Connections - Summer 2019

Mid and East Antrim Borough Residents’ Magazine

Taking the lead on dogs Page 10

Inside: 07 Regeneration update

12 What’s on guide

22 Your new council

Summer 2019

Useful Numbers

Get in touch

To contact Mid and East Antrim Borough Council, telephone

We are always looking at ways to make it easier for you to engage with us at Mid and East Antrim Borough Council.

0300 124 5000 Arthur Cottage 028 2563 5010 Carrickfergus Marina 028 9336 6666 Glenarm Marina 028 2884 1285 Newferry Tourism Facility 028 2563 5010 Portglenone Marina 028 2563 5010 The Gobbins Visitor Centre 028 9337 2318 Visitor Information Centres Ballymena Visitor Information Centre 028 2563 5077 Carrickfergus Visitor Information Centre 028 9335 8222 Larne Visitor Information Centre 028 2826 2495

Bentra Golf Course 028 9337 8996

We welcome your queries, comments and suggestions.

You can contact us directly by telephone on 0300 124 5000

Leisure Centres

You can visit or write to us at any of the offices below:

Amphitheatre Carrickfergus 028 9335 8342

Ballymena (Headquarters) The Braid, 1-29 Bridge Street, Ballymena BT43 5EJ Ballymena Ardeevin, 80 Galgorm Road, Ballymena BT42 1AB Carrickfergus Civic Centre, 11 Antrim Street, Carrickfergus BT38 7DG Larne Smiley Buildings, Victoria Road, Larne BT40 1RU

Larne Leisure Centre 028 2826 2497 Seven Towers Leisure Centre, Ballymena 028 2563 3382 Ballymena Showgrounds 028 2563 3290

twitter.com/mea_bc

Area Planning Office 0300 200 7830

instagram.com/meaboroughcouncil

Waste, Street Cleansing and Recycling For all areas: Call 0300 124 5000 and choose option 0 Environmental Health

Carrickfergus 028 9335 8220

Grants

Larne 028 2826 2384

Community and volunteer grants – Ballymena 028 2563 3148

Carnfunnock Country Park 028 2826 2471

You can keep up-to-date with us on social media. We use Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to share the latest news, events and information from Council.

Planning

Ballymena 028 2563 3213

Parks & Open Spaces

Keep up-to-date

Community and volunteer grants – Carrickfergus and Larne 028 9335 8240

If you have any comments on the magazine, please contact: Communications Mid and East Antrim Borough Council The Braid 1-29 Bridge Street Ballymena BT43 5EJ If you would like this publication in an alternative format, such as large print, please contact us on communications@midandeastantrim.gov.uk or call 0300 124 5000.

This magazine is delivered to houses and businesses in the Borough. This includes BT43 7, BT43 6, BT38 7, BT38 9, BT38 8, BT43 5, BT42 4, BT42 3, BT42 2, BT42 1, BT40 3, BT40 2, BT40 1 as well as a large number of split postcode areas. If you live in the Borough and have not received a copy of this magazine in your post, please contact the Communications department.

All efforts have been made to ensure information is correct at the time of going to print.

The People’s Park 028 2563 3342

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Keep up to date

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Get your bins collected

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Find out about investment

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Join our Paw Patrol

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Make it a funfilled summer

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Book a leisure centre class

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Keep active at all ages

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Read about Good Relations

MEA Borough Council

Animal Welfare 028 2563 3134 (or on weekends and holidays, call 07824 994490)

Cemetery Enquiries

We also have a new Corporate Plan (Page 4) which outlines how we will deliver a better future for all in Mid and East Antrim over the next four years. All the work covered in this edition sits inside this strategic framework, and we hope you can use this information to better understand how council works for you. So read on if you want to:

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Contact your councillor

Meet the Mayor CUT OUT AND KEEP

Tourism

Welcome to the Summer 2019 issue of Connections. Since the last issue, local elections have taken place and 40 councillors have been elected to sit on Mid and East Antrim Borough Council. Their job is to represent you and to make the decisions that will shape our area for the next four years. Find out who they are on Page 22.

Our new Mayor for 2019-20 is Cllr Maureen Morrow (Ulster Unionist). The Deputy Mayor is Cllr Beth Adger MBE (DUP).

Cllr Morrow was elected to the district electoral area of Coast

Road and Cllr Adger represents The Braid.

To find out more about requesting their attendance at an event, please visit www.midandeast antrim.gov.uk/mayor

You can also read this edition online at www.issuu.com/meabc 3

Council News

Council News

Mid and East Antrim Borough Council ranked among highest in UK Almost 90% of residents across Mid and East Antrim are satisfied with living here and with council services. This is well above the national average.

775 households were randomly selected for interview. They were asked how satisfied they are with council services, and how they feel about the borough as a place to live and work.

The overwhelming majority of residents (97%) used a council service in the last 12 months. The most commonly used included bin collection, car parking and leisure centres.

82% of anyone that had contact with council rated it as good or excellent.

Approximately threequarters of those asked had a positive perception of council in terms of

88% On Council

of residents are satisfied with the council

97%

On the Borough

feel safe when outside in their local area during the day and 91% after dark

reputation, trust, leadership and value for money.

The main priority for people in the area was to grow the economy. This will continue to shape the focus of council’s work over the next decade at least. In particular residents want support for local businesses; to attract investment and jobs; and improve skills, employability and job prospects.

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believe that the council helps to make the borough a good place to live

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agree that their local area is a place where people from different backgrounds get on well together

Driving the economy in Mid and East Antrim Investment to improve health and wellbeing is also important to residents.

61% believe that local services to improve mental health and wellbeing should be a priority.

Thank you to those selected who participated in the survey. We welcome any ongoing feedback you may have – see page 2 for contact details.

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feel they are able to have a say on how services are run in their local area

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think local agencies & service providers work well together to support & improve their local area

We’re working hard to boost Mid and East Antrim’s economy through new jobs, helping businesses to grow and attracting inward investment.

Here’s an update on the most recent progress.

City Deal Our borough is set to secure £80million of funding from Belfast Region City Deal to encourage economic development in our area, including support for an Innovation Centre at the former St Patrick’s Barracks site in Ballymena, the regeneration of Carrickfergus and investment in The Gobbins.

This is a major part of the Belfast Region City Deal which will deliver up to £1billion of investment, create around 20,000 jobs and boost prosperity across the region.

Heathrow Hub Our bid for a Heathrow Logistics Hub for Northern Ireland is one of two sites in the running locally to play a crucial role in the delivery of this once-in-a-generation £187billion opportunity.

