Youth and community services in Ardoyne, Marrowbone and wider North Belfast
A guide to what’s on, where and when
This directory was originally created to provide key contact information, opening hours, programme information of groups and organisations providing services to youth and community in Ardoyne and Marrowbone. We have expanded it to include community support throughout upper North Belfast and surrounding areas.
If we have left anyone out or some of the information is out of date, please let us know: email catherine@ardoyne.org
Click on the links below to get to the section you want:
Ardoyne /Marrowbone
- Children and young people
- Community
- Education
- Fitness and health
Wider North Belfast
- Wider North Belfast Community Support
- Political representatives
- Other useful contacts
If we have left anyone out or some of the information is out of date, please let us know: email catherine@ardoyne.org
Click on the links below to get to the section you want:
Ardoyne /Marrowbone
- Children and young people
- Community
- Education
- Fitness and health
Wider North Belfast
- Wider North Belfast Community Support
- Political representatives
- Other useful contacts
ARDOYNE / MARROWBONE
Children and Young People
18th Belfast Holycross Scout Group - updated 24/5/22
Scouting Ireland encourages the physical, intellectual, emotional, social and spiritual development of young people so that they may achieve their full potential and, as responsible citizens, contribute to the improvement of society.
Services provided
Personal development, teamwork, leadership, practical skills development, environmental awareness, and community consciousness - all through scouting activities.
Contact information
Ardoyne Community Centre, 40 Herbert Street, Belfast, BT14 7FE
Contact name: Kieran McCann, Group Leader
Email: scouts18thbelfast@outlook.com
Website: www.scouts.ie
Opening hours
Tuesday 7pm-8.30pm
Wednesday 7pm-8.30p
Thursday 7pm-9pm
Sunday 7.30pm-9.30pm
Service hours
- Beaver Scouts (6-9yrs)
Tuesday 7pm-8.30pm
- Club Scouts (9-12yrs)
Wednesday 7pm-8.30pm
- Scouts (12-15.5yrs)
Thursday 7pm-9pm
- Venture Scouts (15.5-18yrs)
Sunday 7.30pm-9.30pm
Scouting Ireland encourages the physical, intellectual, emotional, social and spiritual development of young people so that they may achieve their full potential and, as responsible citizens, contribute to the improvement of society.
Services provided
Personal development, teamwork, leadership, practical skills development, environmental awareness, and community consciousness - all through scouting activities.
Contact information
Ardoyne Community Centre, 40 Herbert Street, Belfast, BT14 7FE
Contact name: Kieran McCann, Group Leader
Email: scouts18thbelfast@outlook.com
Website: www.scouts.ie
Opening hours
Tuesday 7pm-8.30pm
Wednesday 7pm-8.30p
Thursday 7pm-9pm
Sunday 7.30pm-9.30pm
Service hours
- Beaver Scouts (6-9yrs)
Tuesday 7pm-8.30pm
- Club Scouts (9-12yrs)
Wednesday 7pm-8.30pm
- Scouts (12-15.5yrs)
Thursday 7pm-9pm
- Venture Scouts (15.5-18yrs)
Sunday 7.30pm-9.30pm
Ardoyne Afterschools Club - updated 5/12/22
Ardoyne Afterschools Club aims to provide quality, registered childcare during afterschool’s hours for children aged 4-15, and to provide play opportunities aimed at meeting their social, physical, intellectual, creative and emotional developmental needs, thus also enabling parents to access training, employment and education.
'Children need the freedom and time to play. Play is not a luxury. Play is a necessity' Kay Redfield Jamison
Services provided
Afterschools provision
Contact information
Ardoyne Afterschools Club, c/o Deanby Youth Club, Oldpark Terrace, Belfast, BT14 6NP
Contact name: Damien Sparkes
Email: ardoyneafterschoolsclub@outlook.com
Tel: 028 9543 8050 Mobile: 079 7062 1719
Facebook: Ardoyne Afterschools Club Belfast
Opening Hours
Monday to Friday 1.30pm-5.30pm
Ardoyne Afterschools Club aims to provide quality, registered childcare during afterschool’s hours for children aged 4-15, and to provide play opportunities aimed at meeting their social, physical, intellectual, creative and emotional developmental needs, thus also enabling parents to access training, employment and education.
'Children need the freedom and time to play. Play is not a luxury. Play is a necessity' Kay Redfield Jamison
Services provided
Afterschools provision
Contact information
Ardoyne Afterschools Club, c/o Deanby Youth Club, Oldpark Terrace, Belfast, BT14 6NP
Contact name: Damien Sparkes
Email: ardoyneafterschoolsclub@outlook.com
Tel: 028 9543 8050 Mobile: 079 7062 1719
Facebook: Ardoyne Afterschools Club Belfast
Opening Hours
Monday to Friday 1.30pm-5.30pm
Ardoyne Youth Club - updated 7/12/22
Ardoyne Youth Club is a registered charity and has been delivering youth provision within the Ardoyne area of North Belfast for over 50 years.
We offer targeted youth provision, which helps to develop the young people involved from a personal, social and educational viewpoint.
This youth provision also impacts upon the local Ardoyne community as a whole through the reduction of criminal activity, substance abuse and improving relations amongst young people and between young people and other groups within the community.
Services provided
Good relations programmes, R City, Belfast 2 Blanco, Ardoyne YC Football Club, personal and social development, International experiences, health, well-being, and employment support.
Contact information
Old Beltex Mill, Flax Street, Belfast, BT14 7EJ
Contact name: Joe McNeill, Leader
Email: info@ardoyneyc.com
Tel: 028 9035 1482
Facebook: Ardoyne Youth Club
Twitter: @ArdoyneYC
Website: www.ardoyneyc.com
Opening hours
Monday-Wednesday 9am-10pm
Thursday and Friday 9am-12am
Weekend opening varies
Service hours
Monday to Friday 7pm-10pm 8 years+
Thursday and Friday 10pm-12am 14 years+
For other programmes, project and activities., contact the club for further information.
Ardoyne Youth Club is a registered charity and has been delivering youth provision within the Ardoyne area of North Belfast for over 50 years.
We offer targeted youth provision, which helps to develop the young people involved from a personal, social and educational viewpoint.
This youth provision also impacts upon the local Ardoyne community as a whole through the reduction of criminal activity, substance abuse and improving relations amongst young people and between young people and other groups within the community.
Services provided
Good relations programmes, R City, Belfast 2 Blanco, Ardoyne YC Football Club, personal and social development, International experiences, health, well-being, and employment support.
Contact information
Old Beltex Mill, Flax Street, Belfast, BT14 7EJ
Contact name: Joe McNeill, Leader
Email: info@ardoyneyc.com
Tel: 028 9035 1482
Facebook: Ardoyne Youth Club
Twitter: @ArdoyneYC
Website: www.ardoyneyc.com
Opening hours
Monday-Wednesday 9am-10pm
Thursday and Friday 9am-12am
Weekend opening varies
Service hours
Monday to Friday 7pm-10pm 8 years+
Thursday and Friday 10pm-12am 14 years+
For other programmes, project and activities., contact the club for further information.
Ardoyne Youth Enterprise - updated 5/12/22
Ardoyne Youth Enterprise manages youth, community development and good relations initiatives in North Belfast.
AYE provides youth outreach services, personal development support and accredited training opportunities for young people.
We also provide support to increase capacity within our member organisations, facilitate relationship building between communities and drive strategic youth development plans locally.
Services provided
Youth detached and outreach services, personal development support, accredited training opportunities, capacity support for member organisations.
Contact information
11a Flax Street, Belfast
Contact Name: Thomas Turley, Director
Email: director@ardoyne.org or communications@ardoyne.org
Tel: 028 9074 1479
Facebook: Ardoyne Youth Enterprise
Twitter: @ayebelfast
Instagram: Ayebelfast
Website: www.ardoyne.org
Normal office hours
Monday-Friday 9.30am-5pm
Youth outreach services
Usually Monday- Friday 6pm-10pm
Ardoyne Youth Enterprise manages youth, community development and good relations initiatives in North Belfast.
AYE provides youth outreach services, personal development support and accredited training opportunities for young people.
We also provide support to increase capacity within our member organisations, facilitate relationship building between communities and drive strategic youth development plans locally.
Services provided
Youth detached and outreach services, personal development support, accredited training opportunities, capacity support for member organisations.
Contact information
11a Flax Street, Belfast
Contact Name: Thomas Turley, Director
Email: director@ardoyne.org or communications@ardoyne.org
Tel: 028 9074 1479
Facebook: Ardoyne Youth Enterprise
Twitter: @ayebelfast
Instagram: Ayebelfast
Website: www.ardoyne.org
Normal office hours
Monday-Friday 9.30am-5pm
Youth outreach services
Usually Monday- Friday 6pm-10pm
Cumann Óige Uí Dhochartaigh - updated 5/12/22
Cumann Óige Gaelach, craic agus spraoi.
Services provided
Youth club services through the medium of Irish language.
Contact information
c/o Áras Mhic Reachtain, 283 Antrim Road, Belfast
Contact name: Aoife Clarke
Tel: 02890234442
Facebook: Cumann Óige Uí Dhochartaigh
Opening hours
Tuesday 6pm to 10pm
Service hours
Tuesday: 6pm to 8pm, for children in P4 to P7 and 8pm-10pm for age 11 to 18
Cumann Óige Gaelach, craic agus spraoi.
Services provided
Youth club services through the medium of Irish language.
Contact information
c/o Áras Mhic Reachtain, 283 Antrim Road, Belfast
Contact name: Aoife Clarke
Tel: 02890234442
Facebook: Cumann Óige Uí Dhochartaigh
Opening hours
Tuesday 6pm to 10pm
Service hours
Tuesday: 6pm to 8pm, for children in P4 to P7 and 8pm-10pm for age 11 to 18
Deanby Youth Centre - updated 6/12/22
Deanby Youth Club has been in service since 1969 and provides young people of North Belfast with the opportunity to develop their life skills. Deanby Youth Club gives children and young people the space to play in a safe environment and to discover their abilities, to build self-esteem and confidence in themselves through personal development programmes
Services provided
Personal development programmes, play, Irish dancing, Ju Jitsu and dance
Contact information
Oldpark Terrace, Belfast, BT14 6NP
Contact name: Mark McDowell
Email: deanbyyouth@outlook.com
Tel: 078 5032 8438
Facebook: Deanby Youth Club
Opening hours
Monday-Thursday 6.30pm-9.30pm
Deanby Youth Club has been in service since 1969 and provides young people of North Belfast with the opportunity to develop their life skills. Deanby Youth Club gives children and young people the space to play in a safe environment and to discover their abilities, to build self-esteem and confidence in themselves through personal development programmes
Services provided
Personal development programmes, play, Irish dancing, Ju Jitsu and dance
Contact information
Oldpark Terrace, Belfast, BT14 6NP
Contact name: Mark McDowell
Email: deanbyyouth@outlook.com
Tel: 078 5032 8438
Facebook: Deanby Youth Club
Opening hours
Monday-Thursday 6.30pm-9.30pm
Glenbrook Surestart - updated 6/12/22
Surestart aims to work with parents and children aged under four in areas of disadvantage to promote the physical, intellectual, social and emotional development of pre-school children to ensure they can flourish at home and when they get to school. Surestart’s objectives are to improve the ability to learn by encouraging stimulating play, improving language skills and the early identification and support of children with learning difficulties.
Services provided
Antenatal and post-natal support, health visiting support, breastfeeding support, family support, home visiting, parenting programmes, stay and play sessions, songs and rhyme sessions, baby drop-in group, antenatal drop-in group, speech, language and communication support, health events, family fun days and summer trips.
Contact information
Units 8 and 9 Wolfhill Centre, 148 Ligoniel Road, Belfast, BT14 8DT
Contact name: Caroline Milligan
Email: GlenbrookSurestart@belfasttrust.hscni.net
Tel: 028 9071 2266
Facebook: Glenbrook Surestart
Opening hours
Monday- Thursday 8.30am-4.30pm
Friday 8am-4pm
Service hours
Full timetable of services offered on Glenbrook Surestart Facebook page
Surestart aims to work with parents and children aged under four in areas of disadvantage to promote the physical, intellectual, social and emotional development of pre-school children to ensure they can flourish at home and when they get to school. Surestart’s objectives are to improve the ability to learn by encouraging stimulating play, improving language skills and the early identification and support of children with learning difficulties.
Services provided
Antenatal and post-natal support, health visiting support, breastfeeding support, family support, home visiting, parenting programmes, stay and play sessions, songs and rhyme sessions, baby drop-in group, antenatal drop-in group, speech, language and communication support, health events, family fun days and summer trips.
Contact information
Units 8 and 9 Wolfhill Centre, 148 Ligoniel Road, Belfast, BT14 8DT
Contact name: Caroline Milligan
Email: GlenbrookSurestart@belfasttrust.hscni.net
Tel: 028 9071 2266
Facebook: Glenbrook Surestart
Opening hours
Monday- Thursday 8.30am-4.30pm
Friday 8am-4pm
Service hours
Full timetable of services offered on Glenbrook Surestart Facebook page
John Paul II Youth Club - updated 4/7/23
At John Paul II Youth Club, we believe in the personal development of young people where they can test their values, beliefs and become more responsible for their own actions. We also believe in each young person having strong participation in a varied programme of social and sporting activities.
Services provided
Personal and social development support, young men’s/women’s groups, arts and culture, cultural awareness, cookery groups and sports. We also provide Sunday night outreach detached youth work.
Contact information
Brookfield Place, Ardoyne, Belfast, BT14 7FN
Contact name: Jacqui Maguire, Leader
Email: johnpaul2youthclub@hotmail.com
Tel: 028 9075 5152
Facebook: Johnpaul.club
www.johnpaul2youthclub.webs.com
Service hours
Youth club
Monday to Thursday 6.30pm-9.30pm, Friday 5pm to 9pm
Summer Scheme
31 July to 1 September, 1pm to 4pm and 6.30pm to 9.30pm, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Contact the club for more information.
At John Paul II Youth Club, we believe in the personal development of young people where they can test their values, beliefs and become more responsible for their own actions. We also believe in each young person having strong participation in a varied programme of social and sporting activities.
Services provided
Personal and social development support, young men’s/women’s groups, arts and culture, cultural awareness, cookery groups and sports. We also provide Sunday night outreach detached youth work.
Contact information
Brookfield Place, Ardoyne, Belfast, BT14 7FN
Contact name: Jacqui Maguire, Leader
Email: johnpaul2youthclub@hotmail.com
Tel: 028 9075 5152
Facebook: Johnpaul.club
www.johnpaul2youthclub.webs.com
Service hours
Youth club
Monday to Thursday 6.30pm-9.30pm, Friday 5pm to 9pm
Summer Scheme
31 July to 1 September, 1pm to 4pm and 6.30pm to 9.30pm, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Contact the club for more information.
Little Explorers - updated 5/12/22
Little Explorers aims to provide play opportunities and support engagement opportunities for parents.
Come alone and meet new friends and catch up with old ones. We have a variety of activities for your child to get involved in, including drawing and painting, puzzles, role play and of course the big activity toys. We also make use of external resources for monthly activities, including Joe Jingles for dance and movement, the local library for storytelling, Belfast City Council for arts crafts and sensory play.
Services provided
Play, arts and crafts and support for local parents.
Contact information
C/O Ardoyne Community Centre
40 Herbert Street, BT14 7FE
Contact name: Patrica McGeown
Email: Patrica123mcgeown@gmail.com
Tel: 028 9074 8523 or 078 6775 6370
Facebook: Little explorers’ parent and toddler group
Opening hours
Ardoyne Community Centre - Monday, Wednesday and Friday 9.30am-12.30pm
Ligoniel Improvement Association - Tuesday and Thursday 9.30am to 12.30pm
Marrowbone Youth Club - updated 8/12/22
Marrowbone Youth Club is run by Marrowbone Community Association.
Services Provided
Afterschools (P1 to P3), Drop-In (8 years +), Young Men's Group, Young Women's Group, junior programmes, cross-community programmes, summer schemes, Youth Team Boys and Girls Clubs, mentoring young leaders to gain youth work experience, one to one sessions, summer schemes July and August, community events.
Contact information
c/o Marrowbone Community Hub,11-13 Gracehill Court, Belfast BT14 4RG
Contact name: Shannen O'Connor, Senior Youth Worker
Phone: 028 9074 1876 or 077 4949 6535
Facebook / Instagram / Tiktok: Marrowbone Youth club
Service hours
Youth Club: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 6pm to 9pm
Irish Speaking Afterschools: Tuesday and Thursday 2.45pm to 4.45pm
Little Explorers aims to provide play opportunities and support engagement opportunities for parents.
Come alone and meet new friends and catch up with old ones. We have a variety of activities for your child to get involved in, including drawing and painting, puzzles, role play and of course the big activity toys. We also make use of external resources for monthly activities, including Joe Jingles for dance and movement, the local library for storytelling, Belfast City Council for arts crafts and sensory play.
Services provided
Play, arts and crafts and support for local parents.
Contact information
C/O Ardoyne Community Centre
40 Herbert Street, BT14 7FE
Contact name: Patrica McGeown
Email: Patrica123mcgeown@gmail.com
Tel: 028 9074 8523 or 078 6775 6370
Facebook: Little explorers’ parent and toddler group
Opening hours
Ardoyne Community Centre - Monday, Wednesday and Friday 9.30am-12.30pm
Ligoniel Improvement Association - Tuesday and Thursday 9.30am to 12.30pm
Marrowbone Youth Club - updated 8/12/22
Marrowbone Youth Club is run by Marrowbone Community Association.
Services Provided
Afterschools (P1 to P3), Drop-In (8 years +), Young Men's Group, Young Women's Group, junior programmes, cross-community programmes, summer schemes, Youth Team Boys and Girls Clubs, mentoring young leaders to gain youth work experience, one to one sessions, summer schemes July and August, community events.
Contact information
c/o Marrowbone Community Hub,11-13 Gracehill Court, Belfast BT14 4RG
Contact name: Shannen O'Connor, Senior Youth Worker
Phone: 028 9074 1876 or 077 4949 6535
Facebook / Instagram / Tiktok: Marrowbone Youth club
Service hours
Youth Club: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 6pm to 9pm
Irish Speaking Afterschools: Tuesday and Thursday 2.45pm to 4.45pm
YEHA - Youth Education Health and Advice - updated 7/12/22
YEHA focuses primarily on young people aged 8 to 24, supporting healthy lifestyles, emotional well-being, and personal and social development. Our objective is to deliver one to one mentoring service and group mentoring to promote mental and physical health.
Services provided
Contact information
30a Deanby Gardens, Belfast BT14 6NN
Contact Name: Sean Devlin, Coordinator
Email: yehaproject@gmail.com
Tel: 028 9075 7809
Facebook: YEHA Belfast
Twitter: @yeha_project
Website: yehaproject.com
Opening hours
Monday-Friday 9am-5pm
Service hours
Monday-Friday 9am-9pm
Other services are provided on an as needed basis.
YEHA focuses primarily on young people aged 8 to 24, supporting healthy lifestyles, emotional well-being, and personal and social development. Our objective is to deliver one to one mentoring service and group mentoring to promote mental and physical health.
Services provided
- One to One Mentoring & Life Coaching,
- Group Work Support Programmes,
- Schools Based One to one and Group Work programmes,
- Individual Support Plans,
- Counselling Service,
- Young Mothers Programme,
- Mental Health Workshops,
- Accredited OCN training,
- Creative and Wilderness therapy programmes.
Contact information
30a Deanby Gardens, Belfast BT14 6NN
Contact Name: Sean Devlin, Coordinator
Email: yehaproject@gmail.com
Tel: 028 9075 7809
Facebook: YEHA Belfast
Twitter: @yeha_project
Website: yehaproject.com
Opening hours
Monday-Friday 9am-5pm
Service hours
Monday-Friday 9am-9pm
Other services are provided on an as needed basis.
