Whats Happening

20 February 2026

On behalf of Kilcreggan Homes and Carrickfergus Urban Farm, we wish to extend our sincere and heartfelt thanks to Carrickfergus Rotary Club for your very kind and generous donation in support of our work. We look forward to welcoming you all on site in Spring.

2 April 2026

We were delighted to welcome Eva from Clare Vet Group to the site on 22nd January 2026 to complete our annual vet inspection.  We can comfirm that Eva examined the site and were happy with all animals health, care and husbandry. 

A big THANK YOU to the Department of Communities and specifically the staff from Carrickfergus Jobs and Benefits Office for volunteering at the farm yesterday   Thank you to Business in the Community for the continued support and help to organise these days!

The Kilcreggan Homes Ltd Team had a successful and fun night at The NI Learning Disabilities &Autism Awards 2025 Gala Ball and wonthe following Awards. The Employer Award picked up by Pauline on behalf of the entire organisation and senior teams The Frontline Leadership Award won by Magda Ostrowska for her role driving high quality practices within our services with passion , commitment and drive. The Managers Award won by Claire Berry for her outstanding performance overseeing our teams

11 June 2025

We celebrated Volunteers week at Mid Ulster Sanctuary by giving all of our volunteers their EPIC volunteering awards in partnership with Mid Ulster Volunteer Centre. Thank you all, your help is invaluable.

7 May 2025

We would like to say a big thank you to Fujitsu for volunteering today, your hard work is much appreciated. You all worked so hard painting, weeding, moving bark, cutting hedges and sanding.  Thank you Business in the Community for helping to arrange. 

3 June 2025

We want to thank Jonny and the team from AFLAC for volunteering at the farm yesterday. The team worked super hard and their work is much appreciated! Thank you

2 May 2025

We would like to say a big THANK YOU to BT for volunteering with us yesterday we really appreciate all your hard work!

We were delighted to welcome 2 vets from Clare Vet Group to the site on 10th January 2025 to complete our annual vet inspection.  We can comfirm that both vets examined the site and were happy with all animals health, care and husbandry.      Thank you Clare Vets for all your support and help throughout the year.   

13 December 2024

Mid Ulster Sanctuary Awareness Day. We welcomed all our members, their family and friends and professionals we work in partnership with to visit our site at Magherafelt to see what a day at the Sanctuary is like. We displayed arts and crafts created by our members, had a festive sing along with Gerry our fabulous musical volunteer, listened to a presentation about the animals we have on site from Lauren one of our confident farm members, and even a surprsie visit from Santa C