Peninsula Healthy Living Partnership

09/09/2026

Lords of the Rings 🥄 💍

Our amazing Wee Group returned today and what a session we had with the amazing Tracey, showing us all how to make necklaces and rings from spoons. 😲

After our catch up and welcoming of our 4 new members, everyone had an absolute ball bending, filing and fitting their new beautiful pieces of jewelry. 💍

Our Wee Group is a peer support programme for those living with long term health conditions. and honestly could not be filled with a better bunch of people, we have some fabulous sessions planned for the coming months and if you would like to join please give me a call on 07519379428.

Wee are awesome 🥰

Healthy Living Centre Alliance
Public Health Agency

09/09/2026

Annual General Meeting

Our AGM is taking place on Thursday 17th September at 12:30pm here in Kircubbin Community Centre, and we would like to cordially invite all our service users, regular attendees and anyone else who would like to come along and here about all the amazing work that had taken place over the past year at Peninsula Healthy Living.

We will provide refreshments and entertainment will be in the form of a storytelling session by local drama group Cuan Craic 🫶

So please pop in and help us celebrate all the hard work by our incredible team of volunteers and staff.

08/09/2026

Depends on your definition of gentle 🥵

Ever fancy trying an exercise class but were a bit wary of something very intense? Maybe our Gently Does It class is just for you.

Come along every Wednesday morning at 11am to Kircubbin Community Centre and let the incredible Maura put you through your paces ................... gently!

Open to males and females this class is a great way to start, or get back into, your fitness journey 💪

08/09/2026

Delivered Fresh to their Door 🥕

A few of our incredible Rusty Spades called in today to pick some fresh leeks, onions, chard, lettuce and tomatoes and deliver them straight to our amazing friends The Warehouse Newtownards.

We know Dawn will make good use of them in her fabulous cooking 💕

Another great example of community organisations working together to help those who need it most.

07/09/2026

Peaceful Portavogie 🫶

After a few windy days our amazing Monday walkers managed to get a reasonably calm morning in Portavogie for their weekly walk and talk.

A huge well done to all the ladies, including our new staff member Ciara, for getting out and about this morning. 👏

Next Monday morning we will be meeting at 10am in Cloughey Beach car park, so why not throw your trainers on and join us?

Is there a better way to start the week? 👟

04/09/2026

Have you ever heard of the Take 5 Steps to Wellbeing or The Big Guide? 5️⃣

The Public Health Agency encourage us all to follow the following 5 steps in order to live fuller and happier lives:

🤝 CONNECT - Connect with the people around you - family, friends, colleagues and neighbours, at home, work, school or even in your local community.
🤸‍♀️ BE ACTIVE - Go for a walk or run, cycle, play a game, do the gardening or even dance. Exercising makes you feel good. Most importantly, find an activity you enjoy; one that suits your level of mobility and fitness.
👀 TAKE NOTICE - Stop, pause and take a moment to look around you. What can you see, feel, smell or even taste? Reflecting on your experiences will help you appreciate what matters to you.
🧠 KEEP LEARNING - Don't be afraid to try something new, rediscover an old hobby, sign up for a course or simply set a challenge you will enjoy.
💕 GIVE - Do something nice for a friend or a random act of kindness. Thank someone, smile, volunteer your time or consider joining a community group.

Here at Peninsula Healthy Living we can help with all these steps. From our amazing physical classes to our holistic and wellbeing groups to our volunteering opportunities we can cover all 5 steps to help you improve your wellbeing, both physically and mentally.

The Big Guide is your one stop shop full of all the information, ideas and resources you need to discover where and when you can start your Take 5 Steps to Wellbeing journey. It is available both as a hard copy (from our office) and as a digital version if you follow the link below:

https://prezi.com/view/dxZBaCCZ8cD3l0WSYG4C/

So have a peruse through and see what will work for you and if there is anything you would like us to bring to PHLP let us know and lets all take the first steps to improve our wellbeing. 👟

Peninsula Healthy Living Partnership The Warehouse NewtownardsNorth Down Community Network - NDCN Comber MDT Information Community Advice Ards & North Down Ards and North Down Borough Council Healthy Living Centre Alliance

Online Resources and Support Services Click each segment to find out how to 'Take 5' in Ards and North Down! Double tap if using a mobile device This is an initiative of The Big Plan for Ards and North Down Take 5 videos What is Take 5? Take 5 steps to wellbeing is a set of five

03/09/2026

Fancy joining our Wee Group?

Our peer support programme entitled The Wee Group, returns this coming Wednesday at 12:45pm here in Kircubbin Community Centre. So, if you are living with a long term health condition and would like to connect and share with others in similar situations, enjoy trips out and fun activities or learn valuable skills that will help personal growth, then pop along on the 9th September.

If you would like any more information, call Allan on 07519379428 or email [email protected].

Wee are awesome 🫶

03/09/2026

Weeding, tidying, pruning and lovely bacon baps 🤤

The Rusty Spades were back this morning and another fabulous session was had by all, our outside space has never looked better, and it is unbelievable that we already prepping for the winter 🥶

The teas and coffees afterwards were fantastic as well

02/09/2026

Thank you for all your best wishes. It is very early days in the project and will take a bit of time to get up and running. If you know any families impacted by dementia please reach out and we will keep them up to date with our plans. Thanks Ciara. [email protected]

We have a new member of staff 🎉

Can everyone at Peninsula Healthy Living say a huge welcome to our newest member of staff, the amazing Ciara Crawford.

Ciara has come on board as our new project worker for our SEEDS dementia initiative.

The SEEDS project is a transformative initiative that empowers people living with dementia, their carers, and entire communities to lead fuller, more connected lives. So if you would like to get in touch with Ciara and find out more please drop her an email on [email protected]

Welcome to the team 🫶

01/09/2026

Reminder of the timetable change for September
Tuesday’s
Spin @5:15 pm
Peninsula Pump (Barbell class) @6:15pm
Both classes have limited availability.