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Graphic of a black screen, text on the screen is golden in colour. At the top is a large font size that reads “Leading a Small Organisation”. Below are the list of nominees: Robert Gardiner from Downpatrick and County Down Railway, Elaine Stephens from Specialisterne NI, Teresa Rice from Glow NI, Eileen Branagh from Open Arts and Fiona Brown, Roisin Hillman and Karen Pateman from Menopause Together.

Our CEO Eileen has been shortlisted for the Chief Officers 3rd Sector Leadership Awards 2025!

We are so proud of Eileen for being one of the fantastic names shortlisted for the ‘Leading a Small Organisation’ award- well done Eileen!

#CO3LeadershipAwards #LeadershipAwards

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Team OA! Help Eileen Branagh raise money to support Open Arts

Open Arts are joining the 8 mile walk as part of the Belfast City Marathon this May the 4th! We would appreciate any support you can give- whether it’s just sharing our posts to cheer us on, or to support us with via our justgiving page.
#BelfastMarathon

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What to do when someone has a tonic-clonic seizure: CARE Helping someone who’s having a tonic-clonic seizure doesn’t have to be difficult. All you have to do is CARE. C – Comfort Cushion their head with something soft to protect them from injury A – Action Start to time the seizure, and clear the area of anything that might be harmful. You could also check if the person has a medical ID or bracelet with more information on how to help R – Reassure After the seizure stops, put the person in the recovery position and reassure them E – Emergency Call 999 if the person: - is not regaining consciousness - goes straight into another seizure - has trouble breathing after the seizure stops - has never had a seizure before Find more resources to help you learn seizure first aid at www.epilepsy.org.uk/care Epilepsy Action has a range of resources covering seizure first aid, how to help someone having other types of epileptic seizures, and how to support people with epilepsy more generally at www.epilepsy.org.uk.

Today is International Epilepsy Day!
As well as sharing to bring more awareness and information, we are also celebrating our fantastic finance programme officer, Jemma Robinson, being 1 year seizure free!

Informational video on how to help someone having a seizure is linked below:

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Photo of the Gamelan instruments with the text “Gamelan doors open, all welcome” in a white speech bubble is laid on top of the photo. The text “6:30-7:30pm” is below, with logos of the Arts Council NI, Belfast City Council and Late Night Art East. On the top of the photo is the text “Late Night Art East, Thursday the 13th February.” Red graphic in the right upper corner had the text “FREE!” on it.

Open Arts is back at East Belfast Late Night Art! Join us on Thursday 13th February, 6:30pm- 7:30pm for a relaxing Gamelan drop-in session where you can try out our arrange of beautiful Javanese instruments.

#latenightart #latenightartbelfast #latenightarteast #artscouncilni #belfastcitycouncil

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