Ulster Unionist Party - Upper Bann

14/11/2026

TOP OF THE GROUP.
UNBEATEN.
FIVE GAMES. FIVE CLEAN SHEETS.

Roll on Tuesday night ✈️.

🎵 We’re on our way, we’re on our way 🎵



GAWA 💚⚽️

14/11/2026

Today our thoughts are with the families of the Rev Robert Bradford, MP South Belfast and Kenneth Campbell.

The campaign for truth continues. The Ulster Unionist Party will not allow history to be rewritten.

Today marks 45 years since the murders of the Rev Robert Bradford, MP for South Belfast, and Kenneth Campbell.

On 14th November 1981, Robert was shot dead by the IRA while holding a constituency surgery at Finaghy Community Centre. Kenneth, the centre's 29 year old caretaker, was also murdered.

Party Leader Jon Burrows MLA said:

"Robert was a husband, a father and a man of deep faith. Kenneth was a young man doing his job in his own community. Both had their lives stolen, and our thoughts this weekend are with their families."

"Forty five years on, no one has been brought to justice for their murders. Their families have waited far too long, but the campaign for truth continues, and the Ulster Unionist Party will stand with them until they get it."

We remember them both.

13/11/2026

Great to see another brilliant community event lined up for our seniors in Lurgan! 🎄🍲

Well done to South Lurgan Community Forum for organising such an important event. Remember that spaces are limited and it’s now in the Courtyard Rooms at Brownlow House, so be sure to message their page early to get your name on the guest list! 👇

Soup & Serve Senior Saturday 2026 -
Brownlow Courtyard (Brownlow House Courtyard)
Saturday 5th December 12.30pm until 3.30pm

Food, laughter, dancing, singing and a good old fashioned quiz are all part of the afternoons itinerary.

Be sure not to miss out on this event, numbers are limited due to available space if you would like to attend contact a member of the forum, your local community association or PM the page to get added to the guest list.

If you would like to contribute as a community sponsor please contact the South Lurgan Community Forum, your support would be very much welcomed.

Please note, this year we have a slight change of venue with the event taking place in the house courtyard rooms rather than the ballroom.

This is a FREE event.

13/11/2026

The growing interest in the Ulster Young Unionists reflects what we are seeing in Upper Bann as our membership continues to swell.

We have had record numbers joining the Association over the summer, with 5 new members joining this week alone 👌.

The public are crying out for change and the UUP is ready to lead.

The latest LucidTalk polling shows that the Ulster Unionist Party is the most popular Unionist party among young people.

This comes as no surprise. We have seen a growing number of young people joining the Young Unionists, we are now the largest Unionist society at Queen’s University Belfast, and we are working towards establishing a society at Ulster University.

There is a growing appetite among young people for positive, forward-looking Unionism, and the Ulster Unionist Party is well placed to deliver it.

12/11/2026

Well done to our good friend Sam Nicholson on his selection as the Ulster Unionist assembly candidate for Newry and Armagh.

A proud Ulster Unionist all his life, Sam gives a great deal of his time to his local community. He’s the sort of person who keeps showing up and doing what he can for people, in or out of elected office.

All the best for the campaign, Sam, from all of us in Upper Bann. 👏

The Ulster Unionist Party has selected 𝗦𝗮𝗺 𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝘀𝗼𝗻 as its candidate for Newry and Armagh in next May’s Assembly election. Sam Nicholson, an architect and businessman from a rural background, is a former councillor and Deputy Lord Mayor of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council.

Ulster Unionist Party Leader Jon Burrows MLA said:

“I am delighted to confirm Sam Nicholson as our Ulster Unionist Party candidate for Newry and Armagh.

“Sam served as a councillor and as Deputy Lord Mayor of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, and he did it with a record of delivery and a reputation for representing everyone who came to him. He is an architect and a businessman from a rural background, and he understands this constituency in all its parts, from our cities and towns to the countryside.

“Unionism is changing, and it needs to. What it requires now is smart, strategic leadership that thinks long term and puts country before party. People across Newry and Armagh want a unionism that is confident, that works with everyone, and that spends its energy on jobs, health, housing and the growth of our business and agriculture sectors rather than on old battles.

“That is the unionism the Ulster Unionist Party is building, and we are ready to lead it. But change does not happen on its own. If people in Newry and Armagh want a different kind of unionist politics, the way to get it is to vote for it, and to vote for Sam Nicholson.”

Ulster Unionist Party candidate Sam Nicholson said:

“I am proud to have been selected as the Ulster Unionist Party candidate for Newry and Armagh.

“As a councillor and as Deputy Lord Mayor, I represented everyone. That is how I have always worked and it is how I intend to go on working. I am a businessman from a rural background, and I believe that gives me the experience to serve our cities, our towns and the countryside alike.

“As an architect I spend my working life planning properly, thinking long term and delivering what I said I would. That is the same approach unionism needs now, and it is what I will bring to Stormont.

“I have recently become a father, and that has sharpened why I am doing this. I want my child to grow up in a Northern Ireland that offers them a future here, with good jobs, good schools and a health service that works. I want that for every family in Newry and Armagh.

“I am passionate about this place where I live and work. I want to see our business and agriculture sectors given greater opportunity to grow, and I want people here to have a strong voice making that case.

“Above all, I want to help build a respectful, vibrant and confident Northern Ireland within the Union, looking positively to the future. That is the politics I believe in, and it is what I am asking people in Newry and Armagh to support.”

11/11/2026

🌹 Armistice Day

At the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918, the guns fell silent and the First World War came to an end.

108 years on, we pause for two minutes' silence to remember all those who served and gave their lives, including the many thousands from across Ulster, in that war and in every conflict since.

We will remember them. 🌹

10/11/2026

It was great to see a packed room at Millennium Court for the Portadown Job Fair this morning with lots of familiar faces from across industry and training. Events like these are vital to economic growth in Upper Bann. They break down barriers to employment, increase options for those seeking a career change and provide opportunities for employers and potential candidates to engage in face to face conversations to support those seeking employment find the right opportunity.

By showcasing the excellent career opportunities right on our doorstep, we keep Upper Bann’s incredible talent local and drive real economic growth.

Kyle Savage, Upper Bann Lead

09/11/2026

Having seen the UUP take off in the most recent LucidPolls, our Banbridge Councillor Ian Burns thought he’d give it a go himself. 😂

Delayed on his way to London this morning, not even the fog can stop him 👨‍✈️.

Today, Jon Burrows put out an open call for unionists across Northern Ireland to be part of our UUP Team, one that is ready to lead a new chapter for Northern Ireland. In Upper Bann, we are a thriving Association and our membership is booming.

The UUP is flying high ….. and Ian is taking it literally 😉.

Safe travels Ian and Bev Burns. Buckle up !

BePartOfTheChange

08/11/2026

Across Upper Bann, our members were proud to stand at war memorials throughout our Association and beyond to honour those who gave their all.

Remembrance Sunday always brings home the true heavy cost of war. We wear the poppy to remember those who served in the two World Wars and in conflicts thereafter. We think of those who never returned home, and the families who live with the pain of their loss.

In Northern Ireland, we know only too well the pain of terror. We remember those who went before us and will not allow history to be rewritten.

Today, we wear the poppy and stand in silence, honouring an immeasurable cost.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them. 🌺

08/11/2026

Today, on this Remembrance Sunday, members of our Association will join communities across Upper Bann to lay wreathes in honour of the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country.

Across Upper Bann and beyond, we will remember them with gratitude and respect.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them.

Lest We Forget 🌺