Past&Purpose NI uses archaeology and local heritage to support wellbeing, confidence, and community connection across Northern Ireland.
31/07/2026
Therapeutic heritage walks bring together mindful walking, local stories, sensory exploration, reflection, and community connection. Participants discover the history beneath their feet while improving wellbeing, reducing stress, building social bonds, and strengthening their sense of place and belonging.
23/07/2026
09/07/2026
Exploring Lurgan's past to improve wellbeing today.
Layers of Lurgan is an innovative wellbeing programme that uses historic OSNI maps, local industrial heritage, and guided outdoor activity to support mental health, confidence, and social connection.
05/07/2026
Layers of Lurgan is an innovative wellbeing programme that uses historic OSNI maps, local industrial heritage, and guided outdoor activity to support mental health, confidence, and social connection.
Participants explore three historical map editions (c.1830s–1900s) to understand how Lurgan evolved from estate landscape to industrial town. Through simple, inclusive activities, participants identify change, continuity, and personal meaning in place.
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Past&Purpose NI is a Lurgan-based project delivering therapeutic archaeology, heritage engagement, and place-based wellbeing programmes across Northern Ireland.
The project uses archaeology and heritage participation as practical tools for:
improving wellbeing,
strengthening social connection,
supporting inclusion,
increasing educational engagement,
and rebuilding place-based identity.
This walk explores how Early Medieval communities (c.400–1100 AD) read, used, and belonged to the drumlin landscape around Lurgan and Waringstown. Participants will experience the two defining spaces of that world: the visible ridge (status, defence, community) and the sheltered hollow (water, resources, the sacred). The walk weaves archaeology, sensory awareness, and reflective practice to foster a sense of place-belonging and historical continuity.
05/06/2026
Past&Purpose NI delivers therapeutic archaeology and heritage engagement programmes that improve wellbeing, strengthen identity, and reconnect people with place, history, and community through meaningful participation.