Belfast Trust Staff are invited to come along and hear real life stories and lives experiences from our international staff and services users from ethnic minority communities including people asylum in a welcoming and safe space to foster mutual understanding, build empathy and create connections.
Afternoon Tea Dance
28th October 2025 2pm
Warrenpoint Town Hall
Lunch, Live Music, Dancing and Information
The Irish Football Association (IFA) runs several inclusion-focused programmes under its Irish FA Foundation, aimed at promoting diversity, accessibility, and community engagement through football across Northern Ireland.
Disability Football Programme – This initiative ensures that people with disabilities have equal opportunities to participate and excel in football:
As part of Good Relations Week 2025, The Good Relations Team at Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council is proud to host a series of Diversity and Inclusion Storytelling Workshops in nursery and primary schools across the borough. These closed sessions are facilitated by Still I Rise Storytelling, whose mission is to amplify underrepresented voices and foster empathy through the power of story.
Each interactive workshop is tailored to engage children in meaningful conversations about identity, kindness, and inclusion. Through the reading of 3–5 carefully selected children’s books, students explore themes such as self-worth, cultural awareness, and social justice. .
Sessions include:
These workshops are designed to build empathy, boost confidence, and help children feel seen, heard, and valued—creating a more inclusive learning environment for all.
As part of Good Relations Week 2025, The Good Relations Team at Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council is proud to host a series of Diversity and Inclusion Storytelling Workshops in nursery and primary schools across the borough. These closed sessions are facilitated by Still I Rise Storytelling, whose mission is to amplify underrepresented voices and foster empathy through the power of story.
Each interactive workshop is tailored to engage children in meaningful conversations about identity, kindness, and inclusion. Through the reading of 3–5 carefully selected children’s books, students explore themes such as self-worth, cultural awareness, and social justice. .
Sessions include:
These workshops are designed to build empathy, boost confidence, and help children feel seen, heard, and valued—creating a more inclusive learning environment for all.
As part of Good Relations Week 2025, Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council’s Good Relations Team, in partnership with Community Wellbeing- Environmental Health, are hosting a vibrant drumming circle experience.
The event will engage students from Parkhall Integrated College and members of Antrim Men’s Shed for an uplifting morning of rhythm, connection, and community spirit. Facilitated by Gathering Drum, this interactive session promotes wellbeing, inclusion, and opportunities for intergenerational connection.
Join us for an afternoon of celebration and connection, marking the beginning of Good Relations Week 2025
Registration Essential:
E. goodrelations@antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk
To mark Good Relations Week 2025, and to acknowledge the work of the Community and Voluntary Sector, the First Minister and deputy First Minister will host a reception on Monday 13 October 2025, from 6pm.
This event is for groups currently funded through the Central Good Relations Fund (CGRF), Minority Ethnic Development Fund (MEDF) and the Urban Village (UV) Programme and is by invitation only.
We are hosting a coffee morning at our offices on Friday 16th October from 10.30am to 12.30pm. This will be an opportunity to learn more about our organisation, meet our staff and find out how you can get involved in your community.
We will have two exciting launches at this event, our newly developed tHIS Matters Toolkit and a digital launch from our youth work participants, allowing us to share the amazing work being carried out by our team.
The Churches Trust carries out Community Development and Good Relations work across the North West – including Derry, Strabane & Donegal. We take a trauma informed approach to all of our work offering a safe and welcoming environment for all residents.
Staff will be available throughout to meet attendees and answer any questions they may have.