The proposed site is at the former Michelin site in Silverwood Business Park, Ballymena. If successful, it has the potential to deliver an economic boost locally of £5billion and create 5,000 jobs for Northern Ireland plc.

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St Patrick’s Barracks Plans for a £145million transformation of the St Patrick’s Barracks site have moved a step closer after proposals aimed at regenerating the area were given the green light. This site has been earmarked as the location for a multi-million pound next generation science park, as well as a £34.2m Northern Regional College campus, a £30m leisure, health and wellbeing centre, a new road network and up to 140 properties.

£80 million

The plan, which was agreed at the first council meeting in May, sets out the direction of our work and the services we provide from now 4

until 2023. It outlines the five strategic themes of Sustainable Jobs and Tourism, Our Environment, Community Safety and Cohesion, Learning for Life, and Good Health and Wellbeing; as well as setting out how we will be a High Performing Council as we deliver on these themes.

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The plan, available to read online, also sets out the performance targets against which we will measure our success.

Every year we publish our progress to hold ourselves accountable to you as ratepayers.

City Deal

We also develop and deliver a Performance

Approx.

20,000 new jobs City Deal

Our Vision

Improvement Plan which focuses on priority areas for improvement each year.

For more information on any of the above, visit www.midandeastantrim. gov.uk/improvement

City Deal

of investment in Mid and East Antrim

New Corporate Plan charts direction for Council A new Corporate Plan has been launched to shape the direction of council’s work for the next four years.

of co-investment

The Mid and East Antrim Community Plan April 2017

Mid and East Antrim will be a strong, vibrant, safe and inclusive community where people work together to improve the quality of life for all.

www.midandeastantrim.gov.uk/ communityplanning

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Waste & Recycling

Project updates

Summer holiday collections Alternative collection days for black/brown/blue bins

People’s Park set for revamp ahead of 150th anniversary

Alternative collection days for kerbside boxes

Bank Holiday

Carrickfergus

Larne

Ballymena

Bank Holiday

Carrickfergus

Larne

Ballymena

Friday 12 July

Saturday 6 July

Monday 15 July

Saturday 13 July

Friday 12 July

Saturday 13 July

N/A

Saturday 13 July

Monday 15 July

Normal collection

Normal collection

Normal collection

Monday 15 July

Normal collection

Normal collection

Normal collection

Monday 26 August

Normal collection

Normal collection

Normal collection

Monday 26 August

Normal collection

Normal collection

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Household Recycling Centres are closed on Friday 12 July.

DID YOU KNOW? The household recycling rate for Mid and East Antrim in 2018 was 51.4% - a great result as the NI average was 47.9%.

Helping you recycle more We now operate a customer service hub for all requests and enquiries relating to recycling, refuse and street cleansing across the borough.

With over 2,300 requests a month, we have a dedicated team of staff to help. We have also invested in mobile devices for 30 on-theground officers. This will allow our crews to receive live information while working remotely, helping

us to action your requests in a more timely and efficient manner.

You can contact us in any of the following ways: • Call our designated customer service line on 0300 124 5000 (select Option 0).

This is open Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm.

• Visit www. midandeastantrim.gov. uk/recycling and click the ‘Request for service’

Cleaning up the Borough We support the Live Here Love Here Big Spring Clean, encouraging groups to get together to clean up an urban, rural or marine area.

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From the start of this year we have delivered 304 brown bins and 235 recycling bins/boxes to homes across the borough.

highlights from this year already: • Carnalbanagh Primary School lifted ten bags of plastic litter from Glenarm Marina.

• St Anthony’s Primary, Larne, lifted 14 bags from the Antiville

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button. This will take you to a Council Direct link that allows you to log requests directly with our helpdesk system.

Email waste.helpdesk@ midandeastantrim.gov.uk Via the Bin-ovation app, which can be downloaded from the App Store (Apple) or from Google Play store

Playing Fields.

5th and 7th Ballymena Cubs and Scouts removed around 50 bags of waste from Sentry Hill, supported

by Tesco who supplied water and fruit.

Roddensvale School in Larne lifted five bags of plastic litter from Larne promenade.

(Android). This app provides reminders to your phone or tablet so you never forget to put your bin out. It also has notifications of holiday bin collection changes, information on what you can recycle, opening hours of recycling centres, and the latest news.

To find out how you can get involved, contact www. liveherelovehere.org Turn to page 18 to meet our very own local litter picking hero!

The much-loved People’s Park in Ballymena is set to be given a new lease of life ahead of its 150th anniversary.

The People’s Park opened in 1870 after being donated to the people of the town by Sir Robert Alexander Shafto Adair.

We are finalising a range of plans to rejuvenate the 12-acre site.

This summer will see the installation of a new multi-play unit within the senior play area. This will form Phase One of the upgrade of play facilities within the park and will provide play opportunities for children with a range of abilities.

Also this summer, an area of the park will be transformed as Ballymena Beach opens for the first time. An urban beach will be created which will host a range of fun, beachbased activities (pg12-13).

For adults, we are making plans to introduce a Trim Trail to the park that will benefit generations to come. This will be made possible thanks to funding from Fields in Trust after the park became a dedicated Fields in Trust site in 2018.

We're also committed to increasing opportunities for wildlife to flourish in the park. An orchard planted as part of the Your Place Our Space programme is one of the first projects to enhance biodiversity within the park.

Space project is an exciting intergenerational environmental project.

It focuses on the shared sustained use of outdoor spaces across the borough.

Part of our Local Authority Action Plan, it is funded by the European Union’s PEACE IV programme, and managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB).

More plans for the park will be announced in the coming months.

Under the Your Place Our Space programme, the park has been taken over

by Matt Gillespie and the team from Urban Excel.

They have been using the park to deliver an exciting programme of urban arts including BMX, skateboarding, parkour, scootering, DJing, graffiti art and breakdancing.

The Your Place Our

Sandy Bay Pavilion Larne

Blackhead Path Whitehead

Designs have been finalised for a new twostorey, fit for purpose changing pavilion and community facility at Sandy Bay in Larne. The ground floor will have a community hall complete with a meeting room, kitchen, storage rooms and toilets. On the lower ground floor there will be

Plans to restore and protect Blackhead Path are well underway. The multimillion pound project will see repair works carried out in stages over the next year to allow visitors to explore the entire path in all its glory. The contractor, F.P McCann, has been appointed to complete the works which include repairs along the coastal

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four large changing rooms with showers and toilets.

Work is expected to begin this summer subject to the appointment of a suitable contractor. Visit www. midandeastantrim.gov.uk/ sandybay

paths from the Old Castle Road right up to the lighthouse and new steps and handrails.

