Kellie Armstrong MLA

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#school #preschool #primaryschool

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Yellow ice warning from 17:00 Tonight until 10:00 Tuesday morning. Expect icy patches on untreated roads, pavements & cycle paths. Risk of slips, falls & accidents. Emergency contacts below.
#Ice #Weatherwarning #winter

I met with the Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural & Community Development at the #Oireachtas to discuss poverty reduction, disability employment, pension auto-enrolment, retrofitting, and new social homes. Great engagement & commitment to future collaboration.

Huge thanks to all our incredible emergency service teams and the Department for Infrastructure for their swift response during #StormBram and the #HighTide. 🌊💨 The combination of high winds and high tide created treacherous conditions on our roads, but thanks to their quick actions—closing roads, keeping people safe, and working tirelessly to reopen routes this morning—we can all breathe a little easier. 👏👏 I also want to thank people who took the time to help others and remove fallen trees to ensure everyone could get home safe. 🌳🪚 Your efforts didn’t go unnoticed. We appreciate everything you’ve done to keep our communities safe! 💙 Police Ards & North Down Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service #ambulanceservice Portaferry Coastguard Rescue Team

Huge thanks to all our incredible emergency service teams and the Department for Infrastructure for their swift response during #StormBram and the #HighTide. 🌊💨

Photo of Stormont Parliament Buildings. Text reads: Let's END dysfunctional decision making and REFORM Stormont.

Our institutions cannot remain stuck in 1998. Society has evolved, and our institutions need to as well.

Enough is enough.

Alliance's motion today is calling for Stormont to be reformed so we can end dysfunctional decision making and deliver for the people of NI.

I am recruiting for a Constituency and Communications Officer to work with me in my office in #Newtownards.
The post is full-time, for a fixed-term. (02/02/26-24/04/26).

See the link for details.

communityni.org/job/constitu...

#ImHiring #Job #Constituency #Communications

‘I believe homelessness can be resolved… if every minister collectively comes together and focuses on homelessness as a priority’

Kellie Armstrong MLA speaks on #homelessnessawarenessweek and the #housingfirst feasibility study.

#ArmstrongMLA #alliance #armstrong4strangford

Reports of littering in #Cloughey: fake £20 notes in money bags dropped along Cloughey Straight every few weeks. It’s illegal, dangerous & harms wildlife. Please stop—there are better ways to share your message. I have Reported to Council. #StopLittering #KeepNIBeautiful

We’re uniting at Stormont as civic society organisations with a message for the UK Chancellor ahead of the budget - fully scrap the 2-child limit.Rachel Reeves can improve life for 48,300 children here. All children deserve a decent start in life! @trusselluk.bsky.social @savechildrenuk.bsky.social

Photo of Andy Allen MBE MLA giving the opening remarks at our Breakfast Briefing at Stormont.

Photo of one of our our co-sponsors Kellie Armstrong MLA speaking at our Breakfast Briefing.

Photo of Angus Kerr, Director of Climate Change Division, DfC, giving an update on the draft Fuel Poverty Strategy and Warm Healthy Homes Scheme at our Breakfast Briefing at Stormont.

Photo of our co-sponsor Ciara Ferguson MLA giving the closing remarks at our Breakfast Briefing at Stormont.

At our Breakfast Briefing, Andy Allen MBE MLA, @kelmba.bsky.social, Angus Kerr, Director of Climate Change Division, DfC, and Ciara Ferguson MLA spoke about #FuelPoverty
Andy Allen said that fuel poverty is an issue that does not always get the attention it needs.

#LucidTalkPoll2025

Honoured to mark the launch of a new Mesothelioma Clinical Nurse Specialist post in NI—jointly funded by
@MesotheliomaUK & @macmillancancer

This is a vital step forward for patients & families. Special thanks to the Rodgers family for making this possible. 💙

Our local pubs, cafes and restaurants are the beating heart of our communities, but too many of them are struggling to stay afloat.

That's why @sorchaeastwood.bsky.social has launched a petition to save them.

Sign it and help save your local 👇

petition.parliament.uk/petit...

We have had a record number of cases this month, we are so glad to have helped so many people.

We are here to help, why not call us today?

Call Us: 028 9181 1414
Email us: Kellie.Armstrong@co.niassembly.gov.uk
Visit us: 14 South Street, Ards, BT23 4JT

Images of paramilitaries, fast cars, jet skis and money. Text reads: Enough talking. - Stop bankrolling them. - Stop legitimising them. - Make them disband.