Community
ABC Health and Leisure Trust - updated 23/1/23
The ABC Health and Leisure Trust has been set up build a co-designed strategy to strengthen and connect people-led community action.
There are 3 strands to the development:
1. Strategic Planning and Community Infrastructure To develop a state-of-the-art health, leisure, and educational hub, enhance a strong and vibrant community infrastructure to support those needs.
2. Health: To proactively promote healthy lifestyles activities and choices.
3. Education, Training, Employment & Employability To assist the community to enhance their employment, education, and training opportunities. Establish collaborative learning and impact hubs.
4. Community Cohesion and Community Relations: To promote a climate of positive relationships within the community of Ardoyne and Bone and between the communities of North Belfast through the delivery of programmes that foster positive community relations.
Services provided
Home to Flax fitness, BTCNI, Lawrenson Toal Academy of Irish dancing and Ardoyne Boxing Club
Contact information
40 Ardoyne Avenue, Belfast BT14 7DQ
Opening hours
Monday to Friday 6am to 9pm
Saturday and Sunday 9am - 4pm
The ABC Health and Leisure Trust has been set up build a co-designed strategy to strengthen and connect people-led community action.
There are 3 strands to the development:
1. Strategic Planning and Community Infrastructure To develop a state-of-the-art health, leisure, and educational hub, enhance a strong and vibrant community infrastructure to support those needs.
2. Health: To proactively promote healthy lifestyles activities and choices.
3. Education, Training, Employment & Employability To assist the community to enhance their employment, education, and training opportunities. Establish collaborative learning and impact hubs.
4. Community Cohesion and Community Relations: To promote a climate of positive relationships within the community of Ardoyne and Bone and between the communities of North Belfast through the delivery of programmes that foster positive community relations.
Services provided
Home to Flax fitness, BTCNI, Lawrenson Toal Academy of Irish dancing and Ardoyne Boxing Club
Contact information
40 Ardoyne Avenue, Belfast BT14 7DQ
Opening hours
Monday to Friday 6am to 9pm
Saturday and Sunday 9am - 4pm
Ardoyne Association - updated 1/3/23
Ardoyne Association aims to assist with the social and economic uplift of the area through:
We offer Housing Rights Advice - applying for a home, homelessness, points system, allocations, repairs and working in partnership with NIHE or HA on schemes within the area.
We also offer Debt and Debt management support and work closely with Belfast Citywide Tribunal Service who represent our clients at Appeals Tribunal.
Ardoyne Association also provides information and advice on consumer issues, employment law, and an excellent referral system.
Services provided
Advice, support and training, volunteer development, environmental work
Universal Credit and Benefits Cafe/Clinic Day - Thursday 9.30 to 12.30 and 2pm to 4pm.
Community Larder, weekdays 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 3pm.
Contact information
111 Etna Drive, Belfast, BT14 7NN
Contact name: Elaine Burns
Tel: 028 9071 5165
Email: info@ardoyneassociation.org or advice@ardoyneassociation.org
Facebook: Ardoyne Association
Opening hours
Monday-Thursday 9am-5pm
(closed for lunch 1pm-2pm)
Friday 9am-1pm
Service hours
Services offered by appointment, however drop in advice services also available on an ad hoc basis- please call to confirm availability.
Some out of hours advice surgeries. Check Facebook page for up to date information.
Universal Credit and Benefits Cafe/Clinic Day - Thursday 9.30 to 12.30 and 2pm to 4pm
Ardoyne Association aims to assist with the social and economic uplift of the area through:
- generalist advice services
- educational and training programmes
- volunteer development programme
- chairing the Housing & Environmental Sub Group for the area, work on many related programmes, eg Entry Oasis, energy efficiency and reimaging projects
- chairing the Education Task group for BT14, creating a vision for the future of education.
We offer Housing Rights Advice - applying for a home, homelessness, points system, allocations, repairs and working in partnership with NIHE or HA on schemes within the area.
We also offer Debt and Debt management support and work closely with Belfast Citywide Tribunal Service who represent our clients at Appeals Tribunal.
Ardoyne Association also provides information and advice on consumer issues, employment law, and an excellent referral system.
Services provided
Advice, support and training, volunteer development, environmental work
Universal Credit and Benefits Cafe/Clinic Day - Thursday 9.30 to 12.30 and 2pm to 4pm.
Community Larder, weekdays 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 3pm.
Contact information
111 Etna Drive, Belfast, BT14 7NN
Contact name: Elaine Burns
Tel: 028 9071 5165
Email: info@ardoyneassociation.org or advice@ardoyneassociation.org
Facebook: Ardoyne Association
Opening hours
Monday-Thursday 9am-5pm
(closed for lunch 1pm-2pm)
Friday 9am-1pm
Service hours
Services offered by appointment, however drop in advice services also available on an ad hoc basis- please call to confirm availability.
Some out of hours advice surgeries. Check Facebook page for up to date information.
Universal Credit and Benefits Cafe/Clinic Day - Thursday 9.30 to 12.30 and 2pm to 4pm
Ardoyne Community Centre - updated 24/1/23
Ardoyne Community Centre is a hive of activity with something for everyone, from the very young to those still young at heart. We are a community development based activity centre aiming to create opportunities and activities for all the community whilst providing space for local residents/ groups to meet and develop the community as they see fit.
Services provided
Full programme of activities, bookable room space, home to Sure Start, Little Explorers mother and toddler group, YEHA groups, Full Circle Martial Arts and Little Ninjas, Scouts and more.
Contact information
40 Herbert Street, Belfast, BT14 7FE
Contact name: John Fleming, Facilities Manager
Email: flemingj@belfastcity.gov.uk
Tel: 028 90748523 or 077 4771 2736
www.belfastcity.gov.uk
Opening hours
Monday-Thursday 9am-5pm, 6pm-10pm
Friday 9am-4.30pm, 6pm-9.30pm
Service hours
Karate (adult) - Friday 6pm-9pm
MMA - Monday and Wednesday 6pm to 9pm
Little Explorers Mother and Toddler - Mon, Wed, Fri 9.30 to 12.30
Sure Start - Monday to Friday
Scouts - Tues 6pm to 9pm, Thurs 7pm to 9.30pm, Fri 6pm to 9pm
Diabetes Programme - Thursday 9.30am to 1pm
Awareness Group - Thurs and Fri, 7pm to 9.30pm
YEHA - Mon to Fri 9am to 4.30pm and 6pm to 9pm
For full up to date timetable of activities or to book a place, please contact or call by the centre.
Ardoyne Community Centre is a hive of activity with something for everyone, from the very young to those still young at heart. We are a community development based activity centre aiming to create opportunities and activities for all the community whilst providing space for local residents/ groups to meet and develop the community as they see fit.
Services provided
Full programme of activities, bookable room space, home to Sure Start, Little Explorers mother and toddler group, YEHA groups, Full Circle Martial Arts and Little Ninjas, Scouts and more.
Contact information
40 Herbert Street, Belfast, BT14 7FE
Contact name: John Fleming, Facilities Manager
Email: flemingj@belfastcity.gov.uk
Tel: 028 90748523 or 077 4771 2736
www.belfastcity.gov.uk
Opening hours
Monday-Thursday 9am-5pm, 6pm-10pm
Friday 9am-4.30pm, 6pm-9.30pm
Service hours
Karate (adult) - Friday 6pm-9pm
MMA - Monday and Wednesday 6pm to 9pm
Little Explorers Mother and Toddler - Mon, Wed, Fri 9.30 to 12.30
Sure Start - Monday to Friday
Scouts - Tues 6pm to 9pm, Thurs 7pm to 9.30pm, Fri 6pm to 9pm
Diabetes Programme - Thursday 9.30am to 1pm
Awareness Group - Thurs and Fri, 7pm to 9.30pm
YEHA - Mon to Fri 9am to 4.30pm and 6pm to 9pm
For full up to date timetable of activities or to book a place, please contact or call by the centre.
Ardoyne Library - updated 19/12/22
Connecting people with information, ideas and experiences to foster lifelong learning, inspire curiosity, provide enjoyment and strengthen communities.
Services provided
Book borrowing, access to newspapers, use of computers, internet/Wi-Fi access, photocopier, printer, scanner, room hire, exhibition space, study area, events and activities, book box, disabled access, public toilet, disabled toilet, baby changing, loop system, digital hub.
A visible, accessible and inclusive library service at the heart of communities, changing lives and valued by all.
Contact information
446-450 Crumlin Road, Belfast, BT14 7GH
Contact name: Mary Grieve
Email: ardoyne.library@librariesni.org.uk
Tel: 028 9050 9202
Facebook: Libraries NI
Twitter: @librariesNI
www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/Pages/Ardoyne-Library.aspx
Opening hours
Monday-Thursday: 10am-1.30pm & 2pm-5pm
Friday: 9.30am-1pm
Saturday: 9.30am-1pm
Sunday: Closed
Service hours
Rhythm and rhyme - Friday 10am to 10.30am and 11am-11.30am
Knit and natter - Monday 10am-12pm and Wednesday 10.30am-12.30pm
Mindful colouring - Tuesday 11am-12pm
Tea and newspapers - Thursday 11am-12.30pm
Connecting people with information, ideas and experiences to foster lifelong learning, inspire curiosity, provide enjoyment and strengthen communities.
Services provided
Book borrowing, access to newspapers, use of computers, internet/Wi-Fi access, photocopier, printer, scanner, room hire, exhibition space, study area, events and activities, book box, disabled access, public toilet, disabled toilet, baby changing, loop system, digital hub.
A visible, accessible and inclusive library service at the heart of communities, changing lives and valued by all.
Contact information
446-450 Crumlin Road, Belfast, BT14 7GH
Contact name: Mary Grieve
Email: ardoyne.library@librariesni.org.uk
Tel: 028 9050 9202
Facebook: Libraries NI
Twitter: @librariesNI
www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/Pages/Ardoyne-Library.aspx
Opening hours
Monday-Thursday: 10am-1.30pm & 2pm-5pm
Friday: 9.30am-1pm
Saturday: 9.30am-1pm
Sunday: Closed
Service hours
Rhythm and rhyme - Friday 10am to 10.30am and 11am-11.30am
Knit and natter - Monday 10am-12pm and Wednesday 10.30am-12.30pm
Mindful colouring - Tuesday 11am-12pm
Tea and newspapers - Thursday 11am-12.30pm
Community Restorative Justice Ireland - updated 11/1/23
Restorative Justice emphasises repairing the harm caused by criminal behaviour or repairing the relationship harmed by a dispute. It is best accomplished through cooperative processes that include all stakeholders.
CRJI’s staff and practitioners are trained mediators; their role is to provide a safe and structured format that brings local people together to enable them to resolve issues that are affecting their quality of life.
Services provided
Mediation services, community safety, addressing the needs of victims, support for offenders to make positive choices. Service is available to all residents - young and old who are impacted by crime/ASB or caught up in a dispute that is impacting their lives negatively
Contact information
253-55 Oldpark Road, Belfast, BT14 6QR
Contact name: Garrett Gorman, Co-ordinator
Email: gg@crjireland.org
Tel: 028 9075 3043
Twitter: @CRJIcentral
Opening hours
Monday-Friday 9am-5pm
Service hours
All services provided on an as-needed basis. Please call in, email or call the office to talk about your needs.
Flax Day Centre - updated 20/2/23
Over 65s day centre and activities. Arts and crafts, day trips, parties, Friday bingo. Light lunches provided at small cost. Based at Ardoyne Community Centre.
Contact information
Email: flaxdaycentre@outlook.com
Facebook: Fax Day Centre.
Opening hours
Monday and Friday 9.30am to 2.30pm. Wednesday 1.30pm to 4.30pm.
Restorative Justice emphasises repairing the harm caused by criminal behaviour or repairing the relationship harmed by a dispute. It is best accomplished through cooperative processes that include all stakeholders.
CRJI’s staff and practitioners are trained mediators; their role is to provide a safe and structured format that brings local people together to enable them to resolve issues that are affecting their quality of life.
Services provided
Mediation services, community safety, addressing the needs of victims, support for offenders to make positive choices. Service is available to all residents - young and old who are impacted by crime/ASB or caught up in a dispute that is impacting their lives negatively
Contact information
253-55 Oldpark Road, Belfast, BT14 6QR
Contact name: Garrett Gorman, Co-ordinator
Email: gg@crjireland.org
Tel: 028 9075 3043
Twitter: @CRJIcentral
Opening hours
Monday-Friday 9am-5pm
Service hours
All services provided on an as-needed basis. Please call in, email or call the office to talk about your needs.
Flax Day Centre - updated 20/2/23
Over 65s day centre and activities. Arts and crafts, day trips, parties, Friday bingo. Light lunches provided at small cost. Based at Ardoyne Community Centre.
Contact information
Email: flaxdaycentre@outlook.com
Facebook: Fax Day Centre.
Opening hours
Monday and Friday 9.30am to 2.30pm. Wednesday 1.30pm to 4.30pm.
Flax Foyer - updated 24/1/23
Flax Foyer is a housing support service aimed at developing and sustaining an individual’s capacity to live independently and to increase independence through education, training and development. The service is aimed at young people aged 18-25 years who are homeless. The Foyer contains 37 self-contained units of accommodation. A common room, common laundry and a computer suite are also provided. Accommodation is for a maximum of two years.
Services provided
Support plans provide a holistic overview of the needs of residents. Staff offer residents a variety of services. For example, numeracy and literacy skills, cooking programme, assistance with cleaning and laundry. Each support plan is client centred and their views, aspiration and goals are taken into consideration at all times.
Staff offer residents many support services as part of their support plan. Support is provided in areas such as move on, drug and alcohol education and counselling, personal and life skills development, emotional and mental wellbeing, physical health, training, volunteering and employment opportunities and anti-social behaviour.
Training opportunities include independent living skills training- daily basis, onsite training from external organisations such as Bytes, Northern Ireland Youth Forum and Ashton Centre, onsite counselling, sexual health advice, Duke of Edinburgh Award in partnership with PBNI and cooking programme run by Foyer staff.
Contact information
16 Flax Street, Belfast, BT14 7EJ
Contact Name: Nuala McCallum, Foyer Manager
Email: info@flaxfoyer.com
Tel: 028 9059 3301
Facebook: NBHA Flax Foyer
www.nb-housing.org/flax-foyer-help-for-young-people
Opening hours
24 hours per day, 7 days a week
Service hours
Provided to residents of Flax Foyer on an as needed basis.
Flax Foyer is a housing support service aimed at developing and sustaining an individual’s capacity to live independently and to increase independence through education, training and development. The service is aimed at young people aged 18-25 years who are homeless. The Foyer contains 37 self-contained units of accommodation. A common room, common laundry and a computer suite are also provided. Accommodation is for a maximum of two years.
Services provided
Support plans provide a holistic overview of the needs of residents. Staff offer residents a variety of services. For example, numeracy and literacy skills, cooking programme, assistance with cleaning and laundry. Each support plan is client centred and their views, aspiration and goals are taken into consideration at all times.
Staff offer residents many support services as part of their support plan. Support is provided in areas such as move on, drug and alcohol education and counselling, personal and life skills development, emotional and mental wellbeing, physical health, training, volunteering and employment opportunities and anti-social behaviour.
Training opportunities include independent living skills training- daily basis, onsite training from external organisations such as Bytes, Northern Ireland Youth Forum and Ashton Centre, onsite counselling, sexual health advice, Duke of Edinburgh Award in partnership with PBNI and cooking programme run by Foyer staff.
Contact information
16 Flax Street, Belfast, BT14 7EJ
Contact Name: Nuala McCallum, Foyer Manager
Email: info@flaxfoyer.com
Tel: 028 9059 3301
Facebook: NBHA Flax Foyer
www.nb-housing.org/flax-foyer-help-for-young-people
Opening hours
24 hours per day, 7 days a week
Service hours
Provided to residents of Flax Foyer on an as needed basis.
Flax Trust - updated 21/12/22
The Flax Trust is one of the largest and longest established development trusts in Ireland. It is a registered charity formed in Belfast in 1977. For over 40 years it has been committed to the “reconciliation of a divided community through economic and social development, bring peace to both communities, one person and one job at a time.”
Services normally provided
Economic and social development support, education and training, culture and arts, sports and health, social programmes, personal development.
Contact information
Brookfield Business Centre, 333 Crumlin Road, Belfast, BT14 7EA
Contact name: Marie Fusco
Email: marie@flaxtrust.com
Tel: 028 9074 5241
www.flaxtrust.com
The Flax Trust is one of the largest and longest established development trusts in Ireland. It is a registered charity formed in Belfast in 1977. For over 40 years it has been committed to the “reconciliation of a divided community through economic and social development, bring peace to both communities, one person and one job at a time.”
Services normally provided
Economic and social development support, education and training, culture and arts, sports and health, social programmes, personal development.
Contact information
Brookfield Business Centre, 333 Crumlin Road, Belfast, BT14 7EA
Contact name: Marie Fusco
Email: marie@flaxtrust.com
Tel: 028 9074 5241
www.flaxtrust.com
Grace Family Centre - updated 15/12/22
An inclusive family hub at the heart of the community, providing the best possible start for individuals in terms of health, wellbeing and life chances forming the corner stone of a strong vibrant community.
"GRACE Women’s Group was my springboard into educational and personal development. They where with me every step of the way, from providing childcare to delivering worthwhile and interesting courses. They helped me prepare for the world of work and they gave me the confidence and support I needed to become a better parent. I’ve made lifelong friends and I am delighted that their services will continue to support and inspire the next generation of women." Denise Cassidy, member of Grace Women's Group
Services provided
Family Support, welfare/housing advice, learning and training opportunities across a range of issues such as health promotion, parenting, emotional well-being and personal development.
Contact information
Grace Women's Development Limited, Grace Family Centre, 77-95 Alliance Avenue, Belfast, BT14 7PJ
Contact name: Sally Smyth, Project Director
Email: sallysmyth@gracebelfast.com
Tel: 028 9074 3536
Facebook: GRACE Family Centre @gracenorthbelfast
Opening hours
Monday-Friday 9am-5pm
Service hours
Monday-Friday 9.30am-5pm
An inclusive family hub at the heart of the community, providing the best possible start for individuals in terms of health, wellbeing and life chances forming the corner stone of a strong vibrant community.
"GRACE Women’s Group was my springboard into educational and personal development. They where with me every step of the way, from providing childcare to delivering worthwhile and interesting courses. They helped me prepare for the world of work and they gave me the confidence and support I needed to become a better parent. I’ve made lifelong friends and I am delighted that their services will continue to support and inspire the next generation of women." Denise Cassidy, member of Grace Women's Group
Services provided
Family Support, welfare/housing advice, learning and training opportunities across a range of issues such as health promotion, parenting, emotional well-being and personal development.
Contact information
Grace Women's Development Limited, Grace Family Centre, 77-95 Alliance Avenue, Belfast, BT14 7PJ
Contact name: Sally Smyth, Project Director
Email: sallysmyth@gracebelfast.com
Tel: 028 9074 3536
Facebook: GRACE Family Centre @gracenorthbelfast
Opening hours
Monday-Friday 9am-5pm
Service hours
Monday-Friday 9.30am-5pm
Holy Cross Parish - Houben Centre - updated 19/12/22
The Passionist Congregation have served Holy Cross Parish since 1869 and alongside traditional church services are committed to promote and shape positive community developments.
As well as Holy Cross Church, the Passionists renovated the Houben Centre with the specific aim of being a centre of reconciliation, a community hub at the interface of Ardoyne and Shankill communities.
Services normally provided
Mass, funerals, baptisms, weddings.
Houben Centre: a centre of welcome, reconciliation and outreach. The primary focus of the Houben Centre is for peace and reconciliation. We host groups of all ages and we welcome those who share our vision for reconciliation and for the personal, social and emotional development that enables people to live their lives to the full. Rooms for hire for community groups and community events.
