Membership Organisations in Downpatrick

Downpatrick, Co. Down is home to Rory's Travel Club, a membership organisation that provides travel deals. Members receive over 50 offers per month via email, including discounted stays, package deals, and travel offers from partners. The club also launches over 10 group trips each month, with options for Ireland and international travel. Discounts are available on activities, and members can join a private Facebook group.

Harmony Community Trust, a Membership Organisation in Downpatrick, Co. Down, works to build positive relations, health and well-being for adults, young people and children. It provides programmes and activities in a shared, safe, fun and inclusive environment. Services include adult programmes, a Green Community Hub, The Seedbed Gardening & Environment Project, and children and youth programmes, including toddler and family groups.

Downpatrick, Co. Down is home to Down Community Transport, a membership organisation providing accessible transport. They offer a Dial-A-Lift service for individuals in rural areas, group hire and self-drive options, and a Volunteer Social Car Scheme. Their aim is to improve access to transport for people with disabilities, the young, and the elderly, promoting social inclusion and reducing rural isolation across Down, Ards, and North Down.

Downpatrick, Co. Down is home to Action for Children Ltd, a membership organisation that protects and supports children and young people. They provide practical and emotional care, and campaign for lasting improvements to children's lives. The organisation has 342 services across the UK.

Tools For Solidarity is a membership organisation based in Downpatrick, Co. Down that supports artisans in Africa. The organisation provides sewing machines and tools to help artisans become more self-reliant. Tools For Solidarity also ships donations from Northern Ireland to Tanzania. Locally, the organisation runs programmes in Belfast and Northern Ireland focused on education for sustainable development, a supported volunteer programme for people with special needs, workshops for refugees and asylum seekers, and a local volunteering programme.

Alps is a membership organisation in Downpatrick, Co. Down that responds to well-being, awareness raising, training and development, and therapeutic service provision needs. It works with individuals, families, schools, and communities across the island of Ireland. Alps delivers training, development, prevention, and intervention programmes and services to support mental health. The organisation aims to be inclusive and accessible, working with all individuals regardless of identity.

Down GAA County Office in Downpatrick, Co. Down is a Membership Organisation involved in Gaelic games. It manages county football and hurling leagues and championships, including Senior, Intermediate, and Junior levels. The office also provides resources on coaching, games, club governance, and safeguarding. Down GAA TV offers live streaming of matches, particularly the Morgan Fuels Down GAA Senior Football Championship.

East Down Rural Community Network, a Membership Organisation in Downpatrick, Co. Down, works with over 400 community-based groups across Ards, North Down, Down, and South Armagh. The organisation addresses rural poverty and disadvantage, health inequalities, and promotes rural regeneration and inclusivity. They offer community development support through information, capacity building, and practical assistance to local people. East Down Rural Community Network also promotes community health development and provides training, advice, and guidance to member groups. Membership is free and open to community-based organisations within Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, and Ards and North Down Borough Council areas.