Work to restore the Golden Steps was completed earlier this year. For more information, visit www. midandeastantrim.gov.uk/ BlackheadPath

The rejuvenation of 17 of our villages across the borough is under way as part of a £1.27million Village Renewal Scheme. Keep an eye out for a full round up of projects in the next issue of Connections.

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Amplify strategy delivers first year success

Support for agri-food sector gives taste for more Since 2017, the Mid and East Antrim Food and Drink Network has supported local agri-food businesses, helping them to grow and innovate. As well as Mid and East Antrim being named in Ireland’s Top 10 Foodie Destinations for 2018, key successes include:

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Hosting 12 industry-led workshops attended by 45 businesses Supporting 12 businesses to showcase and sell products at shows such as the BBC Good Food Show and the Balmoral Show.

Helping five businesses explore export opportunities, resulting in orders for one business of over £100k.

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Organising one-toone buyer meetings generating over £61k for local businesses.

Showing international food writers Charles Campion and Ellen Manning around our borough.

Supporting three businesses as they secured a £5k Invest NI Innovation voucher to develop and grow.

Moving forward, we have commissioned a study to help shape where we go from here.

If you are an existing business in the agri-food sector, or are thinking about starting up a business in the sector, and would like to get involved contact us at amplify@ midandeastantrim.gov.uk

We have engaged with and supported 429 business through numerous Amplify initiatives and delivered over 3,000 hours of oneto-one business mentoring, worth almost £140,000.

Under the Rural Development Programme, Broughshane-based Jewellery designer and goldsmith Vera McCullough was awarded a grant to help her grow her business. We caught up with her to find out more. forecasts to support the growth of the business. I was able to use this to support my application.

Why did you apply for the grant? Last summer, my business had reached a crossroads and I was unsure how to develop it. Through the Amplify team at Mid and East Antrim and the Ballymena Business Centre, I became aware of the grant which I could apply for under the Rural Development Programme. I also received mentoring from the Amplify Business Escalator Programme to develop a strategic plan and financial

What was the grant for?

My application was to fund a specialist laser machine and to help with website development.

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What difference has it made to your business? By having the new equipment, I can save valuable time when carrying out intricate tasks and repairs. Having a bespoke website will lead to an overall more enjoyable and informative experience for my

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clients. I am also currently in the process of seeking new employees to join me!

Who has been your most memorable client to date?

I was commissioned to make the gifts that were presented to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at their recent visit to the borough. This included cufflinks for Prince William and a brooch, which can also be worn as a pendant, for Catherine.

Visit Vera’s new website at veramculloughjewellery. com. To find out more about Amplify Business Support

As the economic blueprint for Mid and East Antrim, Amplify brings together council and key partners to drive change and pump prime economic growth in our borough through to 2030. It sets out a framework for success within which we have developed a suite of programmes to accelerate entrepreneurship, help businesses expand into external markets and position the area as an attractive investment location.

So far, the results have been incredibly encouraging with businesses from all sectors and of all sizes taking advantage of the support on offer and, crucially, seeing measurable growth.

Jeweller strikes gold with rural business grant

What is Vera McCullough Jewellery? I offer a design, manufacture and repair service for bespoke jewellery.

A total of 385 jobs have been created in Mid and East Antrim thanks to Amplify, our economic development strategy. Here we see how the strategy, which only launched 12 months ago, has already made an impact on our local economy.

To find out more about applicants who have been successful in receiving grants under the rural business investment scheme, visit www.meardp.com

worth of business contracts & sales secured

We have also engaged more than 2,300 young people in the borough – through PEACE mentoring, the future career pathways initiative delivered by the Manufacturing Task Force, as well as delivery of a series of focused STEM and Enterprise events.

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In addition, Amplify has helped nine businesses to secure total external and export sales worth £911,000 to the Republic of Ireland and Great Britain.

£857,513

worth of financial assistance to businesses

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We are determined to make sure our economy has everything it needs in place to grow. With some of the most enviable assets in terms of companies, people and physical resources, we are committed to ensuring we realise the untapped potential that lies within our area.

young people engaged

Find out more by visiting: www.amplifymidandeast antrim.com

programmes, see back cover.

The Rural Development Programme 2014-2020, through the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), has committed £1.5m to rural businesses within Mid and East Antrim. This is supported by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development.

£911,000

The council, through various funders, has issued financial assistance to the tune of nearly £860,000 to businesses through initiatives such as the Rural Business Investment Scheme, the Rural Basic Services Scheme and Things Connected NI Network.

Together with Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council and Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council, we have secured funding to deliver a Small Business Procurement Mentoring programme to support existing businesses win new contracts. The programme will be funded through the European Regional Development Fund (Investment for Growth and Jobs Fund), Invest NI and the three councils.

Register your business for e-tender training The programme will support businesses to use e-tendering processes, offer specialist mentoring to help secure new contracts through public and private sector tenders and provide advice and assistance on the potential to develop supply chains and clusters.

To register your interest and find out more information, email amplify@midandeastantrim.gov.uk

The programme aims to create more sustainable and competitive businesses, expanding the private sector and creating a world-class business climate in the three council areas.

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Environmental Health

Join our Paw Patrol!

We are talking the lead on tackling problem dog fouling with our Green Dog Walker initiative. Since it was launched in January 2018, over 500 people have signed up. Here’s more on how you can get involved...

Hot dogs and summer sizzlers

From rescue pups to magazine stars!

Green Dog Walkers – what is it?

The Green Dog Walkers initiative is about changing attitudes to dog fouling and promoting responsible dog ownership. Council enforcement won’t solve the dog fouling problem on its own, so Green Dog Walkers is a partnership approach between the community and ourselves to jointly tackle the issue.

If the summer arrives in style this year, please remember the duty of care you have to your dogs.

In January we were involved in the rescue of 28 puppies hidden in a truck on a roadside near Larne Port.

How do I get involved?

To become a Green Dog Walker, first read the pledge, then download and fill in the acceptance form on the Green Dog Walkers page on our web page – www.midandeastantrim. gov.uk/greendogwalkers What happens next?

When we receive your acceptance form, we will send you a Green Dog Walkers collar and lead for your pet along with poo bags.

What are my responsibilities as a Green Dog Walker?

Once you take the pledge you agree to encourage others to tidy up after their dogs and together we help keep our streets clean and safe for everyone. Dog fouling has reduced since the scheme launched so it is working and you can become part of that success story!

What are the future plans?

We want more people

to get involved and to make the scheme a way of life in the borough. We are inviting individuals, community groups, sporting clubs and everyone else to give us your ideas for developing this scheme.

Fill out the survey at www. midandeastantrim.gov. uk/greendogwalkers.

