Council Area: Mid & East Antrim

ReThink adult training.

More about ReThink

This free programme is designed to empower participants through Creativity, Connection, and Good Relations. Whether you’re a community leader, youth worker, or volunteer ReThink offers a fresh, engaging approach to building understanding and challenging bias.

Led by an executive coach and an artist from WheelWorks, ReThink offers:

• 2 interactive half-days
• A free art pack and lunch
• A certificate of attendance
• A Good Relations toolkit
• A celebration showcase!
What to Expect:

  • Creative workshops using art and storytelling.
  • Practical tools to support inclusion and challenge stereotypes.
  • Opportunities to connect with others and share experiences.

Who is it for: Adults living or working in the Mid & East Antrim and Antrim & Newtownabbey areas who want to make a positive impact in their communities.
Get Involved: Spaces are limited, so early registration is encouraged.

Let’s ReThink together – and build stronger, more inclusive communities.

This Fully Funded training blends reflective and arts-based practice with fresh ways to connect across differences to help you:

• Boost confidence
• Explore culture & identity
• Challenge bias and prejudice
• Connect with peers across identities

We’re excited to hear from you, get in touch with Jodi via services@wheelworksarts.com

# Register your place today for training in Larne, Co. Antrim. WHEN: 29th & 30th of October 2025, 10am to 2pm WHERE: Larne Community Hub, (Access Employment) 32-34 Pound St, Larne BT40 1SQ BOOK: www.eventbrite.com/e/rethink-tickets places are limited

Ask. Learn. Act.

Volunteer Now have partnered with the specialist organisation Join Her (JoinHer Network – Diversity, Inclusion, Cultural Diversity) to deliver a series of short practical workshops on the topic of Diversity, Equality & Inclusion (DEI). These workshops focus on exploring what DEI is in practical terms, and why it matters so much in a volunteering context. These workshops can be taken as a series or as stand-alone sessions, depending on your interest and availability. If you are interested in booking a place you can do so via the training schedule on the Volunteer Now Website, here  Courses Scheduled – Volunteer Now

Seen exhibition at Ballymena Central Library

The Seen exhibition by Oliver Jeffers, and produced by Nerve Centre, will go on tour to Ballymena Central Library and Mossley Mill this October as part of Good Relations Week. 

In 2023, Oliver Jeffers joined a group of asylum-seeking children and young people in a church hall in Belfast for a magical day of creativity and storytelling. 

The young people were asked to draw pictures of their hopes and dreams, around which Jeffers sketched their portraits. The collaborative drawings give a powerful impression of what is important to young people who have fled other countries, revealing how they wish to be seen.

Fleeing conflict in search of stability, families who have endured unimaginable trauma now exist in a different state of distress. Patiently living in limbo, their lives on hold, waiting and hoping their asylum claims will be granted. Faced with temporary accommodation, language barriers and the difficulty of getting placed within schools, children are unable to grow, learn and experience life in a way many take for granted.

The Seen portraits will be on display from 9 – 21 October and are the tour is being organised to coincide with Good Relations Week 2025. 

Seen was developed by the Oliver Jeffers Studio, Anaka Women’s Collective, Participation and the Practice of Rights (PPR) and South Belfast MLA Kate Nicholl. The Seen exhibition was produced by Nerve Centre and this tour has received support from the Northern Ireland Community Relations Council. 

Sew it. Show it. Share it!

As part of Good Relations Week, join us at Whitehead Library for a creative sewing session made just for teens! We will provide tote bags for you to personalise with the help of a local sewing expert. Whether you’re a total beginner or already crafty, this workshop is all about trying something new, getting creative, and having fun. Ages 13-16, 2:00pm-4:30pm.

Chain Story Writing – The Story Grows

Following the story’s beginning by Portglenone Primary School, every visiting child will be invited to add their own words to the Connected Story during Good Relations Week. Each contribution must build on the previous one, weaving together a chain of creativity that grows day by day.
By the week’s end, Portglenone Library will display a completed collaborative story written by many children, showing the power of connection, creativity, and shared imagination.

During Opening Hours, Tuesday 14th Wednesday 15th, Thursday 16th, Saturday 18th October.

 

 

Friendship Gaming Group

Would you like to meet new friends while playing favourite board games? Connect with us in Larne Library and we will get you started. 3:00-4:30pm

Family Lego Time

Larne Library invites you to  enjoy family time with Lego bricks. Build a family masterpiece! -which will be displayed in the library. 4:00-5:00pm

Connecting Over a Cuppa

Larne Library invites you to have a cuppa with us,  Enjoy a chat and a look at old local newspapers held at Larne library.  Reminisce about old times,  can you find your old school class photo?

Brew and Browse

Kells and Connor Library invites you to pop in, have a cuppa, a bit of chat and a browse of all the library has to offer.

2:00pm-4:30pm