Contact information
432 Crumlin Road, Belfast, BT14 7GE
Contact name: Fr. Aidan O'Kane CP
Email: passionistshc@ukgateway.net
Tel: 028 9074 8231
www.holycrossparishbelfast.com
Opening Hours
Weekend
Sat. Vigil 7pm, Sun. 10, 12, & 7pm. Baptisms: 2nd and the last Sunday of the Month 1pm.
Weekday
Mon – Sat 10am,Monday 7pm. Novena Mass, First Friday: 7pm
Service hours
Call the Houben Centre on Tel: 028 9074 8231 for information.
The Passionist Congregation have served Holy Cross Parish since 1869 and alongside traditional church services are committed to promote and shape positive community developments.
As well as Holy Cross Church, the Passionists renovated the Houben Centre with the specific aim of being a centre of reconciliation, a community hub at the interface of Ardoyne and Shankill communities.
Services normally provided
Mass, funerals, baptisms, weddings.
Houben Centre: a centre of welcome, reconciliation and outreach. The primary focus of the Houben Centre is for peace and reconciliation. We host groups of all ages and we welcome those who share our vision for reconciliation and for the personal, social and emotional development that enables people to live their lives to the full. Rooms for hire for community groups and community events.
Contact information
432 Crumlin Road, Belfast, BT14 7GE
Contact name: Fr. Aidan O'Kane CP
Email: passionistshc@ukgateway.net
Tel: 028 9074 8231
www.holycrossparishbelfast.com
Opening Hours
Weekend
Sat. Vigil 7pm, Sun. 10, 12, & 7pm. Baptisms: 2nd and the last Sunday of the Month 1pm.
Weekday
Mon – Sat 10am,Monday 7pm. Novena Mass, First Friday: 7pm
Service hours
Call the Houben Centre on Tel: 028 9074 8231 for information.
Marrowbone Community Association/Marrowbone Community Hub - updated 16/12/22
Marrowbone Community Association was established in 1997. The Association’s main purpose is to work in conjunction with local residents, statutory and voluntary bodies to encourage community participation, promote accountability, equality of opportunity and sustainability. We aim to deliver community development initiatives and interventions enhancing and creating social, community, economic and physical renewal.
'"Teach Eilis at the heart of the community"
Services provided
Teach Eilís, 11-13 Gracehill Court, Belfast, BT14 7RG
(Entrance via Ardilea Street)
Contact name: Bill McComb, Manager
Email: marrowbonecommunity@gmail.com
Tel: 028 9074 1876
www.marrowbonecommunity.org
Opening hours
Monday-Friday 9.30am-5pm
Service hours
Youth Club
Monday-Thursday 7pm-9pm
Friday & Saturday 7pm-11pm
Club Oige (as Gaeilge)
Monday 7pm-11pm
Local Councillor Advice Clinic
Tuesday 11am-3pm
Benefits Advice
Wednesday 9.30am-4pm (appointment only)
Lemis Project- Pathways to employment
Wednesday 9.30am-1pm (drop-in)
Core Job Club (16-24 year olds)
Wednesday 2pm-4pm (drop-in)
Marrowbone Community Association was established in 1997. The Association’s main purpose is to work in conjunction with local residents, statutory and voluntary bodies to encourage community participation, promote accountability, equality of opportunity and sustainability. We aim to deliver community development initiatives and interventions enhancing and creating social, community, economic and physical renewal.
'"Teach Eilis at the heart of the community"
Services provided
- Benefits and housing advice clinic
- Volunteer development
- Education facilities/ classes
- Drug and alcohol abuse clinic
- Youth club
- Women’s group
- Men’s group
- Senior citizens’ nights (Thursday)
- Sacred Heart Boxing Academy, Monday to Friday 5pm to 10 pm
- Dance Studio
- Facilities for hire: training rooms, hall.
Teach Eilís, 11-13 Gracehill Court, Belfast, BT14 7RG
(Entrance via Ardilea Street)
Contact name: Bill McComb, Manager
Email: marrowbonecommunity@gmail.com
Tel: 028 9074 1876
www.marrowbonecommunity.org
Opening hours
Monday-Friday 9.30am-5pm
Service hours
Youth Club
Monday-Thursday 7pm-9pm
Friday & Saturday 7pm-11pm
Club Oige (as Gaeilge)
Monday 7pm-11pm
Local Councillor Advice Clinic
Tuesday 11am-3pm
Benefits Advice
Wednesday 9.30am-4pm (appointment only)
Lemis Project- Pathways to employment
Wednesday 9.30am-1pm (drop-in)
Core Job Club (16-24 year olds)
Wednesday 2pm-4pm (drop-in)
North Belfast Friendship Club - updated 6/12/22
North Belfast Friendship Club is a meeting space for people of all ages, backgrounds and interests from around the world and for all North Belfast communities.
It is free to attend and open to anyone who wants to meet new people, practise their English or just relax and enjoy a cuppa in a welcoming environment.
Services provided
Conversation, mutual support, information exchange, board and card games, homework help, free tea and coffee.
Opening hours
The Club meets Tuesday evenings, 6pm to 8pm, at Quaker Meeting House, Frederick Street, Belfast BT1 2LW.
Contact information
North Belfast Friendship Club, c/o Belfast Unemployed Resource Centre
Facebook: North Belfast Friendship Club
North Belfast Friendship Club is a meeting space for people of all ages, backgrounds and interests from around the world and for all North Belfast communities.
It is free to attend and open to anyone who wants to meet new people, practise their English or just relax and enjoy a cuppa in a welcoming environment.
Services provided
Conversation, mutual support, information exchange, board and card games, homework help, free tea and coffee.
Opening hours
The Club meets Tuesday evenings, 6pm to 8pm, at Quaker Meeting House, Frederick Street, Belfast BT1 2LW.
Contact information
North Belfast Friendship Club, c/o Belfast Unemployed Resource Centre
Facebook: North Belfast Friendship Club
North Belfast Interface Network /TASCIT (Twaddell Ardoyne Shankill Communities in Transition) - updated 12/1/23
North Belfast Interface network was established in 2002 by community organisations to develop a strategic response to interface violence and develop community relations work in North Belfast.
'I undertook the ‘Challenging Conversations’ course which NBIN helps organise. It was my first time attending this sort of cross-community programme. I found it very positive. I have been to places I would have thought I would be scared to go to before. I really enjoyed learning and listening to people on the course whom I normally may not have associated with. The group were all very respectful of people’s views. I felt it was very beneficial to me.'
Services provided
NBIN provide coordination of community relations activity, conflict resolution and work on the physical transformation and removal of peace walls in the North Belfast area.
Contact information
123 Cliftonville Road, Belfast BT14 6JR
Contact names
Rab McCallum, Coordinator
Sean Oliver, Project Worker
Email: rab@nbin.info / sean@nbin.info
Tel: 028 9075 1362
Facebook: North Belfast Interface Network
Twitter: @NBINetworkInfo
Normal opening hours
Monday-Thursday 9.15am-5pm
Friday 9.15am-4pm
Normal service hours
NBIN staff are available to support local residents as required outside of office hours, particularly during periods of raised community tension. Project activity is year-round but with specific responses developed at periods of need such as Summer Intervention programming.
North Belfast Senior Citizens Forum - updated 15/2/23
We provide advice and information to older people and their carers. We arrange social and health promoting activities. We work on dementia friendly and community safety initiative.
Contact
Email: nbscf1@gmail.com
Tel: 028 9075 5894
Monday - Friday 9am to 5pm
North Belfast Interface network was established in 2002 by community organisations to develop a strategic response to interface violence and develop community relations work in North Belfast.
'I undertook the ‘Challenging Conversations’ course which NBIN helps organise. It was my first time attending this sort of cross-community programme. I found it very positive. I have been to places I would have thought I would be scared to go to before. I really enjoyed learning and listening to people on the course whom I normally may not have associated with. The group were all very respectful of people’s views. I felt it was very beneficial to me.'
Services provided
NBIN provide coordination of community relations activity, conflict resolution and work on the physical transformation and removal of peace walls in the North Belfast area.
Contact information
123 Cliftonville Road, Belfast BT14 6JR
Contact names
Rab McCallum, Coordinator
Sean Oliver, Project Worker
Email: rab@nbin.info / sean@nbin.info
Tel: 028 9075 1362
Facebook: North Belfast Interface Network
Twitter: @NBINetworkInfo
Normal opening hours
Monday-Thursday 9.15am-5pm
Friday 9.15am-4pm
Normal service hours
NBIN staff are available to support local residents as required outside of office hours, particularly during periods of raised community tension. Project activity is year-round but with specific responses developed at periods of need such as Summer Intervention programming.
North Belfast Senior Citizens Forum - updated 15/2/23
We provide advice and information to older people and their carers. We arrange social and health promoting activities. We work on dementia friendly and community safety initiative.
Contact
Email: nbscf1@gmail.com
Tel: 028 9075 5894
Monday - Friday 9am to 5pm
PIPS Suicide Prevention Ireland - updated 15/12/22
PIPS Charity provides support to individuals who are considering, or who have at some point considered, ending their own lives or self- harming.
PIPS supports families and friends who have lost someone to suicide. The charity has a small staff team and a wide range of volunteers supporting those in need while operating a “no appointment” walk in facility.
When a person comes to PIPS for help, our triage team start a stay safe plan. PIPS also facilitate a range of family peer support groups.
Services provided
Counselling, crisis response, complimentary therapies, addiction support, family support, victim support, education and training support to the community, befriending, events, fundraising.
Contact information
279 Antrim Road, Belfast BT15 2GZ
Contact name:
Martina Mcilkenny, Care Team Manager
Anyone with a mental health issue is welcome to come along to talk to someone.
Email: info@pipscharity.com
Tel: 028 9080 5850 (office) 0800 0886042 (freephone helpline)
Facebook: PIPS Charity
Twitter: @Pipscharity
www.pipscharity.com
Opening hours
Monday to Friday 9am-9pm
Saturday and Sunday 10am-6pm
Family Group Meeting - Wednesday 7pm-9pm
PIPS Charity provides support to individuals who are considering, or who have at some point considered, ending their own lives or self- harming.
PIPS supports families and friends who have lost someone to suicide. The charity has a small staff team and a wide range of volunteers supporting those in need while operating a “no appointment” walk in facility.
When a person comes to PIPS for help, our triage team start a stay safe plan. PIPS also facilitate a range of family peer support groups.
Services provided
Counselling, crisis response, complimentary therapies, addiction support, family support, victim support, education and training support to the community, befriending, events, fundraising.
Contact information
279 Antrim Road, Belfast BT15 2GZ
Contact name:
Martina Mcilkenny, Care Team Manager
Anyone with a mental health issue is welcome to come along to talk to someone.
Email: info@pipscharity.com
Tel: 028 9080 5850 (office) 0800 0886042 (freephone helpline)
Facebook: PIPS Charity
Twitter: @Pipscharity
www.pipscharity.com
Opening hours
Monday to Friday 9am-9pm
Saturday and Sunday 10am-6pm
Family Group Meeting - Wednesday 7pm-9pm
Sacred Heart Church - updated 15/12/22
Sacred Heart Church serves Marrowbone and Oldpark areas. The parish priest, Rev. Kieran Creagh, is supported by volunteers who help keep services running.
Services provided
Mass, Funerals, Baptisms and Weddings
Contact information
1B, Glenview Street, Belfast BT14 7DP
Tel: 028 9075 1543
Service hours
Mass times: Sunday 9.30am and 11.30am; Monday, Wednesday and Friday 10am.
Confessions: Saturday 5pm to 6pm
Baptisms: Contact parish priest to check dates.
Weddings: By arrangement, 3 months notice is required
Sacred Heart Church serves Marrowbone and Oldpark areas. The parish priest, Rev. Kieran Creagh, is supported by volunteers who help keep services running.
Services provided
Mass, Funerals, Baptisms and Weddings
Contact information
1B, Glenview Street, Belfast BT14 7DP
Tel: 028 9075 1543
Service hours
Mass times: Sunday 9.30am and 11.30am; Monday, Wednesday and Friday 10am.
Confessions: Saturday 5pm to 6pm
Baptisms: Contact parish priest to check dates.
Weddings: By arrangement, 3 months notice is required
Survivors of Trauma - updated 24/1/23
Survivors of Trauma was established in 1995 by a group of local people from the BT14 area of North Belfast led by the late Brendan Bradley (Brad).
The organisation was set up as direct response to the severe lack of support services for victims in the area at the time. As a grassroots community organisation, Survivors of Trauma understands the complexities of troubles related trauma and the extent to which it manifests itself in various ways on both individuals and entire communities.
Services provided
Social support, health & well-being services, counselling, complementary therapies, trauma workshops, craft classes, respite, remembrance and personal development.
Contact information
151 Cliftonville Road, Belfast BT14 6JR
Contact name: Gary Teer or Jacqueline Quinn
Email: survivorsoftrauma@live.co.uk
Tel: 028 9074 9944
Opening hours
Monday-Thursday 9am-5pm
Friday 9am-1pm
Wednesday 7pm-9pm
Services hours
Call the office to find our up-to-date service times
Survivors of Trauma was established in 1995 by a group of local people from the BT14 area of North Belfast led by the late Brendan Bradley (Brad).
The organisation was set up as direct response to the severe lack of support services for victims in the area at the time. As a grassroots community organisation, Survivors of Trauma understands the complexities of troubles related trauma and the extent to which it manifests itself in various ways on both individuals and entire communities.
Services provided
Social support, health & well-being services, counselling, complementary therapies, trauma workshops, craft classes, respite, remembrance and personal development.
Contact information
151 Cliftonville Road, Belfast BT14 6JR
Contact name: Gary Teer or Jacqueline Quinn
Email: survivorsoftrauma@live.co.uk
Tel: 028 9074 9944
Opening hours
Monday-Thursday 9am-5pm
Friday 9am-1pm
Wednesday 7pm-9pm
Services hours
Call the office to find our up-to-date service times
Upper North Belfast Family Support Hub - updated 21/12/22
A Family Support Hub brings together organisations that can offer support to families with children (0-18yrs). This includes Community, Statutory and Voluntary organisations. The Hub Co-ordinator has good knowledge of local support services for families and will work in partnership with you and your family to connect you to the most appropriate services.
Ward Areas covered by Upper North Belfast Family Support Hub: Cliftonville ward, Cavehill ward, Part of Crumlin Ward (Right hand side of Crumlin road when travelling from town centre) Chichester Park (part), Waterworks (part), Bellevue (Part), Ardoyne, Ballysillan, Ligoneil.
'The Vine Centre, strengthening families, supporting communities.'
Contact information
The Vine Centre, 193 Crumlin Road, Belfast, BT14 7AA
Contact name: Julie Kinnear, Coordinator
Email: uppernorthfamilysupport@vinecentre.org
Karen's work mobile for families/referrers to make contact is: 07934997234
Tel: 028 9035 1020
Opening hours
Monday-Friday 9am-4.30pm
Service hours
Julie can be contacted directly Mondays-Thursdays
A Family Support Hub brings together organisations that can offer support to families with children (0-18yrs). This includes Community, Statutory and Voluntary organisations. The Hub Co-ordinator has good knowledge of local support services for families and will work in partnership with you and your family to connect you to the most appropriate services.
Ward Areas covered by Upper North Belfast Family Support Hub: Cliftonville ward, Cavehill ward, Part of Crumlin Ward (Right hand side of Crumlin road when travelling from town centre) Chichester Park (part), Waterworks (part), Bellevue (Part), Ardoyne, Ballysillan, Ligoneil.
'The Vine Centre, strengthening families, supporting communities.'
Contact information
The Vine Centre, 193 Crumlin Road, Belfast, BT14 7AA
Contact name: Julie Kinnear, Coordinator
Email: uppernorthfamilysupport@vinecentre.org
Karen's work mobile for families/referrers to make contact is: 07934997234
Tel: 028 9035 1020
Opening hours
Monday-Friday 9am-4.30pm
Service hours
Julie can be contacted directly Mondays-Thursdays
Education
Bunscoil & Naiscoil Bheann Mhadagain - updated 6/12/22
Bunscoil & Naiscoil Bheann Mhadagain aim to provide a high standard of nursery and primary education through the medium of Irish Language.
Services provided
Curriculum based education, breakfast club, homework club, pre-school and after school service.
Contact information
156-158 Cliftonville Road, Belfast, BT14 6LB
Contact name: Maire Ui Eigeartaigh, Principal
Email: mhegarty518@c2kni.net - info@bunscoilbheannmhadagain.belfast.ni.sch.uk
Tel: 028 9074 7184
Facebook: Bunscoil Bheann Mhadagain
www.bunscoilbbm.co.uk/scoil-school
Opening hours
Monday-Friday 8am-5pm
Service hours
School classes:
P1 to P3: 9am-2pm
P4 to P7: 9am to 3pm
Nursery: 9am to 1pm
Breakfast club 8am-8.45am daily
Homework club
Monday and Wednesday 3pm-4.30-pm
After school 1.30pm- 2pm daily
Cliftonville Integrated Primary and Nursery School - updated 19/12/22
Cliftonville Integrated Primary School is a Controlled Integrated School situated on the Cliftonville Road, Belfast. It is open to pupils of any religious denomination or of none. There are currently 350 children enrolled in Primary One to Primary Seven classes, with an additional 26 places in the Nursery.
Services provided
Curriculum based education, breakfast club, pre-school and after school service.
Contact information
93 Cliftonville Road, Belfast, BT14
Contact name: B Fletcher, Principal
Email: info@cliftonville.belfast.ni.sch.uk
Tel: 028 9035 1638
Facebook: cliftonville93
www.cliftonvilleps.co.uk
Service hours
School classes:
P1, P2 and P3: 9am to 2pm Mon - Fri
P4, P5, P6, P7: 9am to 3pm each day apart from Wed (classes end at 2pm)
No pupils should be in the school before 8.55 unless they are part of the breakfast club.
Nursery 9am to 1.30pm
Breakfast club 8am-8.45am daily
'2 to 3 club' 2pm- 3pm daily for those who are not in classes
Afterschools clubs: for more information, contact the school
Bunscoil & Naiscoil Bheann Mhadagain aim to provide a high standard of nursery and primary education through the medium of Irish Language.
Services provided
Curriculum based education, breakfast club, homework club, pre-school and after school service.
Contact information
156-158 Cliftonville Road, Belfast, BT14 6LB
Contact name: Maire Ui Eigeartaigh, Principal
Email: mhegarty518@c2kni.net - info@bunscoilbheannmhadagain.belfast.ni.sch.uk
Tel: 028 9074 7184
Facebook: Bunscoil Bheann Mhadagain
www.bunscoilbbm.co.uk/scoil-school
Opening hours
Monday-Friday 8am-5pm
Service hours
School classes:
P1 to P3: 9am-2pm
P4 to P7: 9am to 3pm
Nursery: 9am to 1pm
Breakfast club 8am-8.45am daily
Homework club
Monday and Wednesday 3pm-4.30-pm
After school 1.30pm- 2pm daily
Cliftonville Integrated Primary and Nursery School - updated 19/12/22
Cliftonville Integrated Primary School is a Controlled Integrated School situated on the Cliftonville Road, Belfast. It is open to pupils of any religious denomination or of none. There are currently 350 children enrolled in Primary One to Primary Seven classes, with an additional 26 places in the Nursery.
Services provided
Curriculum based education, breakfast club, pre-school and after school service.
Contact information
93 Cliftonville Road, Belfast, BT14
Contact name: B Fletcher, Principal
Email: info@cliftonville.belfast.ni.sch.uk
Tel: 028 9035 1638
Facebook: cliftonville93
www.cliftonvilleps.co.uk
Service hours
School classes:
P1, P2 and P3: 9am to 2pm Mon - Fri
P4, P5, P6, P7: 9am to 3pm each day apart from Wed (classes end at 2pm)
No pupils should be in the school before 8.55 unless they are part of the breakfast club.
