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Belfast Locality Planning Newsletter – 16th October 2025

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Two community event posters side by side. The left poster promotes the 'North Belfast Lantern Festival' at Alexandra Park on 30th October 2023, with a circus-themed design featuring a ringmaster and performer, and the Ashton Community Trust logo. The right poster advertises 'Parenting Puzzle,' a series of 10 weekly sessions starting Thursday, 16th October at Mornington Community Project, covering topics like praise, discipline, and communication. Contact details for Anne McKay are included

Two community event posters side by side. The left poster promotes the ‘North Belfast Lantern Festival’ at Alexandra Park on 30th October 2023, with a circus-themed design featuring a ringmaster and performer, and the Ashton Community Trust logo. The right poster advertises ‘Parenting Puzzle,’ a series of 10 weekly sessions starting Thursday, 16th October at Mornington Community Project, covering topics like praise, discipline, and communication. Contact details for Anne McKay are included

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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

Nutrition Matters survey

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Complete the Nutrition Matters survey to enter a free prize draw to win a £100 voucher to support healthy habits in your child care setting!

Flyer promoting the 'Nutrition Matters' survey for early years childcare providers. It invites participants to complete a short survey for a chance to win a £100 voucher to support healthy habits in childcare settings. Includes a QR code labeled 'Scan me' and notes that the survey is open to anyone providing childcare or preparing meals in a childcare setting. The closing date is 7th November 2025.

Flyer promoting the ‘Nutrition Matters’ survey for early years childcare providers. It invites participants to complete a short survey for a chance to win a £100 voucher to support healthy habits in childcare settings. Includes a QR code labeled ‘Scan me’ and notes that the survey is open to anyone providing childcare or preparing meals in a childcare setting. The closing date is 7th November 2025.

Nutrition Matters Flyer 

Nutrition Matters aims to equip early years (0-5) childcare providers with information on how to provide healthy and nutritious foods in their setting.

It is commissioned by the Public Health Agency and training delivered by the Public Health Dietitians Group.

Nutrition Matters training and supporting resources are currently being reviewed and updated.  

We would be grateful for 5 minutes of your time to complete this survey to help guide this process and make sure the new training and resources are right to support you! 

click here to enter!

Once completed, you can enter a prize draw to win a £100 voucher to support healthy habits in your childcare setting.

Closing date: 7th November 2025

Open to anyone providing childcare or preparing meals in a childcare setting (ie not by parents/guardians) – you do not need to have attended Nutrition Matters training to enter.

Technology Facilitated Abuse: Safeguarding Through Awareness

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While we may be much more connected through the use of social media and other technologies, we may inadvertently leave ourselves vulnerable to abuse. To mark the 16 Days of Action for Domestic Violence, we are delighted to welcome Steve McNeill, Child Safeguarding Lead from the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust. With 24 years experience working with children and families, Steve has a special interest in tech and how is might be used to stalk, threaten and control victims and survivors.

If you work with families in the Community and Voluntary or statutory sectors, this half day training is for you.

When: Friday 28th November 2025 9.30am – 1pm (registration from 9am)

Where: Mellon Country Inn, Beltany Road, Omagh

To book a place, click ‘read more’ and then the link on the flyer.

If you’d like more information about the event, please contact Dr Priscilla Magee at priscilla.magee@westerntrust.hscni.net

 

A purple event poster titled "Technology Facilitated Abuse" features a smartphone displaying a woman's face wrapped in barbed wire. The event is scheduled for Friday 28th November 2025, from 9:30 am to 1 pm (registration from 9 am) at Mellon Country Inn, Omagh. The poster highlights how technology, while helpful, is increasingly used by abusers to stalk, harass, and monitor victims. The interactive session, facilitated by Steve McNeill (SEHSCT), will demonstrate real-time scenarios to inform and improve service responses. Contact Priscilla.magee@westerntrust.hscni.net to book. Logos of WHSCT, SEHSCT, CYPSP, and PSNI are included.

A purple event poster titled “Technology Facilitated Abuse” features a smartphone displaying a woman’s face wrapped in barbed wire. The event is scheduled for Friday 28th November 2025, from 9:30 am to 1 pm (registration from 9 am) at Mellon Country Inn, Omagh. The poster highlights how technology, while helpful, is increasingly used by abusers to stalk, harass, and monitor victims. The interactive session, facilitated by Steve McNeill (SEHSCT), will demonstrate real-time scenarios to inform and improve service responses. Contact Priscilla.magee@westerntrust.hscni.net to book. Logos of WHSCT, SEHSCT, CYPSP, and PSNI are included.

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Belfast Locality Planning Newsletter – 2nd October 2025

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Front cover of a newsletter titled 'Locality Planning Belfast' dated 02/10/25, from the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust and CYPSP. It explains the role of Locality Planning Groups as partnerships among statutory, voluntary, and community organizations focused on early intervention and improving outcomes for children and families. A photo shows a group of people holding signs, and contact information is provided at the bottom: LocalityPlanning@belfasttrust.hscni.net.

Front cover of a newsletter titled ‘Locality Planning Belfast’ dated 02/10/25, from the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust and CYPSP. It explains the role of Locality Planning Groups as partnerships among statutory, voluntary, and community organizations focused on early intervention and improving outcomes for children and families. A photo shows a group of people holding signs, and contact information is provided at the bottom: LocalityPlanning@belfasttrust.hscni.net.

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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 155 – Southern Area FYI – 25th September 2025

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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