The Ards and North Down Locality Planning Group is a partnership of agencies from the statutory, voluntary and community sectors who come together to provide local solutions to the identified needs of children, young people and their families in the Ards and North Down area. The Children and Young People’s Strategic Partnership (CYPSP) Ards and North Down Locality Planning Group was launched on 25 October 2016 in the Ards Community Network.

The locality group is made up of a broad range of over 20 community, statutory and voluntary organisations including Healthy Living Centres, Barnardo’s, Ards Community Network, South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust and Police Service Northern Ireland. All locality members are committed to improving outcomes for children and young people through a multi-agency planning approach.

Membership is open to all organisations who provide services in the area and the group is particularly keen to hear from children, young people and families themselves. We recognise that by working together we can all achieve better outcomes for our children and young people.

Learn more about locality groups
Learn more about outcomes groups here
The Ards and North Down LPG is part of the South Eastern Area Outcomes Group

Latest News & Events

New Report Highlights Changing Picture for Children and Young People in Northern Ireland - A newly published regional monitoring report reveals significant demographic change, growing pressures on services, and mixed progress across health, wellbeing and education for children and young people in Northern Ireland. Continue Reading →

Ards & North Down and Down CYPSP Locality Planning Group Fortnightly News – April 2026 - Welcome to the Spring edition of the Fortnightly News; for Children, Young People’s services,and Families, across the Down and Ards & North Down Locality Planning Groups. Download Newsletter (Note: Newsletter Continue Reading →

Family Support Hub Easter Newsletter - As we step into the brighter days of spring, this Easter edition of the Family Support Hub newsletter is bursting with energy, fresh ideas, and a fantastic line‑up of activities Continue Reading →

Action Plan and Priorities

• Ards and North Down LPG Action Plan (2017-2020) Monitoring Report, June 18
• Ards and North Down LPG Action Plan for 2017-2020

Report Cards

• Pre-loved Uniform Scheme 2019
• Ards and North Down Family Support/Drug and Alcohol Service Networking Event Report Card, September 2018
• Ards and North Down Together for Families Final SIF Evaluation Report, October 2018
• Barnardos Botvin Life Skills Training with Primary Schools Report Card, August 2018
• Kircubbin Family Fun and Wellbeing Day Report Card, June 2018
• Directory of Family Support Services for Ards and North Down 
• Ards Family Fun and Engagement Day Parental Participation Report with Parenting NI, September 2017
• Ards Family Fun and Engagement Day Press Release, September 2017
• Ards and North Down LPG Action Plan 2017-2020 Progress Report (August 2017)

Minutes

• Ards & North Down LPG Minutes 16122025
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• Ards&NorthDownLPG Minutes 16082018
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• Ards&NorthDownLPG Minutes 07122017
• Ards&NorthDownLPG Minutes 25102017
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• Ards&NorthDownLPG Minutes 07122016
• Ards&NorthDownLPG Minutes25102016

Publications

• Fortnightly News February 2026
• Directory of Services Ards and North Down Locality – January 2021
• Bangor Intergenerational Family Fun and Public Safety Day 23rd March 2019
• Ards and North Down Family Support/Drug & Alcohol Networking Event Programme, September 2018
• Barnardos Lifeskills Programme Presentation, May 2018
• Ards and North Down Poverty Forum Heat or Eat Fact Sheet, May 2018
• Ards Back to School Uniform Project, June 2018
• Peninsula Family Fun Day Flyer, June 2018
• Ards and North Down LPG Education Workshop Report Mar18
• People First Community Support Programme Flyer
• Directory of Family Support Services for Ards and North Down
• Ards and North Down Rapid Bins Roles and Responsibilities 
• Ards and North Down Rapid Bins Strategic Protocol 
• Ards and North Down Rapid Drugs Removal Bins Flyer 
• Youth Justice Agency – Looked After Children in NI, October 2017
• PSNI local data 2016/17 – How well are children and young people in the AND Area, October 2017
• Ards and North Down Family Well-being and Participation Survey Template, September 2017
• Ards and North Down Family Support Programme Schedule, January 2018
• Ards and North Down Summer Fun Day, 1 September 2017
• How well are children and young people doing in the Ards and North Down Area Outcomes Report – March 2017
• Ards and North Down Draft Community Plan
• CYPSP Locality Planning – A Chairs Perspective