Paramilitaries are a poison on our society. 

The Secretary of State’s appointment of a “go-between” to negotiate with them risks legitimising their coercion and criminality. 

It’s time they were off the backs of our community and out of the murky shadows of our politics.

Image of a student at a mechanic apprenticeship. Background is of a garage. Text reads: Lets fix the skills gap.

Our motion calling on the Economy Minister to fix NI's skills gap has PASSED✅

Every young person deserves the chance to develop their skills, build a career, and have hope for a better future.

No young person or business should be held back because the system is broken.

Armstrong welcomes progress by Courts to help prevent homelessness Armstrong welcomes progress by Courts to help prevent homelessness

Kellie Armstrong MLA, has welcomed action by courts to improve the situation for individuals being released from custody to prevent homelessness.

Read More:
www.allianceparty.org/armstrong_we...

Today I joined @trusselluk.bsky.social at their launch of the Trussell Hunger in the UK 2025 report and it's not just a warning. It is a call to action. Let us be the generation of leaders that refused to accept hunger in our society.
#Trusselltrust #trusselhunger #report #foodbank #hunger

The High Court confirms Minister of Education Paul Givan has failed to deliver the requirements set down in the Integrated Education Act. Time is now for both Dept Education and the Education Authority to facilitate, encourage and support Integrated Education

Deposited Paper: Information provided by the Minister for Communities responding to @kelmba.bsky.social MLA detailing meetings with DoI and DoF regarding review and update of building standards, since the Climate Change Act (NI) 2022 was introduced. www.niassembly.gov.uk/globalassets...

Deposited Paper: Information provided by the Minister for Communities in response to @kelmba.bsky.social MLA detailing the number of (i) people; and (ii) households, who are (a) on the social housing waiting list; (1/2)

Schools are back and so are the bugs! 😷
Check out this handy guide to find out when they should stay off, and when they can go back if they are well enough to do so. If your child is unwell and you have concerns about their symptoms you should speak to your GP.
#backtoschool @publichealthagencyni

We need to get real about the housing crisis, says Armstrong We need to get real about the housing crisis, says Armstrong

We need to get real about the housing crisis, says @kelmba.bsky.social.

Read more here: www.allianceparty.org/we_nee...

Today I had the privilege of attending @thebhf.bsky.social shop opening in Ards Shopping Center ❤️
The shop is absolutely fantastic and a credit to the team that made this all happen.
What an amazing addition to the Newtownards area!
#Newtownards #ards #Britishheartfoundation

With Newtownards Post Office branch closure being announced the Post Office have launched a public consultation.

Share your views on their proposed solutions to the main branches future closure.
link below:

www.postofficeviews.co.uk/national-con...

I had the pleasure of attending @breastivalni #MoreThanMilk exhibition yesterday in Stormont. It was lovely to see so many happy babies in Stormont. Id love to see improved support for mums to feel safe and comfortable to breastfeed, sadly NI has one of the lowest rates in the UK

Image of Naomi Long, Eóin Tennyson and Paula Bradshaw walking alongside young people. Text reads: Let's have votes at 16 at the next Assembly election.

Fantastic news that the UK Government will now extend voting rights to 16 and 17-year-olds. 🗳️

Now it's time to ensure these changes will apply to the 2027 Assembly elections. 🏛️

Help us make it happen and join us today: www.allianceparty.org/become...

“The closure of a cross-community summer scheme due to sectarian views sends a clear message that NI needs to go a step further in its peace process," says @kelmba.bsky.social.

As a society, we should promote diversity among our children and teach them that their background shouldn't matter.

'Its Language and attitudes that are taking things away from children...'
- Kellie Armstrong MLA speaks on the cancellation of a cross community sports camp.
#crosscommunity #Sports #sportscamp #children #northdown #strangfordmla #strangford #MLA #summer #workingforyou #leadingchange

Image of a puppy in a cage. Text reads: We're banning imports of mutilated pets

Alliance continues to prioritise animal welfare. 🐶 🐈

That's why we're progressing the ban on import of pets like dogs with cropped ears and declawed cats.

Animal cruelty has no place in our society.

Civic Forum can be a vital tool to engage society and shape policy, says Dickson Civic Forum can be a vital tool to engage society and shape policy, says Dickson

Civic Forum can be a vital tool to engage society and shape policy, says @scdicksonmla.bsky.social.

Read more here: www.allianceparty.org/civic_...