This pocket-guide directory of community services

was put together by Ballybeen Improvement Group

with funding and support from the Northern Ireland

Housing Executive's Community Cohesion Unit.

USEFUL CONTACTS

Ballybeen' Improvement Group 02890489990

Ballybeen' Women’s Centre 02890481632

Men’s Group/Men’s Shed/Community Gym 02895088658

Brooklands Youth Centre 02890485960

Enler Centre 02890480184

Ballyoran Centre 02890482083

Brooklands Primary School 02890487589

Torbank School 02890484187

Longstone School 02890480071

Dundonald High School 02890484271

Salvation Army 02890486489

Dundonald Food bank 02895435210

Ballybeen' Peer-Education Project 02890481632

Inspire Business Centre 02890557557

Dundonald Methodist Church 02890489822

St Marys Church 02890485222

Christchurch 028 9048 2046

Helping Hands Autism Resource centre 02896 206286

Brooklands Youth Centre outreach-team 02890480898

Dundonald Bowling Club 07745 880508

Dungoyne FC 07966552480 (Davy)

Dundonald FC 07977592420 (Neil)

OutandAbouters (seniors group) 07746617328 (George)

Citizens Advice 02892662251

NI Housing Executive (church road office) 02895985419

Lisburn & Castlereagh Council 02892509250

Gavin Robinson MP 02890473111

Chris Lyttle MLA 02890418350

Jolene Bunting MLA 02890797100

Andy Allen MLA 02890463900

Boots Chemist 02890483750

Dundonald Medical Centre 0289048310

Sure Start 07436038158

Community police -

Constable Alan Mc Tier 07826866235

Constable Michael Gibson 07500885635

The Enler Centre

Mon 9am-1pm Toddler group- After Schools 2-4pm

6.30-7.30pm Rainbows 6.30-8pm Brownies 7.30pm GirlGuides

Tue 9am-1pm Toddler group- After Schools 2-4pm

2-4pm Senior Bowls 5-6pm Taekwondo

6.30-7.30pm Judo (ages 5-8) 7.30-8.30 (ages 9-12)

8.30-9.45pm Judo (age 13)

Wed 9am-1pm Toddler group- After Schools 2-4pm

10-12noon Crafts Programme 10-12nonn Citizens Advice

3.30-4.30pm ballet 6-8pm Self Defence class

7-8pm Maxis Dancers

Thurs 9am-1pm Toddler group- After Schools 2-4pm

7-8pm Boot camp 10am-6pm Lifeline 7-9pm Needlecraft

Fri After Schools 2-4pm

Sat 10am-12.30pm Judo

Ballyoran Centre

Mon

10-12 noon Age NI 5pm Dungoyne FC training

6-9.30 pm Pride of Ballybeen Flute band practice

Tues

7-8p m Dungoyne FC 8-9 pm Tulycarnet football training

8-10 pm Ballyoran Old Thyme dance and social group

Wed

5-7pm Youth activities 7-8pm Dungoyne Fc

Thurs

10-12 noon Ballyoran Community Arts Group

2-3 pm Indoor bowls

6-9.30 pm Pride od Ballybeen Flute band practice

Fri

7-9pm Church youth group

Dundonald Football Club

(Training schedule)

Tues 6.30-7.30 pm @ Hanwood Centre

Thurs 9-10 pm @ Hanwood Centre

Brooklands Youth Centre

Mon Youth forum 13-17 yr olds 7-9.30pm

Inters/seniors P6+ 7-9.30pm

Tue Junior Youth Club P1-P7 6.30-8.30pm

Wed Homework Club P4+ 3-5pm

Independent living 18-24 yr olds 7-9.30pm

Thur Torbank Youth Club 13-18 yr olds 7-9.30pm

Fri New Generation Youth 6-9pm

Twilight 11-17 yr olds 8.30-11pm

Dungoyne FC

2003’s Mon/Wed 7-8pm @ Ashfield

2003’s (Colts) Wed 7.45-9pm @ Ashfield

2004’s Tue 6-7pm @ Hanwood Wed 7-8pm @ Belvoir

2005’s Wed 8-9pm @ Hanwood Sun 11.30am-12.30pm @

Brooklands

2006’s Mon 6.45-8pm @ Ormeau Pk Thur 6.45-8pm @

Grosvenor School

2007’s Wed 8-9pm @} Hanwood Sun 10am-12 @ Billy Neil

2008’s Mon 6.45-8pm Ormeau Pk

2009’s Sun 10.30-12 noon @ Moat Pk

2010’s Tues/Thur 6.30-7.30 @ Ballyoran Centre

2011’s Wed 7.15-8.15 @ Ballyoran Centre

2012’s Wed 6-7pm @ Dundonald High School

Sun 10.30-12noon @ Moat Park

2013’s Mini Soccer Sun 10-11am @ the Enler Centre

Pride of Ballybeen Flute Band (new members welcome!)

