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@ANDborough Mayor’s Cup 2026 – Final Day 🌍⚽️
What a way to finish three fantastic days of football, friendship and belonging.
Yesterday’s finale saw all participants integrated into mixed World Cup teams, strengthening new friendships and reinforcing that powerful sense of belonging across the borough. This brought plenty of competition, fun and positivity, but most importantly, respect and teamwork. 😅
After almost 2 hours of games, Bangor Foodbank & Community Support provided a wonderful BBQ, with North Down & Ards Women’s Aid in attendance & supporting once more, as parents and families joined us for the closing celebration.🎉 🙌🏻
The camp was honoured to welcome special guests David Jeffrey MBE (SCL ambassador), Gerry Armstrong (former men’s Northern Ireland international), and
@marissac_17 (former women’s Northern Ireland women’s captain), who each shared powerful messages of encouragement - to be the best you can be, to be proud of who you are and where you come from, and to always strive for the stars. 🌟 💡
After the guests presented medals to every participant, Mayor Gillian McCollum awarded special recognition awards to our selected boy & girl whose efforts throughout the week embodied respect, integrity, inclusivity and positivity. There was a special congratulations also to the overall winning team -France - who not only performed on the pitch, but collectively demonstrated the values that defined the week. 💙⚽️🫶🏻
Supported by
@ClanmilHousing, Woven Housing Association,
@arkhousing ,
@RadiusHousing. Further supported by the ‘Housing for All’ shared housing programme. 🙏🏻
Shoutout to
@PSNIArdsNDown , who supported throughout the day, managed teams and fully engaged with the young people. And to St John Ambulance providing first aid support all week! 👏🏻👏🏻
Three days. 150 young people. One proud borough.
A true collective effort to support our younger generation through sport, building confidence, connection and a genuine sense of belonging 👏
@TAMHI2011
Thanks for having us along.
#sportchangeslife