Issue 155 – Southern Area FYI – 25th September 2025

Welcome to Issue 155 of our fortnightly newsletter, ‘FYI’ (For Your Information).

Newsletter cover for the Southern Area Locality Planning Groups, part of the Children & Young People's Strategic Partnership (CYPSP). The top left features a blue banner with white text: 'SOUTHERN AREA LOCALITY PLANNING GROUPS' and two right-facing arrows. The top right displays the CYPSP logo with colorful circular icons and the text 'Children & Young People's Strategic Partnership.' Below are icons for email, phone, internet, and user profile in purple, green, and blue. The center-left shows illustrated hands holding a tablet with a circular 'FYI' logo in purple and the words 'For Your Information' around it. Bottom left corner reads 'ISSUE 155' in green and '25th September 2025' in smaller purple text

Newsletter cover for the Southern Area Locality Planning Groups, part of the Children & Young People’s Strategic Partnership (CYPSP). The top left features a blue banner with white text: ‘SOUTHERN AREA LOCALITY PLANNING GROUPS’ and two right-facing arrows. The top right displays the CYPSP logo with colorful circular icons and the text ‘Children & Young People’s Strategic Partnership.’ Below are icons for email, phone, internet, and user profile in purple, green, and blue. The center-left shows illustrated hands holding a tablet with a circular ‘FYI’ logo in purple and the words ‘For Your Information’ around it. Bottom left corner reads ‘ISSUE 155′ in green and ’25th September 2025’ in smaller purple text

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We are currently identifying actions for our 6 Locality Planning Groups for the next year and have included a brief overview of how this fits in with the CYPSP structure on a local and regional level on the opening pages of this edition. Anyone wishing to contribute to our actions are welcome to contact us to find out how you can become involved.

Another bumper edition which includes a plethora of opportunities, information, resources and activities for children, young people, parents and practitioners. Please have a read through and share with families and colleagues. Also, keep the flyers coming in!

Locality Development Team, Southern Area

Get Ready – The King’s Trust , Customer Service

The King’s Trust have spaces on this super programme running 2nd and 3rd October.

The delivery partner is the Contact Centre Network – they train staff for contact centre jobs and work in partnership with call centres for recruitment purposes. They have branches all over Northern Ireland.

To register, complete King’s Trust Northern Ireland Referral Form 2025

Promotional poster for King's Trust customer service career course. It features a smiling person wearing glasses and a headset, with the King's Trust logo in the top right. A bold red banner reads 'GET READY FOR CAREERS IN CUSTOMER SERVICE.' The poster outlines course benefits like gaining industry insight, building teamwork and technical skills, and receiving guidance from professionals. Key dates include a taster day on 23 September 2025, course dates from 2–10 October 2025, and an interest deadline of 22 September 2025. The course is in Belfast and open to individuals aged 16–30. Contact details include a webchat link (kingstrust.org.uk) and a QR code. Logos for King's Trust and City College Norwich appear at the bottom

Promotional poster for King’s Trust customer service career course. It features a smiling person wearing glasses and a headset, with the King’s Trust logo in the top right. A bold red banner reads ‘GET READY FOR CAREERS IN CUSTOMER SERVICE.’ The poster outlines course benefits like gaining industry insight, building teamwork and technical skills, and receiving guidance from professionals. Key dates include a taster day on 23 September 2025, course dates from 2–10 October 2025, and an interest deadline of 22 September 2025. The course is in Belfast and open to individuals aged 16–30. Contact details include a webchat link (kingstrust.org.uk) and a QR code. Logos for King’s Trust and City College Norwich appear at the bottom

Get Ready – The King’s Trust , Customer Service poster

Your Health Event in collaboration between Glaucoma UK, Bomoko NI and the Stronger Together Network

A colorful flyer promoting a free health event titled "Your Health" for African or Caribbean communities. The event is on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, from 10 am to 2 pm at LORAG, 97 Balfour Avenue, Belfast. It features health awareness talks, information stalls, gym sessions, African food, live entertainment, and fun activities. Topics include physical, mental, and sexual health, cancer and diabetes risk, and eye and hearing health. Logos of Glaucoma UK, Stronger Together Network NI, and BOMOKO NI are included. A QR code and registration link are provided.