For more information, email greendogwalkers@ midandeastantrim.gov.uk or call 028 2563 3123

You have a legal duty to care for your animals and if you put them at risk, you will face prosecution.

The problem with dog fouling Dog dirt – whether loose or bagged - is one of the biggest blights on our borough. Not only is it an eyesore and a completely unacceptable type of litter, but it is a potential health hazard as well.

Keep the borough beautiful and reduce the risk of spreading disease by: •

• Dog faeces contains millions of bacteria, which can cause harmful infections such as Toxocariasis. This is a rare infection which can cause blindness and is particularly dangerous for young children and those with a weakened immune system.

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Always picking up after your dog. Carry poo bags to bag it and make sure you then bin it.

Ensure you regularly worm your dog.

Keep dogs under control in public areas, and keep them out of children’s play areas.

Report an individual whom you have seen not cleaning up after their dog by filling out

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For more information, contact our Environmental Health team on 0300 124 5000.

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Top tips for cool canines:

a dog fouling incident report form on our website, www.midandeast antrim.gov.uk Thanks to the majority of dog owners who are responsible and pick up after their pooches!

Don’t leave dogs in vehicles. The temperature inside a car can get unbearably hot – when it is 22°C (72°F) outside, the temperature inside the car can soar to 47°C (117°F) within one hour. Leaving a window open or a sunshield on your window screen will not keep your car cool enough for a dog that has been left inside.

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DID YOU KNOW? The UK dog population produces 1,000 tonnes of

dog faeces per day!

Anybody who allows their dog to foul in public and fails to pick it up could be given an £80 on-the-spot fine.

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Make sure that wherever your dog is, they are always able to move into a cooler, ventilated environment if they’re feeling hot.

Never leave your dog alone in a glass conservatory or a caravan. Even if it’s cloudy when you leave, the sun may come out later in the day and make it unbearably hot.

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If your dog is outside, you must provide a cool shady spot where they can escape the sun at all times of the day.

Make sure your dog always has a good supply of drinking water, in a weighted bowl that can’t be knocked over. Carry water with you on hot days and give your dog small amounts regularly.

Groom your dog regularly to get rid of excess hair. Give long coated breeds a haircut at the start of the summer, and later in the season if necessary.

Dogs need exercise, even when it’s hot.

Walk your dog early in the morning or later in the evening. Never allow your dog to exercise a lot in hot weather.

Dogs can get sunburnt too, particularly those with light coloured fur on their ears. Ask your vet for advice on safe sunscreen.

The puppies were taken into care after the PSNI stopped the vehicle following a tip-off from a member of the public. Thanks to the work of number of local charities, including Mid Antrim Animal Sanctuary, Cavaliers in Need and the USPCA, we were able to rehome all the puppies.

We have kept in touch with some of the new owners, and thought the puppies would be the perfect models for our Green Dog Walker photoshoot at Larne’s Chaine Memorial Park.

Thanks to everyone involved in rescuing and rehoming them!

DID YOU KNOW? There are over 19,180 dogs registered in Mid and East Antrim.

DID YOU KNOW? We are responsible for the welfare of ‘non-farmed animals’ under the Welfare of Animals Act (NI) 2011. If you need to report a non-farmed animal welfare case (for example, one that involves dogs, cats, horses or donkeys), please call 028 2563 3134 during office hours.

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What’s On in MEA | Summer July Eye in the Sky - Aerial Photographs of Northern Ireland 5 July-13 September Carrickfergus Museum Free A remarkable exhibition of photography including the very first aerial photos of Northern Ireland. ................................................

Summer band concerts Castle Green, Carrickfergus Sundays in July and August 3-4pm The venue will change to the De Courcy Centre in the event of wet weather. ................................................

“Maggie” - a family history exhibition 5 July-24 August Larne Museum and Arts Centre This exhibition tells the story of Margaret (Maggie) Scott and four generations of her descendants.

Saturday opening on 27 July and 24 August. ................................................

Super Saturdays 6 July, 3 August, 7 September Carrickfergus Museum Free Fire your little one’s imagination and creativity

through sensory, handson activities including storytelling, music, dance, crafts and puppet shows and more. Suitable for ages 1-5.

Booking essential: carrickfergusmuseums@ midandeastantrim.gov.uk ................................................

Annie Jr 20 July, 2.30pm and 7.30pm The Braid Arts Centre £12 The family friendly musical is brought to The Braid by the talents of the Voiceworks cast and crew. ................................................

Ballymena Urban Beach July & August Join us for a paddle at People’s Park! With a boardwalk, lighthouse and a raft load of beachthemed activities planned, it is sure to make a splash! Supported by the European Union’s PEACE IV programme.

Visit www.midandeast antrim.gov.uk/peaceiv for more information. ................................................

August 5-9 August Larne Museum and Arts Centre Get your paintbrush and pencil at the ready and discover your creative side this summer. Larne Museum and Arts Centre will be hosting a number of art taster sessions for ages 16+. To book, visit www. ticketsource.co.uk/larnearts ................................................

Play Day! Wednesday 7 August, 11am-3pm Marine Gardens, Carrickfergus The circus is coming to town! Enjoy a range of circus activities under the big tent to celebrate PlayDay.

With camp nights, tea dances, vintage cavalcades, teddy bears’ picnics and more!

For more information, visit info@portglenone.net or follow on Facebook. ................................................

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Roly Daniels 16 August, 8pm The Braid Arts Centre £20 Join one of Ireland’s top entertainers for a nostalgic show. Roly will be joined by the band Keltic Storm, and Joe Moore. ................................................

West Side Story

Sunday 25 August Carrickfergus

7-10 August, 7.30pm, with a 2pm Saturday matinee.

The Braid Arts Centre £12

Part of the Novosco 10k Grand Prix Series, this event sold out last year with over 1,000 registrations. This year, a family fun day and ‘Chase the Knight’ race for children will make it a great day out for everyone.

Full details at www. seaparkac.com. To register, visit www.athleticsni.org

Sunday 11 August 12pm-4pm Come along and enjoy stand-up paddle boarding*, sea kayaking* and coastal rowing.* There will also be scavenger hunts, driftwood workshops, beach sports and water safety advice. *Booking required and strict age restrictions apply for all water activities.

Paul Kidby, Discworld and Beyond

19 September, 8pm The Braid Arts Centre £20 Irish country artist and Dancing with the Stars contestant Cliona Hagan visits The Braid on her tour.

