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Category: Events

  • Barry Kerr LNR Gig

    Former LNR Crew Member and internationally renowned artist Barry Kerr (& friends) are putting on a benefit gig for LNR in Lurgan on Friday August 9th 2019. This is a rare chance to see him play in his home town and is a night not to be missed! Some tickets are still remaining and can…

  • Open Day Battery Harbour

    It’s that time of year again!!

  • Y-Zone Fun Day

    The Y-Zone youth group are holding a fun day at the River Bann in Portadown today. We are pleased to have been invited along to meet and greet members of the public, have a chat and showcase some of the kit we have. Come say hello, try on some of the kit or have a…

  • St Comgalls Primary school

    Tonight we are out supporting and giving water safety advice at St Comgalls Primary school Antrim’s summer fair. Why not pop along and meet the crew. We are here until 8.00pm.

  • Carnaghts Primary School fair

    Tonight we have been invited to Carnaghts Primary School fair to promote Water Safety to the children. If your in the area, please stop by and have a chat with the crew.

  • St Comgalls GAC Antrim family open day

    We are down supporting St Comgalls GAC Antrim family open day. Why not pop down and say hello. We are here until 4.00pm today. Lots of activities for everyone.

  • 5 Mile and 10k Run

    Can we take this opportunity to thank everyone for supporting our 5 Mile and 10k Run. It’s was a HUGE success. To all our sponsors Paul Berry Group Training, John J Donnelly M.B.E, Shivers Bathroom Interiors and Techmac Industrial Supplies, Asda Antrim and Tesco Antrim. Thank you for making the run possible. Thanks must go…

  • Swift Water and Flood response training

    Some of our crew from all 3 stations met up today at Benburb to carry out some swift water and flood response training. It’s always great to have an opportunity to meet up with other crew and keep our skills and knowledge fresh and up to date.

  • RLSS Northern Ireland

    Working along side RLSS UK Northern Ireland Branch today at the Lisburn Primary Schools gala promoting water safety.

  • Greystone Primary School

    Tonight we are supporting Greystone Primary School Antrim’s PTA open night.

  • Mayor of Antrim and Newtownabbey

    Tonight we welcomed the Mayor of Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council Paul Hamill to our weekly training session. Paul was given a tour of our Antrim station and learned all about our organisation and the services we provide on Lough Neagh and further afield. After learning about the safety aspects of PPE and proper use…

  • Allstate NI

    Thank you to Allstate for inviting us into their offices today to talk about LNR and what we do. The ‘Environment’ was topic of the day- how to protect it and respect it.

  • Car Boot Sale

    Lough Neagh Rescue Service & Camping NI are hosting a Car Boot this Saturday 14th April at Kinnego Lifeboat Station, Kinnego Marina.

  • 5 Mile and 10K run 2018

    We are holding our 2nd annual 5 Mile and 10K run on Saturday 2nd June 2018. Run commences at 11.00am sharp. Registration can be placed online at: http://athleticsni.org/Fixtures/General-Fixtures/Lough-Neagh-Rescue-Charity-5-Mile-and-10K For further details please contact Drew on 07902909274 or drew.taggart9@gmail.com

  • Tesco Cookstown Collection

    On Saturday 23rd December members from our Ardboe Station held our annual bucket collection in Tesco Cookstown. We would like to thank everyone for your kind donations, without you we could not operate. Also, a special thank you to Tesco Cookstown for your continued support, especially Charlene for looking after us so well.

  • Steeple Community Association Christmas Lights

    Tonight we helped deliver Santa safely to the Steeple estate in Antrim, where the Steeple community association held their annual Christmas light switch on. Thanks for inviting us to help Santa, I hope we get an extra present under the tree.

  • Carnmoney Parish Men’s Society

    Can we take this opportunity to thank the members of Carnmoney Parish Men’s Society for the invite to give a talk about Lough Neagh Rescue. We were treated to a lovely fry and pictured below is crew member Desi Lundy excepting a small donation from those members present.

  • All Saints’ Parish Church Festival

    We are very lucky to be chosen as 1 of 2 charities for this years Christmas Tree Festival in All Saints Parish Church Antrim. Please share this event with all your friends and family and encourage them to come along and help support this wonderful event.

