Nominees from the Ballymena, Carrickfergus and Larne areas were recently announced for the awards, which are sponsored by Pharmacy Plus. They are as follows:
Supporting Local Older People Award - Ballymena: All Saint's Men's Club, Bann Maine West Community Cluster, Creative Crafters, Good Morning Ballymena, LESS ONE Friendship Group, Men United, Portglenone Monday Club, The Carson Project and Kells & Connor Senior Citizens Luncheon Club. Supporting Local Older People Award – Carrickfergus: CHILL Walking Group and Good Morning Carrickfergus. Supporting Local Older People Award – Larne: Glenarm Plough On Group, Glynn Community Group and The Lunch Box Larne at Acceptable Enterprises.
Ageing Well Champion in a Local Business: Ryan McKinstry of Pharmacy Plus, Michelle McAuley of FoneJacker, Rebecca Lawson of Rose Court Residential & Nursing Home , Ann Thompson of DeLacy's Café and Joan Faith of Joan Faith Hairdressing. Ageing Well Champion in a Statutory Organisation: Jenni Mehaffey, Leah Curlett and Arlene Wady, all from the Northern Health & Social Care Trust. Lunch Club Award: Bann Maine West Community Cluster, Broughshane Luncheon Club, Factory Community Forum, Good Morning Carrickfergus, Good Morning Ballymena and Kells & Connor Senior Citizens Luncheon Club.
Intergenerational Partnership
Intergenerational Partnership Award: Burleigh Hill House Residential Home and Eden Primary School, Galgorm Care Home & Moorfields Primary School, and Knockagh Rise Nursing Home and The Den After School Club.
Friendship Award: All Saint's Men's Club, NHSCT Carers Hub, CHILL Walking Group, Creative Crafters, Glenarm Plough On Group, Glynn Community Group, Good Morning Carrickfergus, Kells & Connor Senior Citizens Luncheon Club, LESS ONE Friendship Group, Men United and Portglenone Monday Club. Health Improvement Award: All Saint's Men's Club, NHSCT Carers Hub, Creative Crafters, Glenarm Plough On Group and The Carson Project.
Unsung Hero Award: Angela Whyte of LESS ONE Friendship Group; Boryana, Michalina & Anca of The MEA Inter Ethnic Forum; Colette Walsh of Creative Crafters, Cyril & Ronda Rainey of The Carson Project; Denver McMeekin of Harryville Men's Shed; Frank McGreevey All Saint's Men's Club; Jaclyn Nelson of Good Morning Larne; Joanna Dallas of IMPACTAgewell®; Joanne Brown-Kerr of Bann Maine West Community Cluster; Joanne McKeever of IMPACTAgewell®; Lillian Barfoot of Good Morning Carrickfergus; Marian Maguire of Glenravel and District Community and Residents Association; Michaela Chambers of Knockagh Rise Nursing Home; Michelle McAuley of FoneJacker; PJ Whyte of Agewell; Rebecca Lawson of Rose Court Residential & Nursing Home; Robin Fowler of Kells and Connor Senior Citizens Luncheon Club and Ryan McKinstry of Pharmacy Plus.
Lifetime Achievement Award, sponsored by Audio Care, Ballymena: Frank McGreevey of All Saint's Men's Club, Marian Maguire of Glenravel and District Community and Resident's Association, and Patricia McConnell of Carnlough Community Association. Care Home in the Community Award: Carrickfergus Manor Nursing Home, Galgorm Care Home, Knockagh Rise Nursing Home, Redford Residential Care Home and Rose Court Residential & Nursing Home.
Ageing Well Champion in a Local Business: Ryan McKinstry of Pharmacy Plus, Michelle McAuley of FoneJacker, Rebecca Lawson of Rose Court Residential & Nursing Home , Ann Thompson of DeLacy's Café and Joan Faith of Joan Faith Hairdressing. Ageing Well Champion in a Statutory Organisation: Jenni Mehaffey, Leah Curlett and Arlene Wady, all from the Northern Health & Social Care Trust. Lunch Club Award: Bann Maine West Community Cluster, Broughshane Luncheon Club, Factory Community Forum, Good Morning Carrickfergus, Good Morning Ballymena and Kells & Connor Senior Citizens Luncheon Club.