European Heritage Open Day 14 September Various locations, including

Tour of Carrickfergus Museum and Town Hall 11am at Town Hall, 12noon at Museum. Free Join the museum curator for a special tour of the museum and historic Town Hall, built in 1779. Part of European Heritage Open Day. Booking required: carrickfergusmuseums@ midandeastantrim.gov.uk

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The Siege of Carrickfergus

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26 August, 12noon-4pm Castle Green, Carrickfergus

Lecora Quilt Exhibition

This free event includes re-enactment groups and military encampments, live cannons and musket firing to bring the famous battle to life. Lots of family fun activities will also be on site. ................................................

18 September-17 October Carrickfergus Museum Free.

A stunning display of contemporary textile arts and embroidery presented by textile group, Lecora. ................................................

Love Parks Week

14-21 July, Various locations Band Concert Sunday 14 July Carnfunnock Country Park 2.30pm-4.30pm ..........................................

Wild Survival Skills

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Cliona Hagan

Paul Kidby is best known for being the ‘artist of choice’ for the award-winning writer Sir Terry Pratchett.

Storming the Castle 10k

Voiceworks brings the Jets and the Sharks to The Braid via 1950s New York in this musical hit. Complete with live orchestra.

September

6 September - 31 October Larne Museum and Arts Centre

Get Into Art

Big Splash Festival Ballygally Beach Bonanza 24-28 July (Triathlon - 3 August) Portglenone Marina

For more information and to book, visit www. midandeastantrim.gov. uk/beachbonanza, call 028 9335 8278 or email outdoor.recreation@ midandeastantrim.gov.uk

Monday 15 July Ecos Nature Park 2pm-4pm .......................................... ................................................

Shane Todd

20 September, 8pm The Braid Arts Centre £14, Age: 16+

Wild About Food: Delicious Drinks Tuesday 16 July Carrickfergus Mill Ponds 1pm-3pm ..........................................

Ticket info from The Braid Arts Centre or www.shine.net ................................................

The Fiddle and the Fife Mid Antrim Museum The Braid Arts Centre From September 14 This exhibition will highlight the rich musical heritage which thrived in the local area, focusing on the music as shared socially, performed on stage and played for traditional dance.

A special traditional music session will also be held on September 14 as part of European Heritage Open Days weekend. Tickets for this performance available through Eventbrite.

For more information, call 028 2563 5028.

Kite Making Tuesday 16 July Jubilee Park, Glynn 7pm-8.30pm

Big Family Games Night Thursday 18 July Larne Town Park 7pm-8.30pm ..........................................

Shakespeare in the Park: The Tempest Friday 19 July Shaftesbury Park Gardens Gates 6.30pm for 7.30pm start £3 admission for over 16s ..........................................

Orienteering Challenge Saturday 20 July Bashfordsland Wood, Carrickfergus 1pm to 3pm Registration at Oakfield Community Centre

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Super Senses Walk

Bat Night!

Wednesday 17 July The People’s Park 10.30am-12noon .............................................

Swift Walk Wednesday 17 July The Diamond, Ahoghill 7.30pm-9pm ..........................................

We’re going on a bug hunt!

Thursday 18 July Diamond Jubilee Wood, Whitehead, 12noon-2pm ..........................................

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Saturday 20 July Galgorm Wood, Cullybackey 8.30pm-10.30pm Meet at Old Mill Park entrance ..........................................

Beach Bonanza!

Sunday 28 July Glenarm 10am-2pm Try paddleboarding, sea kayaking, coastal rowing and more!

For more details, visit www.midandeastantrim. gov.uk/beachbonanza ..........................................

Information is correct at the time of print.

However details may change, so please check with the organiser closer to the time.

You can also find out more in our What’s On Guide, available in our Visitor Information Centres or online at www.midandeastantrim.gov.uk/events

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Work starts on Carrickfergus Castle Great Tower roof replacement

Summer Fun for Kids

Carrickfergus Castle is getting a new roof! Part of a £1million project funded by the Department for Communities, on-site work to replace the Great Tower roof is now underway.

We have a packed programme of summer fun ready to keep your young ones entertained throughout the school holidays.

The project is led by the Department’s Historic Environment Division. The work is intended to secure the integrity of the Great Tower for generations to come and this phase of work is expected to last for approximately six months.

The Inner Ward and Great Tower at Carrickfergus Castle are currently closed to the public to enable the start of on-site works.

The site compound is being constructed on the Council’s green area next to the Castle walls by contractors JPM Contracts Ltd.

Programme highlights include our popular summer schemes for children aged 6-14 years which run on weekdays from 10am3pm, beginning Monday 22 July to Friday 16 August. Kids can make friends and try their hand at a range of fun activities from arts and crafts, gymnastics, multi-sports, swimming and much more.

The rest of the Castle is open as normal and several areas are newly accessible to visitors including the Constable’s Quarters, Constable’s Strong Room, Castle Chapel and Winch Room.

We also offer a Sports Camp for children with additional needs including special educational needs and/or physical disabilities. All our activities and events are led by highly qualified and professional teams of instructors.

New location for Larne visitor information point

Arthur Cottage

If you are visiting Larne this summer, make sure you call in at our new Visitor Information Point at The Book Nook on Larne’s Main Street.

Looking to add some stars and stripes to your Northern Irish summer?

The new point is part of the transformation of our visitor services and aims to help grow the local economy by bringing visitors into the town centre. The Book Nook is conveniently located to the Port of Larne, the bus station, car parks and train station.

Mid and East Antrim Visitor Information Centres can also be found at The Braid Town Hall and Arts Centre in Ballymena, and at Carrickfergus Civic Centre.

The Gobbins is also a Visitor Information Point.

All these locations are great places to start your #MEAdventure, and find out more about our tourism campaign, Shaped By Sea and Stone.

Opening hours are 6.30am to 5.30pm, Monday to Saturday.

Why not visit Arthur Cottage in Cullybackey.

Just four miles from Ballymena town centre, it is the ancestral home of Chester Alan Arthur, the 21st President of the United States of America.

Enter this carefully restored thatched cottage to see how the Arthur family lived in

the late 18th Century and follow the family’s story from this rural village to the American Presidency.

You might even get to sample some soda bread and pancakes made fresh over the open fire!

For further information and to book a demonstration, contact the Ballymena Visitor Information Centre on 028 2563 5010.

For more information and to complete booking details, pick up a copy of our Summer Fun programme at one of our leisure centres. Booking forms are also available online at www. midandeastantrim.gov.uk/summer.

For further information, contact: • Seven Towers Leisure Centre (katrina.mccaughan@ midandeastantrim.gov.uk) • Carrickfergus Amphitheatre (colin. roden@midandeastantrim.gov.uk) • Larne Leisure Centre (john.grant@ midandeastantrim.gov.uk)

Are you water wise?

Take a Hike!

