Newry Credit Union arts & crafts Awards 2008

THE ANNUAL ART AND CRAFT AWARDS TOOK PLACE ON FRIDAY 13TH JUNE IN RATHORE SCHOOL, NEWRY. THE PRESENTATION WAS ALSO ATTENDED BY PUPILS FROM ST JOSEPHS PRIMARY SCHOOL AND THE ABBEY EDUCATIONAL CENTRE FOR PHYSICAL DIASABILITIES.  OVER 150 ENTRIES WERE RECEIVED RANGING FROM POSTERS TO CRAFTWORK AND AS ALWAYS EVERYONE HAD PUT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME AND EFFORT INTO THEIR WORK.

 ALL THREE SCHOOLS WERE DELIGHTED THAT NEWRY CREDIT UNION IS INVOLVED WITH THIS INIATIVE.

 THE PRESENTIONS WERE MADE BY EDUCATION DIRECTOR PHILIP KILLEN, EDUCATION OFFICER KATE MULHOLLAND AND EDUCATION ASSISTANT JUDE BYRNE.

 THE EDUCATION DIRECTOR PHILIP KILLEN STATED THAT THIS IS ONE OF OUR MOST SUCCESSFUL EVENTS AND HAS BEEN VERY REWARDING  SINCE IT COMMENCED OVER 20 YEARS AGO.

 EACH CHILD WAS PRESENTED WITH A CERTIFICATE AND SPECIAL PRIZE.  AFTER THE AWARDS CEREMONY THE YOUNGER PUPILS WERE ENTERTAINED BY LOCAL MAGICIAN SEAN BRANNIGAN AND THE OLDER PUPILS HAD A DISCO.