Gary Rutherford

Janis Scallon, Director of Further Education, DfE, Barra Best MC, Geri Martin and Gary Rutherford Honorary Award winners, and Dr. Catherine O'Mullan, NWRC.

Gary Rutherford and Geri Martin recognised by NWRC with honorary awards

L-R: Andy Mullan, HE, Gary Rutherford, Maggs Campbell, ARC Fitness Sean Carlin, GSAP, Ken Breslin and Theresa Ferguson, HE.

New partnership to offer free addiction recovery support

ARC Fitness’ founder and CEO, Gary Rutherford.

ARC Fitness founder Gary named Regional Winner at Pride of Britain Awards

Addiction recovery service, ARC Fitness, is delighted to announce the return of its much-loved 3K Colour Dash on Saturday, June 27, as a pivotal component of its ongoing 'Rewrite The Story' campaign.

ARC Fitness announces return of popular 3K Colour Dash this June

ARC Fitness is set to host its annual Health Fair, Health Fest NW, on Wednesday, ApriL 22, from 10:00am to 2:00pm at the Millennium Forum.

ARC Fitness to host Annual Community Health Fair at Millennium Forum

ARC Fitness Team

ARC Fitness secures nearly £500,000 in National Lottery funding to further work

ARC Fitness Recovery Walk 2024

Step forward for recovery: ARC Fitness to lead Northern Ireland’s largest recove...

Gary Rutherford, ARC Fitness Founder and the group’s Strategic Coordinator

ARC Fitness and Northlands Treatment Centre Celebrate Partnership To Support Rec...

ARC Fitness members getting ready for the '3k Colour Dash'

ARC Fitness announces the return of its ‘3K Colour Dash’

Gary Rutherford, Founder and Programme Director of ARC Fitness

ARC Fitness announces return of the North West’s leading health fair

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North West Northern Ireland community projects awarded £400,000 to improve local...

Gary Rutherford, ARC Fitness Founder and the group’s Strategic Coordinator

Addiction recovery service launches 2025 campaign

Gary Rutherford, Founder and Programme Director of ARC Fitness at The Recovery Walk

ARC Fitness set to host “NI’s largest outdoor recovery event”

Gary Rutherford, Founder and Programme Director of ARC Fitness

ARC Fitness hosting annual ‘Recover Together’ conference in Derry

Health Minister Mike Nesbitt visited Gary Rutherford and his team at ARC Fitness on Tuesday where he heard from a service user and Gary about the vital work and help the organisation provides to people and their families who are dealing with addiction. The Minister announced funding worth £200,000 to help secure the future for the much needed service. Picture Martin McKeown. 09.07.24

Health Minister announces £200,000 funding for ARC Fitness

Gary Rutherford, Founder and Programme Director of ARC Fitness

ARC Fitness announces launch of ARC Connect: Building Bridges for Business Succe...
ARC Fitness hosts event to empower local businesses community through wellness and professional development
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Gary Rutherford, Founder and Programme Director of ARC Fitness delivering his TEDx Talk

Renowned Addiction Recovery Advocate Gary Rutherford Inspires Hope with Debut TE...

ARC Fitness team at the NI Healthcare Awards 2024

ARC Fitness Celebrates Recent Win at NI Healthcare Awards 2024

ARC Fitness team at the NI Healthcare Awards 2024

ARC Fitness Celebrates Recent Win at NI Healthcare Awards 2024

Gary Rutherford, Founder and Programme Director of ARC Fitness. He said: "We truly believe that this event underscores ARC’s commitment to promoting holistic health and wellness across the whole community."

Health: Addiction recovery service set to host ‘largest ever’ free Health Fair

Gary Rutherford, founder of ARC Fitness.

ARC Fitness launch new campaign to highlight ‘Collective Effort’ in Recovery

Gary Rutherford, Maggs Campbell, Lee Cury and Kevin McGown from the ARC Fitness Gym, Bay Road. DER2141GS – 024

Derry addiction recovery services team up to provide extra opportunities

Families at a previous ARC Fitness Colour Dash back in 2022. Photograph: George Sweeney. DER2226GS – 009

ARC Fitness to host annual ‘Colour Dash’ in Derry next weekend

ARC Fitness founder Gary Rutherford.