Nursery 9am to 1.30pm
Breakfast club 8am-8.45am daily
'2 to 3 club' 2pm- 3pm daily for those who are not in classes
Afterschools clubs: for more information, contact the school
Holy Cross Boys' Primary School - updated 6/12/22
Our motto: Nurturing Talent, Fulfilling Potential
Holy Cross Boys' strives to promote high self-esteem, a love of life-long learning and responsible citizenship within our school community where everyone is valued.
We have high aspirations and expectations for all our pupils. Hence, they play a positive role in contributing to the school community through the promotion of active participation in the student council, philosophy, the Latin-Greek derivatives programme, music, sport, peer mentoring, extra- curricular opportunities, and extended schools programmes. We expect excellent attendance and punctuality and all pupils to do their best in their school work.
We operate an open doors policy for our parents and also run parent classes in Irish, Philosophy, GCSE Maths and ICT.
'Quality is not an act but a habit' Aristotle
Services provided
Breakfast club, music class, languages, homework club, science, computer skills and nature studies
Contact information
Brookfield Street, Belfast, BT14 7EX
Contact Name: Kevin McArevey, Principal
Email: kmcarevey01@hotmail.com - holycrossboys@hotmail.com
Tel: 028 9035 1032
Facebook: Holy Cross Boys Primary School
Twitter: @HolyCrossBoys
www.holycrossboys.com
Opening hours
Monday-Friday, 7.45am-3pm
Service hours
School classes Monday- Friday, 8.55am-3pm
Full details of all services are available on the Holy Cross Boy’s Primary School website, under the ‘extended timetable’ link.
Our motto: Nurturing Talent, Fulfilling Potential
Holy Cross Boys' strives to promote high self-esteem, a love of life-long learning and responsible citizenship within our school community where everyone is valued.
We have high aspirations and expectations for all our pupils. Hence, they play a positive role in contributing to the school community through the promotion of active participation in the student council, philosophy, the Latin-Greek derivatives programme, music, sport, peer mentoring, extra- curricular opportunities, and extended schools programmes. We expect excellent attendance and punctuality and all pupils to do their best in their school work.
We operate an open doors policy for our parents and also run parent classes in Irish, Philosophy, GCSE Maths and ICT.
'Quality is not an act but a habit' Aristotle
Services provided
Breakfast club, music class, languages, homework club, science, computer skills and nature studies
Contact information
Brookfield Street, Belfast, BT14 7EX
Contact Name: Kevin McArevey, Principal
Email: kmcarevey01@hotmail.com - holycrossboys@hotmail.com
Tel: 028 9035 1032
Facebook: Holy Cross Boys Primary School
Twitter: @HolyCrossBoys
www.holycrossboys.com
Opening hours
Monday-Friday, 7.45am-3pm
Service hours
School classes Monday- Friday, 8.55am-3pm
Full details of all services are available on the Holy Cross Boy’s Primary School website, under the ‘extended timetable’ link.
Holy Cross Girls Primary School - updated 6/12/22
Holy Cross Girls’ is a Catholic primary school whose mission is to provide a secure and challenging learning environment
where each child can grow into a self-confident, highly educated, resourceful and faith inspired young person.
Services provided
Education, parent classes and counselling.
Afterschools activities include music, instrumental tuition, judo, netball, boxercise, coding, sewing, craft, film club, choir,
and orchestra.
Contact information
Ardoyne Road , Belfast, BT14 7HZ
Contact Name: Kathy Owens, Principal
Email: kowens615@c2kni.net - info@holycrossgirls.belfast.ni.sch.uk
Tel: 028 9039 1771
Facebook: Holy Cross Girls' Primary School
www.holycrossgirls.com
Opening hours
Monday – Friday 8.15am – 4pm
Service hours
Please contact the school for an up-to-date timetable of services offered
Holy Cross Nursery School - updated 20/12/22
We work to create a safe, happy, inclusive and respectful learning environment where every child is encouraged to
develop to their full potential.
Services provided
High quality early years education, stay & play, Buddy Up cross-community parent and child programme with Edenderry,
early bird drop off service, late pick up after school, Busy Bee activity club, lending library, Summer Scheme, Santa Trail, Getting Ready to Learn.
programme.
Contact information
Butler Walk, Belfast, BT14 7NZ
Contact Name: Cushla Mallon, Principal
Email: holycrossnurseryschool@outlook.com - info@holycrossns.belfast.ni.sch.uk
Tel: 028 9074 5672
Facebook: Holy Cross Nursery School
Opening hours
Monday – Friday 8.30am – 3.30pm
Service hours
Early bird drop off - Monday - Friday 8.30am – 8.45pm
School starts 8.50am
School finishes: 1.30pm Monday to Thursday, 12.40 on Fridays
Holy Cross Pre-School - updated 6/12/22
Holy Cross pre-School/Playgroup is committed to providing learning experiences and a learning environment that supports children to develop the strengths and skills needed for them to construct their own knowledge to support and prepare them for their next school environment.
'Learn, play and grow together'
Services provided
Pre-school/playgroup provision
Contact information: 3 Flax Street, Belfast, BT14 7EJ
Contact Name: Linda Davidson, Leader
Katrina Boyle, PM Supervisor
Email: holycrosspreschool@hotmail.co.uk
Tel: 028 9074 0820 and 075 6136 2143
Facebook: Holy Cross Preschool-Playgroup
Opening hours
Morning session: Monday-Thursday 9am-1pm; Friday 9am-12pm
Afternoon session: Monday-Friday 1.30pm-4.30pm
Holy Cross Girls’ is a Catholic primary school whose mission is to provide a secure and challenging learning environment
where each child can grow into a self-confident, highly educated, resourceful and faith inspired young person.
Services provided
Education, parent classes and counselling.
Afterschools activities include music, instrumental tuition, judo, netball, boxercise, coding, sewing, craft, film club, choir,
and orchestra.
Contact information
Ardoyne Road , Belfast, BT14 7HZ
Contact Name: Kathy Owens, Principal
Email: kowens615@c2kni.net - info@holycrossgirls.belfast.ni.sch.uk
Tel: 028 9039 1771
Facebook: Holy Cross Girls' Primary School
www.holycrossgirls.com
Opening hours
Monday – Friday 8.15am – 4pm
Service hours
Please contact the school for an up-to-date timetable of services offered
Holy Cross Nursery School - updated 20/12/22
We work to create a safe, happy, inclusive and respectful learning environment where every child is encouraged to
develop to their full potential.
Services provided
High quality early years education, stay & play, Buddy Up cross-community parent and child programme with Edenderry,
early bird drop off service, late pick up after school, Busy Bee activity club, lending library, Summer Scheme, Santa Trail, Getting Ready to Learn.
programme.
Contact information
Butler Walk, Belfast, BT14 7NZ
Contact Name: Cushla Mallon, Principal
Email: holycrossnurseryschool@outlook.com - info@holycrossns.belfast.ni.sch.uk
Tel: 028 9074 5672
Facebook: Holy Cross Nursery School
Opening hours
Monday – Friday 8.30am – 3.30pm
Service hours
Early bird drop off - Monday - Friday 8.30am – 8.45pm
School starts 8.50am
School finishes: 1.30pm Monday to Thursday, 12.40 on Fridays
Holy Cross Pre-School - updated 6/12/22
Holy Cross pre-School/Playgroup is committed to providing learning experiences and a learning environment that supports children to develop the strengths and skills needed for them to construct their own knowledge to support and prepare them for their next school environment.
'Learn, play and grow together'
Services provided
Pre-school/playgroup provision
Contact information: 3 Flax Street, Belfast, BT14 7EJ
Contact Name: Linda Davidson, Leader
Katrina Boyle, PM Supervisor
Email: holycrosspreschool@hotmail.co.uk
Tel: 028 9074 0820 and 075 6136 2143
Facebook: Holy Cross Preschool-Playgroup
Opening hours
Morning session: Monday-Thursday 9am-1pm; Friday 9am-12pm
Afternoon session: Monday-Friday 1.30pm-4.30pm
Mercy College Belfast - updated 6/12/22
We welcome children from all ethnic, religious and social backgrounds, to create a genuine shared future, where difference and diversity are welcomed as enriching the holistic development and growth of all pupils.
Mercy College is a community within which both pupils and staff feel valued and where everyone works co-operatively and with mutual respect in the pursuit of excellence.
Services provided
Curriculum based education, breakfast club and afterschools facilities.
Contact information
Bilston Road, Belfast, BT14 7QR
Contact Name: Martin Moreland, Principal
Email: info@mercycollege.belfast.ni.sch.uk
Tel: 028 9039 1769
Facebook: Mercy College Belfast
Twitter: @MercyCollegeNI
www.mercycollegebelfast.com
Opening hours
7.30am-5.30pm
Service hours
Monday-Friday 8am-4.30pm
Breakfast club
Monday-Friday 8am-8.50am
Afterschools facilities
Monday-Thursday 3.30pm-4.30pm
Friday 2.30pm-3.30pm
We welcome children from all ethnic, religious and social backgrounds, to create a genuine shared future, where difference and diversity are welcomed as enriching the holistic development and growth of all pupils.
Mercy College is a community within which both pupils and staff feel valued and where everyone works co-operatively and with mutual respect in the pursuit of excellence.
Services provided
Curriculum based education, breakfast club and afterschools facilities.
Contact information
Bilston Road, Belfast, BT14 7QR
Contact Name: Martin Moreland, Principal
Email: info@mercycollege.belfast.ni.sch.uk
Tel: 028 9039 1769
Facebook: Mercy College Belfast
Twitter: @MercyCollegeNI
www.mercycollegebelfast.com
Opening hours
7.30am-5.30pm
Service hours
Monday-Friday 8am-4.30pm
Breakfast club
Monday-Friday 8am-8.50am
Afterschools facilities
Monday-Thursday 3.30pm-4.30pm
Friday 2.30pm-3.30pm
Mercy Primary School - updated 6/12/22
Mercy Primary School strives to place the individual child at the heart of our provision, leading to a school where every child feels valued as part of our school family.
We are a warm and caring school with a reputation for high standards and excellence. We have a highly committed and skilled team of teaching and support staff, who will work together for the benefit of all the children in our care. We nurture the talents of all our children and endeavour to make each child feel valued, safe and happy.
Services provided
Breakfast club, homework club, athletics club and parent activities classes
Contact information
614 Crumlin Road, Belfast, BT14 7GL
Contact name: Elaine Loughran, Principal
Email: Eloughran657@c2kni.net
Tel: 028 9039 1670
Facebook: Mercy Primary School
www.mercyprimary.org.uk
Opening Hours
Monday-Friday 8am-4pm
Service hours
Breakfast club - Monday to Friday 8am
Homework/athletics clubs - Monday to Friday until 4pm
Please contact the school for times for parents activities
Oldpark Nursery School - updated 25/1/23
Nursery school catering for 52 children in Oldpark area
Contact information
Sylvan Street Belfast BT14 6GN
Contact name: Mrs L Tate (Principal)
Phone: 028 9074 5133
Email: oldpark_nurseryschool@yahoo.co.uk
Facebook: Oldpark Nursery School
www.oldparknurseryschool.co.uk
Opening Hours
Monday-Friday 8.30am to 2.30pm
Service hours
Breakfast club - Monday to Friday 8.30am to 9am
School - Monday to Friday 9am to 1.30pm
Afterschools Club - Monday to Thursday 1.30pm to 2.30pm
Mercy Primary School strives to place the individual child at the heart of our provision, leading to a school where every child feels valued as part of our school family.
We are a warm and caring school with a reputation for high standards and excellence. We have a highly committed and skilled team of teaching and support staff, who will work together for the benefit of all the children in our care. We nurture the talents of all our children and endeavour to make each child feel valued, safe and happy.
Services provided
Breakfast club, homework club, athletics club and parent activities classes
Contact information
614 Crumlin Road, Belfast, BT14 7GL
Contact name: Elaine Loughran, Principal
Email: Eloughran657@c2kni.net
Tel: 028 9039 1670
Facebook: Mercy Primary School
www.mercyprimary.org.uk
Opening Hours
Monday-Friday 8am-4pm
Service hours
Breakfast club - Monday to Friday 8am
Homework/athletics clubs - Monday to Friday until 4pm
Please contact the school for times for parents activities
Oldpark Nursery School - updated 25/1/23
Nursery school catering for 52 children in Oldpark area
Contact information
Sylvan Street Belfast BT14 6GN
Contact name: Mrs L Tate (Principal)
Phone: 028 9074 5133
Email: oldpark_nurseryschool@yahoo.co.uk
Facebook: Oldpark Nursery School
www.oldparknurseryschool.co.uk
Opening Hours
Monday-Friday 8.30am to 2.30pm
Service hours
Breakfast club - Monday to Friday 8.30am to 9am
School - Monday to Friday 9am to 1.30pm
Afterschools Club - Monday to Thursday 1.30pm to 2.30pm
Our Lady’s Girls Primary School - updated 6/12/22
In Our Lady’s we have a dedicated staff team who give each of our girls the support to enable them to grow and develop their talents and abilities, whilst catering for their needs. We encourage sharing with each other, within and across our community as we prepare responsible young ladies for life, where all are valued and appreciated.
We have built strong relationships with our families and recognise that it is only when school and home, work closely together, that the child's best interests are served.
Contact information
Deanby Gardens, Belfast, BT146NN
Contact Name: Mrs Emer Hughes, Principal
Email: info@ourladysgirlsprimary.belfast.ni.sch.uk
Tel: 028 9074 6325
Website: www.ourladysdeanby.com
Facebook: Our Lady’s Girls’ Primary School - send us a PM
Normal opening hours
Monday-Friday 8am-5pm
Service hours
Breakfast Club - daily from 8am
Afterschools Service - Monday-Friday 2pm-4pm
In Our Lady’s we have a dedicated staff team who give each of our girls the support to enable them to grow and develop their talents and abilities, whilst catering for their needs. We encourage sharing with each other, within and across our community as we prepare responsible young ladies for life, where all are valued and appreciated.
We have built strong relationships with our families and recognise that it is only when school and home, work closely together, that the child's best interests are served.
Contact information
Deanby Gardens, Belfast, BT146NN
Contact Name: Mrs Emer Hughes, Principal
Email: info@ourladysgirlsprimary.belfast.ni.sch.uk
Tel: 028 9074 6325
Website: www.ourladysdeanby.com
Facebook: Our Lady’s Girls’ Primary School - send us a PM
Normal opening hours
Monday-Friday 8am-5pm
Service hours
Breakfast Club - daily from 8am
Afterschools Service - Monday-Friday 2pm-4pm
Sacred Heart Boys Primary School - updated 6/12/22
In Sacred Heart Primary School, we aim to provide and caring and secure environment in which our pupils can develop their potential while growing in self-esteem and confidence.
It is our wish to structure the learning environment so that the children will be encouraged to respect other people, and to persevere at given tasks
Services provided
Breakfast club, Key stage 1 literacy and numeracy club, Key Stage 1 Gaelic club, Key Stage 1 and 2 ICT clubs, Key Stage 2 Eco club, Key stage 2 cookery club, Key Stage 2 soccer club, choir, violin, peer mentoring, cycling proficiency, jujitsu, fundamental movement, and soccer coach
Contact information
31-51 Oldpark Avenue, Belfast, BT14 6HH
Contact Name: Joanne Smyth, Acting Principal
Email: info@sacredheartprimaryschoolbelfast.com
Tel: 028 9074 0521
www.sacredheartprimaryschoolbelfast.com
Opening hours
Monday-Friday 8am-5pm
Service hours
Monday-Friday 8am-8.30am
Afterschools service
Monday-Friday 3pm-4pm
Contact the school for up-to-date times for all services
In Sacred Heart Primary School, we aim to provide and caring and secure environment in which our pupils can develop their potential while growing in self-esteem and confidence.
It is our wish to structure the learning environment so that the children will be encouraged to respect other people, and to persevere at given tasks
Services provided
Breakfast club, Key stage 1 literacy and numeracy club, Key Stage 1 Gaelic club, Key Stage 1 and 2 ICT clubs, Key Stage 2 Eco club, Key stage 2 cookery club, Key Stage 2 soccer club, choir, violin, peer mentoring, cycling proficiency, jujitsu, fundamental movement, and soccer coach
Contact information
31-51 Oldpark Avenue, Belfast, BT14 6HH
Contact Name: Joanne Smyth, Acting Principal
Email: info@sacredheartprimaryschoolbelfast.com
Tel: 028 9074 0521
www.sacredheartprimaryschoolbelfast.com
Opening hours
Monday-Friday 8am-5pm
Service hours
Monday-Friday 8am-8.30am
Afterschools service
Monday-Friday 3pm-4pm
Contact the school for up-to-date times for all services
St Vincent de Paul Primary School - updated 6/12/22
At Saint Vincent de Paul Primary School we believe learning to be the acquisition of both knowledge and life skills. As a Rights Respecting School, the staff are committed to the delivery of high quality teaching, and learning is not only seen as the dissemination of knowledge but the ability to motivate and inspire others.
Services provided
Curriculum based education, breakfast club, and wide range of afterschool’s activities including homework club, Twilight, Cookery and a variety of physical activities including dance and multi sports.
The school is involved in Shared Education and has links with Ligoniel Primary School and St. Gerard’s.
The School has a proud Speech and Drama tradition and regularly win awards in prestigious events including the Belfast and Carrickfergus Festivals and the Flax Trust FISCA Choral Festival.
The School has received a variety of Education awards including Outstanding Principal and Outstanding School for Special Needs. Individual Teachers have been the proud recipients of the Blackboard Teacher Awards.
The school also values and promote Environmental Awareness in our school Community, we have A Gold Eco Schools and also the Sustrans Award.
We are proud of our whole school Nurture approach and most recently the School was awarded the School of Sanctuary Award in June 2020.
Contact information
167 Ligoniel Road, Belfast, BT14 8DP
Contact Name: Mrs McVeigh, Principal
Email: bmcveigh625@c2kni.net
Tel: 028 9071 7920
www.stvincentdepaulps.com
Opening hours
Monday-Friday 8am-5pm
Service hours
School classes
Monday-Thursday 8.45am to 2.45pm
Friday 8.45am-2pm
Breakfast club
Monday-Friday from 8am
Afterschools activities
Monday-Friday 2pm-4.45pm
Wheatfield Primary and Nursery School - updated 19/12/22
Wheatfield is based in North Belfast and we strive to help all of our pupils reach their potential in all areas of the curriculum. Our school motto is Believe, Achieve, Succeed and this is our aim for each pupil that attends our school.
Services provided: curriculum based education, morning and afterschool wraparound care, revision club for children preparing for AQE.
Contact information:
63 Alliance Road, Belfast BT14 7EJ
Contact name: David Lister, Acting Principal
Email: info@wheatfield.belfast.ni.sch.uk
Tel: 028 9039 1961
www.wheatfieldps.com
Opening hours
Monday to Friday 8am to 3.30pm
Classes
P1 and P2 - 8.45am to 2pm
P3 - Monday and Tuesday 8.45am to 2.40pm. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 8.45am to 2pm
P4 - Monday to Wednesday 8.45am to 2.45pm. Thursday and Friday 8.45am to 2pm
P5, P6, P7 - Monday to Thursday 8.45am to 2.40. Friday 8.45 to 2pm.
Superstars wraparound care (50p per session)
Morning - Monday to Friday 8am to 8.45am (all classes).
Afternoon - Monday to Thursday: 1.15pm to 2pm (nursery pupils) - 2pm to 2.45 and 2.45 to 3pm (all pupils)
At Saint Vincent de Paul Primary School we believe learning to be the acquisition of both knowledge and life skills. As a Rights Respecting School, the staff are committed to the delivery of high quality teaching, and learning is not only seen as the dissemination of knowledge but the ability to motivate and inspire others.
