Take 5 Steps to Wellbeing: Your Voice, Your Choice

Take 5 Steps to Wellbeing to help improve our mental health and wellbeing including:

• Connect;
• Keep learning;
• Be active;
• Take notice; and
• Give

Safe, legal, feasible within the timeframe and budget, in keeping with the theme “Take 5 steps to wellbeing”, benefit people within the Belfast City Council area and attendance at the Celebration Event in November 2025 to share positive impact.

North Belfast Winning Ideas: Ashton Centre Pensioners Group – Ashton Community Trust, Battle of Belfast – Ardoyne Youth Club, Braveheart – North Belfast Men’s Shed, Building Bonds – St Mary’s on the Hill PTA, Carer Activity Programme, Drumalis Away Day and Crafting – BHSCT Carer Support Service, Céilí Dancing for All Grand Tour – Duncairn and Belfast Castle Set Dancer, Connect and Be Active with GB – Cavehill District Girls’ Brigade, Express Yourself – AWARE NI, Extra Time Men’s Mental Health – McDonald Centre, Good Relations Summer Intervention Sports Week – Sport Changes Life, Let’s Get Active Ligoniel – Ligoniel Healthy Living Centre, Mindful Movement – Mindful Movement, Play, Unite and Thrive Programme – Community Football Company, Silly Belly’s – Shamrock Football Club, Spin, Snack and Smile – Lower Oldpark Community Association, Take Five High 5 – Fitness Freddy, The Belfast Open – Full Circle Martial Arts, Thrive – Include Youth, Wellness Warriors and WISPA Wanderers- WISPA (Women in Sport and Physical Activity) and Wonder Bubble Experiences – Wonder Bubble

South Belfast Winning Ideas: Ballynafest – Open Ormeau Community Collective, Bringing women back to health – Realta ladies health project, Claremont Garden workshops – Claremont Garden, Couch to Ceili: fun guaranteed, get moving, get dancing! – Step with Annette, Explore Wellbeing: Connecting Through Nature – The Advantage Foundation, Flowers Health & Wellbeing- Flowers of Belfast CC, Get Going Get Rowing – Rowing Ireland, Healthy Hens – Hen Shed, Hiking for Health – Market Men’s Group MDA, Kidical Mass – Belfast Cycle Campaign, Learn, Connect and Support Group – Happy Women’s Group, Learning healthy living together – Market Family Support Group, Play More Pickleball – Belfast Pickleball Club, Pollinator Friendly Open Garden Sessions – Belfast YMCA Community Garden, Senior men’s health project – Réalta na Cromóige, Take 5 for Sport – Albion Star Football Club, Take Five High 5 – Fitness Freddy, Teaching healthy living to our youth – Realta under 16, Tenth Birthday Family & Community BBQ Celebration in Park – Ormeau Running Club, Walk for Wellbeing- LORAG Walking Group, Wellness Warriors and WISPA Wanderers – WISPA (Women in Sports and Physical Activity) and Women’s Moving for Health Program – Market Development Association Community Wellbeing Kitchen

East Belfast Winning Ideas: Academy Summer Scheme – East Belfast GAA, Bring on the Bowls – Willowfield Bowling Club, Come Dine With Me – Short Strand Partnership, Dance Yourself Dizzy – Short Strand Community Forum, Greenway Growers – Eastside Greenways, Men Together – Nettlefield Men’s Group, Mini Baller Programme – Bloomfield Football Club, Pedal Power – Brain Injury Matters NI, Steps to Wellness – Belmont Men’s Group, Summer Fun Days – East Belfast Sure Start, Take Five High 5 – Fitness Freddy, Titanic Women’s Group – Titanic Community Group, Tough as old boots- Knocknagoney Over 60s Club, Weekend away and trips – East Belfast Wise Men’s Shed – Wellness Warriors and WISPA Wanderers – WISPA (Women in Sport and Physical Activity) and Your Health is Your Wealth – Walkway Women’s Group

West Belfast Winning Ideas: Balance and Bloom – Clonard Neighbourhood Development Partnership, Clonard Community Changers – Clonard FC, Community Walk Group – 50 to 50 Walk and Talk Group, Cycle to Live and Learn – Naomh Gall Men’s Shed, Families in Training Together – F.I.T.T.Change Wellness Centre, First Steps in Hurling – St. Joseph’s Slate Street, Get Fit, Get Healthy, Get Out and About – Falls Women’s Centre, Glow Fit & Nourish – Glow NI, Green Teenz Draztic Plaztic expedition – Y.E.S. (Youth, Environment, Sport) Services, Hurl4Kids – St Peter’s Primary School, Island crossings – Naomh Gall Hens’ Shed, Jumping Journeys – Arabesque Gymnastics Club, Meditative Moments – Suicide Awarness, Music and Movement – Cullingtree Meadows, Natural wellbeing – Belfast Hills Partnership (BHP), St Clare’s PS – St Clare’s PS, Take Five High 5 – Fitness Freddy, Toolkit for Life – Learning to Change CIC, Walking football for over 35s – Springfield Star FC and Wonder Bubble Workshops – Wonder Bubble

All project information was updated regularly on Belfast City Council’s ‘Your Say’ platform