Belfast Locality Planning Newsletter – 16th October 2025

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

Issue 156 – Southern Area FYI – 16 October 2025

Welcome to Issue 156 of our fortnightly newsletter, ‘FYI’ (For Your Information).

Promotional graphic for the Southern Area Locality Planning Groups, of the Children & Young People’s Strategic Partnership (CYPSP). The design features a blue banner with the group name, the CYPSP logo, and an illustration of hands holding a tablet displaying the ‘FYI – For Your Information’ logo. The issue number and date (Issue 156, 16th October 2025) appear in the bottom left corner. A set of icons on the right side represents communication tools, including email, phone, web, and verified contact

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With the half-term breaking coming up, the next edition of ‘FYI’ will be circulated in three weeks’ time, on Thursday 6th November. (We’ll send out a reminder closer to the time!).

In the meantime, Monday 20th October sees the start of Parenting Week and so, in this edition, we have included a wide range of support and opportunities for parents & carers, and encourage as many people to avail of these resources as possible.

As always, keep sharing ‘FYI’ with your families and colleagues and feel free to send us any flyers or information to share with close to 600 contacts who regularly receive this newsletter.

Locality Development Team, Southern Area

Help Kids Talk October Message

Being a parent is busy! The great thing is that you can support your child’ to understand, learn and use words while simply going about your normal day. Everyday routines and activities bring with them lots of opportunities for you to chat and interact with your child.
By talking about what you are doing and seeing with your child you are helping them to understand the words you are using and to move towards attempting these words when they are ready.

Help Kids Talk October message

Belfast Locality Planning Newsletter – 2nd October 2025

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

Western Area FYI – Issue 23 – October 2025

Your FYI is a monthly round up of all things family support and early intervention / prevention across the Western trust and beyond.

Cover page of the ‘FYI’ (For Your Information) newsletter from the Western Health and Social Care Trust and CYPSP, dated October 2025, Issue 23. The newsletter includes sections on Family Support, Youth Support, Cost of Living, Neurodiversity, Infant Mental Health and Breastfeeding, Digital Safeguarding, Addiction, Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health, Training and Conferences, Western Sure Start Projects, Childcare Partnership, Family Support Hubs, Useful Links and Informative Media, and a CRIS Leaflet

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If you would like to contribute upcoming consultations, training, articles, or events that practitioners from the community, voluntary or statutory sectors within the Western Trust will find useful please contact:

Dr Priscilla Magee – Mobile  07880723076     priscilla.magee@westerntrust.hscni.net

Paul Sweeney – Mobile  07387259117     paul.sweeney@westerntrust.hscni.net