Belfast Locality Planning Newsletter – 9th April 2026

An information slide from Locality Planning Belfast titled “Let’s Explore Behaviour.” It announces the launch of a Northern Ireland–wide resource at the Northern Area Stronger Together event. The slide includes clickable links, sharing guidance, contact email details, and an illustration of three people reading a large, colourful book together, symbolising learning and understanding behaviour.

An information slide from Locality Planning Belfast titled “Let’s Explore Behaviour.” It announces the launch of a Northern Ireland–wide resource at the Northern Area Stronger Together event. The slide includes clickable links, sharing guidance, contact email details, and an illustration of three people reading a large, colourful book together, symbolising learning and understanding behaviour.

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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

The Changing Lives Initiative: Thinking Outside the Box

Free Workshop for Parents and Caregivers 

Expression of interest form: Changing Lives

Promotional flyer for The Changing Lives Initiative workshop titled “Thinking Outside the Box: How Different Brains Learn & Grow.” The design features colourful shapes and an infinity symbol in rainbow colours. Text explains the workshop supports parents and caregivers of children who learn differently, offering practical strategies and confidence-building guidance. Event details show 17 April 2026, 10:30am–11:30am at Greenway Women’s Centre, 19 Greenway, BT6 0DT. A QR code labeled “Scan here” is included, along with partner logos at the bottom

Promotional flyer for The Changing Lives Initiative workshop titled “Thinking Outside the Box: How Different Brains Learn & Grow.” The design features colourful shapes and an infinity symbol in rainbow colours. Text explains the workshop supports parents and caregivers of children who learn differently, offering practical strategies and confidence-building guidance. Event details show 17 April 2026, 10:30am–11:30am at Greenway Women’s Centre, 19 Greenway, BT6 0DT. A QR code labeled “Scan here” is included, along with partner logos at the bottom

 

 

Have an Eggs-cellent Easter!

A festive Easter-themed image featuring pastel-coloured eggs with gold speckles and yellow daffodils arranged on a soft pink background. On the right side, bold text reads “Wishing you a Happy Easter.” Below it is the Public Health Dietitians Group Northern Ireland logo. A large yellow graphic of a hand holds a smartphone displaying a message that asks, “Do you want to find out more about eating well?” with a YouTube logo and a QR code underneath.

A festive Easter-themed image featuring pastel-coloured eggs with gold speckles and yellow daffodils arranged on a soft pink background. On the right side, bold text reads “Wishing you a Happy Easter.” Below it is the Public Health Dietitians Group Northern Ireland logo. A large yellow graphic of a hand holds a smartphone displaying a message that asks, “Do you want to find out more about eating well?” with a YouTube logo and a QR code underneath.

Healthy habits can disappear when Easter eggs and chocolate bunnies appear. It’s all about moderation and you can still enjoy a chocolatey treat for the special occasion!  

It’s a good idea to try to keep some healthy habits in place over the Easter period, for example:

 

Issue 164 – Southern Area FYI – 2 April 2026

Welcome to Issue 164 of our newsletter, ‘FYI’ (For Your Information).

A cover page for the “Southern Area Locality Planning Groups” information update, Issue 164 dated 2 April 2026. On the left side, an illustrated pair of hands holds a tablet displaying the CYPSP “FYI – For Your Information” logo inside a circular badge. Above this, a blue banner with white text reads “Southern Area Locality Planning Groups,” followed by two right‑pointing chevron arrows. On the right side, the CYPSP (Children & Young People’s Strategic Partnership) logo appears at the top. Below it is a grid of coloured squares in green, purple, and blue. Each square contains an Easter‑related icon, including a decorated egg, a chick, a bunny and flowers

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Our ‘FYI’ Feedback Survey closes today – Visit page 3 to complete the short survey, to help us review and improve this resource.

 As Easter is just around the corner, you will see our CYPSP Children & Young People’s Resource Pack on page 7, providing a wide range of activities to do during the school break.

 This edition of ‘FYI’ also contains information on upcoming training opportunities, events, resources and links for you, colleagues and families to avail of.

 We hope you have a lovely Easter break and catch up in three weeks’ time!

 Locality Development Team, Southern Area