Keep an eye out for our water safety campaign this summer as we hope to make people more aware of the dangers around water.

We’re challenging you to take hike this summer and explore a trail that you have never trod on! Mid and East Antrim is full of walks, from short strolls to sections of the Ulster Way.

In June, we ran a series of Water Wise workshops in our leisure centres to coincide with Drowning Prevention Week.

We will also be pushing this important message at our beach bonanza events in July and August (pgs 12-13).

We hope you have a great – and safe – summer!

Walking is a great way to get active, improve your health, and look after your mental wellbeing.

To inspire you, local filmmaker Stephen Reid has been out and about taking footage of some of our lesser known trails for

our latest #MEAdventures campaign.

You can view the footage on our social media accounts and follow the #meadventures hashtag on Instagram to see our walking videos. Make sure to tag us in your photos too!

DID YOU KNOW? Tickets for events at the McNeill Theatre, Larne, are available online at www.ticketsource.co.uk or can be purchased at The Book Nook.

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Corporate Events Policy

Get fit for life, for less!

MEA for everyone

Join for

£25

Our council vision is that Mid and East Antrim will be a strong, vibrant, safe and inclusive community where people work together to improve the quality of life for all.

In order to deliver this, we are committed to ensuring everyone can access services, and to improving opportunities for those living with disabilities within the borough.

Here’s a quick overview of some of the projects helping us achieve this vision.

per month!

Break a sweat, not your bank balance.

Sport for all Join our MEActive leisure membership and book your classes online today. £25 Adult Membership, £19 Swim Membership, £35 Family Membership Mid and East Antrim Borough Council’s leisure centres are now offering full adult (18+) membership for just £25 a month. Not only have we reduced the price by £7, but you can now enjoy the fitness suite, classes, swimming pool and racket sports with no joining fee or contract.

Or for those of you who prefer the water to the gym, you can also take out a pool only membership for £19 a month, that’s less than 65p per day.

And our ‘GetMEActive’ family memberships are still only £39 a month and give two adults and under 18s from the same household access to our fantastic leisure facilities.

Why choose Get MEActive Memberships?

Members can make use of state-of-the-art equipment and draw on the knowledge of our expert leisure centre staff for advice and guidance on getting fit for life, for less!

For more information and online booking go to www. midandeastantrim.gov.uk/ MEActive

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Mid and East Antrim will be a strong, vibrant, safe and inclusive community where people work together to improve the quality of life for all.

Multisite options available, with facilities and activities suitable for all ages No joining fee or contract Free gym induction and fitness plans Flexible payment options

• Amphitheatre Wellness Centre Prince William Way Carrickfergus BT38 7HP 028 9335 8342 Seven Towers Leisure Centre Trostan Avenue Ballymena BT43 7BL 028 2563 3382 Larne Leisure Centre 28-30 Tower Road Larne BT40 1AB 028 2826 2497

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Local stars dazzle at sports awards

We have been awarded £45k to help develop and deliver disability sports across the borough. The funding from the Department of Communities through Sport NI will go towards setting up a Disability Hub Programme, including wheelchair basketball, goalball and multiskills.

The Every Body Active 2020 programme has delivered sports and physical activity sessions in schools, community organisations, nursing homes and folds. 1,750 residents benefitted

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from the sessions, including 290 people with disabilities.

This summer, we are running a Sports Camp for children with additional needs including special educational needs and/ or physical disabilities (see page 15 for details).

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We are working hard to make our facilities at The Braid more accessible for everyone.

A new booking • system and better signage have been introduced, and an Access For All scheme is being developed to help enhance visitor experience. £60k in funding was secured to help roll out these improvements.

The majority of signage within council buildings and facilities incorporates braille.

For example, all the interpretation panels in Carnfunnock Country Park incorporate braille.

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We now offer plaques to help partially sighted and blind people identify recycling bins and boxes more easily. Working with Campaigners Active Network (CAN), the new plaques are embossed with braille and written in large print, giving different ways to identify the colour of a box. The plaques are available from council offices in Ballymena, Larne and Carrickfergus.

The best of the borough’s sporting talent was celebrated at this year's Mid and East Antrim Borough Council Sports Awards.

The glittering awards ceremony took place at the Tullyglass House Hotel in Ballymena. This was the fourth annual Sports Awards for Mid and East Antrim Borough Council.

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Nominees from the sporting world, including coaches, teams and individuals, all battled it out in nine categories to clinch the trophies.

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Junior Sportsperson of the Year – Christopher Donald, Cycling Veteran’s Award – Trevor Calderwood, Motocross Sportsperson with a Disability – Claire Taggart, Boccia Services to Sport – John Maybin, Rugby School Sporting Performance – Ballymena Academy Medallion Rugby Sportsperson of Year – Ayeisha McFerran, Hockey Team of the Year – Whitehead Bowling Team Coach of the Year – Gary McKeegan, Cycling Hall of Fame – Jonathan Bell, Rugby

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Competition winner announced

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Congratulations to Kirsti Adair (pictured below) from Larne, who won a year’s family membership to our leisure centres after entering the competition in the Spring edition of Connections. We hope you enjoy all that our centres have to offer!

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We share in the Community Plan’s vision that ‘our older people are active, respected and supported in their community’. Dementia friendly training started in businesses and service providers in Larne last year and is being expanded across the borough.

A Dementia Garden has been created in Larne with funding from PEACE IV and delivered in partnership with the Alzheimer’s Society and The Prom

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Friendship Group.

Council staff have received dementia awareness training and we support the Just a Minute (JAM) card to ensure those with additional needs are dealt with appropriately.

A dementia friendly choir, known as ‘This is Me’, was established in partnership with the Northern Health and Social Care Trust.

Help us shape our Disability Action Plan We are establishing a network of local disability groups to help us shape the 2019/20 Disability Action Plan.

The first meeting will be held in autumn, and if you would like to get involved, please email policy@midandeast antrim.gov.uk.

DID YOU KNOW? All editions of this magazine are available in large print, audio CD or braille upon request.

Contact communications@ midandeastantrim.gov.uk for more information.

Live Here Love Here

Parks and Open Spaces

Doing our part to help the environment We are committed to reducing our environmental impact across all our service areas. For 2019, we have 11 environmental objectives.

These include identifying opportunities to:

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reduce utilities consumption by 5% increase internal recycling by 2% reducing paper use by 5% reducing single use plastic, and planting over 10,000 trees in the borough each year over the next five years.

In Bloom competition update

So far this year, we have reduced our fleet fuel consumption by 6%, introduced environmentally friendly cleaning products, supported 43 clean ups resulting in 1,524 bags of rubbish being lifted, helped to conserve habitats and species, and raised awareness of local biodiversity.