Services provided
Curriculum based education, breakfast club, and wide range of afterschool’s activities including homework club, Twilight, Cookery and a variety of physical activities including dance and multi sports.
The school is involved in Shared Education and has links with Ligoniel Primary School and St. Gerard’s.
The School has a proud Speech and Drama tradition and regularly win awards in prestigious events including the Belfast and Carrickfergus Festivals and the Flax Trust FISCA Choral Festival.
The School has received a variety of Education awards including Outstanding Principal and Outstanding School for Special Needs. Individual Teachers have been the proud recipients of the Blackboard Teacher Awards.
The school also values and promote Environmental Awareness in our school Community, we have A Gold Eco Schools and also the Sustrans Award.
We are proud of our whole school Nurture approach and most recently the School was awarded the School of Sanctuary Award in June 2020.
Contact information
167 Ligoniel Road, Belfast, BT14 8DP
Contact Name: Mrs McVeigh, Principal
Email: bmcveigh625@c2kni.net
Tel: 028 9071 7920
www.stvincentdepaulps.com
Opening hours
Monday-Friday 8am-5pm
Service hours
School classes
Monday-Thursday 8.45am to 2.45pm
Friday 8.45am-2pm
Breakfast club
Monday-Friday from 8am
Afterschools activities
Monday-Friday 2pm-4.45pm
Wheatfield Primary and Nursery School - updated 19/12/22
Wheatfield is based in North Belfast and we strive to help all of our pupils reach their potential in all areas of the curriculum. Our school motto is Believe, Achieve, Succeed and this is our aim for each pupil that attends our school.
Services provided: curriculum based education, morning and afterschool wraparound care, revision club for children preparing for AQE.
Contact information:
63 Alliance Road, Belfast BT14 7EJ
Contact name: David Lister, Acting Principal
Email: info@wheatfield.belfast.ni.sch.uk
Tel: 028 9039 1961
www.wheatfieldps.com
Opening hours
Monday to Friday 8am to 3.30pm
Classes
P1 and P2 - 8.45am to 2pm
P3 - Monday and Tuesday 8.45am to 2.40pm. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 8.45am to 2pm
P4 - Monday to Wednesday 8.45am to 2.45pm. Thursday and Friday 8.45am to 2pm
P5, P6, P7 - Monday to Thursday 8.45am to 2.40. Friday 8.45 to 2pm.
Superstars wraparound care (50p per session)
Morning - Monday to Friday 8am to 8.45am (all classes).
Afternoon - Monday to Thursday: 1.15pm to 2pm (nursery pupils) - 2pm to 2.45 and 2.45 to 3pm (all pupils)
Fitness and Health
AL-Anon - updated 2/5/23
Al-Anon helps families and friends of people affected by problem drinking.
Services provided
Al-Anon meeting in Houben Centre every Thursday at 8.30pm. Just come along, no previous booking needed. Phone support also provided.
Contact information
Al-Anon Information Centre, Peace House, 224 Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 6GE
Helpline: 028 9068 2368, 6pm to 11pm, Monday to Sunday; 10am to 1pm, Monday to Friday.
AMH New Life Counselling - updated 12/1/23
AMH New Life Counselling provides high quality counselling services and is part of Action Mental Health. AMH New Life Counselling is committed to supporting the emotional health and wellbeing needs of its clients through the provision of counselling, providing friendly and professional counselling services for children, young people, adults and families.
Services provided
Counselling for adults
Counselling for children and young people
Family and couple counselling
Counselling for the deaf
Postvention
Contact information
25 Ardoyne Road, Belfast BT14 7HX
Email: info.nlc@amh.org.uk
Tel: 028 9039 1630
Facebook: AMH New Life Counselling
Twitter: @amhNI
www.amh.org.uk/new-life-counselling/
Opening hours
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 9am-8pm
Wednesday 9am-5.30pm
Friday 9am-3pm
Service hours
Weekly counselling appointments
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 9am-7pm
Wednesday 9am-4.30pm
Friday 9am-2pm
All appointments are by arrangement and you can self-refer for support via www.newlifecounselling.net
Ardoyne Boxing Club - updated 19/12/22
Ardoyne Boxing club provides a safe environment for young people to express themselves and for adults to train and improve their fitness.
Services provided
Boxing, boxercise and fitness classes
Contact information
ABC Trust Building, Old St Gemma's, Ardoyne Avenue
Contact Name: Eanes Keenan, Coach
Email: ardoyneboxingclub@hotmail.co.uk
Tel: 078 3578 3438
Opening hours
Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 6pm
Tuesday and Thursday 5pm-9pm
Service hours
Boxing (all ages, both male and female)
Monday, Wednesday and Friday 6.30pm
Male Fitness
Tuesday and Thursday 5pm-7.00pm
Female Boxercise Tuesday and Thursday 7pm-9pm
Al-Anon helps families and friends of people affected by problem drinking.
Services provided
Al-Anon meeting in Houben Centre every Thursday at 8.30pm. Just come along, no previous booking needed. Phone support also provided.
Contact information
Al-Anon Information Centre, Peace House, 224 Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 6GE
Helpline: 028 9068 2368, 6pm to 11pm, Monday to Sunday; 10am to 1pm, Monday to Friday.
AMH New Life Counselling - updated 12/1/23
AMH New Life Counselling provides high quality counselling services and is part of Action Mental Health. AMH New Life Counselling is committed to supporting the emotional health and wellbeing needs of its clients through the provision of counselling, providing friendly and professional counselling services for children, young people, adults and families.
Services provided
Counselling for adults
Counselling for children and young people
Family and couple counselling
Counselling for the deaf
Postvention
Contact information
25 Ardoyne Road, Belfast BT14 7HX
Email: info.nlc@amh.org.uk
Tel: 028 9039 1630
Facebook: AMH New Life Counselling
Twitter: @amhNI
www.amh.org.uk/new-life-counselling/
Opening hours
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 9am-8pm
Wednesday 9am-5.30pm
Friday 9am-3pm
Service hours
Weekly counselling appointments
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 9am-7pm
Wednesday 9am-4.30pm
Friday 9am-2pm
All appointments are by arrangement and you can self-refer for support via www.newlifecounselling.net
Ardoyne Boxing Club - updated 19/12/22
Ardoyne Boxing club provides a safe environment for young people to express themselves and for adults to train and improve their fitness.
Services provided
Boxing, boxercise and fitness classes
Contact information
ABC Trust Building, Old St Gemma's, Ardoyne Avenue
Contact Name: Eanes Keenan, Coach
Email: ardoyneboxingclub@hotmail.co.uk
Tel: 078 3578 3438
Opening hours
Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 6pm
Tuesday and Thursday 5pm-9pm
Service hours
Boxing (all ages, both male and female)
Monday, Wednesday and Friday 6.30pm
Male Fitness
Tuesday and Thursday 5pm-7.00pm
Female Boxercise Tuesday and Thursday 7pm-9pm
Ardoyne Shankill Health Partnership - updated 19/12/22
Ardoyne Shankill Health Partnership works to reduce inequalities in health, and to give every child the best start in life. ASHP collaborative approach to community development has been one of the main ingredients for its success to date. This approach means ASHP is better placed to deliver health promotion services to local people than statutory agencies.
Services provided
ASHP offers educational and health promotion programmes including healthy eating, cook it courses, relaxation & stress management, Complementary Therapies-Level 3 Diploma
Contact information
The Houben Centre, 432 Crumlin Road, Belfast
Contact Name: Una McRoberts, Project coordinator
Email: una@ashlc.com
Tel: 028 9075 6638
Facebook: Ardoyne Shankill Health Partnership
www.ashlc.com
Opening hours
Core Monday-Friday 9am-5pm
Occasional programmes 7pm-9pm (Call for details)
Service hours
Service schedule regularly changes, please ring 028 9075 6638 for up-to-date details
Ardoyne Shankill Health Partnership works to reduce inequalities in health, and to give every child the best start in life. ASHP collaborative approach to community development has been one of the main ingredients for its success to date. This approach means ASHP is better placed to deliver health promotion services to local people than statutory agencies.
Services provided
ASHP offers educational and health promotion programmes including healthy eating, cook it courses, relaxation & stress management, Complementary Therapies-Level 3 Diploma
Contact information
The Houben Centre, 432 Crumlin Road, Belfast
Contact Name: Una McRoberts, Project coordinator
Email: una@ashlc.com
Tel: 028 9075 6638
Facebook: Ardoyne Shankill Health Partnership
www.ashlc.com
Opening hours
Core Monday-Friday 9am-5pm
Occasional programmes 7pm-9pm (Call for details)
Service hours
Service schedule regularly changes, please ring 028 9075 6638 for up-to-date details
Cancer Lifeline – updated 24/01/23
At our “home from home” centre, Cancer Lifeline reaches out to you and your loved ones through a varied programme of support and information, targeted at the North Belfast community.
A caring welcome, in a comfortable setting, where people can relax and talk through what is happening to them. The organisation has been referred to as a "lifeline" by many of our members.
Services provided
44 Alliance Avenue, Belfast, BY14 7PJ
Contact: Liddean McStravog, Project Co-ordinator / Bryan Irwin, Development Manager
Email: info@cancerlifeline.info
Tel: 028 9035 1999 / 07949109091
www.cancerlifeline.info
Opening hours
Monday-Thursday 9am-5pm
Friday 9am-1pm
To make a referral, please contact the above numbers or email address.
At our “home from home” centre, Cancer Lifeline reaches out to you and your loved ones through a varied programme of support and information, targeted at the North Belfast community.
A caring welcome, in a comfortable setting, where people can relax and talk through what is happening to them. The organisation has been referred to as a "lifeline" by many of our members.
Services provided
- Counselling
- Complementary Therapies
- Advocacy / Peer Support
- Welfare Benefits Advice
- Get Active Programmes e.g. yoga
- Fatigue Management Programme
- Stress Management
- Vital Nutrition Programme
- Feel Good Factor Workshops
- Female Support Group
- Male Support Group
- Bereavement Support Group
- Creative Workshops
- Carers Support Programme
44 Alliance Avenue, Belfast, BY14 7PJ
Contact: Liddean McStravog, Project Co-ordinator / Bryan Irwin, Development Manager
Email: info@cancerlifeline.info
Tel: 028 9035 1999 / 07949109091
www.cancerlifeline.info
Opening hours
Monday-Thursday 9am-5pm
Friday 9am-1pm
To make a referral, please contact the above numbers or email address.
CLG Ciceam Ard Eoin - updated 11/1/23
Ard Eoin Kickhams GAA club, founded in 1970, offers hurling, men’s and ladies football, camogie, handball, cultuir agus teanga. Bi Inn a chaired!
As we build for the future, we are always looking for help and support. If you are interested, why not come along and join in as a coach, mentor, fundraising, bus driver or cone lifter. Ard Eoin abu!
Services provided
Contact information
CLG Ciceam Ard Eoin, 11 Flax Street, Belfast, BT14 7EJ
Contact name: Phillip McTaggart, Chairperson
Email: secretary.ardoynekickhams.antrim@gaa.ie
Facebook: Official-Ard-Eoin-Kickhams-CLG
Twitter: @ardoynegac
www.antrim.gaa.ie/clubs/ardoyne-kickhams
Service hours
Saturdays 11am-2pm, Sundays 10am to 2pm, at Fennell Park (Cliftonville playing fields/Cricky)
For up to date service timetable email secretary.ardoynekickhams.antrim@gaa.ie
Ard Eoin Kickhams GAA club, founded in 1970, offers hurling, men’s and ladies football, camogie, handball, cultuir agus teanga. Bi Inn a chaired!
As we build for the future, we are always looking for help and support. If you are interested, why not come along and join in as a coach, mentor, fundraising, bus driver or cone lifter. Ard Eoin abu!
Services provided
Contact information
CLG Ciceam Ard Eoin, 11 Flax Street, Belfast, BT14 7EJ
Contact name: Phillip McTaggart, Chairperson
Email: secretary.ardoynekickhams.antrim@gaa.ie
Facebook: Official-Ard-Eoin-Kickhams-CLG
Twitter: @ardoynegac
www.antrim.gaa.ie/clubs/ardoyne-kickhams
Service hours
Saturdays 11am-2pm, Sundays 10am to 2pm, at Fennell Park (Cliftonville playing fields/Cricky)
For up to date service timetable email secretary.ardoynekickhams.antrim@gaa.ie
Crumlin Star FC - updated 6/1/23
Crumlin Star Football Club is an amateur league football club playing in the Northern Ireland Amateur Football League and Junior League 3A with Crumlin Star 11’s.
Services provided
Football coaching from under 10 to senior level
Contact information
2-20 Balholm Drive, Belfast, BT14 7NA
Contact name: Colum Murphy (secretary) crumlinstarfc@gmail.com
Tel: 028 9072 1454
Facebook: Crumlin Star FC
Twitter: @Crumlin FC
Service hours
Football training
Tuesday and Thursday 7pm-9pm
Crumlin Star Football Club is an amateur league football club playing in the Northern Ireland Amateur Football League and Junior League 3A with Crumlin Star 11’s.
Services provided
Football coaching from under 10 to senior level
Contact information
2-20 Balholm Drive, Belfast, BT14 7NA
Contact name: Colum Murphy (secretary) crumlinstarfc@gmail.com
Tel: 028 9072 1454
Facebook: Crumlin Star FC
Twitter: @Crumlin FC
Service hours
Football training
Tuesday and Thursday 7pm-9pm
Eden Park Medical Practice updated 20/2/23
Flax Medical Centre has closed and Oldpark Group Practice has been appointed to take on GP services for its patients. The practice has relocated to new purpose-built premises at Everton Centre under the new name of Eden Park Medical Practice.
Services provided
For full up to date information on services provided, check out the website: www.oldparkgrouppractice.co.uk
Contact
Telephone: 028 9074 6535
Out of hours: North West Belfast Urgent Care 028 9074 4447
Opening hours
Monday to Friday 8.30am-6pm
The practice is closed from 1pm to 2pm but emergency cover is provided.
Appointments
Doctor - "Telephone First” consultation system. Phone the surgery on 028 9074 6535 as close to 8.30am as possible. A member of the reception will take some details and add your name to that day’s list, this means your call will be returned on that day. It is very important to keep your phone free and available to you while waiting on telephone appointment.
If you have a medical emergency, phone the surgery at 8.30am to speak with a member of the team and they will help to provide you with an appointment. You will be asked what the nature of the emergency is; this is to help you by insuring more urgent medical needs are not left to the end of the session.
Practice Nurse - Strict appointment system. Chronic Disease Management (Asthma, COPD, Diabetes), Cervical Smears, Immunisations, complex wound management, Ear Syringing, Spirometry, New Patient Medical, Warfarin Monitoring.
Health Care Assistant - Strict appointment system. Blood Tests / Blood Pressure Check / B12 Injections / ECG’s / simple wound management.
Flax Medical Centre has closed and Oldpark Group Practice has been appointed to take on GP services for its patients. The practice has relocated to new purpose-built premises at Everton Centre under the new name of Eden Park Medical Practice.
Services provided
For full up to date information on services provided, check out the website: www.oldparkgrouppractice.co.uk
Contact
Telephone: 028 9074 6535
Out of hours: North West Belfast Urgent Care 028 9074 4447
Opening hours
Monday to Friday 8.30am-6pm
The practice is closed from 1pm to 2pm but emergency cover is provided.
Appointments
Doctor - "Telephone First” consultation system. Phone the surgery on 028 9074 6535 as close to 8.30am as possible. A member of the reception will take some details and add your name to that day’s list, this means your call will be returned on that day. It is very important to keep your phone free and available to you while waiting on telephone appointment.
If you have a medical emergency, phone the surgery at 8.30am to speak with a member of the team and they will help to provide you with an appointment. You will be asked what the nature of the emergency is; this is to help you by insuring more urgent medical needs are not left to the end of the session.
Practice Nurse - Strict appointment system. Chronic Disease Management (Asthma, COPD, Diabetes), Cervical Smears, Immunisations, complex wound management, Ear Syringing, Spirometry, New Patient Medical, Warfarin Monitoring.
Health Care Assistant - Strict appointment system. Blood Tests / Blood Pressure Check / B12 Injections / ECG’s / simple wound management.
Flex Fitness - updated 26/3/21
Flex Fitness Belfast is a local cross community equal opportunities gym based in Ardoyne/ Oldpark. We cater to individual needs, helping people achieve their personal fitness goals. We take pride in helping people achieve their personal fitness goals. We take pride in helping people tackle obesity, support mental health and combat suicide.
Cross community gym for all with the latest fitness equipment and top quality coaches to cover all your needs.
Services provided
Group training, spin classes, affordable personal training, competitive gym fees, infrared sauna and sports massage.
Contact information
40 Ardoyne Avenue Belfast Belfast BT14 7DG
Contact name: Robbie White, Owner Trainer
Email: flexfitnessbelfast@hotmail.com
Tel: 077 8611 6021
Facebook: Flex Fitness Belfast
Twitter: @1flexfitness
Opening hours
Monday-Friday 6am-9pm
Saturday 8am-3pm
Sunday 9am-3pm
Service hours
Full timetable of classes available on Flex Fitness Facebook page
Flex Fitness Belfast is a local cross community equal opportunities gym based in Ardoyne/ Oldpark. We cater to individual needs, helping people achieve their personal fitness goals. We take pride in helping people achieve their personal fitness goals. We take pride in helping people tackle obesity, support mental health and combat suicide.
Cross community gym for all with the latest fitness equipment and top quality coaches to cover all your needs.
Services provided
Group training, spin classes, affordable personal training, competitive gym fees, infrared sauna and sports massage.
Contact information
40 Ardoyne Avenue Belfast Belfast BT14 7DG
Contact name: Robbie White, Owner Trainer
Email: flexfitnessbelfast@hotmail.com
Tel: 077 8611 6021
Facebook: Flex Fitness Belfast
Twitter: @1flexfitness
Opening hours
Monday-Friday 6am-9pm
Saturday 8am-3pm
Sunday 9am-3pm
Service hours
Full timetable of classes available on Flex Fitness Facebook page
Full Circle Martial Arts and Little Ninjas - updated 24/1/23
Full Circle Martial Arts has been running for over 20 years and provides self-defence and physical fitness to everyone in the community. Whether you are young or old, male or female, want to learn to fight competitively, learn self-defence or just increase your fitness-Full Circle Martial Arts is the place for you.
Services provided
5th Dan black belt freestyle kickboxing and Bjj Black belt under Bjj revolution
Contact information
Ardoyne Community Centre, 40 Herbert Street, Belfast, BT14 7FH
Contact name: John Mc Tasney
Email: johnmctasney@gmail.com or info@fullcirclemartialarts.co.uk
Phone: 07788 901115
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Full-Circle-Martial-Arts/100063171852431/
Opening hours
Older kids and Adults - Monday and Wednesday 7pm-9pm
Little Ninjas - Monday and Wednesday 6pm to 7.15pm
For new ninjas: Friday Class from 5.45pm to 7pm in Ardoyne Youth club
Full Circle Martial Arts has been running for over 20 years and provides self-defence and physical fitness to everyone in the community. Whether you are young or old, male or female, want to learn to fight competitively, learn self-defence or just increase your fitness-Full Circle Martial Arts is the place for you.
Services provided
5th Dan black belt freestyle kickboxing and Bjj Black belt under Bjj revolution
Contact information
Ardoyne Community Centre, 40 Herbert Street, Belfast, BT14 7FH
Contact name: John Mc Tasney
Email: johnmctasney@gmail.com or info@fullcirclemartialarts.co.uk
Phone: 07788 901115
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Full-Circle-Martial-Arts/100063171852431/
Opening hours
Older kids and Adults - Monday and Wednesday 7pm-9pm
Little Ninjas - Monday and Wednesday 6pm to 7.15pm
For new ninjas: Friday Class from 5.45pm to 7pm in Ardoyne Youth club
Lawrenson Toal Academy of Irish Dancing - updated 9/1/23
Lawrenson Toal Academy of Irish Dancing-Aileen Lawrenson ADCRG and Arlene Toal ADCRG. The dance academy has been running for over 30 years and has been a very successful Irish dance school. Teacher Arlene Toal has performed with Lord of the Dance and Riverdance and has gained a great knowledge of dance from her experience. She has also been very successful in competition, winning both the Ulster championships and All Ireland and international championships in her dancing career.