ARC Fitness' annual Health Fair returns to Derry

Gary Rutherford, Maggs Campbell, Lee Cury and Kevin McGown from the ARC Fitness Gym, Bay Road. DER2141GS – 024

ARC Fitness launches ‘Power of Words’ campaign in Derry

Gary Rutherford, Maggs Campbell, Lee Cury and Kevin McGown from the ARC Fitness Gym, Bay Road. DER2141GS – 024

ARC Fitness to host Derry’s second ever recovery walk

Pictured receiving the RCN Northern Ireland Nurse of the Year Award 2022 is Gary Rutherford (centre) with Pat Cullen, RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive (left) and Health Minister Robin Swann (right).

Derry’s Gary Rutherford wins Nurse of the Year Award
Gary Rutherford, a mental health nurse from Derry, has won the RCN Northern Ireland Nurse of the Year Award 2022 for his work through the Addiction Recovery Service (ARC).
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Gary Rutherford, founder of ARC Fitness and registered mental health nurse, who has been shortlisted for the Nurse of the Year award 2022.

Derry’s Gary shortlisted for Nurse of the Year award

Gary Rutherford, Maggs Campbell, Lee Cury and Kevin McGown from the ARC Fitness Gym, Bay Road. DER2141GS – 024

Arc Colour Dash in Derry on Fathers Day weekend

Left to right: Gary Rutherford, Maggs Campbell, Lee Curry and Kevin McGowan. Photographer Adam Montgomery.

ARC Fitness to host Derry’s largest health fair at Millennium Forum

ARC founder Gary Rutherford (left) and Foyle MLA Mark H Durkan.

Derry MLA taking up Belfast marathon challenge in aid of ARC charity

Seamus Fox, The Mindset Junkie delivers a talk.

Seamus Fox, The Mindset Junkie: Why I quit alcohol… again!

Derry Journal People of the Year Awards winners pictured with the May of Derry and Strabane Alderman Graham Warke, Adrian Logan, compere for the evening and Paul McLean from Principal Sponsor BetMcLean . Photo: George Sweeney. DER2139GS – 063

2021... the year of the vaccine, hope and heroes

Gary Rutherford, Maggs Campbell, Lee Cury and Kevin McGown from the ARC Fitness Gym, Bay Road. DER2141GS – 024

‘Lifesaving’ organisation ARC Fitness opens new gym

Martin Ward and his son-in-law Shane O'Shea who will be swimming from Rathmullan to Buncrana.

Derry man to take on the open seas for ARC Fitness

Gary Rutherford, ARC Fitness

ARC Fitness launches family support group

Gary Rutherford will be running five marathons in five days while wearing a 22lb weighted vest as part of the 'No Shame' campaign

Gary fractured leg but kept going

Gary Rutherford will be running five marathons in five days while wearing a 22lb weighted vest as part of the 'No Shame' campaign

Gary half way through ‘no shame’ marathon challenge

Gary Rutherford will be running five marathons in five days while wearing a 22lb weighted vest as part of the 'No Shame' campaign

Gary gets ‘pick me up’ from Mr Motivator ahead of challenge

Gary Rutherford, founder and programme director at ARC Fitness, will be running five marathons in five days whilst wearing a 22lb vest.

ARC’s Gary to run five marathons in five days wearing a 22lb vest

ARC Fitness founder receives Points of Light award from Boris Johnson

£20k donation will directly fund city wide Mental Health services

Gary Rutherford, founder of ARC Fitness, a non profit charity which offers personal training for people recovering from substance abuse and addiction. DER4419-116KM

ARC Fitness’ Gary Rutherford revealed as AXA Community Hero Finalist on RTÉ’s La...

ARC Fitness to go full time after receiving £138,000 Lottery funding

Sponsorship deal will help ‘more people find hope through recovery’

Jay Kiernan training for the tyre pull

Jay to pull a 65kg tyre over the Foyle Bridge to raise money for charity

Local recovery group raising awareness of alcohol addiction

Gary Rutherford, ARC Fitness

‘Stress is one of the biggest factors for relapse and lockdown is stressful’

44 on waiting list for ARC Fitness

Gary Rutherford struggled with addiction and is now a registered nurse and is helping others address their addictions through exercise.

‘Life is so much better sober and people are missing out on that’

Year 3 Adult nursing students l-r Kerrie Davidson, Brittanny McArthur and Adam Dickson (Photo: Lorcan Doherty Photography)

Lights, patients, action! Nurses get dramatic

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