We benchmark our performance against other organisations in the independent NI Environmental Benchmarking Survey.

Q&A: Local hero Cameron Liddle Sixteen-year-old Cameron Liddle has been crowned Mid and East Antrim’s Litter Hero at the Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful Community Awards. The teenager from Gleno lifts litter on a weekly basis, and has collected around 100 bags from the Larne and Carrick areas alone. Here, Dara Hull finds out more about his inspiration.

Q. Tell us a bit about yourself?

I am 16 years old and a student at Roddensvale.

Q. What inspired you to start taking care of the environment?

I hate to see litter, it’s so ugly and spoils our environment.

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litter it annoys me, I like to see clean beaches, parks and roads.

Q. Why do you love where you live?

I live in Gleno and it is the best place to live. Lots of people keep Gleno tidy, picking up litter. There is a lovely waterfall and new cafe open so we get a lot of visitors.

Q. How do you think young people can contribute to the taking care of the environment both locally and globally?

Just be kinder to the environment, always pick up your litter and help when you can with recycling your waste using your blue and brown bins.

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For the past four years, we have been awarded the highest level of platinum status.

We are also accredited to ISO 14001:2015 International Environment Standard and are audited externally every year to ensure our environmental performance is improving.

For the full list of 2019 objectives and for further information, visit: www. midandeastantrim.gov.uk/ enviromental-policy

There’s still time to enter our annual MEA In Bloom community gardening competition. With 13 categories to inspire you to get growing, the awards encourage everyone who lives and works here to think about our local environment and how gardening can enhance it.

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It will also help our entry into the Translink Ulster in Bloom and Britain in Bloom competitions.

Closing dates for each category are listed below.

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Best Kept Front Garden – July 20 Best Kept Front Container Garden – July 20 Best Kept Community Planting – July 20 Best Kept Allotment Garden – July 20 Best Kept Commercial Premises – July 20 Gardening for Wildlife Award – July 20 Tallest Sunflower Competition September 1 Painting Competition September 30

Thank you Cameron for your wonderful work!

We would like to congratulate those who received honorary mentions: MEA Litter Hero Honorary mention: Barn Court Children’s Home, Carrickfergus Adopt A Spot Honorary mention: Barn Court Children’s Home, Carrickfergus Good Neighbour Award Honorary mention: Wesley Court Gardening Club, Carrickfergus The BIG Transformation Honorary mention: 930 Club, Cullybackey Spirit of Live Here Love Here Award Honorary mention: Brighter Whitehead

Date for the diary!

Flower Show and Summer Market Saturday 17 August, 1-4pm Larne Market Yard A summer celebration of flowers and food! Enjoy seasonal treats and colourful art and crafts at our summer artisan market courtesy of Naturally North Coast and Glens Market.

Family activities will include live music, friendly farm animals, face painting, scarecrow making and more.

Visit www.midand eastantrim.gov.uk/ flowershow

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Poetry Competition September 30 Best School Gardening Project - September 30 Volunteer of The Year - September 1 Young Volunteer of The Year - September 1 Outstanding Contribution to In Bloom - September 1

For more information, visit www.midandeast antrim.gov.uk/inbloom.

Can you graduate from the Biodiversity University?

• Diamond Jubilee Wood, Mon 29 July to Fri 2 Aug • Ecos Nature Park, Mon 5 Aug Fri 9 Aug • Larne Town Park, Mon 12 Aug Fri 16 Aug 11am-1pm daily.

Day one: Find it, cook it, eat it!

Hunt for edible plants and bring back to base to help cook up a veggie feast.

Day two: Dreamy dreamcatchers After a short forage, we’ll make beautiful dreamcatchers to take home.

Day three: Bee a hero!

Bees need our help to survive so let’s start by building them some new homes!

Day four: Explore more!

Learn to read a map using a compass to discover hidden gems across the site. Be rewarded with a prize for your own garden!

Day five: Budding scientists Discover how plants grow and learn how to make the best type of soil for your own patch of wildflowers.

Free for all participants.

No need to register, just turn up on the day!

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Emergency Planning / Good Relations

Community Planning

Supercharging senior citizens!

A local charity has been supercharging the social lives of senior citizens in an innovative crosscommunity project across the borough.

Mid and East Antrim Agewell Partnership (MEAAP) has been working with 30 local community groups over the past 18 months in a Peacing Ages Together project.

The local charity was set up in 2011 with the aim of improving the lives of older people across Ballymena, Carrickfergus and Larne.

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How resilient is your community?

In 2017 they secured funding of £156,000 through a partnership with Mid and East Antrim Borough Council and the European Union’s PEACE IV Programme which is managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB).

Some of the activities have included:

The groups have been working together on a cross-community basis and have been travelling to visit each other in their hometowns, meeting new friends and trying out new activities with the aim of breaking down barriers and meeting others from a different background.

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Whitehead Community Circus and All Saints Mens’ Club have met for Tai Chi, fitness sessions and circus skills.

Victoria Fold and Cloney Rural Group have been dancing together.

RNIB East Antrim have been singing their hearts out with Women on Wednesdays as they learn all about music and instruments from around the world.

Our Emergency Planning team works with communities to help them prepare for severe weather events.

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Playdates at Gillaroo Nursing Home Larne and Inkpots DayCare have been a highlight of the week for all concerned.

Cullybackey Seniors joined with Glenlough to bounce their way through ten sessions of trampoline exercise.

In June, all 350 people involved in the project gathered together to celebrate their new friendships at the Tullyglass House Hotel, Ballymena.

For more information on any of the PEACE IV projects, contact the Investment & Funding Unit on 028 2563 3266 or email peace@midandeastantrim.gov.uk

Your ‘five a day’ for wellbeing Along with the wider Community Planning partnership, we want our citizens to enjoy longer, healthier and more active lives. The Take 5 Steps to Wellbeing campaign from the Public Health Agency suggests five easy actions that will contribute to improving physical health and emotional wellbeing.

Try doing them today!

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1. Connect Relationships are the cornerstone of your life.

Spend time developing them with family, friends, colleagues and the people around you.

2. Be active Exercising makes you feel good! Go for a walk or run, cycle, play a game, garden or dance. Most importantly, discover a physical activity you enjoy.

3. Take notice Stop, pause or take a moment to look around you. Look for the beautiful, new, unusual or extraordinary in the everyday. How does it make you feel?

4. Keep learning Try something new, rediscover an old hobby or sign up for a course.

Learning new things will make you more confident, as well as being fun to do.

5. Give Do something nice for a friend or stranger.

Look out as well as in.

