Family Friendly Fun continues in Belfast
Free Family Friendly fun continues this month at a variety of venues across Belfast, until the end of March. From cookery workshops, DJ Taster sessions and music events to watersports – there’s activities and taster sessions for all the family- young and old.
Family Friendly Belfast is a partnership consisting of: Belfast Strategic Partnership, Belfast City Centre Management and the Public Health Agency.
Now in its third year, Family Friendly came about after Belfast Strategic Partnership hosted a drugs and alcohol workshop and the key outcomes were to provide a wide range of alcohol-free alternatives for families and young people in Belfast city centre that are affordable, attractive and accessible to all as well as promoting Belfast as a Family Friendly and Child Friendly City, in line with World Health Organisation standards.
Family Friendly Belfast works in partnership with organisations from the private and public sector across Belfast to help tackle inequality across the city.
Registration and/or booking is essential for most events.
To view Family Friendly Belfast leaflet with full details of all events visit: www.makinglifebettertogether.com or see individual venue website for each listing.
Some upcoming Family Friendly events: (all events are FREE)
Saturday 21 March
Culture Babies, (under 4s) will be running a baby circus from 10.00am-12noon at CastleCourt. www.youngatart.co.uk
KidsSpace, why not try a Balloon Modelling Workshop, 11.00am-2.00pm, Learning Space, Fountain Street. www.learningspaceuk.co.uk
Kids Cook Along, make a fun recipe and eat what you’ve made! 4.30pm – 7.30pm, Belfast Cookery School. Contact n.evans@belfastcentre.com
Oh Yeah Centre will be hosting a Vintage Picnic at 12noon-4.00pm. Step back in time to 1964 with some tea and cakes and a record player. www.ohyeahbelfast.com
Sunday 22 March
Free bellboating sessions for children age 8-13 years.11.00am-1.00pm at Lagan Watersports. www.laganwatersports.com
Watersports Taster Sessions for children aged 14+, from 1.30pm – 3.30pm at Lagan Watersports. www.laganwatersports.com
Friday 27 March
Volume Control presents ‘A Plastic Rose’ album launch – one for all the family, from 7.00pm-10.00pm at Oh Yeah Music Centre. www.ohyeahbelfast.com
Saturday 28 March
Culture Babies, (under 4s) will be running a Maker Baby Shaker event from 10.00am-12noon at CastleCourt. www.youngatart.co.uk
KidsSpace, Balloon Modelling Workshop, 11.00am-2.00pm, Learning Space, Fountain Street. www.learningspaceuk.co.uk
Acoustic Picnic at Oh Yeah Centre from 1.00pm-2.00pm. www.ohyeahbelfast.com
How do we turn Belfast into a good food city for everyone? Organised by Belfast Food Network, this high energy family art workshop exploring how we can turn Belfast into a good food city for the benefit of all. May Street Presbyterian Church Hall, 1.00pm-4.00pm. Contact Kerry@belfastfoodnetwork.org
(No booking required for this event)
ENDS
Promoting Family Friendly Belfast events for the rest of this month are: (Back row, L-R) Jim Morgan, Belfast Strategic Partnership, Kelly Gilliland, Public Health Agency, Tom Smith, Belfast City Centre Management.
Front Row: Siobhan Caulfield, Bryson LaganSports and Charlotte Dryden, Oh Yeah Music Centre – two of the organizations running free Family Friendly Belfast activities.
Further Information:
For all media enquiries please contact Debbie McGrory, Communications Officer, Belfast Health Development Unit on 9050 2073 or email debbie.mcgrory@bhdu.org
Note to Editors:
The Belfast Strategic Partnership (BSP) was established in February 2011 to address life inequalities, which are significant across Belfast and can be mapped against deprivation indicators. It is a multi-sectoral partnership with the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Belfast City Council and the Public Health Agency.
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