Author Archives: Valerie

Lower and Upper North Belfast Family Support Hub Launch – 23rd March

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Lower and Upper North Belfast Family Support Hub invite you to their launch on the 23rd March . The launch will be held at Girdwood Community Hub between 2.30-4.30pm. There will be lots of free activities including a magic show, arts and crafts, puppet show and complimentary therapies.

Come along and find out what services the hub has to offer you. Everyone welcome.Click here for more info….

The right to do wrong? Children’s rights and criminal responsibility Seminar -22nd March 2016

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Queens University Belfast welcome Professor Karl Hanson to present ‘The right to do wrong? Children’s rights and criminal responsibility’ seminar. The seminar will be held on Tuesday 22nd March, 12.30-2pm at the School of Education -69-71 University Street-Belfast. Spaces are limited and should be reserved by contacting d.davis@qub.ac.uk. Read more….

Dungannon Family Fun Day – Friday 15th April 2016

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Dungannon Locality Planning Group are hosting a Family Fun Day on Friday 15th April 2016 from 12noon – 4.00pm.  The event will be held in the new STEP premises located at The Junction, 12 Beechvalley Way, Dungannon, BT70 1BS (next to Tesco’s).

Information will be available on the day from a range of organisations including Employers for Childcare, Parenting NI, Sure Start and many more.  There will be lots of free activities for children such as Balloon Modelling, Face Painting and Arts and Crafts.

Refreshments will be available and a raffle will be held.  Prizes include Oil Stamps and Jo Jingles Sessions.

This event is FREE and everyone is welcome to come along.

Click here for more information

Delivering Social Change Stakeholder Update – February 2016

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Keep up to date with all the latest developments happening within the Delivering Social Change Stakeholder Update.  The latest update includes information on:-

  • Together: Building A United Community
  • Programme for Government: Focusing on Wellbeing – Focusing on Outcomes
  • Social Investment Fund
  • Dementia Signature Programme – Update
  • Development of the next Children and Young People’s Strategy
  • Minority Ethnic Development Fund
  • Community Family Support Programme – Full Report Card
  • Shared Education Signature Programme – Update
  • Labour Force Survey Religion Report
  • ‘An Investigation of Gender Equality Issues at Executive Level in Northern Ireland Public Sector’ – Research undertaken by Ulster University

If you would like to contact the Delivering Social Change Communications Team

Write to:

Delivering Social Change Communications Team

Finance, Strategic Planning and Social Change Directorate

Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister

Room E4.15, Block E

Castle Buildings, Stormont Estate

Belfast, BT4 3SR

dsccomms@ofmdfmni.gov.uk

028 9052 2640

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Team Aspie’s ‘ASD: A Spectacular Display’ Gala Concert on Saturday, 9 April 2016

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Team Aspie are hosting an ‘ASD: A Spectacular Display’ Gala Concert on Saturday, 9 April 2016 in the Burnavon Theatre, Cookstown at 7.30pm.

A range of activities and artists will be present including singers, martial artists, musicians and dancers.  The compere for the evening will be T.V. presenter and singer Malachi Cush.

Tickets for the event are £10.00 and are available form the Burnavon Box Office – www.burnavon.com.

For more information click on the following links:

Team Aspie – Invitation to ‘ASD: A Spectacular Display’

Team Aspie –   ‘ASD: A Spectacular Display’ Poster