Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)·Page 178·8.22
Importance of Community Services and Facilities
Community facilities such as schools, libraries, clinics, and centres serve as focal points for communities and provide social functions, while leisure and sports facilities promote healthy lifestyles through physical activity and outdoor engagement.
Community services and facilities are vital assets for all communities. Facilities such as schools, libraries, GP clinics, community centres and youth clubs often act as a focal point for the communities they serve, and provide important social and practical functions. Leisure centres, sports grounds, community allotments and other green infrastructure, encourage physical activity and contact with the outdoors all of which are contributors to healthy lifestyles.
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