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Angela O’Hagan Loughgiel Rural Community Hub & Health & Well-being Centre

Loughgiel Area

• Position of Loughgiel

within N. Ireland

• Loughgiel within

CCG area/North Coast & its surrounding catchment area

The Loughgiel Area – at a glance

Age Sector Community Population Number % Children 814 21% Young Working Age Adults 1,289 42% Older Working Age Adults 1,084 23% Older People 583 13% Total 3,700 100%

The population of the current community is estimated to be 3,770 in 2010 an overall increase

• f 10% on the 2001

census returns as detailed in the table below: Currently the community area is just

• utside the most deprived 54% of wards in

Northern Ireland up from being in the bottom 50% in 2001. However the proximity to services domain continues to decline highlighting the area’s rural location.

Management Centre Manager looks after a team of 17 Staff who oversee a range of activities and services Governance: Voluntary Board of Directors & Sub- Groups etc

The Community Association

• ICT Training Services
• Childcare Services
• Well-Being Services
• Youth Services
• Business Units
• Greenways
• Conferences Facilities
• Community Transport
• Luncheon Club
• Supporting People
• Telecentre
• Cafe Deli
• Catering Services
• Weddings

The Community Association

• Early Years & Out of School Facility
• Centre of Excellence Status
• Community Transport Service
• Affordable Childcare
• 78 Children completed their London

College of Music Grade Examinations

Childcare Facility

• Affordable Training
• Accredited Courses
• Flexible Classes
• Making People Employable
• 8% per Year gaining FT- Employment
• 10% per Year gaining PT - Employment

ICT Training Services

Ballymoney Photography Club

• Photoshop Class

• Safety external checks on houses.
• Health safety internal checks on houses.
• House maintenances and small

improvement scheme.

• Chimney cleaning, grass cutting hedge

trimming, power washing etc.

• Emergency arrangements (including

message in a bottle).

• Form filling and assistance includes houses

benefits.

• Advice and assistance in personal

budgeting, debt counselling.

• Advice on how to keep the house and

themselves warm.

Supporting People Services

• Providing a link with other relevant

agencies including NIHE, Council, DOE, PSNI and DHSS etc.

• Disseminating information of relevance.
• Befriending developing relationship to

help people feel safer and less isolated within their own homes.

• Clients of Supporting people in Loughgiel

and what it has meant to them.

• Volunteers, help with shopping, meeting

appointments, reading and local activities etc.

• Carrying out armchair aerobics in clients
• wn home.

• Youth Den
• Youth Clubs
• Football League
• Youth Cycle Scheme
• Youth Council
• Youth Well-being

Youth Services

• Luncheon Clubs
• Poly Tunnel
• Fitness Classes
• Fitness for the Elderly
• Youth Clubs

Wellbeing Services

Luncheon Club

Spin Class – Multi Purpose Hall

Centre Development - Weddings

Cafe Deli

Serving Locally produced Homemade foods Created 4 Jobs in the Community Open to the public 6 days a week Can be used for functions & Parties

Impact of Work in area/Benefit

• Creation of 50 jobs in the complex
• Inviting people/Jobs/ Businesses to the area
• PG Contracts Employs 10 staff in house and provide

subcontract work for over 50 self employed tradesman & Woman of which 80% are from the local area.

• Fire-protec Employ 7 people in house and provide

subcontract work to 20 tradesmen and woman in Northern Ireland, England and R.Ireland

• Loughview Meats – Was the first

butcher in the community taking up residency in a unit originally design for a cheese making. Employs 4 Staff full time supplying the public and local business with produce.

See into the Future – Lessons Learned

Leave Room to Grow Have a strategic Plan for the future Have a vision Long term goals as well as short term goals It may seem big now but in 10-20 years your community may have outgrown it

Social Prescribing

• First Healthy Living Centre in

the Northern Trust Area

• Will work with Local GP’s and

social services teams.

• Offer support to the

community through activities and education.

• Improve physical and mental

wellbeing.

• Reduce the need for prescribed

medication.

Health & Wellbeing Centre

Development of our new building designated to Health & Wellbeing services Development of our new Walking Path, 3 laps equates to 1 mile around the centre

The Future – What's Next?

• Health & Wellbeing Centre
• Bring Basic services to the community
• Activities aimed at tacking mental &

physical health

• Accessible to the whole Northern Trust Area

www.loughgiel.co.uk THANK YOU AND ANY QUESTIONS?

Tel: 028 276 41389 Fax: 028 276 41154 Email: Loughgiel@btconnect.com The Millennium Centre Lough Road Loughgiel Ballymena BT44 9JN

Loughgiel Community Association Ltd