Lisburn Castlereagh Safe & Well Project

Lisburn Castlereagh Safe & Well Project

Lough Moss Centre
Hillsborough Road
Bt8 8HR
United Kingdom

Contact Details

Dawn Chambers

Opening Hours

Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm

The Castlereagh Safe and Well Project aim to engage the more isolated groups in the Lisburn and Casltlreagh area. The aim of the project is to engage isolated groups to take advantage of their local leisure facilities and to become more active more often.

The Safe and Well project is a Big Lottery funded project which was initially driven by the old Castlereagh Council Leisure department. The project was launched in 2009 and is currently into its extension year 5 which is funded through an accrual of underspend from year 1-5. The C-SAW project has been granted an additional years full funding from the Big Lottery which will commence October 2015 and shall run until 31 September 2016. A number of partners help drive the project in the community to meet the needs of the disadvantaged within Castlereagh and to build community capacity to make communities a safe and well place to live.

The Safe & Well Project is determined to improve the physical, mental and social health and wellbeing of both individuals in the community through increasing access and opportunities to participate in community life, overcome existing barriers and resulting in an increased sense of community safety and spirit, building capacity and ownership, encourage volunteering and reduce social exclusion and disadvantage. This will be achieved through activities which encourage people to take a holistic approach to their health and wellbeing which will contribute towards the projects outcomes and milestones. This is achieved through a pathway which follows a path to health and wellbeing though  physical activity, 3 months FREE gym, Cook It Program to teach the link between hea eating and exercise. 12 week physical exercise class, first aid training, home safety events amoung other programmes based in the Lisburn Castlereagh City Council facilities. 

The Safe and Well Project has now been incorporated into the Corporate Plan for the new Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council, which has now expanded from the old Castlereagh Borough Council. Big Lottery has given permission to expand the project into the Lisburn area under the newly formed super council. After a scoping study to eradicate duplication and gain interest from groups in the Lisburn area. The project is ready for the next phase of integration within the Lisburn and Castlereagh area. This will greatly increase the number of service users going through the project and will reach a greater number of isolated groups and individuals while also providing opportunity to build community capacity. The Safe and Well Project engages isolated groups to participate in community life.

 

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