A colorful flyer promoting a free health event titled “Your Health” for African or Caribbean communities. The event is on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, from 10 am to 2 pm at LORAG, 97 Balfour Avenue, Belfast. It features health awareness talks, information stalls, gym sessions, African food, live entertainment, and fun activities. Topics include physical, mental, and sexual health, cancer and diabetes risk, and eye and hearing health. Logos of Glaucoma UK, Stronger Together Network NI, and BOMOKO NI are included. A QR code and registration link are provided.

A Health & Wellbeing event called Your Health is taking place in collaboration between Glaucoma UK, Bomoko NI and the Stronger Together Network on Wednesday 15 October 2025 10-2pm at Lorag 97 Balfour Avenue Belfast BT7 2EW.  

 

The Your Health event will bring together a range of organisations that specialise in health and wellbeing, particularly health conditions to which people from African & Caribbean heritage are at greater risk of. It is hoped that through this event it will help to demystify health issues, raise awareness and promote health education within the community.

 

Register now: Your health

 

Check out the links below to view the poster in English, Arabic, Somalian, Tigrinya, Portuguese, French and Lingala.

 

Belfast Locality Planning Newsletter – 18th September 2025

Flyer from Locality Planning Belfast dated 18/09/25 promoting the "Children & Young People's Resource Pack – Back to School Edition." It features a graphic of a notebook surrounded by school-related icons. The flyer highlights contents such as activities, tips for starting school, back-to-school ideas, support for transitions, lunchbox and snack ideas, results day encouragement, and wellbeing tools. A download link and contact email are provided.

Flyer from Locality Planning Belfast dated 18/09/25 promoting the “Children & Young People’s Resource Pack – Back to School Edition.” It features a graphic of a notebook surrounded by school-related icons. The flyer highlights contents such as activities, tips for starting school, back-to-school ideas, support for transitions, lunchbox and snack ideas, results day encouragement, and wellbeing tools. A download link and contact email are provided.

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If you have any information you would like to share across our Locality Planning Group members in Belfast, please email: LocalityPlanning@belfasttrust.hscni.net

Issue 154 – Southern Area FYI – 4th September 2025

Welcome to Issue 154 of our fortnightly newsletter, ‘FYI’ (For Your Information).

Promotional graphic for the Southern Area Locality Planning Groups, part of the Children & Young People's Strategic Partnership (CYPSP). A white pinboard in the top left reads 'SOUTHERN AREA LOCALITY PLANNING GROUPS' in blue and purple. The CYPSP logo and tagline appear in the top right. An illustration of hands holds a tablet showing a circular 'FYI For Your Information' logo. Bottom left text reads 'ISSUE 154 4th September 2025.' The background features colorful icons of a pencil, books, backpack, and artist palette

Promotional graphic for the Southern Area Locality Planning Groups, part of the Children & Young People’s Strategic Partnership (CYPSP). A white pinboard in the top left reads ‘SOUTHERN AREA LOCALITY PLANNING GROUPS’ in blue and purple. The CYPSP logo and tagline appear in the top right. An illustration of hands holds a tablet showing a circular ‘FYI For Your Information’ logo. Bottom left text reads ‘ISSUE 154 4th September 2025.’ The background features colorful icons of a pencil, books, backpack, and artist palette

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3rd September saw the Baton of Hope event held across Newry, Mourne and Down and Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Council areas.  We were fortunate to meet and chat with a lot of people and welcome them to this their first taste of ‘FYI’!

Another bumper edition with amazing opportunities, resources and events, most for free too!

Please feel free to share this with anyone you work with and keep your flyers coming for the next edition!! 

Locality Development Team, Southern Area