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Would you like to join a community choir with a lot of heart, fun, friendship and soul?
We are very excited to share that our Ubuntu Voices Choir, an Intercultural, Intergenerational Community Choir is starting back for a new and exciting term this week. Meets every Tuesday️ 6.30-7.30pm Tuar Ard Arts Centre, Moate. Under the brilliant Choir Direction...
Sports and Community Award
I'm very pleased to say that we are a finalist in the Westmeath Sports and Community Award. If you would like to join us for the awards ceremony on Thursday just drop info@newhorizonathlone.org an email. Shamrock Lodge Hotel at 4pm on Thursday 26th September
Like to play Chess?
Thursdays at 6 in the Aiden Heavey Library, Civic Centre, Athlone
Come to the Circus!
Galway Community Circus, New Horizon and Foróige have been running some fantastic circus skills workshops for young people. We have been learning really useful skills like plate spinning and Juggling and Tight rope and stilt walking! Come and see what we can do. Maybe...
Come to our Choir Performance!
Join our multi-cultural choir and guests at Tuar Ard Arts Theatre, Moate on Saturday 16th December!
Cannes Here We Come!
In cooperation with Matchbox Mountain and Gateway Youth Project, New Horizon produced four animation videos at a workshop last summer. Thanks to the young people who participated and to Westmeath Arts and the Longford/Westmeath Children and Youngs Peoples Forum for...
Animation Workshop
In June and July a group of young people came together in St. Mary’s Hall, Athlone to produce some animation videos. The project was led by Matchbox mountain, Gateway Youth Project and New Horizon Refugee and Asylum Seeker support. Four Animation videos have been...
Youth Council of Ireland Local Champion
Congratulations to Londiwe Ndlovu in her appointment as local champion for the Youth Council of Ireland. Londiwe is an long term friend of New Horizon. We are expecting great things...
Circus Week!
Just to remind you all of the schedule for the display on next Tuesday 8th August The event will be held in Burgess Park, Golden Island, Athlone The schedule for the day is: New Horizon and Galway Community Circus Team will do the Big Top setup and take-down. We would...
Forest Experience to the Rescue!
Our Forest Experience people had a great rescue during the week. They were on a regular trip to Portlick woods when they found an injured Egret ( baby heron). Very pleased to report that the egret has been taken to the wildlife rescue centre in Kildare and that he/she...
Teen Adventure
Teen Adventure Days Monday 17th to Thursday 20th July 2023 The Trip of the Summer! New Horizon and Birr Outdoor Education Centre would like to invite young people living in displaced persons accommodation in Athlone on an Adventure! Birr Outdoor Education and...
Sanctuary Runners coming to the Midlands!!
Annemarie Sheehan from Sanctuary Runners Ireland is travelling from Cork to midlands this evening to launch Sanctuary Runners in Athlone tomorrow morning at the Park run. She will visit us in Moate this evening Friday 30th June around 4.30 to drop off t-shirts and...