The north Belfast PB decision making event was held on Tuesday 25 April 2023. Over 190 people came along to cast their votes. Thank you to everyone who attended and helped create such a buzz.

North Belfast PB Results

We have now counted and verified all the votes. The winning projects are:

• Peters Hill Green Space
• Mindful Walking Picnics
• Young Women's Sports Skills
• Reach Out Mums
• Ligoniel Slow Cooker Programme
• Rave In The Wave
• Manor Street Women's Group
• Volunteer programme- Duke of Edinburgh Award
• Healthy cooking schools sessions

Here's the list of all the groups who attended the decision making event and their project ideas:

Inspire Wellbeing & Choice Housing Association
Peters Hill Green Space
Transform ground into a “greenspace” giving the people in supported living their own space for gardening, allowing them to gain new skills and have a sense of achievement about the space they have worked in. The space will also be used to play games, carry out fitness activities, as well as host activities for people from other Inspire Schemes.

Polish Anglers NI
Fishing 4 Wellbeing
Fishing and Nature Programme in Ligoniel Environment and Heritage site targeting socially isolated adults and children with behavioural and attention span issues. Will use fishing and nature for outdoor health benefits, learning and life skills.

Ligoniel Women's Group
Ligoniel Slow Cooker Programme
Healthy Eating 6 week project for women's group in Ligoniel on the benefits and uses of a slow cooker.

Shankill Womens Centre
Rave In The Wave
"Rave in the Wave” Cross Community Aqua and Healthy Eating Women's programme in Shankill Leisure Centre. Carryout exercise routines in the water for all age ranges and will provide a healthy meal for each participant with a Halo Healthy Kitchen facilitator to provide information on the importance of healthy eating.

Cliftonville Community Regeneration Forum
Manor Street Women's Group
Women's cross-community, multicultural Healthy Eating Programme to improve their cooking skills and to gain knowledge and confidence on healthy eating to produce more balanced and cost effective meals for themselves and their families using Air Fryers and Slow Cookers.

Streetbeat Youth Project
Volunteer programme- Duke of Edinburgh Award
Take 5 - ‘Be active and learn a new skill’ to ‘empower young people 18-19 year olds; to support them as they learn new skills, overcome obstacles, and build confidence and resilience.’ Working to achieve the Duke of Edinburgh award the participants must complete a physical activity within their community at least once a week for 3 months for as little as 1 hour per week. The participants then complete an active expedition were they will track the Mourne Mountains in Newcastle as a team, using their skills gained and improved fitness levels.

Community Foodbank
Healthy cooking schools sessions
Primary and post primary schools programme on healthy eating to reduce childhood obesity, enhance healthy eating long term habits and co-produce into physical activities. The project will provide sessions on the importance of a healthy dietary intake, food groups and the benefits of these groups and provide children with additional life skills to actually cook a meal and break down the costings.

Belfast Mindful Walkers
Mindful Walking Picnics
3 mindful walks and picnics with members of the asylum & refugee community to enable them to participate in truly getting the opportunity to be present, to see the beauty around them and to benefit mentally. The picnic element provides opportunity for people to experience mindful eating as part of the activities.

Take5 with Kae (Anaka Women’s Collective)
Take5 with Kae
TAKE5 with Kae is a women's physical activity and health related progamme for asylum seekers and refugees, that helps and encourages positive mental wellbeing through promoting physical activity whilst learning how to eat healthily. Three sessions will be delivered during June-September.

Star Neighbourhood Centre
Young Women's Sports Skills
10 week physical activity programme for young girls aged 11-14 to learn the life skills needed to make healthier choices and become more involved in regular exercise.

Reach Out
Reach Out Mums
6 week physical activity and nutrition programme for mums/carers in north Belfast to improve their mental and physical health and knowledge of a healthy balance diet.