Newforge is in Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.5530°, -5.9485°.

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Newforge

Newforge in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

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Newforge is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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Newforge is a country club in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It was founded in 1956 for members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary but has developed into an open club with multiple sports facilities.

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Newforge was founded in 1956 after the grounds were purchased by the Royal Ulster Constabulary Athletic Association (RUC AA). Though it was originally a private club for serving and retired police officers, membership was later opened to others. In 2012, there were proposals for the RUC AA to change their name to the "Police Athletic Association Northern Ireland" on the grounds that the more generic name would entitle them to more grants for the association and Newforge. Following unionist political objections, the proposal was dropped. In 2017, Newforge applied for an EU grant but was rejected and vetoed on appeal. The decision was overturned by 2019, with Newforge being awarded €5.8…

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