Seeing yourself and your happiness linked to the wider community can be incredibly rewarding and will create connections with the people around you.

For more information, visit www.mindingyour head.info

Part of building a strong and vibrant borough is making sure we are prepared for emergency situations such as flooding or other severe weather events. Some of our work lately has involved working with community groups in Ahoghill, Broughshane, Martinstown and the Toome Road area in Ballymena.

Having experienced the impact of flooding or severe weather in the past, these groups were keen to ensure they were prepared for any such event happening in the future.

Each group has been supported to produce a Community Resilience Plan which looks at the types of issues that might occur and what they could do themselves.

Local volunteers have signed up for tasks such as the distribution of sandbags, taking on the role of a River Watcher who monitors the river levels and receives alerts from DfI Rivers.

Other members receive Met Office hazard alerts and many others make themselves available to help where necessary.

Funding has been secured to provide equipment stores, sandbags, salt and other equipment for use by

the groups to ensure they are prepared and can easily access the materials they need. Flood alleviation schemes have been put in place through Department for Infrastructure and other agencies in Broughshane, Ahoghill and Toome Road.

While in Glenravel, the local community is prepared for severe snow and ice.

If you are interested in volunteering in your local community, or if your school or group wants to hear about what to do in an emergency, please get in touch. Email juliet. coulter@midandeastantrim. gov.uk or anne.hardy@ midandeastantrim.gov.uk

We have also been working with other agencies to ensure a coordinated response to help communities to help themselves. The Regional Community Resilience Group have produced a range of booklets, which are available in all our leisure centres and on our website page, www. midandeastantrim.gov.uk/ communityresilience

New strategy to promote Good Relations A new strategy promoting Good Relations has been launched in Mid and East Antrim.

The Good Relations Strategy acknowledges the challenges and encourages us all to find ways to work collectively to create a more united and shared society.

Central to this is creating good relations between and within communities.

The plan focuses on four areas: • • • •

Children and young people Shared community Safe community Cultural expression

It covers topics such as education, sport and drama opportunities, social provision, more investment in marginalised communities, joint partnership working to tackle paramilitaries and how to celebrate all the cultures of the borough safely and respectfully.

We want to ensure that Mid and East Antrim is a strong, vibrant and inclusive community.

We would like to thank The Executive Office and all of those who contributed information and ideas to the development of this strategy.

Good Relations Strategy Report

The 2018-2022 strategy will run alongside council’s corporate and community plans.

Our vibrant, shared and cohesive Borough

For more information, visit www.midandeastantrim. gov.uk/GoodRelations

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Your Councillors

Your Council 40 Councillors, elected in 7 District Electoral Areas, working together to create a better future for all in Mid and East Antrim Borough.

Carrick Castle

Ballymena

Ald John Carson DUP

Cllr James Henry Independent

Cllr Eugene Reid SDLP

Cllr Trish O’Lynn Alliance

Cllr Rodney Quigley Independent

ald.carson@ midandeastantrim.gov.uk

cllr.henry@ midandeastantrim.gov.uk

cllr.ereid@ midandeastantrim.gov.uk

cllr.o’lynn@ midandeastantrim.gov.uk

cllr.quigley@ midandeastantrim.gov.uk

Ald Billy Ashe MBE DUP

Cllr Lauren Gray Alliance

Cllr Cheryl Johnston DUP

Cllr Robin Stewart UUP

Cllr John McDermott UUP

ald.ashe@ midandeastantrim.gov.uk

cllr.gray@ midandeastantrim.gov.uk

cllr.johnston@ midandeastantrim.gov.uk

cllr.rstewart@ midandeastantrim.gov.uk

cllr.mcdermott@ midandeastantrim.gov.uk

Cllr Maureen Morrow Mayor UUP

Ald Gerardine Mulvenna Alliance

Cllr Andrew Clarke DUP

Cllr Angela Smyth DUP

ald.mulvenna@ midandeastantrim.gov.uk

cllr.clarke@ midandeastantrim.gov.uk

cllr.smyth@ midandeastantrim.gov.uk

Coast Road

Bannside Cllr James McKeown Sinn Féin Cllr Matthew Armstrong TUV

Ald Audrey Wales MBE DUP

cllr.armstrong@ midandeastantrim.gov.uk

ald.wales@ midandeastantrim.gov.uk

cllr.mckeown@ midandeastantrim.org

Cllr Timothy Gaston TUV

Cllr Tom Gordon DUP

Cllr Ian Friary Sinn Féin

cllr.gaston@ midandeastantrim.gov.uk

cllr.gordon@ midandeastantrim.gov.uk

cllr.friary@ midandeastantrim.org

cllr.morrow@ midandeastantrim.gov.uk

Knockagh

Braid

Cllr Beth Adger MBE Deputy Mayor DUP cllr.adger@ midandeastantrim.gov.uk

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Ald Robin Cherry MBE UUP ald.cherry@ midandeastantrim.gov.uk

Ald Stewart McDonald TUV

Ald William McNeilly UUP

Ald Tommy Nicholl MBE DUP

ald.mcdonald@ midandeastantrim.gov.uk

ald.mcneilly@ midandeastantrim.gov.uk

ald.nicholl@ midandeastantrim.gov.uk

Ald Noel Williams Alliance

Cllr Peter Johnston DUP

Cllr Marc Collins DUP

Cllr Bobby Hadden Independent

Cllr Andrew Wilson UUP

ald.williams@ midandeastantrim.gov.uk

cllr.pjohnston@ midandeastantrim.gov.uk

cllr.mcollins@ midandeastantrim.gov.uk

cllr.hadden@ midandeastantrim.gov.uk

cllr.awilson@ midandeastantrim.gov.uk

Cllr Robert Logan Alliance

Cllr Gregg McKeen DUP

Cllr Dr Mark McKinty UUP

Ald Paul Reid DUP

Cllr Danny Donnelly Alliance

cllr.logan@ midandeastantrim.gov.uk

cllr.mckeen@ midandeastantrim.gov.uk

cllr.mckinty@ midandeastantrim.gov.uk

ald.reid@ midandeastantrim.gov.uk

cllr.donnelly@ midandeastantrim.gov.uk

Larne Lough

Cllr Muriel Burnside Alliance

Cllr Brian Collins TUV

Cllr Julie Frew DUP

Cllr Christopher Jamieson TUV

Cllr William McCaughey DUP

cllr.burnside@ midandeastantrim.gov.uk

cllr.collins@ midandeastantrim.gov.uk

cllr.frew@ midandeastantrim.gov.uk

cllr.jamieson@ midandeastantrim.gov.uk

cllr.mccaughey@ midandeastantrim.gov.uk

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