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Summer Gets Active 2022

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8 Days, 13 Activities, 50 Peer Mentors, 75 Children, 48 Families and 9 Nationalities…

It was another busy summer at Portadown Gets Active, with an excellent team of peer mentors who delivered 7 of the workshops over the 2 weeks. A fantastic family day took place with a visit from Jurassic LOC-down and lots of Jurassic-themed activities ran across the week!

Find out more about the Summer Gets Active 2022 programme and about what participating children, young people and families thought of the experience HERE

Next up, Halloween’s “Monsters Inc Gets Active”…

(The aims of Portadown Gets Active (PGA) are to provide Primary School age children, who are eligible for free school meals, with a healthy breakfast and lunch outside of school term-time, as well as providing opportunities to learn something new, participate in physical activities and most importantly have fun with their peers. Referrals also come through the Craigavon & Banbridge Family Support Hub (FSH) , Community Intercultural Programme, Family Intervention and SHSCT. Children from Portadown, Craigavon, Lurgan and Banbridge attend the Programme. Oasis Youth, PGA’s lead community partner, works in partnership with key agencies and organisation to ensure PGA has run successfully since 2017.)

Derry, Limavady, Strabane & Waterside LPG News – September 2022

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Welcome to the September 2022 edition of the locality news for Derry, Limavady, Strabane and Waterside Locality Planning Groups with lots of the latest information on training, programmes, events and resources across the local area.

Download your copy – Derry, Limavady, Strabane & Waterside LPG News – September 2022

(Note: LPG News will download directly to your device.  Look out for the pop up box and click on open file when it appears).

Southern Area FYI Newsletter Issue 87

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Welcome to the 87th edition of our information bulletin, ‘FYI’ (For Your Information).

Download Issue 87 here

(Note: FYI will download directly to your device.  Look out for the pop up box and click on open file when it appears)

We hope you have had a good summer and enjoyed some time off to recharge batteries.

Since our last edition of ‘FYI’, a month ago, we have gathered a massive amount of information, opportunities and resources for practitioners, parents/caregivers and children & young people. As always we have categorised these into themes, at the front-end of the newsletter, followed by geographic areas at the end.

You will see on Slide 3 a call for all our LPG members to complete a short survey to help us ensure Locality Planning Groups are effective as they can be.  Slide 4 also asks for information to help map current support available to meet the cost of living crises. Then we have our new information leaflet to tell you all about who we are and what we do.

Joanne Patterson & Darren Curtis, Locality Development Team, Southern Area

 

Down and Ards & North Down Fortnightly News – Issue 52

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Welcome to the 52nd edition of the fortnightly newsletter for Locality Planning Groups in Ards, North Down & Down.

Download your copy of Issue 52 here

(Note: Newsletter will download directly to your device.  Look out for the pop up box and click on open file when it appears)

Summer Holidays are in full swing; we would like to share information on services promoting emotional, social and financial support for struggling families. Please share with your contacts.

If you wish to advertise any upcoming programmes or activities please see the guidance on the back page.

Contact – Noelle.Hollywood@setrust.hscni.net