The Labyrinth Collective

🌀We are gearing up for our scarf labyrinth at Bangor City Hall tomorrow (Saturday 15th August)! We can’t wait to see you there!
🌀From 11am to 3pm the Labyrinth will be open to walk and interact with freely.
🌀At 3pm we will offer an organised, guided walk around this beautiful path to round off the day.
🌀No need to book or reserve a spot! Show up and join us just exactly as you are 💜🙏

We are delighted to be bringing the beautiful Scarf Labyrinth to this event! Thank you Ards and North Down Borough Council
You’ll find us on the grass by the Town Hall 11-4!
Come say hello and have a lovely walk, skip, dance, twirl in the labyrinth!

We are bringing the scarf labyrinth to fabulous event! Hope to see you there! 🧣💫

Join us for our big Love Parks AND Love Outdoors Celebration Day on Saturday 15 August 🌿

⏰ 11am - 4pm
📍 Bangor Castle Park and Walled Garden.

A day of free outdoor family fun for all ages with cycling, nature activities, outdoor games and play.

Bring a picnic, and your bike!

For full programme details please visit our website: https://www.ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk/loveparksweek

Joy!

Stumbled across this absolutely STUNNING labyrinth by The Labyrinth Collective at the beach yesterday and decorated and wandered through it with my two monkeys for an hour or so.

I read a thing recently about the “Blue Mind” state that being by the sea triggers. It actually lowers our stressy cortisol and boosts our feel-good dopamine, serotonin, and oxytocin. And then the rhythm of the waves and looking at all of the blue (even our mostly grey sea!) shifts brainwaves from active anxiety into a relaxed, meditative alpha state. I think all 3 of us needed that yesterday, and having a gorgeous labyrinth to amble through helped even more.

Yay for small wins! 🩵

Such a wonderful day on Millisle Beach with Ards and North Down Borough Council for National Day for Play!
Thank you everyone who came down to dance, skip, decorate or just delight in the labyrinth.
We loved it!

We are so excited to be bringing the labyrinth to the Ards and North Down Borough Council National Play Day on 5/8/26.
🌊🏖️🏝️🐚💫

☀️🌳Love Parks AND Love Outdoors.🌳☀️
Join us this summer for a jam packed programme of FREE family-friendly events across our parks and open spaces!

A selection of what is coming up in August:
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🦋Butterfly Watch
📅 Saturday 1st August 🕕 1.30pm-3.30pm
📍 Whitechurch Cemetery, Ballywalter
👧 Age 8+

Join the Parks Team for a Big Butterfly Count event at Whitechurch Cemetery, spotting and recording butterflies in this coastal green space. Explore wildflower areas and hedgerows, learn simple identification tips, and discover the species that thrive here.
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🛹 Wheels and Thrills ( Age 8+)
Come showcase your skills, try new tricks, and meet fellow thrill-seekers!

Scooter Taster event
📅 Wednesday 5 August 🕕 10.30am - 12.30pm
📍 Millisle MUGA

BMX Taster Session - perfect for beginners!
📅 Wednesday 5 August 🕕 6pm - 8pm
📍Portavogie Skate Park

Parental consent required on the day | All equipment will be supplied
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National Play Day 2026
📅 Wednesday 5 August 🕕 10.30am - 12.30pm
📍 Millisle beach and car park

Come along and celebrate the power of play with us. Together, let's make sure all children have the spaces they need to thrive. 🌟
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Kiltonga Nature Volunteers
📅 Thursday 6th August 🕕 10.30am-12.30pm
📍 Kiltonga Nature Reserve, Newtownards.

Join the Parks Team for a volunteering morning at Kiltonga Nature Reserve, helping care for this much‑loved wetland habitat. Expect simple, practical conservation tasks suitable for all abilities and a chance to support local wildlife in a beautiful outdoor setting.
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Visit website for more information, a full list of events and to reserve your places:
🌐 https://www.ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk/parks-activities
🎟️ https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/91965099733

We’re both well rested and back to labyrinth life! Lots of lovely engagements coming up over the next few months. Our diary is officially open for 2027 bookings!
We have limited availability for groups and individuals in 2026 but may be able to accommodate you still.
Please contact the page or website to discuss your hopes for a labyrinth in your school, workplace or pop up on the beach.
We love talking all things labyrinths!