'Fun - Fitness - Friendship. Dancing friends are friends for life'
Service provided
An Comhdail Irish dancing
Contact information
Lawrenson Toal Academy Dance Studio, Unit 3 - 40 Ardoyne Avenue, Old St Gemma’s/ beside Flex Fitness
Contact name: Arlene Toal
Email: arlenetoal@icloud.com
Tel: 077 3625 1740
Facebook: Lawrenson-Toal academy of Irish dance
Opening hours/classes
Monday - Crumlin Irish Family Centre 5pm
Tuesday - Ardoyne ABC Health and Leisure Trust 4.30pm
Wednesday - Crumlin Irish Family Centre 3.15pm
Thursday - Ardoyne ABC Health and Leisure Trust 4.30pm
Lawrenson Toal Academy of Irish Dancing-Aileen Lawrenson ADCRG and Arlene Toal ADCRG. The dance academy has been running for over 30 years and has been a very successful Irish dance school. Teacher Arlene Toal has performed with Lord of the Dance and Riverdance and has gained a great knowledge of dance from her experience. She has also been very successful in competition, winning both the Ulster championships and All Ireland and international championships in her dancing career.
'Fun - Fitness - Friendship. Dancing friends are friends for life'
Service provided
An Comhdail Irish dancing
Contact information
Lawrenson Toal Academy Dance Studio, Unit 3 - 40 Ardoyne Avenue, Old St Gemma’s/ beside Flex Fitness
Contact name: Arlene Toal
Email: arlenetoal@icloud.com
Tel: 077 3625 1740
Facebook: Lawrenson-Toal academy of Irish dance
Opening hours/classes
Monday - Crumlin Irish Family Centre 5pm
Tuesday - Ardoyne ABC Health and Leisure Trust 4.30pm
Wednesday - Crumlin Irish Family Centre 3.15pm
Thursday - Ardoyne ABC Health and Leisure Trust 4.30pm
Shamrock FC - updated 12/1/23
Shamrock FC is an amateur league football club, with two senior teams playing in the Northern Ireland Amateur Football League, a female team – Shamrock Ladies, playing in Northern Ireland Women’s Football Association and youth teams playing in the Irish Football Association Development League. Shamrock FC also has an over 35s team.
Services provided
Football coaching
Contact information
Email: shamrockfc@hotmail.co.uk
Facebook:
Shamrock Football Club
Shamrock FC Youth
Shamrock FC is an amateur league football club, with two senior teams playing in the Northern Ireland Amateur Football League, a female team – Shamrock Ladies, playing in Northern Ireland Women’s Football Association and youth teams playing in the Irish Football Association Development League. Shamrock FC also has an over 35s team.
Services provided
Football coaching
Contact information
Email: shamrockfc@hotmail.co.uk
Facebook:
Shamrock Football Club
Shamrock FC Youth
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174 Trust Disability Project - updated 1/3/23
The Disability Project is primarily for children who live in the North Belfast area with a physical or learning disability. Youth group (11-18 years old): Tues 4:30pm to 7:30pm. Junior club (5-11 years old): Wed 4:30pm to 7:30pm. Contact: 028 9074 7114 reception@174trust.org.
Artillery Youth Centre - New Lodge / Antrim Road - updated 19/1/23
Artillery Youth Centre is a youth led project for young adults based in North Belfast. It is an independent community led organisation and delivers programmes to young adults and families across four key themes of Education, Employment, Empowerment and Poverty.
The organisation has three strands:
- Youth Centre, Victoria Parade
- Social Enterprise Cafe – the Bosco, au the bottom of the New Lodge Road
- Northside Educational Resource Centre, 183 Antrim Road
Services provided
YOuth Centre drop-in facility
Training and personal development programmes
Environmental projects
Paid work placements in Bosco Cafe
Employment support, CV and job search clinic, Thursday 7pm to 9pm at Artillery Youth Centre, Monday 2pm to 4pm at North Side Centre
Contact
Phone: 028 9090 7423
Email: artilleryyc@hotmail.co.uk
Website: artilleryyouthcentre.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/artilleryyouth
Ashton Projects - updated 12/1/23
For contact details for each department, visit: www.ashtoncentre.com/contact-us
Employment & Employability
Phone 028 9032 2289
Core Project - For people aged 16-24. Training & employment opportunities, one to one support.
Belfast Works - For people aged 16-65 - Support to people across Belfast to get back into employment.
Essential Skills - For people aged 16 and over. Courses leading to Essential Skills qualifications in English and Maths. Currently taking names for next available courses.
Health and Wellbeing
Bridge of Hope - Counselling, talking therapies, complementary therapies, Troubles Permanent Disablement Payment Scheme, health and wellbeing casework, life coaching, personal and professional development
Contact: 16 Alliance Avenue, Belfast BT14 7PH
Phone: 028 9543 8707
Youth
New Lodge Youth Centre
Group work, drop-in, mentoring, outreach
Email contact: sean.mcmullan@ashtoncentre.com Facebook: newlodgeyc
New Lodge Arts
Art and educational activities for young people and adults across North Belfast.
Facebook: NewLodgeArtsBelfast
Breakthrough Programme
Facebook: breakthroughbelfast
Family Support & Childcare
Ashton Community Family Support Programme
Provides Training and Employment opportunities using a holistic family support model, working with people who are not in education, training or employment and who also have some family support needs.
Ashton Early Intervention Family Support Project
Works with families in a holistic and family-centred approach and covers a range of family issues such as challenging behaviour, the implementation of positive routines and emotional and practical support during this difficult time.
Lower North Belfast Family Support Hub
Links families with children aged 0-18 to early intervention community, voluntary & statutory services.
Kinderkids daycare
In Cliftonville and McSweeney Centres
North Belfast Men's Shed mensshed@ashtoncentre.com
Benview Community Centre - updated 21/3/23
Youth drop in, girls group, after-schools, parent and toddlers, jolly juniors, summer scheme, training for parents and a wide range of community development and personal development.
Where: 89 Ballysillan Park
Tel: 02899719271
Email: benviewcc@yahoo.co.uk
BlueHouses (BYFC) - updated 11/1/23
Youth organisation
Contact
50-52 Benview Park, Belfast, United Kingdom, BT14 8HU
Email: ballysillanyfc@thebluehouses.org
Phone: 028 9071 4255
Facebook: Ballysillan Youth For Christ (aka The Blue Houses)
Clare CIC - updated 11/1/23
Services provided
CLARE is a community led voluntary organisation working within North Belfast that enables vulnerable adults and older people to maintain their independence and reduce feelings of isolation and loneliness. We do this by connecting them to existing support services and resources, provide help with practical tasks within the home and offer befriending opportunities that improve peoples’ lives for the better
Opening hours
Phone lines are open Mon-Fri from 9am-5pm, offering emotional and psychological support as well as extending a much needed listening ear.
Contact information
Contact name: Shane Coulter
Tel: 028 9077 4185
Email: info@clare-cic.org
Facebook: Creative Local Actions Responses and Engagements
Cliftonville Community Centre Youth Project updated 12/1/23
We work with young people in the Cliftonville area aged 7-25 years through shared drop in sessions, personal development programmes, one-to-one mentoring, outreach and detached work.
Opening hours: Monday to Thursday, 6pm to 9pm
Contact: 60-64 Manor St, Belfast BT14 6EA
Tel 028 9074 9332
Facebook: Cliftonville Community Centre Youth Project
Cliftonville Community Regeneration Forum / Let Youth Lead - updated 12/1/23
Services
Regeneration, peace building and good relations, children and young people.
Let Youth Lead is the youth project of Cliftonville Community Regeneration Forum
Contact: 185 Cliftonpark Avenue
Phone: 028 9074 9147
Opening hours: 9am to 5pm
Email: manus@ccrf.org.uk or anne@ccrf.org.uk
Facebook LYouthLead
Community Foodbank - updated 19/12/22
Services provided
The Community Foodbank provide essential supplies for vulnerable residents in North Belfast. It is currently based at Marrowbone Community Hub / Teach Eilis.
Opening hours
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 10.30am-1pm.
Service hours
Monday - Friday 9am-5pm and emergency distribution over the weekends.
Contact information / referrals
Community Foodbank, c/o Marrowbone Community Hub, 11-13 Gracehill Court (off Oldpark Road), BT14 7RG.
Contact 077 8361 3609, or call in during opening hours.
Greater Shankill Partnership - updated 19/1/23
Gateway to community and statutory services available to Greater Shankill residents
Services provided
Early years daycare, Surestart
Family support hub (Shankill)
Integrated Services for Children and Young People aged 4+ (Greater Shankill)
Contact: Spectrum Centre, 331-333 Shankill Road
Telephone: 028 9031 1455
Email: grshankill@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greatershankillpartnership
Good Morning North Belfast - updated 12/1/23
Services provided
GMNB provides a telephone support call alert service to the elderly and vulnerable adults. Service covers 7 days a week.
The service acts as an alert when a member fails to answer their phone. When repeated calls go unanswered, the telephone carer will, where appropriate, liaise with service providers, (eg home help, social services), to try to locate our member and verify their safety.
Facilities available:
• Drop in for free impartial and confidential advice on benefits, housing and personal security.
• Housing Executive surgery.
• Job Clubs.
• Health awareness workshops.
• Hospital visitation.
• Community safety awareness workshops.
• Befriending
• E-mail / photocopying
• Inter-generational projects
• Counselling service
Also available free of charge to Good Morning North Belfast client base:
• Gardening service from March to September
• Locks and personal safety alarms
Contact
Good Morning North Belfast 028 9071 9200
GROW NI updated 19/1/23
Started in 2008, GROW is a small charity working with communities to create community gardens. It’s as much about growing community as it is about growing food and flowers.
Services
Community Gardens at Waterworks and Camberwell Court. Volunteering opportunities.
Contact
Email: info@grow-ni.org
Social media:
Facebook.com/growcommunitygardens
Twitter @growcommunityni
Website: www.grow-ni.org
Holy Family Youth Centre - updated 19/1/23
Youth club, afterschools programmes (P3 to P7)
Opening hours
P3-P5 - Monday and Thursday 630-8pm
P6-P7 - Tuesday 630-8pm and Friday 7-930pm
Y8+ - Monday and Tuesday 8-930pm, Thursday 8-11pm, Fridays 830-11pm, Sundays 6-8pm
Wednesday evenings group nights
Contact
224a Limestone Road, Belfast BT15 3AP
Phone: 028 9087 5150
Facebook: Holy Family Youth Centre
Email: holyfamilyyc@hotmail.com
Intercomm - updated 11/1/23
Intercomm is an international conflict resolution org based in Belfast, as a response to grassroots community concerns about intercommunity conflict/social deprivation.
Services provided
Conflict resolution, good relations, social deprivation and community safety programmes
Contact
Intercomm, 290-292 Antrim Road, Belfast BT15 5AA
Conor Maskey - conor@intercommireland.com
Tel: 028 9074 0741
Jigsaw Community Counselling Centre - updated 11/1/23
Jigsaw CCC is a well-established community counselling centre based in North Belfast that provides a safe place for you to talk through your issues. Counselling will not provide any quick solutions, but it can be effective for a range of psychological difficulties including depression, anxiety and phobias. We are here to listen and provide support.
Services provided Free counselling service to adults, children and young people. Dedicated art/play space at our centre for a more creative approach, with art therapy available for adults and children.
Self referral, GP referral, Family member referral. BHSCT, Sure Start, EIS, CAMS, Family Support Hub referrals.
To find out more about what we do or to make a referral, feel free to contact us.
Contact:
Jigsaw, 815 Crumlin Road, Belfast, BT14 8AA
Email: info@jigsawccc.co.uk or carol@jigsawccc.co.uk
Tel: 028 09543 8166 / 075 3925 0941
Lighthouse - updated 12/1/23
Services provided
Suicide Prevention and Crisis Intervention, Bereaved family support, Health & well-being services, Youth Services, Counselling, Training & education, Group classes and Support, Personal development groups and classes.
Contact information
187 Duncairn Gardens, Belfast, BT15 2GF
Contact name: Sharon Quinn
Email: reception@lighthousecharity.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lighthousesuicideprevention/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/lighthouse_ire
Tel: 02890755070
Opening hours
Monday-Friday 8.30am-5pm
Service hours
Monday-Friday 8.30am-5pm
Ligoniel Improvement Association - updated 12/1/23
LIA is a community resource organisation, working collaboratively in the provision of services, improvement of facilities, and the guidance and support of individuals and groups in creating a vibrant and flourishing community.
Services provided
148 Ligoniel Road, Belfast
Tel: 028 9039 1225
Email: ceo@ligonielvillage.com or administration@ligonielvillage.com
Facebook: LigonielCommunityPartnership
Opening hours
Monday to Thursday 9am-5pm and Friday 9am-2.30pm
Ligoniel Healthy Living Centre - updated 12/1/23
Services provided
Tel: 028 9039 1225
Email: health@ligonielvillage.com
Opening hours
Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
Lower North Belfast Family Support Hub - updated 15/2/23
Puts families with children in touch with the community, statutory and voluntary support services that they need. Based at Ashton Centre, 5 Churchill Street BT15 2BP. Contact: 028 9074 2255 Email: edith.mcmanus@ashtoncentre.com
Lower Oldpark Community Association - updated 11/1/23
Services provided
Playgroup, Housing Advice Clinic, Women's Groups and Youth Programmes.
Contact information
23 Avoca St, Belfast BT14 6EN
Phone 028 9035 1334
Mountcollyer Youth Centre - updated 19/1/23
Youth services - a project of North Belfast Area Project.
"Promoting youth work in the Mountcollyer and Tigers' Bay area"
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mountcollyeryc
Service hours
Monday to Friday 6pm to 9.30pm
NB Housing - updated 20/12/22
We provide social housing for those in need, and advice on housing.
Contact information
Gate Lodge, 8 Flax St, Belfast BT14 7EQ
Tel: 028 9059 2110
Web: nb-housing.org
Opening hours
Monday to Thursday 9am to 5pm
Friday 9am to 4pm
New Lodge Duncairn Community Health Partnership - updated 19/1/23
Information and advice, emotional support
Services provided
Children and Young People Programmes, Family Support, Nutrition and Exercise Programmes, Health Programmes, Stress Management
Opening hours
Monday to Thursday 9am to 5pm, Friday 9am-2pm
Contact
206 Duncairn Gardens Belfast BT15 2GN
028 9074 5588
info@communityhealthpartnership.co.uk
North Belfast Alternatives - updated 12/1/23
Services provided
Community support, youth and family support
Contact:
c/o Sunningdale Community Centre
Tel: 028 9071 7077
Email:
North Belfast Alternatives: joan@alternativesrj.co.uk
STRIVE youth project: kelly@alternativesrj.co.uk
North Belfast Area Project YWIC - updated 19/1/23
Services provided
Youth Centre
Contact:
c/o North Belfast Youth Resource Centre, 97 Woodvale Road, Belfast BT13 3BP
Tel: 028 9035 2774
Email:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/northbelfastareaproject
North Belfast Advice Partnership - updated 12/1/23
North Belfast Advice Partnership provides advice on benefits, entitlements, debt and crisis support
Services provided
Advice on benefits, entitlement and debt
Food bank referrals
Crisis support
Contact
Telephone:
Ardoyne Association 028 9071 5165
Ballysillan Community Forum 028 9039 1272
The Vine Centre 028 9035 1020
Ligoniel Improvement Association 028 9039 1225
Tar Isteach 028 9074 6665
Twitter: @NBAPadvice
Service hours
Monday-Friday 9am to 5pm
Additional out-of-hours surgeries available
North Belfast Foodbank - updated 12/1/23
North Belfast Foodbank provides emergency food to people in need. A partnership between Trussell Trust and local churches.
Services provided
Food hampers and homeless packs
Contact information - to refer people to the foodbank or to offer help
Phone: 079 0209 9840
Email: info@northbelfast.foodbank.org.uk
Facebook: North Belfast Foodbank
Opening hours
Immanuel Presbyterian Church, 35 Agnes Street - Monday 2pm to 3.30pm
Ekenhead Halls, 19 North Circular Road - Tuesday 2pm to 4pm, Thursday 6.30pm to 8pm
North Belfast Women's Initiative and Support Project - updated 12/1/23
NBWISP provide a Drop In, Therapies Clinic, Training and Personal Development Programmes for women. Established in 2001, our aim is to help women of Upper Ardoyne build a better quality of life for themselves and their families through health and wellbeing. Sensory room available for family bookings.
Services provided
NBWISP provide a Drop In, Therapies Clinic and Personal Development Programmes for women. Established in 2001, our aim is to help women of Upper Ardoyne build a better quality of life for themselves and their families through Health & Well Being.
Contact information
NBWISP, 1a Glenbryn Park Belfast BT14 7JH
Contact name: Alex Crossley
Tel: 028 9039 1028
Email: info@nbwisp.com
Facebook: weehouse.nbwisp
Opening hours
Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
People's Kitchen - updated 12/1/23
Every week we provide support to over 1,000 of the most marginalised and vulnerable people in Belfast. Our outreach team are on the street 7 nights a week, working alongside the homeless, those fighting addictions and mental health issues and people facing loneliness, providing hot food and drinks, clothing, help, advice and a listening ear. We offer a sit-in food service at our premises.
Services
1 Antrim Road, Belfast BT15 2BP
Email: hello@peopleskitchenbelfast.org
Phone: 07840853089
Website: peopleskitchenbelfast.org
PIPS Suicide Prevention Ireland - updated 19/1/23
PIPS Charity provides support to individuals who are considering, or who have at some point considered, ending their own lives or self- harming.
PIPS supports families and friends who have lost someone to suicide. The charity has a small staff team and a wide range of volunteers supporting those in need while operating a “no appointment” walk in facility.
When a person comes to PIPS for help, our triage team start a stay safe plan. PIPS also facilitate a range of family peer support groups.
Services provided
Counselling, crisis response, complimentary therapies, addiction support, family support, victim support, education and training support to the community, befriending, events, fundraising.
Contact information
279 Antrim Road, Belfast BT15 2GZ
Contact name:
Martina Mcilkenny, Care Team Manager
Anyone with a mental health issue is welcome to come along to talk to someone.
Email: info@pipscharity.com
Tel: 028 9080 5850 (office) 0800 0886042 (freephone helpline)
Facebook: PIPS Charity
Twitter: @Pipscharity
www.pipscharity.com
Opening hours
Monday to Friday 9am-9pm
Saturday and Sunday 10am-6pm
Family Group Meeting - Wednesday 7pm-9pm
RCITY - Communities Integrating Through Youth - updated 19/1/23
Rcity has evolved from an idea to develop leadership skills and opportunities for young people into a wide reaching and multifaceted initiative that remains fully committed to young people living in areas facing issues of conflict, mental health, gang culture, educational disadvantage and lack of aspirations.
Over the past 5 years countless young people have become connected to the various aspects of Rcity. They have directly guided Rcity with their ideas, desires, needs and aspirations, ensuring that we grow and develop our work to cater for the changing environment, taking on board and utilising opportunities to offer new, exciting and life changing experiences.
The work remains inextricably linked to community partners within Ardoyne, Shankill and Clonard without whose support it would not flourish.
Ethos
RCITY - Communities Integrating Through Youth is built on the ethos of instilling and developing respect for others regardless of religious or cultural background. At the core of the work, staff and volunteers strive to provide the space for participants to develop their understanding and appreciation of others, build relationships and self awareness, whilst challenging negative attitudes. From there we work to encourage young people to develop their talents and strengths and nurture their journey along their chosen progression route.
