ROC North Belfast

16/04/2026

🧶knitters & crocheters 🧶

Blossoms Belfast need your help knitting cardigans, hats & jumpers for newborns and babies up to a year old.

Details 👇 in how to help!

15/04/2026

Grove Library invites you to their Seed Library meet up during library opening hours on Wednesday 29 April - Bring your own seeds or pick up a few from other library members! 🌿

02/04/2026

Local churches and faith groups - have your say!

Be part of the Interfaith & Belief Project as we map the faith and belief sector’s community work in Belfast.

Link & QR code 👇

📣 Belfast churches, faith & belief groups — we need your voice📣

We’re inviting you to take part in an important citywide survey that shines a light on the incredible welcome, care and social action happening across Belfast.

⏱️ It only takes a few minutes to complete online using the link Survey - https://form.jotform.com/keevawatson/survey---mapping-the-faith--belief- or scanning QR code below.

🗣️By sharing your experience, you’ll help the Belfast PEACEPLUS Interfaith & Belief Project’s “Unity and Peace – Welcoming Programme” uncover and celebrate the hidden gems of compassion, support and community spirit that make our city stronger.

💡 Your input will help us map, recognise and champion the vital work you do.

Let’s highlight the difference faith and belief groups make every day across Belfast.

The Belfast Local Community Action Plan is supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB).

The Corrymeela Community
Belfast City Council

25/03/2026

Blossoms Belfast open morning tomorrow may be of help to those with young families or supporting young families. Details in post 👇

04/12/2025

Always a great evening at the Lantern Parade of community & getting you in the Christmas spirit! 🎶🎄

Don’t forget to wrap up warm & bring a lantern/torch 🧥🔦

//LANTERNS AND LIGHTS - NEXT WEEK //

We are now 𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐚 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 away from this year’s community Lantern Parade and Christmas tree lights switch-on!

It takes place next 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝗪𝗘𝗗𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗗𝗔𝗬 10th December, meeting at Seaview football ground at 6:30pm (in the stand on the Shore Road side) for a short Carol service before parading to Alexandra P@nuresbyterian Church for the second half of the Carol service, starting at around 7.15pm. We're really looking forward to having the fantastic Seaview Primary School and Nursery Unit sing for us and the amazing students from EA Music Belfast playing for our carols.

This has been a great community event over the last few years and is open to everyone. Bring your own lantern if you have one or we will have a small amount to borrow on the evening.

It promises to be a great night together, so please share an invite across our community.

Dean McCullough Phillip Brett MLA Ryan Poole - North Belfast Alliance Party Activist Belfast North Salvation Army Corps All Nations Ministries St Paul and St Barnabas, Belfast Brian Kingston John Finucane MP Mountcollyer Ave Belfast City Mission ROC North Belfast NITE LITE North Belfast Challenge Training Studios McDonald Centre

02/12/2025

📣 Free Facilitation Skills Workshop – Registration Now Open!

📅 Thursday 11 December, 10am–4pm
📍 NICVA

Open to anyone living or working in the Belfast City Council area.

This practical, hands-on workshop is perfect for anyone involved in community groups, forums, resident networks or local projects.

You’ll explore:
✨ What it means to be a facilitator
✨ How to strengthen inclusion in group settings
✨ Active listening, questioning and managing group dynamics
✨ Tools for helping groups share ideas and make decisions together

Using real scenarios and group activities, you’ll develop strategies for encouraging participation, supporting quieter voices and guiding collaborative conversations.

If you want to build confidence and support stronger community engagement, we’d love to see you there!

🔗 Register here: https://tinyurl.com/4439vx4t

📌 The Community Empowerment Programme is being delivered by NICVA and a network of community partners from across Belfast. It is one of the six key projects being delivered as part of the Belfast PEACEPLUS Local Community Action Plan. This project is supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body - SEUPB.

26/11/2025

❄️🧥WINTER COAT PROJECT is OPEN ❄️🧥

Thanks to the amazing volunteers from Danske Bank UK we’ve been able to open early!

Pop down to St Paul and St Barnabas, Belfast Parish Centre (behind the main church building) and get a coat to keep you warm and dry this winter. Great selection of coats for women, men and children! Open until 7pm tonight!

23/11/2025

❄️🧥THIS WEEK - WINTER COAT PROJECT 🧥❄️

With the chill in the air, it’s time for a warm coat! Join us on Wednesday afternoon when we will be giving away good quality preloved coats at St Paul and St Barnabas, Belfast on York Street (opposite the train station!)

Pop in from 2pm & get ready for winter. 🧥🧣🧤

Donations for coats can be dropped into the Parish Centre at St Paul’s & St Barnabas on Wednesday morning!

ROC Northern Ireland
All Nations Ministries
Blossoms Belfast
Alexandra Presbyterian Church
ReachOut Healthy Living Centre
Seaview Primary School and Nursery Unit
Lowwood Primary School & Nursery Unit
Seaview Presbyterian Church
McDonald Centre
Challenge Training Studios
Homeless Services

18/11/2025

❄️🧥NEXT WEEK - WINTER COAT PROJECT 🧥❄️

With the chill in the air, it’s time for a warm coat! Next Wednesday (26th Nov) afternoon, we will be giving away good quality preloved coats at St Paul and St Barnabas, Belfast on York Street!

Pop in from 2pm & get ready for winter. 🧥🧣🧤

Donations for coats, still accepted at donation points - McDonald Centre, Challenge Training Studios, Alexandra Presbyterian Church, Housing Association & at St Paul’s & St Barnabas.

30/10/2025

❄️WINTER COAT PROJECT - SAVE THE DATE❄️

Join us on Wednesday 26th November at St Paul and St Barnabas, Belfast for an afternoon of community at the Winter Coat Project. We have free, good quality pre-loved coats for all ages to help keep everyone warm and dry over the winter.

To help us get ready for the Winter Coat Project, we need coats (particularly for children, teens and men) as well as hats, gloves and scarves. Coats must be clean with working zips/no missing buttons! 🧤🧣🧥

We have a number of donation points in Lower North Belfast:
Alexandra Presbyterian Church
Challenge Training Studios
Housing Association
McDonald Centre
St Paul and St Barnabas, Belfast

Save the Date & Spread the word!

08/10/2025

⭐️Help shape the Belfast PEACEPLUS Interfaith & Belief Project ⭐️

An exciting new collaborative project with ROC Northern Ireland delivering the Unity & Peace: Welcoming Programme! Come along next Saturday & find out more - all the details 👇

We need your help to shape the Interfaith and Belief Project.
We would like to invite you to our very first face to face workshops for the Interfaith and Belief Project on Saturday 18th October 2025 - 10.30am to 4.00pm (inc. lunch).

Please come join us at St. Stephen's Church, Millfield Belfast for engaging and interactive workshops where you will have the exciting opportunity to have your input and help us design the programme for you and your Community.

We need lots of participants to help us build this programme.

We need participants to help us to:

* Celebrate the rich diversity of Belfast through exploring faith festivals and events
* Create learning resources to show the positives of faiths and beliefs for our city and society
* Build understanding of our communities to highlight the best of their social contribution

You can register for this event via https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/invitation-to-face-to-face-workshops-for-the-interfaith-and-belief-project-tickets-1781694108039?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

Closing date for registration is Wednesday 15th October at 12 noon.

Be part of the change you want to see.

We welcome people who live, work or regularly worship in Belfast City.

This project is supported by , a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body ( ).

Thank you
Interfaith and Belief Project Team