  • LNR Tractor and Truck run

    Lough Neagh Rescue is organising a tractor and truck run on Sunday 22nd October at 2pm leaving from Ardboe Parish Hall Car Park. Registration Fee is £15 with all proceeds going to Lough Neagh Rescue. A light Lunch will be served. Please come along and show your support.

  • Asda Collection

    If you’re in Asda Antrim over the next few weeks please help us fund raise by putting your green tokens into our tray. Your help and support is very much appreciated.

  • Eurospar Collection

    Lough Neagh Rescue are currently collecting at Eurospar in Lurgan. If you are out and about come say hello to our crew, have a look at our equipment and ask us any questions.

  • Ardboe Open Day 2017 / LNR BBQ/ Raft Race

    Crew will soon be out selling tickets for the best BBQ on the Western Shore. Saturday 29th July at the Battery Bar Sunday 30th July will see the Ardboe Station open day and the return of the annual LNR raft race! @ the Battery harbour. This is the highlight of the lough shore, let the…

  • Kinnego Open Day 2017

    As Summer approaches Lough Neagh Rescue will be hosting our annual open days. First up is Kinnego station on Sunday 16th July at 1pm. This is an opportunity for us to thank you all for your continued support but also a chance for you to come have a look around our station, meet our crew…

  • Antrim Primary School Visit

    Today we had a visit from our colouring in competition winners from Antrim Primary School. They received a tour of our Antrim Station and got to try some of our gear on. Can we take the opportunity to thank Antrim Primary School for all the support they have given to LNR this school term.

  • Crew Go Karting

    We had some crew from Ardboe station join in with crew members from Kinnego station for some outdoor go kart racing. All involved had a great evening of fun interaction and lots of competitive racing. It’s very important that crew bond well not only in individual stations but across all three. Antrim crew were unable…

  • 5th & 6th Dromore Scout Visit

    We were delighted to have a visit tonight from the 5th & 6th Dromore Scouts. All the children really enjoyed having a look around our station, checking out our equipment and finding out what it all does. We hope you enjoyed your visit and are most welcome back any time.

  • All Saints Parish Church

    All Saints Parish Church in Antrim along with FR Sean Emerson are holding a wine tasting night this Friday night 26th May 2017 at 8.00pm. Tickets cost £10 and proceeds are in aid of Lough Neagh Rescue. Speak to Rev McBride if you wish to attend.

  • Lough Neagh Rescue 5 Mile Run

    Can we thank you all for taking part today in our 1st 5 mile road race. It was a huge success. Pictured below are the 1st, 2nd and 3rd over the line. Once again on behalf of LNR thank you all for your support. Please find below the link for today race results. Thanks to…

  • Antrim Retirement Group

    Can we thank the members of The Antrim Retirement Group for the invitation to come along to their monthly meeting yesterday to give them a talk about LNR and Water Safety. Pictures below is LNR crew member Drew Taggart who received a £50 donation from the group towards our lifesaving charity.

  • Antrim Steam Rally

    Today and Tomorrow LNR will be at the Steam Rally in Shane’s Castle Antrim. Why not pop in and meet the crew and learn more about what do! Looking forward to seeing you all.

  • Antrim Boat Club

    We would like to thank the Commodore, Committee and members of Antrim Boat Club for their donation of £250. LNR has had a great relationship with the club for many years and we thank them for their continued support.

  • Islandbawn Stores

    Can we take this opportunity to thank the management, staff and customers of Islandbawn Stores for allowing us to collect on their premises on Saturday 25th March 2017. We raised £500 for our lifesaving charity. Thank you all!!

  • Lough Neagh Darts League

    LNR would like to thank the organisers of the Lough Neagh Darts League who held a tournament in March and raised funds for LNR. A total of £1,125.00 was presented to members of LNR on the night. We would also like to thank everyone who sold and purchased tickets for the event.

  • Belfast International Airport Information Day

    Can we take this opportunity to thank all the members of the public and staff at Belfast International Airport for giving so generously at our information and collection day. During the day 2 crew members and a member of staff from the airport volunteered to have their legs waxed. Between sponsorship and donations during the…

  • Ballycraigy Primary School

    Can we thank everyone who came along this morning to our coffee morning organised by the PTA from Ballycraigy Primary School. A total of £303 was raised.