Glencairn Community Project

The Glencairn Community Project (GCP) is located in the Glencairn area of Belfast, which is officially recognised as being in the 6% of most socially deprived areas in Northern Ireland. There is no suitable community building to meet the needs of the local population of about 3,000. Building on ideas developed over the past two decades, in 2016 some members of the Saint Andrews Community Action Group and members of the Glencairn Residents Group came together with a number of independent people to form the GCP. The GCP has two main aims: To advance community development for the benefit of the inhabitants in the Glencairn and surrounding area, through the provision and management of a centre which will provide space and facilities for community and voluntary organisations and by any other charitable means as the directors consider appropriate. To provide facilities for recreation or other programmes with the object of improving the conditions of life for those who by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement, financial hardship orsocialand economic circumstances have need of such facilities.