incredABLE News - Local Chairity Wins Prestegious NI "Social Enterprise Of The Year" Award
Will go forward to represent NI at UK-wide Awards
incredABLE News…
On Friday night, at the 13th annual Social Enterprise Northern Ireland Awards, incredABLE won BIG! In front of over 600 guests at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Belfast, they were thrilled to receive the prestigious ‘Social Enterprise Of The Year (Over £500k) ’ award for their achievements in this sector.
It has been an extremely busy time for incredABLE!
In addition to the many projects and services they deliver to hundreds of people with a learning/intellectual disability and/or autism in the Southern Trust area, they opened two new social enterprises!
The local charity’s fourth social enterprise cafe open its doors during the summer when we brought their incredABLE food to Newry, Co Down. Cafe incredABLE @ Newry Leisure Centre is their first cafe in the Newry, Mourne and Down District Council area. Open seven days a week, it has received an extremely positive response from the public since the first cup of coffee was served at the beginning of August.
incredABLE tendered for the new cafe space as a result of the continued success of our three other cafes – in Banbridge, Craigavon and Lurgan – and are delighted to bring our mission of facilitating meaningful opportunities in the catering industry for people with a learning disability and/or autism to a new area.
Prior to this, in June, incredABLE revealed to the public that they had taken over the responsibility of operating the former Armagh City Youth Hostel, continuing its legacy as a welcoming, group-focused accommodation hub in the heart of the Cathedral City.
Renaming the venue to ‘Stay incredABLE’ Armagh City, the modern, 62-bed self-catering group accommodation facility, provides quality, affordable accommodation all year round for charities, schools, churches, sports teams and youth organisations.
This new location is in addition to the extremely popular ‘Stay incredABLE’ The Mournes, a 26-bed self-catering residential facility located near the Silent Valley Reservoir. This means that incredABLE now has the capacity to provide affordable accommodation to up to 88 people every night!
The success of any social enterprise, of course, is down to the amazing people behind it! On winning the award, incredABLE’s CEO Nigel Hampton said that the award was “a whole team achievement!”
“I felt both humbled and honoured to receive the prestigious ‘Social Enterprise of the Year’ award for social enterprises with a revenue of over £500K. “
“This recognition means so much to us – we began with one social enterprise cafe and now we have four across counties Armagh and Down. We also have two very busy self catering residential centres in the Mournes and Armagh City which provide high- quality, affordable group accommodation.”
“Every day, our team works passionately to create incredible opportunities for individuals with a learning disability and/or autism across the Southern Health and Social Care Trust area - and it’s particularly special when that work is acknowledged by others.”
“This award is a whole team achievement, and I’m so proud of the dedication, creativity, and contribution that each person brings to incredABLE. Thank you to Social Enterprise NI for this honour, and to everyone who supports our mission,” he continued.
“As a result of this win, we’ll now be representing Northern Ireland at the Social Enterprise UK Awards and we couldn’t be more thrilled to share our incredABLE story at this distinguished event.”
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