Practice every Mon & Thurs. night 6-9pm @ Ballyoran Centre

Sure Start

Ballyoran Programme for 2-3 yr olds

Ballyoran Community Arts Group

Meets every Thursday 10am-12 noon at Ballyoran Centre

Helping Hands Autism Support Group

Millar's Lane Dundonald BT16 2DA

Christchurch

Sun – 10:45am-12:15pm Lighthouse Sun School for ages 3-16

Tues 10am Tots & Co for babies/toddlers and their parents/carers -

6pm Boys’ Brigade – different sections covering P1–age 18

Wed– 6pm Girls’ Brigade – sections covering ages 3-19

Fri– 6:15pm Friday Special – kids club for P1-P5 - 7:45pm Youth

Club – P6-Year 12

Sat – 7pm Connect for Year 8+

Wed – 10am Painting Class

Thur– 10am Flower Arranging Class - 3pm Bright Hour for Senior

Citizens

Presbyterian Women meets monthly on Tuesdays at 7:45pm

Men’s Group has monthly events and trips as arranged

Ballybeen Women’s Centre

Peer-Education Project (youth) -Mon& Wed 6.30-8.30pm

Pre-school– Mon-Fri 9.15am-12noon

After schools club- (Enler Centre) 2-4pm Mon-Thur

Toddler group- (Enler Centre) 9am-1pm Mon-Fri

Training calendar below (subject to change)

Mon 9.30-11.30 essential maths 9.30-12noon Body, Mind & Soul

10-11am Get active fitness class

Tue 9.30-11.30am Essential English 10am-12noon Creative Arts 7

-8pm Get active fitness class

Wed 10am-12noon Open University Access 10-11.30am Get active

walking group 10am-12noon Baby Massage

Thur 9.30am-12noon Beauty Skills class 9.30-11.30am ICT Skills

(step1) 11.30am-1.30pm Essential ICT

6.30-8.30pm Word Processing Lvl1

Fri 11am-12noon Chair Yoga 9.30am-12.30pm Essential ICT

(Bikes available for community use)

Ballybeen Men's’ Motivational Group

Community Gym 9am-8pm £10 per month / £2 per day walk-in

Men’s Shed 10am-4pm Tues/Wed/Thurs

Bike Workshop-by appointment (bikes available for community use)

Ballybeen Action Group Initiative Trust (BAGIT)

A voluntary group involved in organising a yearly calendar of events

in Ballybeen including July & Xmas events.

Contact: Craig 07921199035

Jubilee Allotments

Situated at the end of Drumadoon Pk

Contact: Jubilee.allotments.association@gmail.com

Dundonald Methodist Church

Tue 6.30pm Seven-up (girls 7-11) -6.30pm Buttercups (girls

4-7)

Wed 10am Parents & tots group -2pm Knit & chat group

(fortnightly)

6.30pm Squirrels (boys and girls 4&5 yr olds)

7.30pm Explorer scouts (boys 14-18)

Thur 10.15am Banner & craft group 6.30pm Beavers (boys 6-

7) 6.30pm Cubs (boys 8-11) - 7.45pm Scouts (boys/girls 12-

14) 8pm Choir practice

Fri 4pm B.L.A.S.T (pre-school to p7 children)

Sat 8.30am Men’s Breakfast

St Mary’s Church

Mon 10am -Silver Threads seniors lunch club (contact Sylvia Clarke

07814393772) 6.15-9.15pm - Boys Brigade

Tue 2.45-3.45pm Girls Brigade (Junior Explorers)

5.45-9.45pm Girls Brigade (Seniors)

Wed 8pm Ladies Fellowship

Thur 10-11.45 am Beanie's Toddler Group

Fri 7pm Parish Prayer meeting 7.30pm Youth Club (Secondary

School age) -meets fortnightly

Sat 7pm—Senior Citizens Group (meets last Saturday of month)

Dundonald Salvation Army

Coffee drop-ins – Tues/Thurs 10.30am

Kids Club - Thurs 6.30-7.30pm

Employment Plus -10am-12 noon Fridays

Dundonald Ladies Community Group

Contact: ajkelly2012@gmail.com

Ballybeen Improvement Group

BIG is an active amalgam of statutory, voluntary, community and

church organisations that has been active since 2002, as a strategic

body, lobbying group and consultation forum in Ballybeen, working in

collaboration to create and sustain a vision and identity for Ballybeen

as a self-sufficient progressive community and place to live,

We are funded under the Department of Communities ‘Areas at Risk’

programme.

Big Help-Advice Clinic every Tue 11am-1pm

ASB Clinic -with PSNI (Monthly) Wed 2-3.30pm

Health & Wellbeing sub-group (Monthly) Tue 5.30-6pm

Youth, Education & Employment sub-group (Bi-Monthly) Thurs 10-11.30am

Community development/engagement sub-group (when required)