Links and
information
The internet is a source of information on many subjects. We list a number of links, which we hope will be useful and informative. It is possible to follow further links on many of the sites listed, which will take you into additional sources of information.
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useful links, or if a link is broken, please contact us.
Portadown links
Rotary links
Business Information
Members' Websites
For other information, you can search the internet through this site
using Google with the "Safe Search" option - this filters out pornographic and other offensive sites
Portadown
links
The town of Portadown, on the banks of the River Bann and close to the southern
shores of Lough Neagh, dates from the early 17th century. It is a major shopping town, and part of the Borough of Craigavon, the third city in Northern Ireland. The traditional industry in the area was linen manufacture; the area is also known for apple growing, as part of the "Orchard County" of Armagh.
The sites featured in this section give information on Portadown, Craigavon and the surrounding area.
Craigavon Business Park is a new site providing information to and about local businesses.
The Craigavon Borough Council website is a source for information about the area, including leisure and tourism activities as well as business development.
The Craigavon Industrial Development Organisation
(CIDO) site includes a directory of local businesses, as well as information about its economic development and other activities.
The Portadown Photos site has historical as well as current photographs of the town.
Portadown Festival is one of the largest community arts festivals in the UK. Organised by local volunteers, it offers a wide range of events.
Rotary links
The Rotary
International site is the main site of the worldwide
organisation.
As in the case of the Rotary Club of Portadown, visiting Rotarians are always welcome at meetings. If you are planning to travel, and want to locate a Club at your destination, you can use the "Where Clubs Meet" section in the Rotary International site.
The site of Rotary
International in Britain and Ireland covers the British
Isles.
The District
1160 site provides information on Irish branches.
The
Rotary Foundation site gives information on the charitable
foundation of the Rotary movement.
Websites also describe the work of Rotaract U.K.
and Rotaract
International.
Business Information
There is a large number of sites giving useful information for
UK businesses.
The
Small Business Service is a newly-developed site with a great
deal of basic information.
For potential exporters, Trade Partners
UK is another recent site. It contains information about a
range of countries and industry sectors, and includes useful
lists of relevant websites.
The UK Online portal has links to all government departments,
many local authority websites, museums etc. The Organisational
Index is organised alphabetically, or it is possible to do
searches by keyword or topic
.
Legal Resources
in the UK and Ireland gives information on sources of legal
information, including some free sources, as well as links to
solicitors'sites.
The j4B site has
information on grants available for UK businesses. It is
necessary to register to use the site.
Members' Websites
This section lists members'websites. It is grouped alphabetically by business name.
A-D
Craigavon Industrial Development Organisation - Gordon Gough
Craigavon Technology & Engineering - Arnold Hatch
Dolphin Direct Finance - Herbie Smyton
E-H
I-L
JFarm (NI) Ltd - Holmes Haslett
M-P
Morton Newspapers - David Armstrong
Q-T
Anne Thompson - Anne Thompson
U-Z
Ulster Carpets - James Crockett
Ultravillas - Herbie Smyton
Upper Bann Institute -Bryan McLaughlin
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