomorrow we will have pilates back, we will be making our own posies and decorating mini vases for the posies to go in. 💐
Games, craic, good food and chats await!

Look forward to seeing you there! :)

☕️ Connect Cafe ☕️

Mondays are all about welcoming the community to our centre, Connect Cafe if a free drop in session where you can take part in various activities or simply just come for a chat and to hang out.
All made very welcome!

This Monday we have
⛑️ Free Health Checks delivered by Verve Healthy Living Network
🎄 Leather workshop - making personalised Christmas Decorations with Annaghmore Men’s Shed- Knotingal Jo
🧘🏽‍♀️Pilates is back (sign up using link https://forms.gle/2DB4RHAQfkKL4FALA )
🥖 food

Invite your friends and come along, you will be made very welcome! 🫶🏽

Connect is funded by The National Lottery Community Fund Northern Ireland and LFT Chartable Trust

14/10/2026

Great opportunity for Year 8s, lots activities and even the chance to plan a trip! Don’t miss out and bring some friends!

We have a new RISE Cohort for year 8’s starting next week!

This cohort will be a six week cohort which has been designed to help your young person build resilience, improve their health and well being as well as, learn and develop key transferable life skills through activities that nurture confidence and friendships.

Sessions will take place on Wednesdays 6pm-8pm starting on Wednesday 14th October running until Wednesday 25th October.

Over the course of the six weeks we will cover a number of topics which include:

Confidence building
Problem solving and adaptability
Communication skills
Life skills
Team work
Emotional resilience

If you are interested or know someone with a child in year 8 please let us know by filling out the form by clicking the link or scanning the QR code below.

https://forms.gle/1wg9CV3o4ZcbuxSV7

For more information contact:

Calum: [email protected] 07802 335728
Dylan: [email protected] 028 38335322

13/10/2026

☕️Connect Cafe☕️

Another great Monday morning with people joining us from lots of different cultures and communities. We had health checks delivered by Sean, leather Christmas ornaments workshop delivered by Joanne from Knotingals (Annaghmore Men’s Shed), Pilates was back and we enjoyed delicious food (baked potatoes) and some amazing Brazillian treats (brigadeiros) made by our very own Danielle!
It was great to have Robin and Stevie with us from Portadown Neighbourhood Policing Team who were at had to chat with community attending, answer questions they may have and also get schooled in Brazilian Pool rules (fluke... we will say no more!)

Next week we will have some more creative workshops in the form of fresh flower posie arrangements and also creating your very own vase for the flowers.
We will also have pilates back and again not forgetting the delicious food.

CONNECT is funded by LFT Charitable Trust and The National Lottery Community Fund Northern Ireland

12/10/2026

Join us today🥳

☕️ Connect Cafe ☕️

All made very welcome!

This Monday we have
⛑️ Free Health Checks delivered by Verve Healthy Living Network
🎄 Leather workshop - making personalised Christmas Decorations with Annaghmore Men’s Shed- Knotingal Jo
🧘🏽‍♀️Pilates is back (sign up using link https://forms.gle/2DB4RHAQfkKL4FALA )
🥖 food

Invite your friends and come along, you will be made very welcome! 🫶🏽

☕️ Connect Cafe ☕️

Mondays are all about welcoming the community to our centre, Connect Cafe if a free drop in session where you can take part in various activities or simply just come for a chat and to hang out.
All made very welcome!

This Monday we have
⛑️ Free Health Checks delivered by Verve Healthy Living Network
🎄 Leather workshop - making personalised Christmas Decorations with Annaghmore Men’s Shed- Knotingal Jo
🧘🏽‍♀️Pilates is back (sign up using link https://forms.gle/2DB4RHAQfkKL4FALA )
🥖 food

Invite your friends and come along, you will be made very welcome! 🫶🏽

Connect is funded by The National Lottery Community Fund Northern Ireland and LFT Chartable Trust

08/10/2026

☕️ Connect Cafe ☕️

Mondays are all about welcoming the community to our centre, Connect Cafe if a free drop in session where you can take part in various activities or simply just come for a chat and to hang out.
All made very welcome!

This Monday we have
⛑️ Free Health Checks delivered by Verve Healthy Living Network
🎄 Leather workshop - making personalised Christmas Decorations with Annaghmore Men’s Shed- Knotingal Jo
🧘🏽‍♀️Pilates is back (sign up using link https://forms.gle/2DB4RHAQfkKL4FALA )
🥖 food

Invite your friends and come along, you will be made very welcome! 🫶🏽

Connect is funded by The National Lottery Community Fund Northern Ireland and LFT Chartable Trust

06/10/2026

☕️ Connect Cafe ☕️

Mondays are all about welcoming the community to our centre, Connect Cafe if a free drop in session where you can take part in various activities or simply just come for a chat and to hang out.
All made very welcome!

This week we had Pilates, Hama craft, games, delicious food and lots of chats and check ins.

Next week we have
⛑️ Free Health Checks
🎄 Leather workshop making Christmas Decorations with Annaghmore Men’s Shed Knotingal Jo
🧘🏽‍♀️Pilates is back
🥖 food
Some information

Invite your friends and come along, you will be made very welcome! 🫶🏽

Connect is funded by The National Lottery Community Fund Northern Ireland and LFT Chartable Trust

05/10/2026

We are back!
All welcome 🙏🏽🤗 Grupo So Pa Sabi Oasis Youth Edna VM Sophia Cabral ✨️