Laurencetown, Lenaderg & Tullylish Community Association, which owns Laurencetown Community Centre, is run by a management committee of local volunteers.
LLTCA employs a Community Development Manager and part-time Centre Caretaker. In addition, there are currently three staff members who are funded by Children in Need, who deliver services and activities for any young person with ASD who is able to attend from across the Trust area. We also have two youth workers – Shauney, Shannon and Lorcan who run the Junior Youth Club, Senior Steering Group and Drama Group.
We are financially supported by the Southern Health & Social Care Trust. The additional money that is required to cover the running costs of the centre comes from rent from regular centre users such as Laurencetown Pre-School, Tula Reiki & Yoga, Artie Annie’s and Bloom Baby. We also get a small amount of revenue kindly donated from birthday parties and other occasional group hire events.
LLTCA is always open to ideas from the local community for activities in the centre. So please call in or contact us if you have any ideas or suggestions.
Check the What’s On section to see the regular activities taking place in the Community Centre.
Our dedicated staff members work hard to provide a range of services and support to local residents. They are:
Our Staff Members
Claire Patience – Community Development Manager
Sharon Bleakley – Connecting the Community Co-ordinator
Sheila Monaghan – Centre Caretaker
Natalie Black, Jade Hobby, Stephen Johnston – Youth Officers
Jade Hobby – After School Club Leader
Contact our staff members here.
Our Management Committee
Our management committee is made up of local residents who want to help the community develop further to improve the lives of all our residents.
Mel Byrne – Chair
Mel is a Health Trust employee with strong experience in HR.
Helen Mateer
Helen also sits on the Pre-School Management Committee.
Patricia McConnon – Secretary
Patrician is a volunteer with Pre-School, a Parent & Toddler Committee Member, and an After School Leader. She also facilitates the Out & About Group.
Bronagh Mayes – Treasurer
Bronagh is a Community Health Champion.
Jim Bell
Jim brings team and project management and budget control experience from his role as a senior manager in BT.
John Doyle
John is a long-standing committee member with strong financial experience.
Kevin Savage
Kevin has three children, is on the committee of the local GAA club and coaches one of the teams. He’s a member of the local council and is on the following committees: Planning, Community Planning and Strategy, and Economic Development.
Isabel Quilletti
Our Mission
Our mission is to promote the benefit of the inhabitants of the Laurencetown Lenaderg and Tullylish (LLT) Area without distinction of sex, race or political, religious or other opinions by advancing education and providing facilities in the interest of social welfare for recreation and other leisure time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants. The direct benefits that flow from this purpose include improved health and wellbeing of all people in the LLT area; provision of services and facilities to allow our young people to play in a safe and mutually respectful environment and to interact positively on an intergenerational basis; provision of a varied programme of activities to facilitate social interaction, increase recreational opportunities and encourage life long learning; services for older people in our community with a view to improving their health and wellbeing and maintaining their independence; an area that is attractive and somewhere people are proud to live.