In the Rcity logo, the foot print represents the young people stepping forward in all spheres of their lives, taking every opportunity presented to them and walking towards a positive future alongside their peers.
RCity brings together committed staff and volunteers who share our ethos and are motivated to support the young people involved and each other as facilitators. Succession planning within the staff team is critical to the overall development of the Rcity ethos, ensuring that new staff are encouraged and supported and broaden their skills and experience as part of our team.
Services provided
While the range of programmes continues to expand, the core elements remain:
- Rcity Summer Camp
- Rcity Leadership Programme - Year 1 & Year 2
- Rcity Volunteers (Year 3)
The process of moving through the 3 year cycle takes the participants from initial engagement into young adulthood, in a sculpted and methodical model. The programme for each year group varies in terms of scope and intensity. Each year the steps become more challenging.
RCITY provides ongoing face to face workshops Monday - Fridays with regular weekend events, activities or residentials often taking place.
Contact: Alan Waite
Address: R-City, 331-333 Shankill Road, Spectrum Centre, Belfast BT13 3AA
Email: info@rcitybelfast.com
Facebook: RCityBelfast
Twitter: @Rcitybelfast
Instagram: @rcitybelfast
Website: rcitybelfast.org
ROC Northern Ireland - updated 19/1/23
ROC Tele-Mentors is a mentoring support scheme for families living in North Belfast. ROC Mentors aim to help parents who may be finding times tough by providing a listening ear, encouragement and support to reach life's goals.
Services provided: 10 weeks support in person or via phone/video call
Contact information northernireland@roc.uk.com / 02890 351020
Opening hours 9am to 5pm
Service hours Mentoring sessions arrange at times to suit family and mentor
Streetbeat Youth Project - updated 19/1/23
Streetbeat is a youth centre based in Woodvale but open to young people in the Greater Shankill area.
Services provided
Drop-in, outreach, mentoring, group work, cross-community projects, OCN qualifications, counselling.
Contact
16 Woodvale Rd, Belfast BT13 3BS
Tel: 028 9031 0010
Email: info@streetbeatyouthproject.com
Facebook: Streetbeat YP Public Page
The Vine Centre - updated 19/1/23
Services provided
Vine Centre, 193 Crumlin Road, Belfast BT14 7AA
Telephone: 028 9035 1020
Web: vinecentre.org
Twaddell and Woodvale Residents Association - updated 19/1/23
Twaddell and Woodvale Residents’ Association promotes and initiates projects and activities that improve the quality of life for local residents through education, arts and recreation, community development and peace building programmes.
The association works with people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds and supports community participation and engagement with statutory agencies and other service providers to encourage partnership working and shared approaches to addressing local needs.
Contact information
The Cabin 3 Twaddell Avenue Belfast BT13 3LE
twaddell.woodvaleresidents@gmail.com
Phone: 028 9071 0202
Opening hours
Monday to Friday 9.30am-1.30pm
Upper North Belfast Family Support Hub - updated 11/1/23
A Family Support Hub brings together organisations that can offer support to families with children (0-18yrs). This includes Community, Statutory and Voluntary organisations. The Hub Co-ordinator has good knowledge of local support services for families and will work in partnership with you and your family to connect you to the most appropriate services.
Ward Areas covered by Upper North Belfast Family Support Hub: Cliftonville ward, Cavehill ward, Part of Crumlin Ward (Right hand side of Crumlin road when travelling from town centre) Chichester Park (part), Waterworks (part), Bellevue (Part), Ardoyne, Ballysillan, Ligoneil.
Contact information
The Vine Centre, 193 Crumlin Road, Belfast, BT14 7AA
Contact name: Julie Kinnear, Coordinator
Email: uppernorthfamilysupport@vinecentre.org
Julie's work mobile for families/referrers to make contact is: 07934997234
Tel: 028 9035 1020
Opening hours
Monday-Friday 9am-4.30pm
Service hours
Julie can be contacted directly Mondays-Thursdays
Women's Tec - updated 6/1/23
Services provided
Training for women in non-traditional skills
'Not Just for Boys' programme for girls and young women
Childcare facilities for course participants
For an up to date list of courses visit: womenstec.org/current-courses
Contact
29 Chichester Ave, Belfast BT15 5EH
Phone: 028 9074 9810
Web: www.womenstec.org
Opening hours
9am to 5pm Monday to Friday
Wishing Well Family Centre - updated 12/1/23
Wishing Well Family Centre is a locally based integrated, community organisation that offers support to families, responding in a caring and open way to social, educational, economic, and environmental needs within our community.
We offer 119 places for children aged 6 weeks to 12 years, with the opening times and sessions designed to accommodate the needs of working parents. The nursery is split into six age groups, children from 6 weeks to 1 year, 1 yr to 1 yr 10 months, 1 yr 10 months to 2 yrs 10 months and 2 yrs 10 months plus, we also offer a pre-school and out of school facilities.
Contact information:
7-9 Alliance Crescent, Belfast, BT14 7PL
Telephone: 02890 740454
Email: info@wishing-well.org.uk
Wishing Well Family Centre | Facebook
www.wishing-well.org.uk
The Disability Project is primarily for children who live in the North Belfast area with a physical or learning disability. Youth group (11-18 years old): Tues 4:30pm to 7:30pm. Junior club (5-11 years old): Wed 4:30pm to 7:30pm. Contact: 028 9074 7114 reception@174trust.org.
Artillery Youth Centre - New Lodge / Antrim Road - updated 19/1/23
Artillery Youth Centre is a youth led project for young adults based in North Belfast. It is an independent community led organisation and delivers programmes to young adults and families across four key themes of Education, Employment, Empowerment and Poverty.
The organisation has three strands:
- Youth Centre, Victoria Parade
- Social Enterprise Cafe – the Bosco, au the bottom of the New Lodge Road
- Northside Educational Resource Centre, 183 Antrim Road
Services provided
YOuth Centre drop-in facility
Training and personal development programmes
Environmental projects
Paid work placements in Bosco Cafe
Employment support, CV and job search clinic, Thursday 7pm to 9pm at Artillery Youth Centre, Monday 2pm to 4pm at North Side Centre
Contact
Phone: 028 9090 7423
Email: artilleryyc@hotmail.co.uk
Website: artilleryyouthcentre.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/artilleryyouth
Ashton Projects - updated 12/1/23
For contact details for each department, visit: www.ashtoncentre.com/contact-us
Employment & Employability
Phone 028 9032 2289
Core Project - For people aged 16-24. Training & employment opportunities, one to one support.
Belfast Works - For people aged 16-65 - Support to people across Belfast to get back into employment.
Essential Skills - For people aged 16 and over. Courses leading to Essential Skills qualifications in English and Maths. Currently taking names for next available courses.
Health and Wellbeing
Bridge of Hope - Counselling, talking therapies, complementary therapies, Troubles Permanent Disablement Payment Scheme, health and wellbeing casework, life coaching, personal and professional development
Contact: 16 Alliance Avenue, Belfast BT14 7PH
Phone: 028 9543 8707
Youth
New Lodge Youth Centre
Group work, drop-in, mentoring, outreach
Email contact: sean.mcmullan@ashtoncentre.com Facebook: newlodgeyc
New Lodge Arts
Art and educational activities for young people and adults across North Belfast.
Facebook: NewLodgeArtsBelfast
Breakthrough Programme
Facebook: breakthroughbelfast
Family Support & Childcare
Ashton Community Family Support Programme
Provides Training and Employment opportunities using a holistic family support model, working with people who are not in education, training or employment and who also have some family support needs.
Ashton Early Intervention Family Support Project
Works with families in a holistic and family-centred approach and covers a range of family issues such as challenging behaviour, the implementation of positive routines and emotional and practical support during this difficult time.
Lower North Belfast Family Support Hub
Links families with children aged 0-18 to early intervention community, voluntary & statutory services.
Kinderkids daycare
In Cliftonville and McSweeney Centres
North Belfast Men's Shed mensshed@ashtoncentre.com
Benview Community Centre - updated 21/3/23
Youth drop in, girls group, after-schools, parent and toddlers, jolly juniors, summer scheme, training for parents and a wide range of community development and personal development.
Where: 89 Ballysillan Park
Tel: 02899719271
Email: benviewcc@yahoo.co.uk
BlueHouses (BYFC) - updated 11/1/23
Youth organisation
Contact
50-52 Benview Park, Belfast, United Kingdom, BT14 8HU
Email: ballysillanyfc@thebluehouses.org
Phone: 028 9071 4255
Facebook: Ballysillan Youth For Christ (aka The Blue Houses)
Clare CIC - updated 11/1/23
Services provided
CLARE is a community led voluntary organisation working within North Belfast that enables vulnerable adults and older people to maintain their independence and reduce feelings of isolation and loneliness. We do this by connecting them to existing support services and resources, provide help with practical tasks within the home and offer befriending opportunities that improve peoples’ lives for the better
Opening hours
Phone lines are open Mon-Fri from 9am-5pm, offering emotional and psychological support as well as extending a much needed listening ear.
Contact information
Contact name: Shane Coulter
Tel: 028 9077 4185
Email: info@clare-cic.org
Facebook: Creative Local Actions Responses and Engagements
Cliftonville Community Centre Youth Project updated 12/1/23
We work with young people in the Cliftonville area aged 7-25 years through shared drop in sessions, personal development programmes, one-to-one mentoring, outreach and detached work.
Opening hours: Monday to Thursday, 6pm to 9pm
Contact: 60-64 Manor St, Belfast BT14 6EA
Tel 028 9074 9332
Facebook: Cliftonville Community Centre Youth Project
Cliftonville Community Regeneration Forum / Let Youth Lead - updated 12/1/23
Services
Regeneration, peace building and good relations, children and young people.
Let Youth Lead is the youth project of Cliftonville Community Regeneration Forum
Contact: 185 Cliftonpark Avenue
Phone: 028 9074 9147
Opening hours: 9am to 5pm
Email: manus@ccrf.org.uk or anne@ccrf.org.uk
Facebook LYouthLead
Community Foodbank - updated 19/12/22
Services provided
The Community Foodbank provide essential supplies for vulnerable residents in North Belfast. It is currently based at Marrowbone Community Hub / Teach Eilis.
Opening hours
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 10.30am-1pm.
Service hours
Monday - Friday 9am-5pm and emergency distribution over the weekends.
Contact information / referrals
Community Foodbank, c/o Marrowbone Community Hub, 11-13 Gracehill Court (off Oldpark Road), BT14 7RG.
Contact 077 8361 3609, or call in during opening hours.
Greater Shankill Partnership - updated 19/1/23
Gateway to community and statutory services available to Greater Shankill residents
Services provided
Early years daycare, Surestart
Family support hub (Shankill)
Integrated Services for Children and Young People aged 4+ (Greater Shankill)
Contact: Spectrum Centre, 331-333 Shankill Road
Telephone: 028 9031 1455
Email: grshankill@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greatershankillpartnership
Good Morning North Belfast - updated 12/1/23
Services provided
GMNB provides a telephone support call alert service to the elderly and vulnerable adults. Service covers 7 days a week.
The service acts as an alert when a member fails to answer their phone. When repeated calls go unanswered, the telephone carer will, where appropriate, liaise with service providers, (eg home help, social services), to try to locate our member and verify their safety.
Facilities available:
• Drop in for free impartial and confidential advice on benefits, housing and personal security.
• Housing Executive surgery.
• Job Clubs.
• Health awareness workshops.
• Hospital visitation.
• Community safety awareness workshops.
• Befriending
• E-mail / photocopying
• Inter-generational projects
• Counselling service
Also available free of charge to Good Morning North Belfast client base:
• Gardening service from March to September
• Locks and personal safety alarms
Contact
Good Morning North Belfast 028 9071 9200
GROW NI updated 19/1/23
Started in 2008, GROW is a small charity working with communities to create community gardens. It’s as much about growing community as it is about growing food and flowers.
Services
Community Gardens at Waterworks and Camberwell Court. Volunteering opportunities.
Contact
Email: info@grow-ni.org
Social media:
Facebook.com/growcommunitygardens
Twitter @growcommunityni
Website: www.grow-ni.org
Holy Family Youth Centre - updated 19/1/23
Youth club, afterschools programmes (P3 to P7)
Opening hours
P3-P5 - Monday and Thursday 630-8pm
P6-P7 - Tuesday 630-8pm and Friday 7-930pm
Y8+ - Monday and Tuesday 8-930pm, Thursday 8-11pm, Fridays 830-11pm, Sundays 6-8pm
Wednesday evenings group nights
Contact
224a Limestone Road, Belfast BT15 3AP
Phone: 028 9087 5150
Facebook: Holy Family Youth Centre
Email: holyfamilyyc@hotmail.com
Intercomm - updated 11/1/23
Intercomm is an international conflict resolution org based in Belfast, as a response to grassroots community concerns about intercommunity conflict/social deprivation.
Services provided
Conflict resolution, good relations, social deprivation and community safety programmes
Contact
Intercomm, 290-292 Antrim Road, Belfast BT15 5AA
Conor Maskey - conor@intercommireland.com
Tel: 028 9074 0741
Jigsaw Community Counselling Centre - updated 11/1/23
Jigsaw CCC is a well-established community counselling centre based in North Belfast that provides a safe place for you to talk through your issues. Counselling will not provide any quick solutions, but it can be effective for a range of psychological difficulties including depression, anxiety and phobias. We are here to listen and provide support.
Services provided Free counselling service to adults, children and young people. Dedicated art/play space at our centre for a more creative approach, with art therapy available for adults and children.
Self referral, GP referral, Family member referral. BHSCT, Sure Start, EIS, CAMS, Family Support Hub referrals.
To find out more about what we do or to make a referral, feel free to contact us.
Contact:
Jigsaw, 815 Crumlin Road, Belfast, BT14 8AA
Email: info@jigsawccc.co.uk or carol@jigsawccc.co.uk
Tel: 028 09543 8166 / 075 3925 0941
Lighthouse - updated 12/1/23
Services provided
Suicide Prevention and Crisis Intervention, Bereaved family support, Health & well-being services, Youth Services, Counselling, Training & education, Group classes and Support, Personal development groups and classes.
Contact information
187 Duncairn Gardens, Belfast, BT15 2GF
Contact name: Sharon Quinn
Email: reception@lighthousecharity.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lighthousesuicideprevention/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/lighthouse_ire
Tel: 02890755070
Opening hours
Monday-Friday 8.30am-5pm
Service hours
Monday-Friday 8.30am-5pm
Ligoniel Improvement Association - updated 12/1/23
LIA is a community resource organisation, working collaboratively in the provision of services, improvement of facilities, and the guidance and support of individuals and groups in creating a vibrant and flourishing community.
Services provided
- Benefit advice
- Community Based Projects
- Community Safety
- Community Reporting Clinic
- Access to benefit appeal services
148 Ligoniel Road, Belfast
Tel: 028 9039 1225
Email: ceo@ligonielvillage.com or administration@ligonielvillage.com
Facebook: LigonielCommunityPartnership
Opening hours
Monday to Thursday 9am-5pm and Friday 9am-2.30pm
Ligoniel Healthy Living Centre - updated 12/1/23
Services provided
- Youth Health Programme
- Physical Activity Classes
- Well-being Garden for Men & Women
- Cooking Programmes
- Health promotion Programmes
Tel: 028 9039 1225
Email: health@ligonielvillage.com
Opening hours
Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
Lower North Belfast Family Support Hub - updated 15/2/23
Puts families with children in touch with the community, statutory and voluntary support services that they need. Based at Ashton Centre, 5 Churchill Street BT15 2BP. Contact: 028 9074 2255 Email: edith.mcmanus@ashtoncentre.com
Lower Oldpark Community Association - updated 11/1/23
Services provided
Playgroup, Housing Advice Clinic, Women's Groups and Youth Programmes.
Contact information
23 Avoca St, Belfast BT14 6EN
Phone 028 9035 1334
Mountcollyer Youth Centre - updated 19/1/23
Youth services - a project of North Belfast Area Project.
"Promoting youth work in the Mountcollyer and Tigers' Bay area"
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mountcollyeryc
Service hours
Monday to Friday 6pm to 9.30pm
NB Housing - updated 20/12/22
We provide social housing for those in need, and advice on housing.
Contact information
Gate Lodge, 8 Flax St, Belfast BT14 7EQ
Tel: 028 9059 2110
Web: nb-housing.org
Opening hours
Monday to Thursday 9am to 5pm
Friday 9am to 4pm
New Lodge Duncairn Community Health Partnership - updated 19/1/23
Information and advice, emotional support
Services provided
Children and Young People Programmes, Family Support, Nutrition and Exercise Programmes, Health Programmes, Stress Management
Opening hours
Monday to Thursday 9am to 5pm, Friday 9am-2pm
Contact
206 Duncairn Gardens Belfast BT15 2GN
028 9074 5588
info@communityhealthpartnership.co.uk
North Belfast Alternatives - updated 12/1/23
Services provided
Community support, youth and family support
Contact:
c/o Sunningdale Community Centre
Tel: 028 9071 7077
Email:
North Belfast Alternatives: joan@alternativesrj.co.uk
STRIVE youth project: kelly@alternativesrj.co.uk
North Belfast Area Project YWIC - updated 19/1/23
Services provided
Youth Centre
Contact:
c/o North Belfast Youth Resource Centre, 97 Woodvale Road, Belfast BT13 3BP
Tel: 028 9035 2774
Email:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/northbelfastareaproject
North Belfast Advice Partnership - updated 12/1/23
North Belfast Advice Partnership provides advice on benefits, entitlements, debt and crisis support
Services provided
Advice on benefits, entitlement and debt
Food bank referrals
Crisis support
Contact
Telephone:
Ardoyne Association 028 9071 5165
Ballysillan Community Forum 028 9039 1272
The Vine Centre 028 9035 1020
Ligoniel Improvement Association 028 9039 1225
Tar Isteach 028 9074 6665
Twitter: @NBAPadvice
Service hours
Monday-Friday 9am to 5pm
Additional out-of-hours surgeries available
North Belfast Foodbank - updated 12/1/23
North Belfast Foodbank provides emergency food to people in need. A partnership between Trussell Trust and local churches.
Services provided
Food hampers and homeless packs
Contact information - to refer people to the foodbank or to offer help
Phone: 079 0209 9840
Email: info@northbelfast.foodbank.org.uk
Facebook: North Belfast Foodbank
Opening hours
Immanuel Presbyterian Church, 35 Agnes Street - Monday 2pm to 3.30pm
Ekenhead Halls, 19 North Circular Road - Tuesday 2pm to 4pm, Thursday 6.30pm to 8pm
North Belfast Women's Initiative and Support Project - updated 12/1/23
NBWISP provide a Drop In, Therapies Clinic, Training and Personal Development Programmes for women. Established in 2001, our aim is to help women of Upper Ardoyne build a better quality of life for themselves and their families through health and wellbeing. Sensory room available for family bookings.
Services provided
NBWISP provide a Drop In, Therapies Clinic and Personal Development Programmes for women. Established in 2001, our aim is to help women of Upper Ardoyne build a better quality of life for themselves and their families through Health & Well Being.
Contact information
NBWISP, 1a Glenbryn Park Belfast BT14 7JH
Contact name: Alex Crossley
Tel: 028 9039 1028
Email: info@nbwisp.com
Facebook: weehouse.nbwisp
Opening hours
Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
People's Kitchen - updated 12/1/23
Every week we provide support to over 1,000 of the most marginalised and vulnerable people in Belfast. Our outreach team are on the street 7 nights a week, working alongside the homeless, those fighting addictions and mental health issues and people facing loneliness, providing hot food and drinks, clothing, help, advice and a listening ear. We offer a sit-in food service at our premises.
