Ardaluin Regeneration Trust evolved from a heritage of supporting the needs of young people from North Belfast. Initially (1970 to 1996) under the variable stewardships of Ballygomartin Boys Secondary School and Cairnmartin Community High School, young people from the school catchments regularly accessed Ardaluin House for a range of residential and extra-curricular adventure learning programmes. During the 1970’s Ardaluin House provided an important opportunity to provide an out of Belfast respite from the conflict between the communities within North Belfast.