Services
- Homeless outreach
- Hot food and drinks
- Food parcels
- Friday and Saturday night sit-in food service at our premises
1 Antrim Road, Belfast BT15 2BP
Email: hello@peopleskitchenbelfast.org
Phone: 07840853089
Website: peopleskitchenbelfast.org
PIPS Suicide Prevention Ireland - updated 19/1/23
PIPS Charity provides support to individuals who are considering, or who have at some point considered, ending their own lives or self- harming.
PIPS supports families and friends who have lost someone to suicide. The charity has a small staff team and a wide range of volunteers supporting those in need while operating a “no appointment” walk in facility.
When a person comes to PIPS for help, our triage team start a stay safe plan. PIPS also facilitate a range of family peer support groups.
Services provided
Counselling, crisis response, complimentary therapies, addiction support, family support, victim support, education and training support to the community, befriending, events, fundraising.
Contact information
279 Antrim Road, Belfast BT15 2GZ
Contact name:
Martina Mcilkenny, Care Team Manager
Anyone with a mental health issue is welcome to come along to talk to someone.
Email: info@pipscharity.com
Tel: 028 9080 5850 (office) 0800 0886042 (freephone helpline)
Facebook: PIPS Charity
Twitter: @Pipscharity
www.pipscharity.com
Opening hours
Monday to Friday 9am-9pm
Saturday and Sunday 10am-6pm
Family Group Meeting - Wednesday 7pm-9pm
RCITY - Communities Integrating Through Youth - updated 19/1/23
Rcity has evolved from an idea to develop leadership skills and opportunities for young people into a wide reaching and multifaceted initiative that remains fully committed to young people living in areas facing issues of conflict, mental health, gang culture, educational disadvantage and lack of aspirations.
Over the past 5 years countless young people have become connected to the various aspects of Rcity. They have directly guided Rcity with their ideas, desires, needs and aspirations, ensuring that we grow and develop our work to cater for the changing environment, taking on board and utilising opportunities to offer new, exciting and life changing experiences.
The work remains inextricably linked to community partners within Ardoyne, Shankill and Clonard without whose support it would not flourish.
Ethos
RCITY - Communities Integrating Through Youth is built on the ethos of instilling and developing respect for others regardless of religious or cultural background. At the core of the work, staff and volunteers strive to provide the space for participants to develop their understanding and appreciation of others, build relationships and self awareness, whilst challenging negative attitudes. From there we work to encourage young people to develop their talents and strengths and nurture their journey along their chosen progression route.
In the Rcity logo, the foot print represents the young people stepping forward in all spheres of their lives, taking every opportunity presented to them and walking towards a positive future alongside their peers.
RCity brings together committed staff and volunteers who share our ethos and are motivated to support the young people involved and each other as facilitators. Succession planning within the staff team is critical to the overall development of the Rcity ethos, ensuring that new staff are encouraged and supported and broaden their skills and experience as part of our team.
Services provided
While the range of programmes continues to expand, the core elements remain:
- Rcity Summer Camp
- Rcity Leadership Programme - Year 1 & Year 2
- Rcity Volunteers (Year 3)
The process of moving through the 3 year cycle takes the participants from initial engagement into young adulthood, in a sculpted and methodical model. The programme for each year group varies in terms of scope and intensity. Each year the steps become more challenging.
RCITY provides ongoing face to face workshops Monday - Fridays with regular weekend events, activities or residentials often taking place.
Contact: Alan Waite
Address: R-City, 331-333 Shankill Road, Spectrum Centre, Belfast BT13 3AA
Email: info@rcitybelfast.com
Facebook: RCityBelfast
Twitter: @Rcitybelfast
Instagram: @rcitybelfast
Website: rcitybelfast.org
ROC Northern Ireland - updated 19/1/23
ROC Tele-Mentors is a mentoring support scheme for families living in North Belfast. ROC Mentors aim to help parents who may be finding times tough by providing a listening ear, encouragement and support to reach life's goals.
Services provided: 10 weeks support in person or via phone/video call
Contact information northernireland@roc.uk.com / 02890 351020
Opening hours 9am to 5pm
Service hours Mentoring sessions arrange at times to suit family and mentor
Streetbeat Youth Project - updated 19/1/23
Streetbeat is a youth centre based in Woodvale but open to young people in the Greater Shankill area.
Services provided
Drop-in, outreach, mentoring, group work, cross-community projects, OCN qualifications, counselling.
Contact
16 Woodvale Rd, Belfast BT13 3BS
Tel: 028 9031 0010
Email: info@streetbeatyouthproject.com
Facebook: Streetbeat YP Public Page
The Vine Centre - updated 19/1/23
Services provided
- Advice – generalist advice, debt advice, and targeted benefit/debt advice aimed at families with children under 18;
- Childcare – a Day Nursery and Afterschools Club offering 87 registered places for 0-12 year olds;
- Education & Employability Support – classes offering Essential Skills qualifications in Literacy, Numeracy and ICT, in partnership with Belfast Metropolitan College. We also run a Work Club providing those looking for employment with practical support.
- Family Support Hub – we are the lead body for the Upper North Family Support Hub, providing families with children under 18 with a simple referral mechanism to a wide range of early intervention services
- Healthy Living Group – weekly programme promoting positive physical and mental health, for older women
- Pastoral Support – programme of home visitation and support for those experiencing crisis or isolation
- Persons In Recovery – support for those with addictions, through delivery of Recovery Programme and wraparound support
- Senior Citizens Lunch Club – providing a weekly programme for older people, centred around a two course lunch.
Vine Centre, 193 Crumlin Road, Belfast BT14 7AA
Telephone: 028 9035 1020
Web: vinecentre.org
Twaddell and Woodvale Residents Association - updated 19/1/23
Twaddell and Woodvale Residents’ Association promotes and initiates projects and activities that improve the quality of life for local residents through education, arts and recreation, community development and peace building programmes.
The association works with people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds and supports community participation and engagement with statutory agencies and other service providers to encourage partnership working and shared approaches to addressing local needs.
Contact information
The Cabin 3 Twaddell Avenue Belfast BT13 3LE
twaddell.woodvaleresidents@gmail.com
Phone: 028 9071 0202
Opening hours
Monday to Friday 9.30am-1.30pm
Upper North Belfast Family Support Hub - updated 11/1/23
A Family Support Hub brings together organisations that can offer support to families with children (0-18yrs). This includes Community, Statutory and Voluntary organisations. The Hub Co-ordinator has good knowledge of local support services for families and will work in partnership with you and your family to connect you to the most appropriate services.
Ward Areas covered by Upper North Belfast Family Support Hub: Cliftonville ward, Cavehill ward, Part of Crumlin Ward (Right hand side of Crumlin road when travelling from town centre) Chichester Park (part), Waterworks (part), Bellevue (Part), Ardoyne, Ballysillan, Ligoneil.
Contact information
The Vine Centre, 193 Crumlin Road, Belfast, BT14 7AA
Contact name: Julie Kinnear, Coordinator
Email: uppernorthfamilysupport@vinecentre.org
Julie's work mobile for families/referrers to make contact is: 07934997234
Tel: 028 9035 1020
Opening hours
Monday-Friday 9am-4.30pm
Service hours
Julie can be contacted directly Mondays-Thursdays
Women's Tec - updated 6/1/23
Services provided
Training for women in non-traditional skills
'Not Just for Boys' programme for girls and young women
Childcare facilities for course participants
For an up to date list of courses visit: womenstec.org/current-courses
Contact
29 Chichester Ave, Belfast BT15 5EH
Phone: 028 9074 9810
Web: www.womenstec.org
Opening hours
9am to 5pm Monday to Friday
Wishing Well Family Centre - updated 12/1/23
Wishing Well Family Centre is a locally based integrated, community organisation that offers support to families, responding in a caring and open way to social, educational, economic, and environmental needs within our community.
We offer 119 places for children aged 6 weeks to 12 years, with the opening times and sessions designed to accommodate the needs of working parents. The nursery is split into six age groups, children from 6 weeks to 1 year, 1 yr to 1 yr 10 months, 1 yr 10 months to 2 yrs 10 months and 2 yrs 10 months plus, we also offer a pre-school and out of school facilities.
Contact information:
7-9 Alliance Crescent, Belfast, BT14 7PL
Telephone: 02890 740454
Email: info@wishing-well.org.uk
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www.wishing-well.org.uk
Political representatives - updated 6/1/23
Oldpark Ward Councillors
Councillor Nichola Bradley - Sinn Fein
c/o Members Room, City Hall, Belfast, BT1 5GS
work: 028 9027 0497
nichola.bradley@belfastcity.gov.uk
Councillor Fiona Ferguson - People Before Profit
c/o Members Room, City Hall, Belfast, BT1 5GS
work mobile: 078 2366 8428
Fiona.Ferguson@belfastcity.gov.uk
Councillor JJ Magee - Sinn Fein
c/o Members Room, City Hall, Belfast, BT1 5GS
work: 028 9521 5649
Councillor Paul McCusker - SDLP
c/o Members Room, City Hall, Belfast, BT1 5GS
work mobile: 074 6733 9637
paul.mccusker@belfastcity.gov.uk
Councillor Ryan Murphy - Sinn Fein
c/o Members Room, City Hall, Belfast, BT1 5GS
work: 028 9032 0202
work mobile: 075 5422 2395
murphyryan@belfastcity.gov.uk
Councillor Dale Pankhurst - DUP
c/o Members Room, City Hall, Belfast, BT1 5GS
work: 028 9032 0202
pankhurstd@belfastcity.gov.uk
MLAs - Constituency contact details
Philip Brett - DUP
277 Shore Road, BT15 3PW
028 9002 7277
phillip.brett@mla.niassembly.gov.uk
Gerry Kelly - Sinn Fein
545 Antrim Road, Belfast, BT15 3BU
028 9521 5649
Gerry.kelly@mla.niassembly.gov.uk
Brian Kingston - DUP
35 Woodvale Road, BT13 3BN
brian.kingston@mla.niassembly.gov.uk
Nuala McAllister - Alliance
nuala.mcallister@mla.niassembly.gov.uk
Caral Ni Chuilin - Sinn Fein
291 Antrim Road, Belfast, BT15 2GZ
028 9074 0817
caral.nichuilin@mla.niassembly.gov.uk
MP
John Finucane MP
Constituency
7 Atlantic Avenue, Belfast BT7 2HN
028 9050 0890
Westminster
House of Commons
London SWIA OAA
020 7219 3000
john.finucane.mp@parliament.uk
Councillor Nichola Bradley - Sinn Fein
c/o Members Room, City Hall, Belfast, BT1 5GS
work: 028 9027 0497
nichola.bradley@belfastcity.gov.uk
Councillor Fiona Ferguson - People Before Profit
c/o Members Room, City Hall, Belfast, BT1 5GS
work mobile: 078 2366 8428
Fiona.Ferguson@belfastcity.gov.uk
Councillor JJ Magee - Sinn Fein
c/o Members Room, City Hall, Belfast, BT1 5GS
work: 028 9521 5649
Councillor Paul McCusker - SDLP
c/o Members Room, City Hall, Belfast, BT1 5GS
work mobile: 074 6733 9637
paul.mccusker@belfastcity.gov.uk
Councillor Ryan Murphy - Sinn Fein
c/o Members Room, City Hall, Belfast, BT1 5GS
work: 028 9032 0202
work mobile: 075 5422 2395
murphyryan@belfastcity.gov.uk
Councillor Dale Pankhurst - DUP
c/o Members Room, City Hall, Belfast, BT1 5GS
work: 028 9032 0202
pankhurstd@belfastcity.gov.uk
MLAs - Constituency contact details
Philip Brett - DUP
277 Shore Road, BT15 3PW
028 9002 7277
phillip.brett@mla.niassembly.gov.uk
Gerry Kelly - Sinn Fein
545 Antrim Road, Belfast, BT15 3BU
028 9521 5649
Gerry.kelly@mla.niassembly.gov.uk
Brian Kingston - DUP
35 Woodvale Road, BT13 3BN
brian.kingston@mla.niassembly.gov.uk
Nuala McAllister - Alliance
nuala.mcallister@mla.niassembly.gov.uk
Caral Ni Chuilin - Sinn Fein
291 Antrim Road, Belfast, BT15 2GZ
028 9074 0817
caral.nichuilin@mla.niassembly.gov.uk
MP
John Finucane MP
Constituency
7 Atlantic Avenue, Belfast BT7 2HN
028 9050 0890
Westminster
House of Commons
London SWIA OAA
020 7219 3000
john.finucane.mp@parliament.uk
Belfast-wide - emergency and other useful contacts - updated 6/1/23
Addiction NI 028 9066 4434
Advice NI 028 90645919
Alcoholics Anonymous
Tel: 028 9035 1122
Animal Welfare
Tel: 028 9027 0431
Aware Defeat Depression
Tel: 028 90357820
Age NI advice service 0808 808 7575 (Main office: 028 9024 5729)
Belfast City Council
Tel: 028 9032 020
Belfast City Hospital
Tel: 028 9032 9241
Childline 0800 1111
Common Youth - sex and contraceptive advice for young people
Tel: 028 9032 8866
CARA- Friend- LGBTQ advice and support
Tel: 028 9089 0202
Crimestoppers
Tel: 0800 555 111
Cruise Bereavement Support
Tel: 028 9043 4600
Cruise Young People’s Helpline
Tel: 0808 808 1677
DRD (Roads service)
Tel: 028 90253000
Domestic Violence Helpline 24/7
Tel: 0808 8021414
Eating Disorders Association
Tel: 028 9023 5959
Education Authority
Tel: 028 9056 4000
Employment Services 0300 200 782
Informing Choices (sexual health, family planning services)
Tel: 028 9504 5500
Fire, Police and ambulance
Tel: 999
Flooding Incident Line 24/7
Tel: 0300 2000 100
Gamblers Anonymous
Tel: 028 90249185
Gay/Lesbian Youth, c/o Cara Friend
Tel: 028 90278636
Here NI (support services for lesbian women)
Tel: 028 9024 9452
Jobs and Benefits 0800 022 4250
Lifeline
Tel 0808 808 8000 - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Mater Hospital
Tel: 028 90741211
Migrant Centre NI
migrantcentreni.org - Email: admin@migrantcentreni.org
Musgrave Park Hospital
Tel: 028 90902000
NAPAC- National Association for People Abused in Childhood
Tel: 0808 800 5008
Narcotics Anonymous
Tel: 028 90351 222
Nexus 24 Hour Rape Crisis and Sexual Abuse Helpline
Tel: 0808 802 1414
NI Direct
www.nidirect.gov.uk
NI Gas Emergency Service
Tel: 0800 002001
Northern Ireland Electricity
Tel: 034 5764 3643
Noise Control
Tel: 028 90373006
Northern Ireland Housing Executive
Tel: 034 4892 0902
Northern Ireland Water
Tel: 0845 744 0088
Northern Ireland Water Leak Line
Tel: 0800 028 2011
Parenting NI
Tel: 0808 801 0722
Parent Line NI
Tel: 0808 802 0400
PIPS Suicide Prevention Ireland - Freephone 0800 886 042 (Office 028 9080 5850)
Planning Service
Tel: 028 9050 0510
PSNI Domestic Abuse Helpline 0808 802 1414
PSNI non-emergency
Tel: 101
Rainbow Project LGBTQ Advice and support
Tel: 028 9031 9030
Rape Crisis and Sexual Abuse - NEXUS NI
Tel: 028 9032 6803
Refugee Support - British Red Cross
Whatsapp: 07843344601 Phone: 02890323055 Email: RSNorthernireland@redcross.org.uk
Relate NI - relationship counselling
Tel: 028 9032 3454
Rivers Agency
Tel: 028 8676 8300
Royal Victoria Hospital (including children’s and maternity)
Tel: 028 9024 0503
Samaritans 24 hour Helpline: phone 116 123 or: Text SHOUT to 85258
Social Services Out of Hours
Tel: 028 9504 9999
St Vincent de Paul
Tel: 028 9035 1561
Street cleansing
Tel: 028 9027 0230
Suicide Awareness
Tel: 028 9023 9967
Universal Credit Helpline
Tel: 028 9024 9041
Women’s Aid 24 Hour Domestic & Sexual Abuse Helpline 0808 802 1414 (open to women and men)
Advice NI 028 90645919
Alcoholics Anonymous
Tel: 028 9035 1122
Animal Welfare
Tel: 028 9027 0431
Aware Defeat Depression
Tel: 028 90357820
Age NI advice service 0808 808 7575 (Main office: 028 9024 5729)
Belfast City Council
Tel: 028 9032 020
Belfast City Hospital
Tel: 028 9032 9241
Childline 0800 1111
Common Youth - sex and contraceptive advice for young people
Tel: 028 9032 8866
CARA- Friend- LGBTQ advice and support
Tel: 028 9089 0202
Crimestoppers
Tel: 0800 555 111
Cruise Bereavement Support
Tel: 028 9043 4600
Cruise Young People’s Helpline
Tel: 0808 808 1677
DRD (Roads service)
Tel: 028 90253000
Domestic Violence Helpline 24/7
Tel: 0808 8021414
Eating Disorders Association
Tel: 028 9023 5959
Education Authority
Tel: 028 9056 4000
Employment Services 0300 200 782
Informing Choices (sexual health, family planning services)
Tel: 028 9504 5500
Fire, Police and ambulance
Tel: 999
Flooding Incident Line 24/7
Tel: 0300 2000 100
Gamblers Anonymous
Tel: 028 90249185
Gay/Lesbian Youth, c/o Cara Friend
Tel: 028 90278636
Here NI (support services for lesbian women)
Tel: 028 9024 9452
Jobs and Benefits 0800 022 4250
Lifeline
Tel 0808 808 8000 - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Mater Hospital
Tel: 028 90741211
Migrant Centre NI
migrantcentreni.org - Email: admin@migrantcentreni.org
Musgrave Park Hospital
Tel: 028 90902000
NAPAC- National Association for People Abused in Childhood
Tel: 0808 800 5008
Narcotics Anonymous
Tel: 028 90351 222
Nexus 24 Hour Rape Crisis and Sexual Abuse Helpline
Tel: 0808 802 1414
NI Direct
www.nidirect.gov.uk
NI Gas Emergency Service
Tel: 0800 002001
Northern Ireland Electricity
Tel: 034 5764 3643
Noise Control
Tel: 028 90373006
Northern Ireland Housing Executive
Tel: 034 4892 0902
Northern Ireland Water
Tel: 0845 744 0088
Northern Ireland Water Leak Line
Tel: 0800 028 2011
Parenting NI
Tel: 0808 801 0722
Parent Line NI
Tel: 0808 802 0400
PIPS Suicide Prevention Ireland - Freephone 0800 886 042 (Office 028 9080 5850)
Planning Service
Tel: 028 9050 0510
PSNI Domestic Abuse Helpline 0808 802 1414
PSNI non-emergency
Tel: 101
Rainbow Project LGBTQ Advice and support
Tel: 028 9031 9030
Rape Crisis and Sexual Abuse - NEXUS NI
Tel: 028 9032 6803
Refugee Support - British Red Cross
Whatsapp: 07843344601 Phone: 02890323055 Email: RSNorthernireland@redcross.org.uk
Relate NI - relationship counselling
Tel: 028 9032 3454
Rivers Agency
Tel: 028 8676 8300
Royal Victoria Hospital (including children’s and maternity)
Tel: 028 9024 0503
Samaritans 24 hour Helpline: phone 116 123 or: Text SHOUT to 85258
Social Services Out of Hours
Tel: 028 9504 9999
St Vincent de Paul
Tel: 028 9035 1561
Street cleansing
Tel: 028 9027 0230
Suicide Awareness
Tel: 028 9023 9967
Universal Credit Helpline
- Freephone: 0800 012 1331
- Textphone: 0800 012 1441 (for deaf or hard of hearing users and people with speech difficulties)
Tel: 028 9024 9041
Women’s Aid 24 Hour Domestic & Sexual Abuse Helpline 0808 802 1414 (open to women and men)